Gateway to the Magic Kingdom - a Vintage Walt Disney World Postcard

Gateway to the Magic Kingdom

By old-fashioned steamboats or sleek monorail trains, guests cross Bay Lake 

to arrive at a unique destination... The Magic kingdom. 

This is a vintage Walt Disney World postcard.

 

Walt Disney World Resort Designed by SHAG

Walt Disney World Resort

Designed by SHAG

This card is a map of Walt Disney World in 1971 featuring the attractions and hotels.

It is from a boxed set of 10 postcards (2 of each design) that were bought in 2012.

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 On this card you can seeThe Haunted Mansion, Swiss Family Treehouse, Cinderella’s Castle, A Carrousel,  Tomorrowland Speedway and The Disneyland Railroad.

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Fort Wilderness Campground and Monorail

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The Contemporary Resort 

Waterskiing and fishing on Bay Lake

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The Polynesian Resort and Monorail 

Passenger Train at Frontierland and Water Tower

Disneyland
The Magic Kingdom
California

Passenger Train at Frontierland Water Tower
The Santa Fe and Disneyland passenger train, the E.P. Ripley, makes a stop for water in Frontierland as she carries passengers on a scenic journey around the Magic Kingdom.

Steam Train on Main Street at the Magic Kingdom

Walt Disney World
The Vacation Kingdom of the World

The Walt Disney World R.R.
Old-fashioned narrow-gauge steam trains depart from Main Street for grand circle trips around the Magic Kingdom.

Euro Disney, Main Street USA, Main Street Station

Euro Disney
Main Street, U.S.A.
Main Street Station

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The Disneyland Railroad (DLRR), originally the Euro Disneyland Railroad (EDRR), is a narrow gauge railroad at Disneyland Park at the Disneyland Paris Resort in Marne-la-Vallée, France that was inaugurated on the park's opening day, April 12, 1992. Riders use it as transportation to other areas of the park or simply for the experience of the "Grand Circle Tour".

Main Street, U.S.A. is the first "themed land" inside the main entrance of the many 'Disneyland'-style parks run by The Walt Disney Company around the world.
Each Main Street, U.S.A. (except Tokyo Disneyland) has a train station above the entrance.

Main Street U.S.A. in Paris is themed slightly differently from the other Disney Parks around the world; the decor is more 1920s than turn-of-the-century, though the buildings are almost identical to those in Florida, with influences from the flapper and ragtime eras and an emphasis on baseball culture and the rise of the automobile. Instead of horse-drawn trolleys and Victorian vehicles, plans originally featured trams to fit with the 1920s theme, but were scrapped.
Also, due to often cold, rainy weather in the area, the Imagineers compromised and offered covered walkways on either side of Main Street called "arcades". There is the "Discovery Arcade" on the side closest to Discoveryland, and the "Liberty Arcade" on the side closest to Frontierland. These provide access to all of the shops along the length of Main Street, while giving shelter from the weather. They also provide a passageway when the street is crowded during parades and fireworks.

All Aboard! Gang and Train in Disneyland

Disneyland
The Happiest Place on Earth

All Aboard!
Mickey Mouse, official host of the Magic Kingdom, invites his friends on a tour around the Happiest Place on Earth aboard the Disneyland Railroad.

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shown are Donald Duck, Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Pluto, Goofy, Winnie the Pooh, Chip and Dale and Tigger

Steam Railroad from Walt Disney World

Walt Disney World Steam Railroad
Old-fashioned, narrow-gauge steam trains carry guests on grand-circle excursion tours around the Magic Kingdom.
1975

Mickey's 60th Birthday Party

Mickey's 60th Birthday Party

For 60 years, Mickey Mouse and his gang have made the world laugh.  Share his warm friendship at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom.
1988

Disneyland, California, 1966

Disneyland, California

Guests entering the Magic Kingdom, are greeted by a floral Mickey Mouse and theSanta Fe and Disneyland Depot where a scaled-down model of a passenger train of another area puffs out of the station to take them on a scenic tour of Disneyland.
1966

Walt Disney World with Characters

Walt Disney World
Mickey Mouse Ears Shaped
2012