For the 1971 side, I leaned on the Walt Disney Archives, which shared a gorgeous set of first year photos for the resorts 55th anniversary in its official D23 look at a 1971 guests day . Many of these images were digitized for the first time for that story, and theyre a treat. The first thing that jumps out at me is the pitch. Disney didnt market the place as a theme park with some hotels nearby....
