The Magic Kingdom, November 1982

I'm continuing a look at some scans of Magic Kingdom scans from 1982. They're pretty nice, though some are a bit darker than I'd like. In this case it gives the photos an interesting quality, or at least I think so.We'll start with two Skyway views looking down into the beautiful lagoon of Vulcania - the flooded volcanic crater where Captain Nemo has his lair. It's pretty cool - as long as the volcano stays dormant. How do you transition the ride's scenes from the sunlit lagoon to the "ocean depths"? How about entering a "cavern" hidden by a waterfall? Definitely! Somebody needs to turn up the spigot on the waterfall. From up here, we can see the roof of the "dark ride" portion.Looking closer, we can see some freeloading gulls hanging out nearby - kind of a fun detail. Florida's "Big Thunder Mountain Railroad" debuted in 1980, so it was still fairly new. From this angle it appears that the bulk of the ride is at the crest of a low hill - or is that just an illusion? Here's the…