Caribbean Beach Resort - Old Port Royale

Welcome to the Caribbean Beach Resort.  Head downt to Old Port Royale to grab a snack, purchase some trinkets or take a dip in the pool.

Do Not Disturb!

A delightful little island.

Go for a swim in a sunken spanish fort.

Horizons

One of my favorite attractions ever!  And boy, what a huge building.  This pavillion was all about the future, from what people in the past thought it would be to what we now dreamed the future could hold.  We got to see what it would be like to live undersea, in space, in futuristic cities and in deserts turned to fertile farmland.  Then we could choose our own mode of transportation back to the present.  This attraction is of course long gone having been replaced by Mission: Space.  Not that I dislike thrill attractions (on the contrary, I love them) but I've ridden Mission: Space maybe twice while I rode Horizons well over a hundred times. 

With the Monorail gliding by!

From the desert house scene.

A drawing I made about 20 years ago inspired by the second photo from the top.

Topiary Magic

I'm not sure when I picked up this little brochure (I always pick up anything I can that's free!) but it would have to have been after 1991 since on the Topiary Reading List section there is a book listed published in 1991.  It's neat that there is a picture of the floral mickey from the front of the Disney-MGM Studios (Disney's Hollywood Studios) since most people don't even know that it's there with it's odd position all the way down by the Friendship boat dock.

The House of Magic

The House of Magic was one of my favorite shops growing up.  I was a big magician geek (one of the few geeky things I actually outgrew) and this shop had all kinds of great magic tricks and scary accessories for me to spend my money on.  Along with the Penny Arcade this became part of the Hall of Champions in the mid-nineties.

The Penny Arcade

The Penny Arcade housed all manner of mechanical and electronic games from from the turn-of-the-century onward.  It ran down the West side of Main Street behind several other shops and what is now Casey's Corner.  In the mid-nineties, the Penny Arcade was combined with the other shops that fronted it (including the House of Magic) to create the Hall of Champions which featured sports related merchandise. 

The main entrance on the west side of Main Street.  Inside this entrance one could find the older games and diversions that fit the time period of Main Street.  As one walked deeper into the building there were more modern video games.

The "rear" entrance to the Penny Arcade facing the Hub.  Just to the left of this is Casey's Corner.  On the right is First Aid and the Crystal Palace Restaurant.

A drawing I did about 20 years ago based on the first photo above.

Magic Kingdom Show Schedule August 2-8, 1987

Grand Floridian Brochure 1988