Walt Disney World opened in 1971 with three places people could stay. There were the Polynesian Village Resort and the Disney’s Contemporary Resort that were both there on opening day…
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Disney Homage or Ripoff? You Decide. Nara Dreamland Theme Park: The Lost Video Footage
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegSeveral months back, I wrote a #TBT post about our visit to Nara Dreamland, which was a theme park in Nara, Japan that opened in the 1960s. If imitation is…
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A Modern Day Look at Walt Disney World’s (Abandoned) Discovery Island
by SharonKurhegby SharonKurhegBetween 1974 and 1999, Discovery Island was an island (duh!) that was open as a hard ticket attraction in Walt Disney World’s Bay Lake, located roughly between the Contemporary Resort…
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Disney’s River Country opened in June 1976. Fashioned with an “ol’ swimmin’ hole” theme, it was Walt Disney World’s (WDW’s) first water park. Housed at the far end of Fort…
