Oriental Imports (Closed)

By Lou Mongello
Sunday, November 25th, 2007 No Comments »

As if taken directly from Hong Kong, this quaint store sold Oriental lanterns, purses, dresses, boxes, pajamas for children, copper plates, and other hand-gilded items

The Magic Carpet Shop (Closed)

By Lou Mongello
Sunday, November 25th, 2007 No Comments »

The Magic Carpet shop was a very small, low-ceilinged shop near the Traders of Timbuktu and Sunshine Treet Terrace. Notable was the 2-foot tall replica of the Taj Mahal in India. Additionally, there were unique, exotic scents that added to the realism of the store. Middle-Eastern and Asian imports such as tea trays, silk dresses, [...]

Tiki Tropic Shop (Closed)

By Lou Mongello
Sunday, November 25th, 2007 No Comments »

This store sold Hawaiian and Caribbean clothing and bathing suits, and was located across from the exit to the Swiss Family Treehouse

Traders of Timbuktu

By Lou Mongello
Sunday, November 25th, 2007 No Comments »

Much like an outdoor marketplace, this store was located across from the Enchanted Tiki Room and sold items that one would find in exotic destinations such as wood-carved animals and jewelry, as well as clothing like khakis, pith helmets, etc.

Goofy’s Wiseacre Farm

By Lou Mongello
Friday, October 26th, 2007 No Comments »

Goofy’s Wise Acre Farm used to be a petting zoo called Grandma’s Duck Farm. The star attraction was “Minnie Moo”, who was a cow that was born with a spot shaped like a big “hidden Mickey” on her side. When Barnstormer was added to Toon Town, the petting zoo, including Minnie Moo, was moved to [...]

Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor

By Lou Mongello
Saturday, October 13th, 2007 No Comments »

The more Walt Disney World guests chuckle during performances of Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor, the happier it will make Mike Wazowski, the one-eyed hero from the Disney Pixar film “Monsters, Inc.” Mike has discovered laughter is stronger than screams as a power source, so he has created the comedy club as a means to collect [...]

Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party

By Lou Mongello
Saturday, October 13th, 2007 No Comments »

Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party features trick-or-treating throughout the park and the Halloween-themed fireworks spectacular “Happy HalloWishes.” The event also showcases the newly expanded “Mickey’s Boo-to-You Halloween Parade.” Guests, who are welcome to attend wearing Halloween costumes, can also experience some of the most popular Magic Kingdom attractions.

Michael Iceberg (Extinct)

By Lou Mongello
Wednesday, October 10th, 2007 No Comments »

Michael Iceberg was a synthesizer performer in Tomorrowland in the 1980′s. He played his “Iceberg Machine” (made up of a number of sythesizers and other electronic instruments) at both Disneyland and at Walt Disney World. He played in the Tomorrowland Terrace (now Cosmis Ray’s Starlight Cafe’), and was a very big Guest draw. He was [...]