Widen Your World's
Fantastic List of Magic Kingdom
Extinctions & Ephemera
(version 3)

  This list, which is not complete (but so close!), is an account of that which has gone missing from the Magic Kingdom or has been otherwise changed. The original version was published in 1994 and was the first of its kind.

   Please feel welcome to forward additions and corrections to Widen Your World.

EXTINCTIONS
(demolitions, removals and major alterations)
 

Name	Dates of Operation	Notes
Safari Club	1971 - 1972	Adventureland game room - existence still in dispute
Westward Ho Shop	1971 - 1973	Frontierland shop by Mile Long Bar
Flight To The Moon	1971 - 1975	Replaced by Mission To Mars
Art Festival (Main Street)	1971 - 1975/1977	East Center Street
CircleVision "America The Beautiful"	1971 - 1974	Returned from 1975 - 1979, then replaced by "Magic Carpet 'Round The World"
Keel Boat Hat Shoppe	1974/1975 - 1978	Became Keel Boat Shoppe
Caribbean Arcade / Caverna de los Piratas	1974 - 1980	Replaced by Lafitte's Portrait Deck
Liberty Square Riverboat Admiral Joe Fowler	1971- 1980	Original two-smokestack vessel damaged in drydock during rehab
Frontierland Ticket Booth	1971 - 1980	Small outpost across from Country Bear Jamboree
The Mickey Mouse Revue	1971 - 1980	Show sent to Tokyo, space at WDW became Fantasyland Theatre
Fantasyland Art Festival	1971 - c.1981	Replaced by Enchanted Grove
Wonderland Of Wax	1971 - 1981	Main Street candle shop
Castle Camera Shop	1971 - 1983	Fantasyland shop, replaced by Disneyana
Plaza Swan Boats	1973 - 1983	Docked on east side of hub
CircleVision "Magic Carpet 'Round The World"	1974 - 1975	Returned from 1979 - 1984, then replaced by "American Journeys"
Frontierland Shootin' Gallery version 1	1971 - 1984	Replaced by light-activated version
The Greenhouse	1971 - 1984	Main Street flower shop
Hallmark Card Shop	1971 - 1985	Replaced by Disney Clothiers
Space Mountain's Home of Future Living (and original RCA pre/post-show displays)	1975 - 1985	Replaced by RYCA-1: Dream of a New World
Tobacconist (Main Street)	1971 - 1985	Replaced by Main Street Stationers
The Cup'n Saucer	1971 - 1986	Main Street china shop
New Century Clock Shop	1971 - 1986	Main Street shop, incorporated into Emporium expansion
Holiday Corner	1981 - 1986	Main Street Christmas shop
Merlin's Magic Shop	1972 - 1986	Replaced by Mickey's Christmas Carol
Diamond Horseshoe Revue	1971 - 1986	Replaced by Diamond Horseshoe Jamboree
Lancer's Inn (Fantasyland pizza place)	1971 - 1986	Replaced by Gurgi's Munchies & Crunchies
Mlle. Lafayette's Parfumerie	1971 - 1986	Incorporated into Olde World Antiques
Fife And Drum	1972 - 1987	Liberty Square snack bar
If You Had Wings	1972 - 1987	Became If You Could Fly
Frontierland Wood Carvers (river side outlet)	1984 - 1988	Became Big Al's
Town Square Cafe	1971 - 1989	Became Tony's Town Square Cafe
Tropic Toppers	1971 - 1988	Became Zanzibar Shell Traders
Main Street Stationers	1985 - 1989	Replaced by Main Street Book Store
If You Could Fly	1987 - 1989	Replaced by Dreamflight
Disneyana Shop (Fantasyland)	1983 - 1990	Mad Hatter shop expands into Disneyana Shop's space
Hospitality House	1971 - 1990	Main Street "service"
Frontierland Railroad Station (Original)	1972 - 1990	Site incorporated into Splash Mountain
Colonel Hathi's Safari Club	1972 - 1990	Became Island Supply Co.
Brier Patch (cabin shop)	1986 - 1991	Site incorporated into Splash Mountain, new Briar Patch shop located north of old shop's site
Mickey's Mart	1971 - 1991	Became Mickey's Star Traders
Tricornered Hat Shoppe	1971 - c. 1991	Became Trail Creek Hat Shop
Main Street Electrical Parade version 1	1977 - 1991	Replaced by SpectroMagic, MSEP version 2 debuted 1999
Bearly Country	1985 - 1991	Became Prairie Outpost & Supply
Country Bear Vacation Hoedown	1987 - 1992	Became Mickey's Star Traders
The Golden Galleon	1974 - 1992	Site incorporated into expanded El Pirata y el Perico
La Princesa de Cristal	1974 - 1992	Site incorporated into expanded El Pirata y el Perico
The Walt Disney Story	1973 - 1992	Lobby used for several years after attraction closed
Tinkerbell (sic) Toy Shop	c. 1971 - 1992	Became Tinker Bell's Treasures
Gurgi's Munchies & Crunchies	1986 - 1993	Became Lumiere's Kitchen
Mission To Mars	1975 - 1993	Replaced by Alien Encounter
Troubador Tavern	1971 - 1993	Became Hook's Tavern
Carousel Of Progress version 4 (1980s Act IV, "Now Is The Time" theme)	1975 - 1993	Became Carousel Of Progress version 5
Dumbo, The Flying Elephant version 1 (10 Dumbos)	1971 - 1993	Became Dumbo, The Flying Elephant version 2 (16 Dumbos)
Hall Of Presidents version 1	1971 - 1993	Became Hall Of Presidents version 2
"Magic Journeys"	1988 - 1993	Replaced by Legend of the Lion King
CircleVision 360 "American Journeys"	1984 - 1994	Replaced by TimeKeeper
StarJets	1974 - 1994	Became Astro Orbiter
Space Bar	c. 1974 - 1994	Became Lunching Pad version 2
Davy Crockett Explorer Canoes	1971 - 1994	-
The Lunching Pad version 1	1971 - 1994	Became Auntie Gravity's Galactic Goodies
Space Port	1971 - 1994	Became Mercant Of Venus
Adventureland Veranda	1971 - 1994	-
Snow White's Adventures version 1	1971 - 1994	Became Snow White's Adventures version 2
20,0000 Leagues Under The Sea	1971 - 1994	Queue building became Fantasyland Character Festival
Mad Hatter Shop	1971 - 1994	Became Fantasy Faire
Royal Candy Shoppe	1972 - 1994	Became Seven Dwarfs Mining Co.
Lafitte's Portrait Deck	1980 - 1994	Replaced by Lafitte's (shop)
Tomorrowland Terrace	1971 - 1994	Replaced by Cosmic Ray's Starlight Cafe
Penny Arcade	1971 - 1995	Replaced by Main Street Athletic Co.
House Of Magic	1971 - 1995	Replaced by Main Street Athletic Co.
Main Street Book Store	1989 - 1995	Replaced by Main Street Athletic Co.
Diamond Horseshoe Jamboree	1986 - 1995	Replaced by Diamond Horseshoe Saloon Revue & Medicine Show
Ichabod's Landing (formerly Keel Boat Shoppe)	1978 - 1996	Became stockroom
Liberty Square Riverboat Richard F. Irvine	1973 - 1996	Replaced by Liberty Belle (some Irvine parts used for Belle)
Olde World Antiques	1971 - 1996	Replaced by Liberty Square Christmas Shop
Silversmith	1971 - 1996	Replaced by Liberty Square Christmas Shop
AristoCats (Fantasyland)	1971 - 1996	Replaced by Sir Mickey
Mickey's Christmas Carol	1986 - 1996	Replaced by Sir Mickey
Mickey's Starland (formerly Mickey's Birthdayland)	1988 - 1996	Became Mickey's Toontown Fair
Fantasyland Pavilion (formerly Fantasy Faire)	1971 - 1996	Site incorporated into Ariel's Grotto
SunTrust (formerly SunBank)	1977 - 1997	Replaced by Main Street Gallery
Tropical Serenade version 1	1971 - 1997	Replaced by Enchanted Tiki Room Under New Management, a.k.a. Worst Disney Show Ever
Sleepy Hollow Refreshments version 1	1971 - 1997	Replaced by Sleepy Hollow Refreshments version 2
Main Street Confectionery version 1	1971 - 1998	Replaced by Main Street Confectionery version 2
Take Flight (formerly Dreamflight)	1989 - 1998	Replaced by Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin
Pecos Bill Cafe version 1	1971 - 1998	Replaced by Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn & Cafe
The Mile Long Bar	1971 - 1998	Absorbed into Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn & Cafe
The Main Street Cinema (theater)	1971 - 1998	Replaced by Main Street Cinema shop
Kodak Camera Center (formerly GAF & Polaroid Camera Centers)	1971 - 1989	Site incorporated into Main Street Confectionery expansion
Disneyana Collectibles (Main Street)	1990 - 1998	Replaced by Main Street Exhibition Hall
Mr. Toad's Wild Ride	1971 - 1998	Replaced by The Many Adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh
Piece O' Ate wagon (Caribbean Plaza)	1992 - 1999	-
Skyway To Tomorrowland / Skyway To Fantasyland	1971 - 1999	-
Mike Fink Keelboats	1971 - 2001	-
Original Harmony Barber Shop	1971 - 2001	New version in Town Square
West Center Street (off Main Street USA), filled in by Emporium's northward expansion	1971 - 2001	Included original Harmony Barber Shop plus Livery Stable, Champion Cyclery and Chinese Hand Laundry facades
House of Treasure (Caribbean Plaza)	1974 - 2001	-
Carousel of Progress (version 5 and entire attraction)	1975 - 2001	Reopened for Christmas 2001 season, future unknown

EXTINCT COMPONENTS
(unnamed parts of named facilities that carried on without entries listed below)
 

Name	Dates of Operation	Notes
Tomorrowland's short-lived food court	1971- c. 1972	Positioned on site of future Carousel of Progress
Carousel of Progress version 3 (1970s Act IV)	1975 - c. 1983	Became Carousel of Progress version 4
Sunshine Tree Terrace's Orange Bird figure in tree	1971 - 1986	Tree remained without bird until 2000
Tropical Serenade's original Barker Bird	1971 - 1992	Voice by Wally Boag
Pirates of the Caribbean's original Chase Scene	1973 - 1994	Converted to politically correct version
Tropical Serenade's second Barker Bird	1992 - 1997	Named Artemus
Main Street Market House's original interior layout and talking wall phone	1971 - 1997	Phone removed, new floor plan for entire shop introduced
Sunshine Tree Terrace's namesake sculpted tree	1971 - 2000	Removed, bamboo wall panels and a couple tikis remain

 EXTINCT NAMES ONLY
(no substantive alterations when name changed)
Note: Some name changes only reflected in park's guide books, as many of the actual facilities have had no identification signage
 

Old Name	Dates of Operation Under This Name	New Name
Pirate's Bazaar	1976-  1979	Plaza del Sol Caribe
Snow White's Scary Adventures	1971 - c. 1983	Snow White's Adventures
Fantasyland Kiosk	1985 - 1986	Nemo's Niche
The Magic Carpet	1971 - 1986/1987	The Elephant's Trunk
Oriental Imports, Ltd.	1971 - 1986/1987	The Elephant's Trunk
The Elephant's Trunk	1986/1987 - c. 1988	Elephant Tales
Keel Boat Shoppe	1978 - 1987/1988	Ichabod's Landing
Mickey's Birthdayland	1988 - 1990	Mickey's Starland
Film & Glow Kiosk (Tomorrowland)	1988 - 1991	-
Nemo's Niche	1986 - 1992	Information
WEDway Peoplemover	1975 - 1994	Tomorrowland Transit Authority
Space Place	1972/1973 - 1994	Geiger's Counter
The Round Table	1971 - 1994	Mrs. Pott's Cupboard
Tournament Tent	1971 - 1994	The Little Big Top
Refreshment Corner (Coke Corner)	1971 - 1995	Casey's Corner
Transportarium	1994 - 1995	The Timekeeper
Dreamflight	1989 - 1996	Take Flight
Grand Prix Raceway	1971 - 1996	Tomorrowland Speedway
King Stefan's Banquet Hall	1971 - 1997	Cinderella's Royal Table

EXTINCT SPONSORS
 

Sponsor Name	Dates of Sponsorship	What They Sponsored
GAF	1971 - c. 1977	Castle Camera Shop, GAF Camera Center (Main Street)
Auto Train	c. 1976 - c. 1977	Walt Disney World Railroad
Gulf Oil Corporation	1971 - c.1980	Hospitality House, Walt Disney Story
Welch's	c. 1971 - 1980	Troubadour Tavern
Borden	1971 - 1981	Plaza Ice Cream Parlor, The Round Table
Monsanto	1971 - 1981	CircleVision 360
Oscar Mayer	1971 - 1981	Town Square Cafe
Pepsi Cola, Frito-Lay	1971 - 1981	Country Bear Jamboree, Mile Long Bar
Del Monte	1979 - 1984	Diamond Horseshoe Revue
Polaroid	1979 - 1984	Polaroid Camera Center (Main Street)
Sara Lee	1971 - c. 1985	Main Street Bakery
RCA	1975 - 1985	Space Mountain
General Electric	1975 - 1985	Carousel of Progress
Edison Electric Institute	1975 - 1985	WEDway Peoplemover
Elgin	1971 - 1986	New Century Clock Shop
McDonnell - Douglas	1980 - 1986	Mission To Mars
Black & Decker	1984 - c. 1987	CircleVision 360 "American Journeys"
Florida Citrus Growers	1971 - c. 1986	Tropical Serenade, Sunshine Tree Terrace, Enchanted Grove
Eastern Airlines	1971 - 1987	If You Had Wings
Sun Giant	c. 1979 - c. 1989	The Lunching Pad version 1
Hormel	1981 - 1989	Town Square Cafe
Tree Top	1989 - 1990	Liberty Square Riverboat
Gerber	c. 1976 - c. 1991	Baby Care Center
Hunt-Wesson	c, 1987 - 1991	Columbia Harbour House
Sealtest	1981 - 1993	Plaza Ice Cream Parlour, The Round Table
Wise Foods	1983 - 1993	The Space Bar
Smucker's	1971 - 1993	Market House, then Yankee Trader
Lorus	1993 - 1994	Uptown Jewelers
Delta Airlines	1989 - 1996	Dreamflight

ALTERED STATES / CHANGED
(original components notably modified)
 

Name	Date Opened	Notes
Crystal Palace	1971	Became reservations-only character eatery in 1996
Emporium	1971	Major interior changes in 1991
Hall of Presidents	1971	Multiple changes, see "Extinctions" above
Liberty Tree Tavern	1971	Now a character meal outlet in the evenings
Main Street Fire Station	1971	Temporarily a gift shop in 1991, became full-time gift shop in 1993
Main Street Market House	1971	Interior completely redone in 1997
Carousel of Progress	1975	Multiple changes, see "Extinctions" above
Space Mountain	1975	Multiple changes, most in Pre- and Post-show areas

NEARLY UNCHANGED
(older institutions still close to original states)
 

Name	Date Opened	Notes
Cinderella's Golden Carrousel	1971	-
Country Bear Jamboree	1971	Show changed to "Vacation Hoedown" version from 1986-1992
Haunted Mansion	1971	More changes outside than in
It's A Small World	1971	Simple and nice as ever
Jungle Cruise	1971	Multiple small changes
Mad Tea Party	1971	While it used to not have a roof, it's still the same ride by and large
Peter Pan's Flight	1971	New exterior facade, minor scene modifications
Pinocchio Village Haus	1971	-
Swiss Family Treehouse	1971	Multiple rehabs, few changes
Tomorrowland Speedway (formerly Grand Prix Raceway)	1971	Multiple track adjustments, yet very close to its former self
Walt Disney World Railroad	1971	Sights have changed and two new stations since opening
Columbia Harbour House	1972	-
Pirates of the Caribbean	1973	Multiple changes, most prominently Chase Scene alterations
Plaza Pavilion	1973	-
Tom Sawyer Island	1973	-
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad	1980	-

LOST WORLDS / UNBUILT
(projected additions that never came to pass)
 

Name	Date of Last Known "Forecast"	Notes
Bandstand (Main Street)	1969	To have sat in front of Crystal Palace
Chime Shop (Main Street)	1971	-
Covered bridge (Adventureland)	1969	In place of existing bridge, to have had full roof structure
Enchanted Snow Palace	c. 1978	Marc Davis ride concept
Gepetto Shop (Fantasyland)	1971	Slated for space near Skyway
Haunted Mansion Arcade	1971	-
Holidayland	197-	Slated for space between Fantasyland and Tomorrowland
New Century Drugstore (Main Street)	1971	Was to contain apothecary displays
Showboat	1967?	Rivers of America element
Silver Lantern	1971	Liberty Square "music hall," most likely a Diamond Horseshoe predecessor
Matterhorn	1972	North Fantasyland location
Thunder Mesa & The Western River Expedition	1973	Hands-down the greatest attraction never built
Tomorrowland Railroad Station	197-	Was to be part of Space Mountain complex

   This list was compiled using a variety of sources, including guide books, other Disney Company publications and my own incredibly astute observations. Dave Smith of the Walt Disney Archives has also contributed information to this effort, as have Ed Barlow and Dave Ensign.

   Copyright 2001 Mike Lee