This list is so far from complete (and so so-so), I advise you to not even bother with
it. My knowledge on some of these entries registers in the minus column, but others
are terribly familiar. Each list runs in approximated chronological order from date of
closing.
EXTINCTIONS
(demolitions, removals and major alterations)
Name |
Dates of
Operation |
Notes |
Walt Disney World Preview Center |
1970 - 1971 |
Became Reception Center |
Wonderful World Of Water ski show |
1972-1973 |
On Seven Seas Lagoon |
Bob-A-Round Boats |
1971-c.1975 |
Rental Watercraft |
"Eastern Winds" junk |
1971 - 1978 |
Docked at Polynesian Resort Hotel |
Fort Wilderness Railroad |
1972 - 1978 |
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Gulf Car Care Center |
1973 - c.1983 |
Formerly Car Car Center, became
Exxon |
Fiesta Fun Center |
1971-c.1985 |
Original Contemporary Resort Hotel
Game Room |
Pooh's Place |
c. 1977 - c. 1985 |
WDW Village Shop |
It's A Small World After All |
c. 1975 - c. 1988 |
WDW Village Shop
|
Lite Bite |
1975 - c.1988 |
WDW Village Restaurant |
Mark IV Monorail System |
1971-c. 1992 |
Original WDW Monorail trains |
The Disney Inn |
1986 - 1993 |
Formerly Golf Resort Hotel
1973-1986, became Shades Of Green |
The Empress Lilly |
1977 - 1995 |
Became Fulton's Crab House (ick) |
Discovery Island |
1976 - 1999 |
Formerly Treasure Island 1974-1976 |
EXTINCT COMPONENTS
(unnamed parts of named facilities that outlasted
extinct components)
Name |
Dates of
Operation |
Notes |
Seven Seas Lagoon wave machine |
197? |
Never functioned as planned,
abandoned soon after built |
Pinocchio diorama windows inside
Toys Fantastique (WDW Village) |
1975 - c.1980 |
Two animated displays, one of
Gepetto's workshop, the other of
Pinocchio & Jiminy underwater |
Rocket gantry playground at Dutch Inn |
c. 1974 - c.1984 |
Near pool on hotel's north side |
Old Walt Disney World Village Playground |
1975 - c.1997 |
Wood structure adjacent to Lite Bite |
EXTINCT NAMES ONLY
(not substantially altered when name changed)
Name |
Dates of
Operation |
Notes |
Treasure Island |
1974- c.1976 |
Became Discovery Island |
Golf Resort Hotel |
1973 - 1986 |
Became The Disney Inn |
Walt Disney World Village |
1975-1988 |
Became Disney Village Marketplace |
EXTINCT SPONSORS
Sponsor Name |
Dates of
Sponsorship |
What They Sponsored |
Gulf Oil Company |
1971 - |
Car Care Center |
ALTERED STATES / CHANGED
(original components notably modified)
Name |
Date Opened |
Notes |
The Contemporary Resort Hotel |
1971 |
Multiple Changes |
The Polynesian Village Resort Hotel |
1971 |
Multiple Changes |
Transportation & Ticket Center |
1971 |
Multiple Changes |
LOST WORLDS / UNBUILT
(projected additions that never came to pass)
Name |
Date of Last
Forecast |
Notes |
Persian Resort |
1971 |
Slated for northwestern shore ofBay
Lake, past Contemporary Resort |
Venetian Resort |
1971 |
Slated for Seven Seas Lagoon site
between TTC & Contemporary Resort |
Asian Resort |
1973 |
Grand Floridian built on Asian's site |
WEDway Peoplemover system for Lake
Buena Vista office plaza complex |
1974 |
Office complex never materialized |
EPCOT - the
City |
1974 |
Abandoned in favor of EPCOT Center |
This list was compiled using a variety of sources, from guide books and other company publications,
personal observations on the property and company records. Dave Smith of the Walt Disney Archives
has also contributed information to this effort, as have Ed Barlow and Dave Ensign.
Text copyright 2001 Mike Lee.
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