Monday, August 31, 2009

Walt Disney World Discovery Island Brochure 1989


The third item in the Fort Wilderness welcome packet is another guide map for Discovery Island. This one, however, is dated 1989. The first difference you notice with this one from the previous one is the title. Instead of Disney's DI, it is Walt Disney World DI. I haven't had the chance to research this, but, I'm wondering if maybe DI changed the name in 1989. More on this theory in a second.


The next thing you immediately notice is the addition of more color. You now have various shades of red and pink. Third, the back has a nice illustration of a female cast member with a couple of monkeys on her shoulder presumably for some sort of demonstration for the guests.

Now, back to the date issue. Some more supporting material for believing today's item was used prior to yesterday's is what is missing from this brochure. This has no show times schedule, no Chip 'N Dale Rescue Rangers Discovery Club, and no Mickey Mouse Recycled Paper icon. If anyone knows when the official name change, if any, of DI occurred, I'd really like to know. What are your theories?

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