Showing posts with label Polynesian. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Polynesian. Show all posts

Sunday, November 29, 2009

Guide to WDW 1979 Pages 22 & 23


What other activities are there to do around Walt Disney World in 1979 you ask? Well, the Walt Disney World guide answers that question on the remaining pages of the guide. Starting with pages 22 and 23, you can find the two resort staples that are still around three decades later with the Contemporary Resort Hotel and Polynesian Village Resort Hotel, respectively. Both have short descriptions for guests to get an idea of the atmosphere of each resort including the activities available for them to enjoy.

Both pages features pictures of the actual resort. It is interesting to look at and compare the impact that plants have on the visual aesthetics of these two resorts in just 30 short years. Although the buildings might look the same, the greenery is much different.

In addition to the customary resort pictures are those of the various activities that can be found at the resorts. The one that sticks out to me is the picture of the Luau girl doing her hula dance. A picture like that makes me want to go put on a lei, eat some Polynesian feast, and enjoy the nighttime fire-lit entertainment. Enjoy.

Friday, September 4, 2009

Pirates Point Excursion 1989







If you haven't noticed yet, except for a couple of pieces, all the inserts in the Fort Wilderness welcome packet have been on brown recycled paper. Dated 1989, this sixth item is no exception. What is interesting about this single-sided brochure is it isn't for anything at Fort Wilderness or a park. Instead, it is for an activity at another resort--Disney's Polynesian Resort to be precise. Before the Pirates and Pricesses Parade, Captain Jack Sparrow, and The Pirates League, there was the Pirates Point Excursion. Here, you can sail the Seven Seas Lagoon, hunt for buried treasure, enjoy refreshments...even have a marshmallow roast and sing-a-long with your Pirate Hosts! Yo-ho, yo-ho, a Pirate's life for me! Geez, wish I had done that as a kid.