The Beak and Barrel, a Pirates of the Caribbean-themed tavern serving cocktails and small plates, opened in Adventureland at Magic Kingdom adjacent to the Pirates of the Caribbean attraction.
Everything that changed here
across the land, newest first- 2026
Arribas Brothers expanded the cart's menu of Pirates of the Caribbean glassware with a new series of tall glasses, pilsner glasses, and beer mugs (including a Pirate Mickey design).
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Tortuga Tavern was removed from the updated Magic Kingdom park map in January 2026; reporting indicated it retains 'seasonal' status, likely for Halloween and Christmas party treats, rather than being permanently closed.
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An October 11, 2025 menu update raised beverage prices (soft drinks to $4.99, Jungle Bird cocktail $15.50 to $16.50), removed several drinks, and added Brigadeiro Prestigio and Malva Pudding Cake desserts to the menu.
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The opening menu featured specialty cocktails priced $18.50-$20 (plus a $46 Plunderer's Punch with a souvenir skull mug) and shareable small plates from $14-$18.
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The extended refurbishment was completed and all scaffolding removed; railings were repainted and canopy netting replaced, with the water wheel spinning and carrying water up the tree again.
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Disney revealed the tavern's name, The Beak and Barrel, along with its backstory of rumrunner Captain Meridian 'Merry' Goldwyn and her parrot quartermaster Rummy.
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The lounge was built in the Adventureland space adjacent to Pirates of the Caribbean formerly home to The Pirates League makeover experience.
20244 changes
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Closed for an extended, roughly 5-week cosmetic refurbishment (primarily repainting); the attraction stayed behind scaffolding and scrim well past its planned December reopening.
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An October 30, 2024 menu update raised entree prices across the board, with the 'Hardy Har' Char Siu Pork going from $29 to $32 and Dr. Falls' Signature Grilled Steak from $38 to $41.
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Tortuga Tavern closed in early June 2024 and has not operated year-round since, effectively shifting to seasonal-only use.
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In June 2024 Agrabah Bazaar reopened not as a merchandise shop but as a snack stand with an added seating area, its menu offering souvenir-bucket popcorn, cotton candy, cinnamon-glazed almonds, frozen treats, and bottled beverages.
20222 changes
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The Citrus Swirl returned to the Sunshine Tree Terrace menu in late March 2022, after being pulled from the menu in 2021.
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While closed as a shop, the space was repurposed for stroller parking and Aloha Isle overflow standing tables in 2021 and then hosted an Aladdin and Jasmine character meet-and-greet that returned to Agrabah in July 2022.
20215 changes
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Completed a phased reimagining that reframed the ride around proprietor Alberta Falls and the Jungle Navigation Co. Ltd. with a continuous comedic story, a sunken launch in the hippo pool, chimps on a wrecked boat, and a re-themed Jungle Navigation Co. queue; an Alberta Falls mural marked the project's completion.
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New comedic scenes were added: a 'Trapped Safari' tableau of five new expedition characters stuck up a pole (debuted June 4) and a 'Boats & Baits...and Bites' stand (June 7), replacing scenes that negatively depicted native populations.
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The original 'Trader Sam' (Chief Nah-mee) shrunken-head merchant animatronic and tableau were removed, beginning the reimagining's phased removal of dated depictions of Indigenous peoples.
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A reimagined Trader Sam's Gift Shop finale scene was installed, in which the river's lost & found 'reopens' as a shop being ransacked by monkeys while the now-unseen Trader Sam is away.
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Closed March 12 for a brief cosmetic refurbishment and reopened March 25, 2021.
20202 changes
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Permanently closed after nearly 11 years; announced in January 2020 with a planned final day of July 26-27, 2020, the makeover experience did not reopen following the COVID-19 park shutdown that began in mid-March 2020.
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The Agrabah Bazaar merchandise shop closed in spring 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic and stayed shuttered as a store for over four years.
20181 change
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The bride/wench auction was rethemed: the redheaded woman was recast as a pistol-toting pirate named Redd helping auction off goods plundered from the town, replacing the 'We wants the redhead!' wife auction. The ride closed Feb 26 and reopened March 19.
Bride/wench auction→Redd the pirate auctioning plundered goods
20161 change
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Skipper Canteen began accepting full Advance Dining Reservations in June 2016 after having opened as walk-up-only, with same-day reservations first added in February 2016.
20155 changes
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The Jungle Navigation Co. Ltd. Skipper Canteen opened December 16, 2015 (soft openings began December 13) in Adventureland, reconcepting the former Adventureland Veranda counter-service building that had sat largely shuttered since 1994.
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Aloha Isle trimmed its menu to pineapple-only Dole Whip, dropping the vanilla swirl along with the root beer and Coke floats.
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Aloha Isle and Sunshine Tree Terrace swapped Adventureland locations, with Aloha Isle moving to the former Sunshine Tree Terrace spot behind The Magic Carpets of Aladdin.
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On March 12, 2015, Sunshine Tree Terrace and Aloha Isle swapped locations in Adventureland, giving Aloha Isle a larger space to handle Dole Whip demand.
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In early January 2015 the shop was reconcepted as 'Island Supply by Sunglass Hut,' shifting its merchandise focus from beach apparel and knick-knacks to sunglasses and eyewear (Ray-Ban, Oakley and others).
20131 change
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The former Crow's Nest building reopened as the headquarters for A Pirate's Adventure ~ Treasures of the Seven Seas, the free interactive Adventureland game distributing talismans and treasure maps.
closed camera shop→A Pirate's Adventure game headquarters
20123 changes
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On April 17, 2012, tied to Walt Disney World's 40th anniversary, the original Orange Bird figure returned to Sunshine Tree Terrace and the Citrus Swirl was officially added back to the menu.
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Brought the Mermaid makeover back (with an updated look) and offered the Empress package for ladies at The Pirate's League.
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A mermaid effect was added to the grotto/beach scene as an On Stranger Tides tie-in: a swimming projection with a water-fin disturbance, a beached mermaid skeleton, and the song 'My Jolly Sailor Bold.'
20117 changes
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Reopened as Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room, retiring the Under New Management overlay and restoring a slightly edited, trimmed version of the original Disneyland-style show.
The Enchanted Tiki Room (Under New Management)→Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room -
Replaced by the restored classic show, reopening as Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room, a trimmed version of the original 1963 program; the Under New Management overlay was retired for good.
Under New Management overlay→restored Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki RoomSoft opening August 14, 2011; official reopening August 15, 2011. -
Added a limited-time Mermaid Transformation makeover (started May 20, 2011) to celebrate the theatrical release of Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides.
pirate-only makeovers→added limited-time mermaid packageLimited-run deluxe package; scheduled to end in early July 2011. -
El Pirata y el Perico was reconcepted and renamed Tortuga Tavern, retheming the quick-service location to the Pirates of the Caribbean films while initially keeping its Mexican menu of nachos, burritos, and taco salad.
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Retired as El Pirata y el Perico and rethemed to Tortuga Tavern ("Grub & Grog"), keeping the same building, menu, and decor while adding Pirates of the Caribbean film references.
El Pirata y el Perico→Tortuga TavernA mild facelift/reskin of the same physical location, not a demolition. -
A small fire broke out in the attraction's attic, severely damaging the Iago audio-animatronic and shutting the show down.
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Permanently closed after a small fire broke out in the attraction's attic; sprinklers extinguished it but caused water damage, and the Iago animatronic was severely damaged. The Under New Management show never reopened.
Fire extinguished around 5:30 p.m.; no guests injured. Ran nearly 13 years.
20101 change
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Crow's Nest permanently closed as film-camera demand collapsed following Kodak's exit as the park's photo sponsor; the shop had by then dwindled to autograph books, toys and toy guns.
Closure is sourced to the year only; the building was retained for reuse rather than demolished.
20092 changes
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The Pirate's League opened in Caribbean Plaza in Adventureland, near the Pirates of the Caribbean exit, offering guests age 3 and up pirate and buccaneer makeovers.
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Documented as one of Magic Kingdom's most seldom-open venues, operating only during peak crowd periods (summer and the Christmas season) with a Mexican menu of tacos, taco salads, empanadas, and nachos.
20071 change
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Documented inventory broadened beyond film and albums to include pirate-themed merchandise and toys sold alongside the photo supplies.
photo-only stock→photo supplies plus pirate hats, toys and sundriesMerchandise snapshot last updated 2007 lists a pirate hat, FastPass holder, keys and chains alongside 'photo needs from film to batteries and albums.'
20061 change
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A 'Dead Man's Chest' film tie-in overlay debuted alongside the movie's release: Captain Jack Sparrow Audio-Animatronics were added across three scenes, Captain Barbossa was added captaining the ship in the fort battle scene, and a Davy Jones mist-screen projection was added near the grotto.
20013 changes
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The Magic Carpets of Aladdin opened in Adventureland as a 16-vehicle Dumbo-style spinner themed to the 1992 film Aladdin, with riders piloting carpets up and down around a giant Genie's-lamp centerpiece.
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The demolished shop's footprint was absorbed into the new Agrabah Bazaar marketplace built around The Magic Carpets of Aladdin, which opened May 23, 2001.
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After the neighboring House of Treasure shop closed in 2001, its pirate merchandise was transferred into the surrounding Plaza del Sol Caribe Bazaar, consolidating the area's pirate-goods retail into this store.
20004 changes
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Agrabah Bazaar opened in Adventureland at Magic Kingdom as an open-air Arabian marketplace shop built to complement the new Magic Carpets of Aladdin attraction.
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Closed permanently in late 2000 as the Adventureland Bazaar was consolidated into the Agrabah Bazaar for The Magic Carpets of Aladdin; the space became a backstage merchandise office.
The Magic Carpets of Aladdin opened May 23, 2001; the Bazaar complex was demolished in 2001. The Tiki Tropic space was gutted, repainted, and converted to office use, its Tiki Room-facing door walled into a planter. -
Closed permanently in late 2000 to clear space for The Magic Carpets of Aladdin; the shop, including its green hexagonal dome, was demolished.
operating African-wares shop→demolishedThe Band Stand and breezeway alongside the neighboring Tiki Tropic Shop were razed in the same construction. -
Closed in early 2000 and was converted into a back-of-house merchandise stockroom; the space was rebuilt as Agrabah Bazaar, which opened December 15, 2000 alongside The Magic Carpets of Aladdin.
Elephant Tales→stockroom / Agrabah Bazaar
19983 changes
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Reopened as The Enchanted Tiki Room (Under New Management), an overlay adding Iago (Aladdin) and Zazu (The Lion King) to the classic bird show; the original Tropical Serenade had closed September 1, 1997.
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Opened as The Enchanted Tiki Room (Under New Management), a comedy overlay replacing the classic Tropical Serenade / Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room after a ~7-month refit.
Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room (Tropical Serenade)→Under New Management overlayHosted by Iago (Aladdin, voiced by Gilbert Gottfried) and Zazu (The Lion King, voiced by Michael Gough), who take over as the room's new owners; original four birds relegated to supporting roles. -
Show retooled with contemporary pop numbers ("Hot Hot Hot") and a plot in which Iago's meddling angers the Tiki gods and summons Uh-Oa, the goddess of disaster; a new pre-show introduced talent agents William and Morris.
Pre-show toucans voiced by Don Rickles (William) and Phil Hartman (Morris); Uh-Oa voiced by Armelia McQueen.
19971 change
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The chase scene was softened so pirates pursued food rather than women: the 'Pooped Pirate' was recast as the food-seeking 'Gluttonous Pirate' and the woman hiding in the barrel was replaced by a cat.
19942 changes
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Adventureland Veranda closed permanently; the building was later reused for special events and character meet-and-greets before becoming the Skipper Canteen in 2015.
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Merchandise mix shifted from safari and African goods toward a catchall assortment of Princess dresses and Aladdin and Lion King toys.
African wares→Princess dresses, Aladdin & Lion King toysApproximate year; source states only that the change occurred 'by the 1990s'. Date set to 1994 because it is the earliest year both Aladdin (1992) and Lion King (1994) merchandise could coexist.
19931 change
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Moved to a reduced operating schedule ahead of its closure.
19921 change
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The Golden Galleon closed permanently when the Pecos Bill Cafe expansion absorbed the courtyard shops; its space was converted to indoor seating connected to the rethemed Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn & Cafe by a ramp.
nautical gift shop→Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn & Cafe indoor seatingPecos Bill Cafe closed Jan 5, 1998 for the expansion and reopened as Pecos Bill Tall Tale Inn & Cafe in May 1998; the adjacent La Princesa de Cristal became an outdoor cart and its former shop later became a topping bar and restrooms.
19902 changes
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Through the 1990s the shop grew increasingly cluttered with pirate and faux-Caribbean merchandise, shifting from an atmospheric walkthrough space into 'more of a true shop and less of an atmospheric walk.'
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Theming declined through the 1990s: original vibrant paint faded and stock drifted from Polynesian apparel toward generic beach-themed merchandise.
Polynesian/Hawaiian apparel→gaudy generic beach goodsDocumented aesthetic decline (passport2dreams: 'the 90s were not kind to the Adventureland shops,' faded paint, gaudy 90s beach-themed overlay); approximate decade-level dating.
19882 changes
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Crow's Nest opened in Adventureland as a compact photo shop selling film and disposable cameras and serving as a drop-off for the park's express photo-developing service.
Located under the Adventureland-to-Frontierland archway near the former Frontierland Train Station, whose relocation the little hut survived. -
Closed and rethemed into the Zanzibar Shell Company, coinciding with the retirement of Magic Kingdom ticket books and the conversion of the neighboring Adventureland ticket booth into retail; the new shop shifted focus to shells, shell jewelry, and wind chimes.
Tropic Toppers (hats & toy jungle animals)→Zanzibar Shell Company (shells & shell goods)
19874 changes
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The site previously housed The Magic Carpet and Oriental Imports, replaced in April 1987 by The Elephant's Trunk (later renamed Elephant Tales) before becoming Agrabah Bazaar in 2000.
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Opened as The Elephant's Trunk, a safari-themed store selling African wares; it consolidated the two original 1971 Adventureland shops on the site, The Magic Carpet and Oriental Imports, Ltd.
The Magic Carpet + Oriental Imports, Ltd.→The Elephant's TrunkLater renamed Elephant Tales; sources do not document the exact rename date. -
Closed permanently; Oriental Imports, Ltd. and its adjoining sister shop The Magic Carpet were merged and rethemed into the safari-styled shop Elephant Tales (the 1987 official WDW guidebook lists the successor as 'The Elephant's Trunk').
Oriental Imports, Ltd. + The Magic Carpet→Elephant TalesThe 1987 WDW Magic Kingdom guidebook lists Oriental Imports, Ltd. and The Magic Carpet as removed and 'The Elephant's Trunk' as added; Passport to Dreams, AllEars, and solarius.com all name the merged shop 'Elephant Tales.' The successor space later became a merchandise stockroom for the Aladdin/Magic Carpets of Aladdin area. -
Closed and merged with the adjacent Oriental Imports, Ltd. into the safari-themed shop The Elephant's Trunk (styled 'Elephant Tales' in some retrospectives).
The Magic Carpet→The Elephant's Trunk1987 Magic Kingdom guide book lists 'The Magic Carpet removed', 'Oriental Imports, Ltd. removed', and 'The Elephant's Trunk added'.
19861 change
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When Disney and the Florida Citrus Commission ended their sponsorship in 1986, the Orange Bird figure was removed from the Sunshine Tree at the stand.
19841 change
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Aloha Isle began serving the Dole Whip (then the Dole Pineapple Whip) in 1984 — two years before Disneyland — making it the original Disney home of the now-iconic soft-serve treat.
19821 change
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Aloha Isle opened in 1982 as a Dole-presented tropical refreshment stand in Magic Kingdom's Adventureland, converted from the former Veranda Juice Bar.
19771 change
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Kikkoman became the sponsor and the menu was reworked toward teriyaki hamburgers topped with pineapple, stir fry, and sweet-and-sour hot dogs.
Sponsorship ran until the restaurant's closure.
19742 changes
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Opened as El Pirata y el Perico Restaurante, a counter-service eatery in Caribbean Plaza, Adventureland, adjoining Pirates of the Caribbean.
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The Golden Galleon opened in Caribbean Plaza in Adventureland as a nautical- and Spanish-themed gift shop across from Pirates of the Caribbean, sharing a secluded courtyard with the crystal shop La Princesa de Cristal.
Sold brass fittings, ship's wheels, spyglasses, mirrors and wall plaques, plus a large early collection of authentic and reproduction scrimshaw, anchored by an antique diver's helmet.
19732 changes
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Pirates of the Caribbean opened in Adventureland as an abridged version of the Disneyland original, debuting alongside the surrounding Caribbean Plaza.
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Plaza del Sol Caribe Bazaar opened in 1973 in Adventureland's Caribbean Plaza as the gift shop at the exit of Pirates of the Caribbean, originally selling atmospheric items like sombreros, coconut-carved pirate heads, pirate swords, and wind chimes overflowing from carts.
19721 change
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Island Supply opened in Adventureland in late 1972, taking over the space that had briefly been Colonel Hathi's Safari Club arcade and carrying summer, island, and beach-themed merchandise.
197110 changes
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Jungle Cruise opened in Adventureland as a Magic Kingdom opening-day attraction, adapting Disneyland's 1955 boat ride with a punnier, sight-gag-heavy script.
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Swiss Family Treehouse opened with Magic Kingdom as an original Adventureland walk-through attraction, based on Disney's 1960 film Swiss Family Robinson.
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Opened as Tropical Serenade with the Magic Kingdom's grand opening, a near-identical copy of Disneyland's 1963 audio-animatronic Enchanted Tiki Room.
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Adventureland Veranda opened with Magic Kingdom as a counter-service restaurant serving chicken and hot sandwiches with a tropical flavor.
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Opened with Magic Kingdom as an Adventureland specialty shop selling Eastern imports — satin change purses and eyeglass cases, hand-gilded and engraved copper plates, and Eastern silks of the sort sold in quantity by Hong Kong merchants.
Opening-day shop in the rear Adventureland retail complex; adjoined its sister store The Magic Carpet (which, despite its name, sold brass and inlaid-pearl goods including a large Taj Mahal music box) through a connecting doorway. -
Opened with Magic Kingdom as an Adventureland shop beside the Enchanted Tiki Room, selling Polynesian and Hawaiian apparel.
Opening-day shop within the covered Adventureland Bazaar complex, alongside the bandstand/gazebo; merchandise mirrored the Polynesian Village resort shops (aloha shirts, tropical dresses). -
Opened with Magic Kingdom as an original Adventureland Bazaar shop, selling African wares under a distinctive rich-green hexagonal dome.
Two rooms: a flow-through larger sales room and a smaller cash-wrap room; stocked African-inspired clothing, carvings, jewelry, and animal figures. -
Opened with Magic Kingdom as an Adventureland hat-and-bag shop ("Tropic Toppers"), selling hats and toy jungle animals from a sunny patio facing the Jungle Cruise entrance.
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Opened in Adventureland's central bazaar with Magic Kingdom's debut; despite the name it sold mostly brass and inlaid-pearl goods, including a large Taj Mahal music box, rather than carpets.
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Sunshine Tree Terrace opened in Adventureland with Magic Kingdom on October 1, 1971, sponsored by the Florida Citrus Commission and themed around the Orange Bird mascot.
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