Colonel Hathi's / Safari Club — Former Shop · History & Timeline

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⚰ Permanently closed · 1990operated 18 years · 1972–1990

Also known as Safari Club, Colonel Hathi's Safari Club.

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1990

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Refurbishment1990#

Reskinned into the Island Supply Company; the Colonel Hathi's Safari Club name was retired.

Colonel Hathi's Safari Club→Island Supply Company

WDW Radio: closed 1990 and 'later became the Island Supply Company in 1990'; Passport to Dreams places the transition to Island Supply in the early 1990s. Island Supply itself later became a Sunglass Hut location in early 2015.

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1982

Changed1982#

Carried seasonal, tropical merchandise through its run: 'summer stuff' per the 1982 Birnbaum guide, later rainforest-themed goods and small garden fountains.

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1972

New1972#

Opened as Colonel Hathi's Safari Club, a Jungle Book-themed Adventureland gift shop, reskinned from the location's original Safari Club arcade that had operated in the space for under a year.

Safari Club arcade→Colonel Hathi's Safari Club shop

Passport to Dreams: the space was originally Adventureland's arcade, ran as such for less than a year, then reopened as a shop known as Colonel Hathi's Safari Club by late 1972/early 1973. AllEars independently states it 'by mid-1972 became a shop known as Colonel Hathi's Safari Club.' (WDW Radio instead dates the Colonel Hathi's name to 1982 — a documented source conflict; the Passport to Dreams / AllEars timeline is used here.)

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Questions & answers

When did Colonel Hathi's / Safari Club open?

Per the documented record, Colonel Hathi's / Safari Club at Magic Kingdom opened in 1972.

When did Colonel Hathi's / Safari Club last close for refurbishment?

The most recent closure/refurbishment documented for Colonel Hathi's / Safari Club is dated 1990: Reskinned into the Island Supply Company; the Colonel Hathi's Safari Club name was retired.

What changed recently on Colonel Hathi's / Safari Club?

The latest documented change (documented 1990): Reskinned into the Island Supply Company; the Colonel Hathi's Safari Club name was retired.

How many changes are on record for Colonel Hathi's / Safari Club?

3 documented changes, dating back to 1972 — the fan-kept shop changelog nobody else keeps.

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