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Closed permanently; the space was taken over by Arribas Brothers and folded into the adjacent Crystal Arts store.
Market House→Crystal Arts
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Former Shop · the memorial record
⚰ Permanently closed · 2007operated 36 years · 1971–2007
This shop is gone, but its history stays documented — the full lifetime log is below.
Shop history
the lifetime record- 2007
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One of the shop's party-line eavesdropping wall phones was preserved and reinstalled in The Chapeau hat shop, where guests can still pick up the receiver.
- 1997
The shop was completely redesigned.
- 1993
Longtime food-brand sponsorship of the shop ended.
- 1971
Opened as an opening-day general store on the corner of Main Street and Center Street, styled after a turn-of-the-century grocery and selling barrel candies, jams and preserves, Disney-blend coffee, pickles, crackers, and kitchenware.
Featured working-style party-line wall phones with hidden pre-recorded conversations (a mother calling about her daughter Annie at Mr. Dinglinger's store, and an Irish police sergeant with Hezekiah Bird).Tracked byTheme Park Patch Notes
Questions & answers
When did Market House open?
Per the documented record, Market House at Magic Kingdom opened on Oct 1, 1971.
When did Market House last close for refurbishment?
The most recent closure/refurbishment documented for Market House is dated 2007: Closed permanently; the space was taken over by Arribas Brothers and folded into the adjacent Crystal Arts store.
What changed recently on Market House?
The latest documented change (documented 2007): Closed permanently; the space was taken over by Arribas Brothers and folded into the adjacent Crystal Arts store.
How many changes are on record for Market House?
5 documented changes, dating back to 1971 — the fan-kept shop changelog nobody else keeps.
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