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By mid-1996 the separate concourse boutiques had been consolidated and the entire shop was unified under the single name Bay View Gifts, abbreviated BVG in a thin 90s-style serif logo.
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Change history
the lifetime log- 2022
An entrance refurbishment ran from about January 2022, when construction walls went up around one entrance while the store stayed open, until the walls were removed and both entrances reopened by March 2022.
- 2000
Per Disney's D23 archive, the shop also became known as B.V.G. beginning in 2000.
- 1996
- 1987
Bay View Gifts opened in the 1987 rebuild of the Contemporary's fourth-floor concourse shops, taking over the former Monorail Club Car space while The Contemporary Man, The Contemporary Woman, and Kingdom Jewelers continued alongside it.
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The Monorail Club Car bar was closed in 1987 when the Contemporary's original fourth-floor Grand Canyon Concourse shop complex was demolished and replaced with a new structure.
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That's every change on the record at Bayview Gifts since 1987.
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Questions & answers
When did Bayview Gifts open?
Per the documented record, Bayview Gifts at Walt Disney World Resort Hotels opened in 1987.
When did Bayview Gifts last close for refurbishment?
The most recent closure/refurbishment documented for Bayview Gifts is dated 1987: The Monorail Club Car bar was closed in 1987 when the Contemporary's original fourth-floor Grand Canyon Concourse shop complex was demolished and replaced with a new structure.
What changed recently on Bayview Gifts?
The latest documented change (documented Mar 2022): An entrance refurbishment ran from about January 2022, when construction walls went up around one entrance while the store stayed open, until the walls were removed and both entrances reopened by March 2022.
How many changes are on record for Bayview Gifts?
5 documented changes, dating back to 1987 — the fan-kept shop changelog nobody else keeps.
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