Former Shop // updated 1986.04
Main Street, U.S.A. · Magic Kingdom · Walt Disney World
Former Shop · the memorial record
This shop is gone, but its history stays documented — the full lifetime log is below.
Disney's official timepiece sponsorship shifted from Elgin/Bradley to Seiko (via its Lorus subsidiary) as the shop wound down.
◆ Most recent chapter
Closed permanently; the space was absorbed into the neighboring Emporium and Uptown Jewelers took over selling Disney timepieces across the street.
Opened with Magic Kingdom as an original Main Street, U.S.A. shop selling watches and clocks under Disney's Elgin/Bradley Time license.
Stocked commemorative Disney timepieces (America on Parade, Mickey's 50th Birthday, a Disco Mickey watch) priced roughly $6.95 to $100 under a five-year Elgin National Industries contract.
Per the documented record, New Century Clock Shop at Magic Kingdom opened on Oct 1, 1971.
The most recent closure/refurbishment documented for New Century Clock Shop is dated Apr 1986: Closed permanently; the space was absorbed into the neighboring Emporium and Uptown Jewelers took over selling Disney timepieces across the street.
The latest documented change (documented Apr 1986): Disney's official timepiece sponsorship shifted from Elgin/Bradley to Seiko (via its Lorus subsidiary) as the shop wound down.
4 documented changes, dating back to 1971 — the fan-kept shop changelog nobody else keeps.
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