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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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Former Shop · the memorial record
⚰ Permanently closed · 2000operated 29 years · 1971–2000
This shop is gone, but its history stays documented — the full lifetime log is below.
Shop history
the lifetime record- 2001
- 2000
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.Tracked byTheme Park Patch Notes - 1994
Later incarnation carried noticeably more merchandise, with goods packed onto the walls of the sales floor.
- 1971
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.Tracked byTheme Park Patch Notes
Questions & answers
When did Traders of Timbuktu open?
Per the documented record, Traders of Timbuktu at Magic Kingdom opened on Oct 1, 1971.
When did Traders of Timbuktu last close for refurbishment?
The most recent closure/refurbishment documented for Traders of Timbuktu is dated 2000: Closed permanently in late 2000 to clear space for The Magic Carpets of Aladdin; the shop, including its green hexagonal dome, was demolished.
What changed recently on Traders of Timbuktu?
The latest documented change (documented May 2001): 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.
How many changes are on record for Traders of Timbuktu?
4 documented changes, dating back to 1971 — the fan-kept shop changelog nobody else keeps.
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