Hey Attic Folks!
Today I have a couple of pins to share with you. The first I got as a "freebee" from someone on eBay years ago when I bought....uh....something. Ok, I can't actually remember, but I'm sure it was a Disney item. Anyway, they stuck this pin in (pun unintended, for once) just to be kind.
Yep it's a "Farewell Season" pin from the Main Street Electrical Parade at Disneyland! As you see, it's dated 1996. It's better if you just assume that was 20 years ago and go with it.
The Main Street Electrical Parade was inspired by the Electrical Water Pageant at Walt Disney World, which is STILL running after it's start in 1971! It was replaced by Light Magic (Light Tragic?) which is better left forgotten.
These next pins are a couple of cleaner examples of a pin I already shared. Here ya go!
Yep, the Breakfast A La Disney pins from the Empress Lilly!
Let's see what the ol' interwebs can tell us about the Empress Lilly, shall we?
"The Empress Lilly was a riverboat-themed restaurant complex (not a functioning boat, but a static building designed to resemble a 19th-century paddle steamer) located at what is now Disney Springs (formerly known as Walt Disney World Village, Lake Buena Vista Shopping Village, etc.). It was named after Lillian Disney, Walt Disney's wife, who christened it.
It officially opened on May 1, 1977. Multiple reliable sources, including Disney's official D23 encyclopedia, historical accounts from MousePlanet, Disney Avenue, and Wikipedia, confirm this date, noting the ceremonial opening with Lillian Disney present.
It operated as the Empress Lilly under Disney until it closed on April 22, 1995 (some sources note April 23 in announcements, but the final day of operation was April 22). The interior was then remodeled, exterior elements like the smokestacks and paddlewheel were removed, and it reopened in 1996 as Fulton's Crab House (later becoming Paddlefish in 2017)."
Wow, that was a lot! These pins are from 1995, right before she closed. And these adorable pictures are my daughter, Jessica, basking in Disney character glory!
Again, I've already run a couple of these. So why am I running them again? Because it's Jessica's birthday month! Happy birthday, Kid! I love you!
Until next time, keep searching for treasure!
