80's Retro Box

Walt Disney World gift box
1986

Every decade has its look back to a previous time.  Walt Disney World is experiencing a lot of that now with the return of the Big D logo.  Well the 80's at WDW saw a return of the retro 70's look with this gift box design from 1986.  The Big D logo in the oval, the three stripes, flowers, and Mickey are almost identical to a souvenir box design I shared from 1978.  Of course the 70s version did not show Spaceship Earth.
"Together at Disney: the World's Greatest Resort" is the tag line.  That is one that I have not seen used elsewhere.  The box is approximately 7 inches long, 3 1/2 inches wide, and 1 1/2 inches deep.  I'm not sure what its intended contents would be.  A watch, perhaps?  Regardless, the box itself is now just as priceless as the contents it was made to carry home from "the World's Greatest Resort."

Happy Birthday, Donald!

Donald Duck patch

This week we celebrate my favorite character's 81st birthday (June 9).  Donald's premier was in 'The Wise Little Hen' in 1934.  It was featured on the collectors plate from his 50th Birthday Plate Collection that I shared previously.
These Character Patches were popular Walt Disney World souvenirs.  They featured a variety of characters including Donald's best friend and spotlight hog, Mickey.

Splash Mountain Math

Splash Mountain Thermo-serv mug

What do you get when add some new math about a Walt Disney World ride featuring the story of a rabbit trying to escape a fox and a bear with an insulated plastic mug?  This Splash Mountain Thermo-serv mug.  This clever souvenir is 4 3/4" tall and 3 3/4" wide at the base and holds about 1/10 of the amount of water you "might get wet" with on the ride.

What a Welcome to Walt Disney World

Welcome to Walt Disney World postcard
01110238

It has been awhile since I have shared a postcard.  So let's pick up the series where we left off.  Postcard 01110238 "Welcome to Walt Disney World" is quite the welcome, indeed.  This infamous photo is the opening day cast photo that was used as the cover of the October 15, 1971 edition of LIFE magazine.  Walt Disney World continued this tradition of cast photos such as this 2nd Anniversary photo in front of Cinderella Castle and this 3rd Anniversary photo in front of the newest attraction, Space Mountain.
The postcard was printed with both the original logo in black and the Florida Flag logo in brown.

Tiny Flag

pennant

Wave your banner high!  Really high!  This tiny pennant would need to be held really high to be seen in a crowd at Walt Disney World.  It measures 4" tall and 8 1/2" in length.  Based on the raised blue felt on the left, I assume it was once on a stick.  And thanks to the original owners date on the back, we can assume it is from 1974.  The smiling Mickey Mouse was very common on the early souvenirs like this key chain and change purse.