Theme park connection, a poobahs quick tail
lucan444
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A POOBah adventure or, what happens when you walk into Theme Park Connection,
I pulled the Cosmic<my car named after the Silver Surfers board> off state road 429 and onto 50<Semoran sometimes> and followed the gps to a wharehouse area, just off the highway. A few quick lefts and I was soon in the complex looking for the right door number , a small sign outside stated hours and days and betold little of the treasures inside<very very little!!!>
So I walk in thru the door and encounter the pin wall<see pics one and two> approx 4 high and 20feet overall the pinwall is actually a corner of the room<no that is not me in the picture just another disney fan who knew very little about pins>each pin is 3$ and I did see some very nice older CM pins on the day I went, but the really good stuff is held for online auction, so dont expect to find a holy grail here, unless you call ahead and ask to talk to the boss, and then anything is possible, the center of the room housed a glass case filled with stautuary and hard to find figuresView attachment 8239<our favorite new mod would like this one i think?>
Along a side wall I found several glicels of Sorcerer mickey resonable at 650 if you know thier real value. The young lady at the counter seemed sorta bored, we three being the only folks in, when I wondered into the next area,
Paper, every conceiveable type of printed matter on disney was here, Disnanyea<sp> program folders going back to early 90s, every printed cast newsletter , programs schedules and special announcements, from all the parks were displayed in comic book bins, the sheer magnitude was scary, this whole room 20*40 was just printed material,,, ahhh but not just over there on the wall, what is that, see pic
<the origninal score for Tangeld signed by composer and actors and yes that is the El Capitain Marquee Pin at the bottom of the frame>View attachment 8236
Then I saw the next bay,no not room i said bay as in wharehouse bay, This huge room held rack apon rack of disney memorablia, from snowglobes 4 shelves deep and 20feet long each<see pic>
To Xmas items of all typesView attachment 8243
From figurines of all shapes and sizes<guess which one I liked the most?>View attachment 8241
To cast costumes,<want to dress up at home like your at the HM or Tower of terror, you can get your own costumes>
Say poobah we like Figment and Epcot not this Studios or Magic kingdom stuff, Really, check out the display from Innovations?
OR the huge banner sign hanging on the entrance to ANOTHER wharehouse room full of stuff,
View attachment 8245
Animatronic wolves from the stage show Lion King, yup right here got two of em., View attachment 8244
Sci fi fans want to have your own Tron Video game just like Sam played? View attachment 8242over there but its not plugged in<when it is you dont need quarters though!!>
so you like Dumbo huh?View attachment 8237 or Small world, View attachment 8238or even a lenticular frame of Mickey and Duffy <one side shows mickey hugging duffy and one shows them standing next to each otherView attachment 8240<easy there Huertajv >
but it was way cool to see
Too much , sensory overload!!,
I spent about 2hrs just wandering and looking and I promise you I didnt scratch the surface, this place is incredible in all capital Disney letters,
About 20 minutes legal driving speed<not actual Cosmic travel time> up 429 from WDW you will find a Disney treasure trove of trinkets,
IF you have the time, and a way to get there, or know a local to take you, this is most definately worth the trip,
Theme Park Connection is at 1307 Green Forest Court, Winter Garden, FL or you can visit them at Themeparkconnection.com
The pOobah is speechless and that just dont happen often, the place is that good.
I pulled the Cosmic<my car named after the Silver Surfers board> off state road 429 and onto 50<Semoran sometimes> and followed the gps to a wharehouse area, just off the highway. A few quick lefts and I was soon in the complex looking for the right door number , a small sign outside stated hours and days and betold little of the treasures inside<very very little!!!>
So I walk in thru the door and encounter the pin wall<see pics one and two> approx 4 high and 20feet overall the pinwall is actually a corner of the room<no that is not me in the picture just another disney fan who knew very little about pins>each pin is 3$ and I did see some very nice older CM pins on the day I went, but the really good stuff is held for online auction, so dont expect to find a holy grail here, unless you call ahead and ask to talk to the boss, and then anything is possible, the center of the room housed a glass case filled with stautuary and hard to find figuresView attachment 8239<our favorite new mod would like this one i think?>
Along a side wall I found several glicels of Sorcerer mickey resonable at 650 if you know thier real value. The young lady at the counter seemed sorta bored, we three being the only folks in, when I wondered into the next area,
Paper, every conceiveable type of printed matter on disney was here, Disnanyea<sp> program folders going back to early 90s, every printed cast newsletter , programs schedules and special announcements, from all the parks were displayed in comic book bins, the sheer magnitude was scary, this whole room 20*40 was just printed material,,, ahhh but not just over there on the wall, what is that, see pic
<the origninal score for Tangeld signed by composer and actors and yes that is the El Capitain Marquee Pin at the bottom of the frame>View attachment 8236
Then I saw the next bay,no not room i said bay as in wharehouse bay, This huge room held rack apon rack of disney memorablia, from snowglobes 4 shelves deep and 20feet long each<see pic>
To Xmas items of all typesView attachment 8243
From figurines of all shapes and sizes<guess which one I liked the most?>View attachment 8241
To cast costumes,<want to dress up at home like your at the HM or Tower of terror, you can get your own costumes>
Say poobah we like Figment and Epcot not this Studios or Magic kingdom stuff, Really, check out the display from Innovations?
OR the huge banner sign hanging on the entrance to ANOTHER wharehouse room full of stuff,
View attachment 8245
Animatronic wolves from the stage show Lion King, yup right here got two of em., View attachment 8244
Sci fi fans want to have your own Tron Video game just like Sam played? View attachment 8242over there but its not plugged in<when it is you dont need quarters though!!>
so you like Dumbo huh?View attachment 8237 or Small world, View attachment 8238or even a lenticular frame of Mickey and Duffy <one side shows mickey hugging duffy and one shows them standing next to each otherView attachment 8240<easy there Huertajv >
but it was way cool to see
Too much , sensory overload!!,
I spent about 2hrs just wandering and looking and I promise you I didnt scratch the surface, this place is incredible in all capital Disney letters,
About 20 minutes legal driving speed<not actual Cosmic travel time> up 429 from WDW you will find a Disney treasure trove of trinkets,
IF you have the time, and a way to get there, or know a local to take you, this is most definately worth the trip,
Theme Park Connection is at 1307 Green Forest Court, Winter Garden, FL or you can visit them at Themeparkconnection.com
The pOobah is speechless and that just dont happen often, the place is that good.
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