Disney Village Marketplace and Pleasure Island * Walt Disney World * May 1993

Designed to create the illusion of a restored waterfront, Pleasure Island's 'warehouses' once supposedly belonged to a legendary entrepreneur, Merriweather Adam Pleasure, whose fun-loving legacy lives on in the shops, restaurants and clubs.
In this video:
The Empress Lilly; Portobello Yacht Club; Cristal Arts (Arribas Brothers; Christmas Chalet and much more! May 8, 1993.

[@MaNiCgAbE]

I really enjoy rough cut footage like this. Thanks for the upload

[@scotttownsend7788]

I forgot how nice the Marketplace (Shopping Villiage) was before it became so huge and crowded. Wow, this brought back memories. Would love to go back in time and experience it again. Missing Captain Jacks, and the shopping village before all the changes. Wish Chef Mickey's was still there too.

[@VintageDisneyParksChannel]

Same here...

[@paulalavigne4130]

So glad I found this video! Just went here last night. It used to be a nice place to walk around(plenty of elbow room)and do lunch or dinner but now it's just a mall with overpriced restaurants!

[@VintageDisneyParksChannel]

Those were the days!...

[@toyaliens]

hardly

[@AliceShinya]

This is how the disney parks should look like, so much space to walk and interesting things and not just shops with all the same merch

[@jjojo2004]

The ticket booth buildings at the entrance were repurposed old railcars from the steam train that used to run around Ft Wilderness Camp Site in the late 70’s....👍👍

[@enquarsports9687]

So awesome! Time travel please. Thanks so much!

[@tiffprendergast]

Awesome

[@paulalavigne4130]

OMG! I just stumbled across this channel and it gave me such great memories of the past when it was meant to be fun. Not like now (think Mall!) No they don't make them like they use to!😭

[@rollncoaster]

thanks for sharing this video!

[@VintageDisneyParksChannel]

You're welcome!

[@ChickenCoop82]

I miss when Disney Springs (or as I knew it Downtown Disney) wasn’t literally a shopping mall

[@Sketch105]

Thank you so much for uploading this. I’m working on an art project and it’s impossible to find some of the angles and details that are in this anywhere else!

[@Gargoyle364]

I would have loved to go there, but I wasn't born yet. 😅 I wonder where the Jessica rabbit sign is today.

[@dannywapbang]

1:30 CYBORG CYBER SPIN!!

[@KodytheRedFox]

Was Pleasure Island at Walt Disney World inspired by the location from "Pinocchio"?

[@VintageDisneyParksChannel]

No, the legend the Disney Company created is that Pleasure Island was based on the fictitious owner, Merriweather Adam Pleasure, and was carried on into one of its clubs, The Adventurers Club... en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pleasure_Island_(Walt_Disney_World)#History disney.fandom.com/wiki/Pleasure_Island_Histerical_Society_plaques

[@ranchdressing1037]

Stayed at the disney village resort around this time with a girlfriend and her mom. We snuck off to the heated pool and hot tub on a 40 degree Orlando night. We totally got busted by her mom.. exploring our bodies for the first time in the hot tub. The next day at MK I was deathly sick and burning up... we left by noon. :( We 3 watched "Freejack" at P.I. before the pool fun.

[@mikegruber172]

Adventurers Club..i went once 1991

[@PrimeStoneToons]

Jessica rabbit