Disney Springs is a fictional town which is the back-drop for the shopping/dining complex of the same name in Walt Disney World.
Description[]
Disney Springs is a sleepy town in Orange County, Florida, built around water springs with the same name. The town was located within the vicinity of Lake Buena Vista, EPCOT and Celebration.[1]
Features[]
- The Springs:
The Landing[]
The Landing is located along the springs of the town.
- Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar: Located at 1138 Seaten Avenue, this was an airplane hangar repurposed into a waterside bar by its owner, aviator Jock Lindsey. The hangar was constructed in 1948, turned into a bar in 1955, and known to host many adventurers from across the world.
The Marketplace[]
This was a market constructed in the 1930s.
Town Centre[]
The Town Centre of Disney Springs was constructed in the 1920s, with primarily Spanish influenced architecture.
West Side[]
The neighbourhood of West-Side was created in 1950 for a, "World's Fair".
- Super Hero Headquarters: This was an outpost for the spy agency SHIELD.
History[]
Disney Springs was founded in the year 1850.
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Marvel connections[]
Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar[]
The keys of Howard Stark appear in the lost & found of this bar. Also in the bar is a sign reading, "The Iron Fireman" with the word, "Fire" blotted out so it says, "Iron Man" along with the design of a man in an iron suit.[2]
Super Hero Headquarters[]
This is a shop themed around being a base for SHIELD with Stark Industries technology.
Other connections[]
Country Bear Jamboree[]
Along the Christmas Tree Trail is a poster for the Floridian business, "Bunny, Bubbles, and Beulah's Beautiful Bonnets" run by the bears of the same name from Country Bear Jamboree.[3] In the marketplace is a shop called Twenty Eight and Main with mounted moose antlers from "Max, Buff, & Melvin's Stuffing & Mounting Crafting Characters. Est. 1971", referencing the taxidermy animals of the same names from the Country Bear Jamboree.[4]
EPCOT[]
Disney Springs is identified as taking place within the vicinity of EPCOT. A flight-board in the market also mentions the town being connected by airline to, "Progress City", the original name for EPCOT. Along the Christmas Tree trail, there is a poster advertising the Dreamport, an EPCOT location from Journey Into Imagination (the attraction which Figment originates from).[5]
Norway Pavilion[]
Disney Springs contains various references to the mythos of Frozen (2013) including a flight-board referencing a route to Arendelle, postponed due to a cold weather storm, and posters along the Christmas tree trail for a service called, "Mittens for Kittens" coded towards the characters of Oaken and Anna.[6]
The Haunted Mansion[]
Along the Christmas Tree Trail is a poster for, "Mme. Leota's Music Lessons from Regions Beyond" referencing the undead clairvoyant Madame Leota from the Haunted Mansion.[7]
Skipper Canteen[]
Jock Lindsey and his pet snake Reggie have their toolbox left in the Skipper Canteen. The Adventureland character of the Orange Bird is also frequently referenced in Disney Springs. Jock Lindsey's hangar bar also contains references to the backstory of the Jungle Cruise, which the Skipper Canteen is based on. In the marketplace, there is mention of the town connecting to Harambe, the fictional Harambe village from Disney's Animal Kingdom which is also referenced in the Skipper Canteen.
Tomorrowland[]
A flight-board in the market identifies Tomorrowland and Disney Springs as being connected by airline.[8]
The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror[]
Different Disney Spring establishments have references to the film The Rocketeer (1991), including memorabilia from the fictional South Seas Club appearing in Jock Lindsey's Bar. This club was also performed in by the Silver Lake Sisters, three characters from the Tower of Terror franchise. Along the Christmas Tree Trail is a poster for Lock 'n' Roll Parking Systems and Super-Stretch limos from the Tower of Terror's sister-attraction, the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster starring Aerosmith.[9]
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ https://www.mousesteps.com/2015/09/23/jock-lindsey-s-hangar-bar-opens-at-disney-springs-food-drink-review-detailed-tour/
- ↑ https://insidethemagic.net/2015/09/jock-lindseys-hangar-bar-opens-at-walt-disney-world-inspired-by-indiana-jones-packed-with-movie-nods-to-star-wars-pixar-and-more/
- ↑ https://allears.net/2019/11/09/check-out-the-2019-christmas-tree-trail-posters/
- ↑ http://www.fromscreentotheme.com/FunFindFridayMarketplaceCoOp1.aspx
- ↑ https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2019/12/04/deck-your-halls-with-the-adorable-christmas-tree-trail-posters-in-disney-springs/
- ↑ https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2019/11/09/photos-the-disney-springs-christmas-tree-trail-is-open-and-its-got-food-come-tour-with-us/
- ↑ https://www.disneyfoodblog.com/2019/11/09/photos-the-disney-springs-christmas-tree-trail-is-open-and-its-got-food-come-tour-with-us/
- ↑ http://www.mainstgazette.com/2017/10/gate-change.html
- ↑ https://allears.net/2019/12/04/deck-your-halls-with-disney-springs-christmas-tree-trail-posters/