Disney Springs is a fictional town which serves as the setting for Disney Springs in Walt Disney World Resort.
Background[]
History[]
The town of Disney Springs is located in the Orange County of Central Florida, nearby Lake Buena Vista and Celebration. The town was established in the year 1850 around the settlement's titular springs though it seemingly originally was simply known as Springs, Florida. The springs themselves were originally discovered by a cattle-rancher of the Sinclair family who created the town's slogan, "Disney Springs: The Source of Inspiration". Much of the town's original architecture was Spanish in influence.
The history behind the Disney naming of the springs is unknown. It is known that around 1888 Disney Springs was visited by Elias and Flora Call Disney on their honeymoon. This couple went on to be the parents of Walt Disney who they often told stories of the sleepy town. Also in the 19th century, a man named Jonathan Lindwurm built an arcane book-store called Lindwurm Booksellers in what would become the town's landing.
In 1901, a large power-plant was constructed in the town. By the 1920s, the town was expanding which resulted in the original, Spanish portion of the town being renovated to become, "Town Centre". A railway was created near the neighbourhood overlooking the springs that became known as, "The Landing". During American Prohibition, bootleggers created tunnels underneath of the Disney Springs landing to transport illegal liquor. Also in the '20s, the power-plant was turned into a steampunk-themed restaurant known as, "The Edison".
In the 1930s, the town's population and business began to significantly increase. This in turn lead to the creation of the Disney Springs marketplace neighbourhood which was constructed with, "American style craftsmanship". In 1933, the meat oriented dining-service of B.B. Wolf's Sausage Co. was established in the market. During this time, Walt Disney chose to establish outposts for the Walt Disney Company in the sleepy town. An animation-studio was created in the marketplace which many notable animators such as Marc Davis were sent to to avoid the business of California.
Walt Disney was also connected to the Twenty Eight & Main men's apparel store in the marketplace, a business started in 1928. Many notable Disney products throughout the 20th century were also created in the Disney Springs animation studio. Due to the magic channeled by the animators of the studio, the studio itself hosted magical properties. Most notably, the pixie Tinker Bell from the realm of Neverland made herself a home in the studio where she would remain for decades to come.
In 1938, Disney Springs was visited by adventuring archaeologist Indiana Jones and his aviator Jock Lindsey aboard Lindsey's plane the UBF-2. Indiana and Jock were on a mission to find the legendary Fountain of Youth in Florida when they crash-landed in Disney Springs. The two stayed in the town for a brief period during which time Jock and his pet Reggie fell in-love with the location though wished it had better drinking establishments.
In the January of 1948, Jock Lindsey returned to Disney Springs and built an airplane hangar at 1138 Seaton Avenue. From this hangar, Jock provided the town with the service of Jock Lindsey's "Air Tours". Prior-to or during Jock's retirement in the springs, Jock had become a member of the colonial gentleman's club known as the Society of Explorers and Adventurers whom he often hosted along with their splinter-faction The Adventurers Club in his hangar.
In the year 1950, Disney Springs was expanded with the neighbourhood of, "West Side" for the Springs Grand Centennial Expo. This neighbourhood functioned as a sort of innovative, "World's Fair". Features of this new neighbourhood included hot-air balloons, a permanent circus-tent, circus performers, and refreshments from the Glowing Oak Restaurant, a restaurant made by the ranching family which originally settled in the Springs.
In 1955, Jock briefly disappeared to do mysterious business for the US navy that resulted in him bringing a diving-bell back to the springs. That same year, Jock was assisted by Adventurers Club members such as Hathaway Browne, Otis T. Wren and Samantha Sterling in turning his hangar into, "Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar". Notable guests of this bar included the likes of Howard Hughes, Howard Stark of Stark Industries, aviatrix Pancho Barnes, Indiana Jones, Charles Lindbergh, Theron S., Marion Ravenwood, Sallah Mohamed Faisel el-Kahir and a painter named B. Ricci who created a portrait of Jock for the bar.
In the 1960s, much of the town's economy was assisted by different citrus-brands established in Orange County. The bird known as the Orange Bird became a sort of mascot in the town which promoted citrus industries such as Orange Bird brand citrus. Also in the 1960s, Walt Disney chose to create his Florida Project on the outskirts of Disney Springs. It is known that this would lead to the creation of Disney establishments such as EPCOT and Disney's Grand Floridian Resort and Spa being established in close proximity to the town of Disney Springs.
Around the 21st century, the town of Disney Springs opened itself up to visitors of the late Walt Disney's Florida Project. By the 2010s, the organization known as the Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division or SHIELD had established an outpost in the neighbourhood of West Side. This outpost was supplied by Stark Industries and was used to monitor super-heroes and super-villains. Other notable residents of the Springs' marketplace during this era included the Fairy Godmother who ran an enchanted boutique in the marketplace, a candy-company run by Goofy (after being given a doctorate in candy by Walt), and the Dress Shop on Cherry Tree Lane which is inferred to have been run by the Banks family with some connection to Mary Poppins whose umbrella decorated the entrance.
Points of interest[]
Assorted[]
- The Springs:
The Landing[]
The Market-Place[]
The Market-Place was created in the 1930s.
Town Centre[]
Town Centre was a Spanish-architecture neighbourhood created from the original town of Disney Springs in the 1920s.
West-Side[]
West-Side was a division of the town created in the 1950s.
Appearances[]
Disney Springs[]
Disney Springs is the setting for this district of Walt Disney World. It is themed to being a town geographically located adjacent to the Walt Disney World Resort and which has a shared history with the resort.
Trivia[]
- An arrivals and departure board in the market-place lists a variety of locations which Disney Springs is connected to by airline. These different locations have different connections to Disney including.
- Some of these locations are real-world establishments of the Walt Disney Company.
- Anaheim, California- the location of Disneyland.
- Tokyo, Japan where Tokyo Disneyland is located.
- Lantau Island in Hong Kong which holds Hong Kong Disneyland.
- The Pudong district of Shanghai which holds Shanghai Disneyland.
- Progress City, the working name used by Walt Disney for EPCOT.
- Marne-la-Vallee, France which holds Disneyland Paris.
- Bay Lake, the location of Walt Disney World.
- Gorda Cay which is the location of Castaway Cay.
- Ko Olinia, the location of Aulani.
- Hilton Head which is the location of Disney’s Hilton Head Island Resort.
- Vero Beach which holds Disney’s Vero Beach Resort.
- Lake Buena Vista, Florida where Walt Disney World is located.
- Other locations connected to Disney Springs include destinations such as:
- Agrabah from Aladdin.
- Andalasia from Enchanted.
- Arendelle from Frozen.
- Duckburg, a Mickey Mouse universe location best known as the setting of DuckTales.
- The Enchanted Forest from Once Upon a Time.
- Harambe from Disney's Animal Kingdom.
- Kuzcotopia from The Emperor's New Groove.
- Neverland from Peter Pan.
- Passamaquody from Pete's Dragon.
- San Fransokyo from Big Hero 6.
- Sherwood Forest, a real-world forest which is the setting for much of Robin Hood.
- Tomorrowland, the setting of the Disneyland area of the same name.
- Toontown from Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
- Tortuga, a real-life island featured in the Pirates of the Caribbean films.
- Wonderland from Alice in Wonderland.
- The Disney Springs Christmas Tree Trail further references the town's airlines connecting to Agrabah and Neverland. One travel poster is for the, "Second Star to the Right Travel Agency" while another is for, "Red Carpet Airlines". The latter of these posters shows Agrabah as a travel destination with Genie as a stewardess and the Magic Carpet flying behind them.
- Some of these locations are real-world establishments of the Walt Disney Company.
- An assortment of tributes to the Pleasure Island section of Downtown Disney which predated Disney Springs can be found throughout Disney Springs.
- In The Edison is a cocktail named, "Samantha Sterling".
- In the Boathouse restaurant is a carving of the Empress Lilly.
- In Jock Lindsey's Hangar Bar are photographs of the Adventurers Club assisting Jock in opening up his bar. Additionally, Samantha Sterling's passport, the statue of Babylonia and an ice-box listed as being a product of the, " Yakoose Ice Co. Est. 1938" all appear in the bar.
- Assorted paraphernalia dedicated to the Adventurers Club appears on shelves in the shop Twenty Eight & Main.
- Due to the town's connection to the Florida citrus industry, there are multiple allusions to the Sunshine Tree Terrace and Orange Bird throughout the town.
- Outside of Erin McKenna’s Bakery is a mural of the Orange Bird.
- Advertisements for, "Orange Bird Brand" citrus of, " Sunshine Tree Citrus Groves of Orange County" decorates the outside of Dockside Margaritas.
- A figurine of the Orange Bird decorates a shelf in Twenty Eight & Main.
- Aristocrepes has theming towards the AristoCats and BB Wolf's Sausage Co. has theming towards the Three Little Pigs.
- Several posters and flyers along the Disney Springs Christmas Tree Trail reference different Disney entities having businesses/relations to the town. This includes:
- Posters from the Dino Institute with pasted over messages from Dr. Grant Seeker asking residents for help in locating Aladar behind Dr. Marsh's back.
- Advertisements from the Lock 'n' Roll Parking Systems which make reference to super-stretch limos, both from the Rock 'n' Roller Coaster starring Aerosmith.
- An advertisement for the Main Street Cinema of Main Street, U.S.A. which shows Donald and Daisy Duck attending the theatre.
- An ad for, "Bewitching Bayou Beignets" alluding to Princess Tiana, her restaurant, and the bayou of New Orleans. Another poster is for the, "Bug & Gator Jazz Festival" which has the silhouettes of Louis and Ray and references Tiana.
- A poster for "Mme. Leota's Music Lessons from Regions Beyond" referencing the Haunted Mansion. The posters asks clients to bring their death certificates, alluding to Little Leota from the same attraction.
- Adds for a, "Blowout Ice Sale" and, "Mittens for kittens" both of which reference Oaken from Frozen. Another is for an ice-cutting company founded in 2013 which references Kristoff.
- A poster for, "Bunny, Bubbles, and Beulah's Beautiful Bonnets" referencing the Country Bear Jamboree.
- Retta's Dressmakers with an image of Cinderella's mother's dress and which is named for Disney Legend Retta Scott. Another poster is for the Stroke of Midnight Carriage Repair service with an image of Cinderella's carriage. Another flyer is for the, "Found" glass slipper of Cinderella and a poster also showing the slipper as a unique Christmas gift. All of these could be connected to the Fairy Godmother living in Disney Springs.
- A gym which has Mushu from Mulan as their logo and which quotes the song, "I'll make a man out of you" in its flyer. Mushu also appears on a poster for "Ancestor approved" fire-works.
- An advertisement for the Imagination! Pavilion's Dreamport from Journey Into Imagination complete with an image and reference to the Rainbow Corridor.
- A restaurant advertising their food, "The Grey Stuff" with, "The Grey Stuff" from Beauty and the Beast pictured.
- A poster for Red Carpet Airlines which transports guests to Agrabah and shows the Genie as a slim, blonde stewardess.
- An advertisement for the, "Pride Rock music festival" referencing the Lion King. This poster mentions the meerkats singing, "Digga Tunnah" from Lion King 1 1/2 and mentions the hyenas.
- A poster for a business called, "Whosits and Whatsits Antiques & Oddities" which has pictures of Ariel's music-box, dinglehopper and snarflblatt.
- Flyers for Litwak's Arcade from Wreck it Ralph, now with wi-fi.
- Second Star to the Right Travel Agency referencing Peter Pan.
- Ads for "The Crafty Villain" referencing the Disney Villains franchise.
- There is a living-statue of Mary Poppins along the trail. There are also posters for an umbrella repair shop which further reference Poppins' character.
- One poster is for Pig and Frog Candies, alluding to Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy from the Muppets. Nearby is a poster advertising the Riverbottom Holiday Music Festival which is to be attended by Dr. Teeth's band Electric Mayhem. This poster also mentions the festival hosting the Frogtown Hollow Jubilee Jugband and Riverbottom Nightmare Band, referencing Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas.
- There is a flyer for 101 missing Dalmatian puppies, referencing Cruella De Vil's dog-napping in 101 Dalmatians. An additional flyer is for a hot-dog company founded in 1961 which has, "101 toppings" and Dalmatian pattern designs.
- A flyer for Seven Wise Guys apple farm est. 1937 references Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
- A poster featuring Baloo from the Jungle Book advertises the, "Dress Bear Necessity Shop".
- A flyer for Wondrous Deserts features food from Wonderland on it.
- The poster for, "Pan & Clippers Barber Shop est. 2010" references Tangled.
- A poster for an archery-contest references Robin Hood.
- There is a poster advertising a circus featuring performances of flying-elephants, alluding to Dumbo.
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