sbkline
Well-Known Member
I recently purchased a book at a nearby Antique Store simply titled "Walt Disney World". It's a green, hardback book with info on WDW as it existed at the time. I looked for a year, but couldn't find one. However, it is obviously from the early 80's since Epcot was EPCOT Center and it and MK are the only parks mentioned in the book. No mention of Grand Floridian...only the Contemporary, Polynesian and Ft Wilderness.
Anwyay to the topic of the thread...there is a place called "Walt Disney Resort Village" which looks (both in description and in the pictures) similar to the current Downtown Disney. So would I be correct to assume that this was basically an early incarnation of DTD? It mentions Tree House Villas, Club Lake Villas and Vacation Villas.
When I see the name "Tree House Villas", I can't help thinking of what I saw on my left as I took the boat from POR to DTD in April. Are those remnants of the Treehouse Villas?
Lastly, in one of the pictures, it shows a casino style boat along the shoreline, called the "Empress Lilley". It looks very similar to what is now Fultan's Crab House at DTD. Is it the same boat?
Anwyay to the topic of the thread...there is a place called "Walt Disney Resort Village" which looks (both in description and in the pictures) similar to the current Downtown Disney. So would I be correct to assume that this was basically an early incarnation of DTD? It mentions Tree House Villas, Club Lake Villas and Vacation Villas.
When I see the name "Tree House Villas", I can't help thinking of what I saw on my left as I took the boat from POR to DTD in April. Are those remnants of the Treehouse Villas?
Lastly, in one of the pictures, it shows a casino style boat along the shoreline, called the "Empress Lilley". It looks very similar to what is now Fultan's Crab House at DTD. Is it the same boat?