During
the Disney
Decade, a program was offered where
you could purchase a hexagonal brick paver to
be placed around the Seven Seas Lagoon,
creating a walking path starting at the Magic
Kingdom and closely following the monorail
route. Obviously, there are some inlets that
would need to be crossed as well as the
holding are for the Electrical Water Pageant.
Not to mention some roads, a waterway and a
lot of marshland.
The plan never
panned out and Disney stopped halfway to the
Grand Floridian. There are bricks at the
Transportation and Ticket Center, The
Contemporary and at the Polynesian.
Depending what the letter is on the brick, it
could be in one of five places:
W: West of the Magic Kingdom towards the Grand
Floridian
E: East of the Magic Kingdom to the
Contemporary
C: The Contemporary
H: The Transportation and Ticket Center
P: The Polynesian
I don't have a confirmation if they sold them
by the Grand Floridian, yet. Nothing that I've
read points to a finished path, though. Anyone
have a paver at the Grand Floridian? (they
made it to the wedding pavilion with special
bricks within that area of the walkway.)
Two different types of pavers were sold until
the year 2000: a traditional brick paver ($85
- $125) and
larger gray ones ($250). No one really knows
why Disney stopped selling them ,but the most
prevalent thought is that it was competing
with the Leave
a Legacy program at Epcot.
Occasionally, more bricks have been sold (some
in 2007), but
they are for special occasion or sold only on
a first-come,
first-served
basis outside of the Magic Kingdom.
As a surprise, my wife bought this one for us
after our 1994 trip. The date on our
certificate is from July 31, 1996. We have
only visited it once--during our 1997 trip. It
was even signed by Roy E. Disney...or a
reasonable facsimile!
The next time you step off the monorail at the
Magic Kingdom or find yourself walking from
the TTC to the Polynesian, make sure
you take a look down.
It's all about the details!
