Pooh's Playful Spot: Extinct Disney Parks Tribute

Extinct Disney Tribute

Piglet in Pooh's Playful Spot Magic Kingdom Disney World

Disney has created a variety of play areas for young children over the years, but few as intensely themed as Pooh's Playful Spot.

Pooh's Playful Spot Play Area Magic Kingdom Disney World

Located in the former location of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, this was a small play area recreating a section of the 100 Acre Woods.

Mr Sanders Tree Pooh's Playful Spot Magic Kingdom Disney World

Located just outside The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh attraction, it was the perfect fit for its location, and was one of the best-themed sections of the Fantasyland section of the Magic Kingdom at the time.

Pooh's Thotful Spot Magic Kingdom Disney World

The area surrounding the play area is filled with various signs and props that would fit right in among Pooh and his friends.

The Hunny Tree Sign Pooh's Playful Spot Magic Kingdom

Some of these signs point towards locations you could actually find within the section, including various trees and houses of Pooh characters.

No Bouncing From Rabbit Sign Pooh Play Area Disney World

Other signs are merely messages left by the characters you could explore.

Pooh's Playful Spot Slide Magic Kingdom

This incredily themed area held various slides and houses for small children to explore, all made of logs, crates, and other items you could imagine finding inside the land of Christopher Robin's childhood days.

Mr. Sanders Treehouse Winnie The Pooh Play Area Magic Kingdom Disney World

The biggest building in the land for kids to explore was the home of Winnie the Pooh himself, under the name of Mr. Sanders.

Eeyore's Gloomy Place Pooh's Playful Spot Magic Kingdom Disney World

This play area operated for only five years at the Magic Kingdom, a relatively small life for any attraction.

Trespassers Will Pooh's Playful Spot Magic Kingdom Disney World

It would be torn down to be replaced by Seven Dwarfs Mine Train as a part of the New Fantasyland expansion of the Magic Kingdom.

Gopher House Sign Pooh's Playful Spot Disney World

While it no longer exists, it helped inspire the current entrance facade of The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, and was one of the first examples of the immersive new style of Fantasyland that would become the norm with additions like Seven Dwarfs Mine Train and Journey of the Little Mermaid.

Hunny Pots Magic Kingdom Disney World


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