Sunshine Pavilion

Sunshine Pavilion Adventureland attraction in Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney World; opened October 1, 1971. Originally sponsored by the Florida Citrus Growers. Also known as Tropical Serenade and The Enchanted Tiki Birds. The Florida equivalent of the Enchanted Tiki Room at Disneyland. It closed on September 1, 1997, for extensive renovations to the show, …

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Summer Magic (film)

Summer Magic (film) Based on the novel Mother Carey’s Chickens by Kate Douglas Wiggin, which has become an American classic, the film tells the story of how the recently widowed Margaret Carey and her brood of three lively children, Nancy, Peter, and Gilly, left almost penniless when her late husband’s investments prove worthless, leave their …

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Summer of Sam (film)

Summer of Sam (film) During the summer of 1977, the serial killer dubbed the Son of Sam begins terrorizing New York City. With the media playing an integral role in creating mass fear and paranoia, the whole city becomes a hotbed of trepidation and panic. As the vicious murderer, preying on young women, stalks his …

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Summer of the Monkeys (film)

Summer of the Monkeys (film) Non-Disney film from Edge Productions released on video on December 18, 1998, as “Disney’s Summer of the Monkeys” by Walt Disney Home Video. A 12-year-old boy tries to capture four runaway circus chimps for the reward money. Directed by Michael Anderson. Stars Michael Ontkean (John Lee), Leslie Hope (Sara Lee), …

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Sun Bank Building

Sun Bank Building See Lake Buena Vista Office Plaza.

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Sun Wheel

Sun Wheel Ferris wheel attraction at Paradise Pier at Disney California Adventure; opened February 8, 2001. Huge A-frame struts hold a giant, 168-feet-in-diameter wheel that takes passengers for a ride in gondolas, some just swinging but others zigzagging toward the hub in a perpetual state of centrifugal excitement. It closed on October 13, 2008, to …

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Suited for the Sea (film)

Suited for the Sea (film) The evolution of dive suit technology, from the early diving bell to the Deep Rover, for The Living Seas, Epcot; opened on January 15, 1986.

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Sullivan, Bill (“Sully”)

Sullivan, Bill (“Sully”) He joined the staff at Disneyland in 1955, progressing from ticket taker to ride operator to operations supervisor. He assisted in the pageantry for the 1960 Olympic Winter Games in Squaw Valley and the Disney attractions for the New York World’s Fair in 1964. Sullivan relocated to Florida to help open Walt …

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