Castle Candy Shoppe Revisited

Once upon a time, there was a magical little shop located deep within Sleeping Beauty Castle.....okay, maybe not so deep, but within the castle. It was called the Castle Candy Shoppe and it sold fudge pies , giant all-day suckers, chocolate bars, and delicious rock candy crystals. Then one day it closed and the space became occupied with other tenants. First it became the Castle Heraldry Shoppe, but they eventually moved across the courtyard to the former Disney Villains Shop....formerly Mickey's Christmas Chalet......formerly Merlin's Magic Shoppe. Geez, you need a score card just to keep up with the changes! After "Heraldry" moved out, an outside vendor moved in that sold weird and creepy three-dimensional portraits, that were created and contained all within a solid chunk of glass. Think Michael York in Logan's Run....his disembodied head saying, "there is NOOOOO SANCTUARY!" Well, with that shop's recent departure AND with the wonderful and welcome reopening of the Sleeping Beauty Castle Walkthrough, this space now serves as a handicap "accessible experience" for the attraction.
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The doorway located just inside the castle archway is now closed. Only the door facing the castle courtyard remains open.
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Just inside is a glass cabinet chock full 'o goodies.
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Flora, Fauna and Merryweather can be found among the treasures.
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Further into the room, guests will find a comfortable place to sit down.

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Across the way is a mirror which doubles as a movie screen. Animated footage of the walkthrough is shown on this screen.
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One of the "Sleeping Beauty" books from the attraction is on display below the screen.
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A tapestry and a mural depicting forest scenes are also on display in the room. The mural below appears to be inspired by artist Eyvind Earle who worked on both the film and the original walkthrough that opened at Disneyland in 1957.
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I must say that I still miss the Castle Candy Shoppe, but this "accessible experience" is something that was definitely needed for those guests that are unable to ascend the many stairways of the castle. Also, the air conditioning in this space feels WONDERFUL....especially this time of year!

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Fudge Pies and Frozen Bananas!

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Today we have another candy wrapper from Disneyland circa the late seventies/early eighties. This cellophane wrapper contained a small aluminum "pie tin" filled with chocolate fudge. Like the candy bar wrappers from my last post, the Fudge Pies were also sold at the Candy Palace on Main St. and the Castle Candy Shoppe inside Sleeping Beauty Castle. The price tag is still on the back...only .55 cents! Now they would probably charge $6.95. (I'm just guessing.)
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Next, we have a paper wrapper for a Frozen Banana. This is also from the late seventies. I believe these were sold throughout the park, but for some reason I remember always buying them from an ice cream cart that sat at the entrance to Bear Country.

Here's a close-up of the print on the back of the banana wrapper.

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And just in case you want to make your own at home, here are the ingredients. Just make sure to process your cocoa first with alkali. That actually doesn't sound very healthy. Don't they put that in batteries?
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Does Disneyland still sell frozen bananas? I lost interest in them quite some time ago. They take too long to thaw and in the meantime, it always feels like you are going to break a tooth on them. During a recent trip to Tokyo Disneyland, I discovered that they sold chocolate covered banana SLICES. They thawed much quicker, which made them less frustrating to eat. I wish I had saved the wrapper for those, darn it!
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Both of the wrappers today were saved from childhood visits to the park. I remember being fascinated by the graphics on these and I wanted to take home a piece of the park that normally would not have been kept or saved. Yes, even as a kid I was thinking of stuff like that. One person's trash is another person's.........

Vintage Disneyland Candy Wrappers

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Today, we have two vintage candy bar wrappers (fronts and backs.) These were sold at Disneyland in the late seventies/early eighties at the Candy Palace on Main St. and at the Castle Candy Shoppe located inside Sleeping Beauty Castle.


The candy bars were actually wrapped in foil, and then these paper sleeves went around the outside of the foil. I saved these from a childhood visit to the park and just recently came across them.

For other vintage Disney ephemera from my collection, check out my previous posts from January 2009 on Disneyland paper cups and also, old Disneyland matchbooks.