Stupid oldtime question but

[picantel]

The shooting gallery that is located in frontierland. I could swear it used to be located at the bottom of the comtempory before the large game room was put in. I went back in the mid 80s and could never get there again until 2003 and of course things changed. My wife says it was never there but I remember in the back of my mind playing it while it was also near some counter service that had these grape drinks with a silver peeloff lid. Anyone know?

 

[MAGICinMYHEART]

The shooting gallery that is located in frontierland, has been there forever...was there back in the early 70s when I made my first trip.

Frontierland, circa 1971

So what was Magic Kingdom's Frontierland like when it opened more than 30 years ago???

Frontierland was the place to relive the history of the Old West from the 1800s, from the keel boats of the Ohio River Valley to the canoes of the Missouri, to the Santa Fe Trail, whose motif could be seen in the restaurants and shops.

The attractions open in Frontierland in 1971 included the Frontierland Shootin' Gallery, Country Bear Jamboree, Mike Fink Keel Boats, and Davy Crockett's Canoes. The Shootin' Gallery, constructed by MacGlashan Enterprises, sported semi-automatic rifles that fired 16 rounds. It was estimated in early briefing materials that various gallery items would be repainted daily, requiring more than 2,000 gallons of paint per year.

But I'm sure that there may have been something simular at the CR because they didn't have all the video games back then in the arcade.

Hope this helps.

Oh, and welcome to the DIS Boards.

 

[JPN4265]

Originally posted by picantel
The shooting gallery that is located in frontierland. I could swear it used to be located at the bottom of the comtempory before the large game room was put in. I went back in the mid 80s and could never get there again until 2003 and of course things changed. My wife says it was never there but I remember in the back of my mind playing it while it was also near some counter service that had these grape drinks with a silver peeloff lid. Anyone know?

Both are (were) different. The shooting gallery at frontierland has been their for as long as I can remember (1978). The Comtempory did have a great arcade in the basement many years ago. The shooting gallery was the highlight of the game room. I don't know why they took it out, but its never been the same since.

 

[picantel]

So basically you are saying there were 2 shooting galleries? IF so then I thought I remembered it.

 

[WoodysRoundup]

Yes, there were most definitely the two shooting galleries. The one in the game room at CR was awesome. I also don't know why they took it out.