Originally Posted By libertysquare76 I was a little dissapointed on my visit last summer to discover that there are no longer attraction specific postcards on sale. I could have dreamed that they ever existed but Im quite sure that at one time there were racks of postcards outside attractions on in adjecent shops so you could take home pictures which you could never have taken inside the attractions. When did they stop doing these cards? Is it because most people now take cameras/digital equipment and just record the shows/rides? The same generic character postcards seemed to be on sale everywhere.
Originally Posted By juicer I was having a hard time finding postcards in genereal at WDW - I found place that had a pretty good selection...It was the gift shop at the International Gateway at EPCOT.
Originally Posted By -em Sadly post cards seem to be the thing of the past (though they still sell really well) though recently they've had some -though generic- neat ones I think its gone the way of diverse merchandise everywhere and I do think part is the overuse of pictures inside rides (which I am guilty of though I've only used flash once and that was accidental) -em
Originally Posted By A Happy Haunt I still have have the postcard 999Haunts sent me on my fridge..It's of the Castle at night! Thanks Haunts!
Originally Posted By jkayjs Yes they did have attraction specific postcards as I have many from years ago. I collect them as they are easy to store & bring back great visual memories. I too have been disappointed with the selection & fear as with many other things we came to expect they may be gone.
Originally Posted By FenwayGirl The resort gift shops have them. I actually still send cards to those I leave behind at home...
Originally Posted By jkayjs You know I don't think I've checked the resort gift shops. Thx FenwayGirl.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: The only post cards my sisters and I see at the parks these days are the assortment packages, where you buy a booklet of post cards which fold out and have pictures on both the front and the back. There is a fold out set for all four parks. ORWEN: The other post cards we've seen are mostly art work type things with pictures of characters or various park settings like Main Street USA and so on.
Originally Posted By libertysquare76 Thanks guys. I think I'm going to put my moan down to a case of good ol' nostalgia. I think its because I consider the atmosphere of the parks as a seperate state without the characters always having to be there. Exterior cards are well and good but the interior shots were high quality. I remember one of the Organist in the Haunted Mansion and a classic exterior of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Art views of MSUSA would be ok but again, nostlgia seems to be taking me over. Are there ebay areas where sad people like myself can relive some of their visits in the 80s and 90s I wonder?
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 The last time I had seen a good set was back in 03. They were in a book of just removeable post cards. I loved it so I bought them. I have not taken any of them out. I have them with all my other Disney stuff.
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 I love postcards. They are a great, cheap keepsake ... and they also are great at telling history (see The Nickel Tour) but WDW has been woeful for many years in this department. DL seems to have many more ... and DLP has a huge variety (or did as of my last visit in 2007) ... but at HKDL there were NONE to be had anywhere ... looked in almost every shop in the park, none at the HKDL Hotel ... finally found one set of three with the characters on them (not really that great) at the Hollywood Hotel. I know TDL still does them ... and especially for seasonal events/temp events because a certain former poster here always picks some up for me! I'm sure some numbers-cruncher in merchandise has decided that there's not enough profit in them ... But if anyone wants DCL 2008 postcards, my local outlet has them for a quarter (they aren't special!)
