Pin 42516: WDW - Dave Smith Collection (Magic Kingdom Opens)

Class:	Disney Pins
Origin:	Walt Disney World
Type:	Public
Limited Edition:	2000 Pins
SKU Number:	10904073
Original Price:	$10.95
Released:	November 5, 2005
Retired:
Members Trading:	10
Members Wanting:	73
Dave Smith, director of the Walt Disney Company Archives and long-time Disney Historian, has selected the top 20 moments in Disney Theme Park History. This pin celebrates the first Disney Theme Park in Florida - the Magic Kingdom® Park. This Limited Edition pin features Mickey Mouse sitting on a bench in the Magic Kingdom® Park. The yellow balloon next to Mickey is "free-d" - Fastened Rubber Element on a pin for Extra Dimension. The "Dave Smith Medallion" is a pin-on-pin. Martha Widener from Disney Design Group created the artwork for this pin. It is #7 out of 20 in the Dave Smith collection. A blue Cinderella castle is in the background. There are also smaller colored Mickey head ballons that are not free-D. Tinker Bell is on the golden Mickey head medallion in the lower left corner. Red flags fly from the castle towers. Dave says, "The Magic Kingdom® Park at Walt Disney World® Resort opened in Florida on October 1, 1971."