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Button commemorating the opening of The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh ride at Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom in June 1999.
Features Winnie the Pooh, Eeyore, Piglet and Tigger around a stretched out scroll. Text on the scroll includes the ride name plus "Walt Disney Imagineering, Premiering June 1999." Piglet, Pooh and Eeyore are along the top of the pin; Tigger is upside-down at the bottom of the pin and looks up at the other characters. Pooh's hunny jar drips honey down the scroll. Eeyore's tail is pinned to the upper right corner of the scroll. (c) Disney is near the lower right corner of the scroll. There is a bee between Eeyore and Pooh.
Acquired via auction, button was accompanied by a 4 7/8" wide x 6 1/4" high Walt Disney Imagineering Preview Access pass on a string lanyard that includes "Premiering in the Magic Kingdom, May 28, 1999." In addition to the characters listed above, Kanga, Roo, Rabbit, and Owl are on the pass.
Size: 3 5/8" wide x 2 5/8" high
Design on front of button is similar to pins 5448, 20918, and 61648.
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