We’ve reached the final pin from the Windows of Main Street pin series I haven’t reviewed. As with most of the people in this series, it honors a Disney Legend I wasn’t familiar with, but I enjoyed getting to learn a little bit more about William Sullivan.
Bill “Sully” Sullivan started out at Disneyland in 1955. He was only 19 when he applied, just days after the park opened. He started out as a ticket taker for the Jungle Cruise, but he quickly moved up, helping Disney with the pageantry surrounding the 1960 winter Olympics and the movie premier of Mary Poppins. By the time the company was getting ready to open the Magic Kingdom in Florida, he moved there and eventually became the president of the Magic Kingdom before he retired.
Obviously, his biggest connection is to the parks themselves. As a result, they themed his window around his start at Disney. This window is for Sully’s Safaris. The rest of the window reads “Guide service. Bill Sullivan, Chief Guide.” This pin is a good representation of the window at the Magic Kingdom in Florida. Since he was president of that park, it makes perfect sense his window would be there, right? You’ll find it above the ice cream shop.
The safari theme continues with the hidden insides to this pin. The window slides up to reveal Mickey. He’s dressed like a guide for the Jungle Cruise, and he’s in one of the boats. Since I love that attraction, I definitely like having that picture. Mickey is the only character who was repeated in the pin series, but he’s Mickey. That’s perfectly fine.
Unfortunately, the writing on the window is a little small. It’s only on the bottom part of the window, which is exactly how it is in the park. But that makes it small. Either that, or I really need to check my eyes and maybe get some glasses. Either way, the writing is darker than in some of the pins in the series. You can still see Mickey through the semi-opaque glass of the window, but it isn’t impossible to read.
My complaint actually comes with sliding the pane up and down. It doesn’t slide smoothly but instead sticks out to one side or the other, so you have to really fight it.
That aside, this is another fun pin. I realize they won’t appeal to everyone, but DisNerds will geek out over getting to own a little representation of Disney history.
These are cute!
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