{"id":5170,"date":"2012-04-07T18:12:52","date_gmt":"2012-04-08T00:12:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/?p=5170"},"modified":"2024-09-16T14:14:12","modified_gmt":"2024-09-16T18:14:12","slug":"rip-disney-aaa-welcome-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/disney-thoughts\/rip-disney-aaa-welcome-center\/","title":{"rendered":"RIP Disney World AAA Welcome Center"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"The_Disney_World_AAA_Welcome_Center_used_to_be_located_in_Ocala_Florida\"><\/span>The Disney World AAA Welcome Center used to be located in Ocala Florida.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>It&#8217;s been closed now for almost 6 years. Shortly after I started this blog I wrote a piece on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/disney-thoughts\/a-trip-down-memory-lane-aka-interstate-75\/\">Disney&#8217;s slow withdrawal from outdoor advertising<\/a>.<\/p><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/disney-thoughts\/rip-disney-aaa-welcome-center\/#The_Disney_World_AAA_Welcome_Center_used_to_be_located_in_Ocala_Florida\" >The Disney World AAA Welcome Center used to be located in Ocala Florida.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/disney-thoughts\/rip-disney-aaa-welcome-center\/#RIP_Disney_AAA_Welcome_Center\" >RIP Disney AAA Welcome Center<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>Disney&#8217;s outdoor advertising once was comprised of a huge amount of billboards reaching almost to the northern Florida border, the Disney AAA Welcome Center, and even an AM radio station.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Florida-Welcome-Center-Entrance.jpg\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19612\" src=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Florida-Welcome-Center-Entrance.jpg\" alt=\"RIP Disney World AAA Welcome Center\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Florida-Welcome-Center-Entrance.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Florida-Welcome-Center-Entrance-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Florida-Welcome-Center-Entrance-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/Disney-World-Ocala-Florida-Welcome-Center-Entrance-768x576.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Welcome Center was a joint venture between Disney and the Automobile Association of America (AAA). Those traveling to WDW via car could stop there to get information, make reservations, buy park tickets and Disney Merchandise. They even had a small theatre playing WDW information films.<\/p>\n<p>After Disney closed the Welcome Center it went through several different tenants over the years. The most recent occupant didn&#8217;t even put up a sign. There were just a few cars parked in the lot.<\/p>\n<h2><!--more--><\/h2>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"RIP_Disney_AAA_Welcome_Center\"><\/span>RIP Disney AAA Welcome Center<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Disney-Welcome-Center-Now-Gone.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5192\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5192\" title=\"Disney-Welcome-Center-Now-Gone\" src=\"http:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Disney-Welcome-Center-Now-Gone.jpg\" alt=\"Disney Welcome Center Now Gone\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Disney-Welcome-Center-Now-Gone.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Disney-Welcome-Center-Now-Gone-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/Disney-Welcome-Center-Now-Gone-507x380.jpg 507w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Well I was in central Florida the past few days for (surprisingly) non-Disney related stuff and as I drove by exit 350 on Interstate 75 I could see they&#8217;d torn the old Welcome Center building down.<\/p>\n<p>Even after Disney closed it the building was used by other companies.<\/p>\n<p>I stopped on the way home to snap some pics and thought I&#8217;d post this memorial.<\/p>\n<p>Check out more pictures of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/walt-disney-world\/walt-disney-worlds-welcome-center-located-in-ocala-florida\/\">Disney Welcome Center during it&#8217;s heyday<\/a> and my post on <a href=\"http:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/blog\/disney-thoughts\/a-trip-down-memory-lane-aka-interstate-75\/\">Disney&#8217;s outdoor advertising<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/RIP-Ocala-Welcome-Center.jpg\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-5193\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-5193\" title=\"RIP-Ocala-Welcome-Center\" src=\"http:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/RIP-Ocala-Welcome-Center.jpg\" alt=\"RIP Ocala Welcome Center\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/RIP-Ocala-Welcome-Center.jpg 540w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/RIP-Ocala-Welcome-Center-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.militarydisneytips.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/04\/RIP-Ocala-Welcome-Center-507x380.jpg 507w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>A Hampton Inns and Suites now sits where the Welcome\u00a0Center\u00a0was.<\/p>\n\n<div id=\"milit-2175077123\" class=\"milit-after-content milit-entity-placement\"><br>\r\n<div align=\"center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/ncp\/payment\/4V6YWP2M2DNAU\">Send Steve a Tip<\/a><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Disney World AAA Welcome Center used to be located in Ocala Florida. It&#8217;s been closed now for almost 6 years. Shortly after I started this blog I wrote a piece on Disney&#8217;s slow withdrawal from outdoor advertising. 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