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Post #582663 by TikiTomD on Thu, Mar 31, 2011 6:39 AM

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In the space program boom-and-bust cycles, local businesses had to attract customers in a variety of ways in order to survive the lulls between launches. Here is one such way that the Moon Islander approached it (all articles below are from Florida Today archives)...

September 23, 1969

Expressing the anticipation of more business with coming attractions...

April 30, 1968






When Walt Disney World first opened near Orlando on October 1, 1971, many businesses including the Moon Islander had high hopes that the Magic Kingdom would bring new customers, even to the coastal towns...

October 2, 1971





The Moon Islander was an attractive location for club meetings, and apparently enjoyed a steady business in that regard from its original opening; many of these clubs were associated with aerospace companies...

April 25, 1968

May 3, 1968

August 15, 1968

April 15, 1969

May 20, 1970

October 4, 1970

July 17, 1976

February 28, 1978

March 8, 1978 (note the reference to Wayne Coomb's Mai Tiki Gallery)