Wender·Vista
DisneyQuest
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileFlorida · United States
at Disney Springs, in Lake Buena Vista, Florida

DisneyQuest

— five floors of screens that have since gone dark.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand
— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall
— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround
— a note from the studio

“DisneyQuest was Walt Disney World's experiment in indoor interactive entertainment, five floors above the shopping promenade at what is now Disney Springs. It opened in 1998 with virtual-reality rides, themed arcade halls, and the Animation Academy where guests learned to draw a Disney character in twenty minutes. The doors closed for good on July 2, 2017. The building has since been remade for other tenants, and the attraction lives only in memory and the records of people who went.

from the studio
DisneyQuest
— bring it home

DisneyQuest, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
— size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
— weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
— surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
— from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about DisneyQuest

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
— the place

DisneyQuest sat at the eastern end of Walt Disney World's shopping and dining district, in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, on what was then called Downtown Disney and is now Disney Springs. The building rose five floors above the West Side promenade, with its blue facade and bold geometric trim. The Walt Disney Company opened it in 1998 as the first of a planned chain of urban indoor attractions; a second location operated in Chicago from 1999 to 2001. The Florida site remained the only long-running DisneyQuest until its own closure.

— the year

DisneyQuest opened on June 19, 1998, and ran for nineteen years before closing on July 2, 2017. Disney announced the closure in 2015 as part of the broader transformation of Downtown Disney into Disney Springs, with the site initially slated for an NBA-themed attraction. Across its run the park layered older arcade favorites with newer Disney IP, adding and retiring attractions as technology shifted. For many central Florida families who grew up on annual passes, it was the rainy-day stop that anchored a generation of visits.

— the visit

Inside, five floors held themed zones rather than a single midway. CyberSpace Mountain let guests design a roller coaster and ride it in a motion simulator. Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for Buccaneer Gold used wraparound screens and a physical helm. The Animation Academy walked guests through drawing a single Disney character with a working studio artist. Older video and pinball machines filled the upper floors, and a small café served basic counter food. Admission ran on a single ticket, with no per-game charges.

— where
United States · Lake Buena Vista, Florida
— within
Disney Springs
— position
28.3697° N · 81.5191° W
— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
at the lake
Disney Springs
shopping district
at the lake
House of Blues Orlando
music venue
at the lake
Cirque du Soleil Orlando
theatre
5 km W
Walt Disney World Resort
resort
N
DisneyQuest
Disney Springs
House of Blues Orlando
Cirque du Soleil Orlando
Walt Disney World Resort
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about DisneyQuest — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

DisneyQuest was a five-floor indoor interactive theme park operated by The Walt Disney Company at Walt Disney World in Florida. It mixed virtual-reality rides, themed arcades, and an animation classroom on a single admission ticket.

DisneyQuest opened on June 19, 1998, and closed on July 2, 2017. It ran for just over nineteen years at the Walt Disney World location in Lake Buena Vista.

At the West Side end of what is now Disney Springs, in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, just outside Orlando. The site is part of the Walt Disney World Resort.

CyberSpace Mountain, where guests designed and rode their own coaster in a motion simulator; Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for Buccaneer Gold; the Animation Academy; and the Virtual Jungle Cruise.

Yes. A second DisneyQuest opened in Chicago in 1999 as the first of a planned national chain. It closed in 2001, leaving the Florida park as the only one.

The building was rebuilt and reopened in 2019 as The NBA Experience, which itself closed in 2020. The space at Disney Springs has been used for other tenants since.

— about the piece in your home

For a Disney World regular from the late nineties or two-thousands, the building is a specific memory. A Medium or a Coaster Set with a handwritten note from the studio carries the room well.

The DisneyQuest palette runs to bold blue and geometric trim. The piece sits well in Mid-Century Modern, Retro-Pop, and Maximalist interiors where strong colour and graphic shape are already at work.

Yes. The recent return of late-nineties and Y2K-era aesthetics has put closed-attraction memorabilia on-trend. A Large reads as a centerpiece in a media room or home bar.

A single Large reads from across the room; a 4-tile Mural fills a longer sofa wall; a 9-tile Mural anchors a media room or finished basement with the full facade.

Yes, in the Dura Satin or Matte finish. The colour lives in the ceramic surface beneath a thin glossy finish, so steam and splash do not affect it.

Microfibre cloth and water. No solvents, no abrasive pads. For installed tile, the same care as any high-quality wall tile in a kitchen or bathroom.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is from a single studio in Knoxville, Tennessee, curated by Reid Wender. No licensing, no reseller editions, no third-party reproductions.

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