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Princess Diana exhibit coming to Downtown Disney next month
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Downtown Disney will open an exhibition centered on the life and legacy of Princess Diana in early July, filling the vacancy left by Virgin Megastore when it shut its doors on May 12.
"Diana - The People's Princess" will open next door to the DisneyQuest indoor theme park in early July and run until November 30. The opening date is not yet known at this time.
As first speculated by Orlando Theme Parks Examiner Barb Nefer, Disney signed an agreement with Maureen Rorech Dunkel, founder of the People's Princess Charitable Foundation Inc., to display 14 dresses she purchased from a June 1997 Christie's auction where 79 of Diana's dresses were auctioned for charity in what was called the "Sale of the Century". Ultimately, Diana died two months later in a car crash in Paris on August 31, 1997.
"Diana - The People's Princess" will be one of the largest collections of royal dresses and rare, authentic royal artifacts in America, including five dresses worn by the Princess of Wales rarely exhibited for public viewing.
The exhibit is said to include a Royal Doulton figurine of Diana in an exact replica of her wedding dress, the black velvet V-neck designed by Bruce Oldfield worn by Diana for her 1985 official portrait and a three-foot doll of Diana as a child created in tribute to Diana by the Great American Doll Company in 1998.
General admission for the exhibit is $14.50; children between the ages of 3 and 9 are admitted for $5. "Diana - The People's Princess" is open daily from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. beginning early July and ending November 30.
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