Bring a piece of Disney Parks history to your collection with this lot of 8 vintage Disney matchbooks, all originally distributed at various Disneyland and Walt Disney World locations. These matchbooks are becoming increasingly hard to find—especially unused—and showcase classic branding from the 1970s–1980s era of Disney resort and theme park design.
This is an excellent curated group for collectors of Disney ephemera, park history, tobacco-era collectibles, or vintage travel souvenirs.
(2) Blue Sleeping Beauty Castle matchbooks, classic white starburst design
Iconic Disneyland typeface and artwork
(2) Silver foil matchbooks with black silhouette foliage design
Rare resort-area branding used in the early years of WDW (1970s–1980s)
(1) Gold & brown metallic matchbook — limited distribution
(1) PRO-AM National Team Championship matchbook (Mickey ears golf logo)
Both are highly collectible among Disney golf history fans
(1) EPCOT Center logo matchbook with purple stripes
Features the original 1982 EPCOT Center graphic and branding
Stunning purple-tip matches inside
Early EPCOT ephemera has become significantly more collectible in recent years
Disney no longer produces branded matchbooks, making authentic park-issued sets like these increasingly rare. These matchbooks capture the early identity of the parks:
EPCOT Center’s opening-era design
Lake Buena Vista resort branding from WDW’s early days
Disneyland’s classic castle logo, unchanged for decades
WDW Golf Resort, a short-lived resort name now retired
Vintage matchbooks have become especially popular for:
✔ Disney collectors
✔ Ephemera & paper collectors
✔ Bar décor & retro display pieces
✔ Shadow box / memorabilia wall projects
✔ Fans of vintage travel souvenirs