From 1976 until 2001, Mystery Fun House was a second-tier tourist attraction that operated in the I-Drive corridor in Orlando. It was an old-school fun house, with mirror mazes and creepy dungeon rooms and monsters and magic shows, and it was wildly popular with families in the 1970s and '80s. Today, it's a Westgate Resorts/Florida Visitors Welcome Center owned by Central Florida Investments (which owns Westgate). Check out these photos from the attraction's heyday and its current state. For more info on Mystery Fun House, check out the Facebook page dedicated to keeping its memory alive or the website Big Florida Country.
Remember Orlando's Mystery Fun House? A gallery of photos from then and now.
By Orlando Weekly Staff on Wed, Jul 24, 2013 at 4:42 pm
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Who remembers Mystery Fun House, the lower-budget tourist attraction that used to be located in the I-Drive tourist corridor? There was a free trolley you could ride along I-Drive that would drop you off there. "The Wizard Awaits You!" (image via floridamemory.com)
Crazy murals were painted at the entrance. (image via facebook.com/mysteryfunhouse)
Admission was reasonably priced. (image via bigfloridacountry.com)
At some point in the attraction's history, it introduced an animatronic act, similar to the ones they had at the old ShowBiz Pizza Theaters. (image via bigfloridacountry.com)
Mystery Fun House had a rolling barrel you could crawl through. (image via floridamemory.com)
There was also a mini golf course. (via facebook.com/mysteryfunhouse.com)
Wizbang golf! (image via bigfloridacountry.com)
Lazlo was the wizard's personal handreading gypsy. He could read palms and tell fortunes. (image via floridamemory.com)
There were big lighted palms in the room. (image via facebook.com/mysteryfunhouse.com)
There was also a terrifying maze – enter if you dare! (image via bigfloridacountry.com)
These giant punching bags were part of it. (image via facebook.com/mysteryfunhouse)
It was creepy. (image via facebook.com/mysteryfunhouse)
There was only one way out, and you had to grope your way to the exit. (image via bigfloridacountry.com)
Tube slide! (image via bigfloridacountry.com)
There were a bunch of monster exhibits, too. (image via floridamemory.com)
There was a werewolf ... (image via floridamemory.com)
... and you could have your picture taken with him, while he sat safely chained next to you. (image via floridamemory.com)
This witch with her decapitated head probably scared a lot of little kids. (image via bigfloridacountry.com)
There was tons of stuff to look at.
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