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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

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.

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And play with.

And there was a disco room with a light-up floor. (via facebook.com/mysteryfunhouse)

You could boogie with the wizard on the dancefloor. (via floridamemory.com)

You could get your handwriting analyzed. (image via floridamemory.com)

Some dolls on display. (via floridamemory.com)

And there was this dragon guarding the Forest Room. (image via facebook.com/mysteryfunhouse)

A creeptastic exhibit, fun for the whole family. (image via floridamemory.com)

Two movies filmed scenes at the Mystery Fun House -- one was 'Parenthood,' the other was 'Night Terror,' which starred Mo Rogers and Grandpa Al Lewis (of 'Munsters' fame). (image via bigfloridacountry.com)

This image released by Magnolia Pictures shows David Siegel, left, and Jackie Siegel, subjects of the documentary "The Queen of Versailles." (AP Photo/Magnolia Pictures, Lauren Greenfield)

Jack Spangler, vice president of Central Florida Investments, said Mystery Fun House had grown "stale." The company wanted $6 million for the place.

They never got it, though. It eventually became a welcome center for Westgate Resorts, the time-share company that made Siegel a multimillionaire. Siegel also attempted to build the most expensive mansion in all of Florida – which was never completed and is now also up for sale.

The magician no longer greets visitors at the entrance.

The parking lot is a vast expanse of hot concrete with little activity.

Photos from the Orange County Property Appraiser's office show that it's just a shadow of its former self.

The county appraises the property at around $1.5 million. It's still owned by Central Florida Investments.

There are rumors circulating that Mystery Fun House might be put up for sale again soon, though nobody seems to have any concrete information and we didn't find any real estate listings for that address.