While it was Colonel Tom Parker who managed Elvis' career, it was Elvis' father Vernon Presley who managed his personal business. This room became a family favorite and Elvis liked it in part because it was reminiscent of Hawaii, where he enjoyed vacationing, film-making and performing.Īfter touring the Graceland Mansion, check out the other great parts of the 14-acre estate as you enter Vernon Presley’s business office. In 1974, Elvis redecorated with the current furnishings he stumbled upon at a Memphis furniture store. In the 1960s, during one of Elvis' home improvement projects, it was added to the back of the house - first as a screened in porch and then closed in as a room a few years later. This room was once the exterior access to the basement. Next, you will travel through Elvis' kitchen to his downstairs area which includes the TV room and pool room.Īs you make your way back upstairs, you can explore the famous Jungle Room with its green shagged carpets, Polynesian feel and exotically carved wood. Elements of decor you see in these rooms today span all of the Elvis eras at Graceland, but the look is primarily the late 1960s to early 1970s incarnation. Here in the foyer was often where special guests were received and shown to the living room, where they would await Elvis to greet them. Your first stop inside Graceland Mansion will be the foyer where you can view Elvis' living room, dining room, the stairways, and his mother's bedroom. Tickets are also available for purchase at the Graceland Ticket Office upon arrival. If you are in need of a specific tour time for your visit, advanced ticket purchase is encouraged. The tour of Graceland Mansion includes the living room, his parents’ bedroom, the kitchen, TV room, pool room, the famous Jungle Room, his father’s office, the newly-enhanced Trophy Building, the Racquetball Building – newly-restored to how it looked in 1977, and Meditation Garden. Unbelievable.Explore the personal side of Elvis Presley with an interactive iPad tour of Graceland Mansion, hosted by John Stamos and featuring commentary and stories by Elvis and his daughter, Lisa Marie. You will have more fun and at least they are nice and welcoming there. Well, we are definitely not coming back, so he sure doesn't have to worry. I think that person should be grateful that people are happy to stop by this Pinball Museum. Sorry, but he seemed like he was a racist too. I had a feeling he didn't like us as soon as we walked in. That's 15 mins and we figured we could play another game in that time because we are newbs! Horrible customer service. A guy told is at 10:45pm they were about to close. But at 10:58 (we were surprisingly not losing, which we had expected to since we are newbies)? Ridiculous. If we were there at 11:01pm, I can see why he would get mad. We were having a great time until he ruined it! We were gonna leave when they closed. Like, seriously? You aren't even closed yet! We are paying customers. Then he finally told us that we were rude. We were in the middle of a game and he stood behind us sighing and making shifting noises. BUT The reason for the one-star review is that the person manning the place (owner or whatever he may be) came up to us and said we were rude because we were *gasp* still there at 10:53pm.
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