PLEASANT ENVIRONMENT
 


The pleasant environment of 
Graceland Plaza 
is provided chiefly by Elvis himself. Stereo-speakers located in the ceilings and walkway covers continually play Elvis songs, although not every speaker plays the same song simultaneously: if you stand between the ticket center and the post office, you can easily hear two different songs playing at once. And you'll be assured to always hear the "Young and Beautiful" Elvis, never the disastrous concert performance of "Unchained Melody." 

Elvis music also is played continually inside all the shops and restaurants, especially in the Heartbreak Hotel Restaurant, complete with '50s pastiche decor and tabletop jukeboxes filled with Elvis songs. In some shops, walls of televisions continually play videos of Elvis's movies and concert films. 

Despite the crowds of people during International Elvis Week, THE GROUNDS REMAIN CLEAN AND FREE OF LITTER, much like an extremely nice state welcome center. 
 
 

 

HOURLY SHUTTLES TO THE GRACELAND MANSION
 
 

A steady stream of shuttle buses departs from the semicircular driveway in front of the plaza, crosses the street, and takes you directly up to the mansion. In perfect synchronicity, returning shuttle buses arrive back at the plaza. Once you disembark, you can continue shopping, touring, and eating in 
Graceland Plaza. 
 
 

A voice is heard over the speaker near the ticket booth, "Two o'clock tour number six, two o'clock tour number six now boarding the shuttle." Suddenly, many people move to a roped-off part of the sidewalk to form a line. The waiting for some is over; another shuttle bus fills, departs, and takes another load of tourists to the mansion. ALL ABOARD!
 
 
 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 

where YOUR memories live again

I don't think anyone was hurt too badly. 
The shuttle was crossing the intersection, 
and that blue car was coming down the street.
I guess the driver didn't see the light, or didn't care, 
or maybe he thought he could beat the shuttle. 
He wasn't going very fast and neither was the shuttle.
But it just didn't stop. 
So we diverted traffic. 
I've been telling them for years that we need
big warning signs up the road
cause some people act like 
Graceland's not even here.
But it is. 
They need to learn how to stop.


Bill, Graceland Security
(Personal Interview, August 14, 1992)

 
 
 

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