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Announced attractions and facilities that were never built
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billybluenose
Member
Never-Was Land
Magic Kingdom:
There was supposed to be some sort of plateau type thing where Splash Mountain and Thunder Mountain are. It was in the promo piece in the program for $1,000,000 Duck.
Epcot:
Germany and Japan were supposed to have rides.
Magic Kingdom:
There was supposed to be some sort of plateau type thing where Splash Mountain and Thunder Mountain are. It was in the promo piece in the program for $1,000,000 Duck.
Epcot:
Germany and Japan were supposed to have rides.
CThaddeus
New Member
I was just watching a show for either the 20th or 25th for WDW and it showed concept art for both the Russia Pavilion and the Mt. Fuji for the Japan Pavilion. I've also seen concept art for The Little Mermaid for Disneyland, and then there's the water park/3rd Park ideas for Disneyland, as well. Oh, and there was a proposed attraction for what is now Innoventions at Disneyland - an alien revue show, which I'm guessing may have mutated into Alien Encounter. Also, Disneyland had a proposed area for the backside of the Rivers of America which I think was called Discovery Cove. And then there's Rock Candy Mountain and Edison Square, really old concepts for Disneyland.
gbrooks135
Active Member
A few years back there was talk about Disney building a resort/theme park here in Myrtle Beach SC on the Former Air Force Base when it closed down.
Madison
New Member
It seems to me that a lot of the stuff that's been mentioned thus far hasn't ever been formally announced by the company. Rock Candy Mountain? That fell apart when it was being pitched, nevermind it being announced! 
I'm curious to learn more about attractions that were explicitly announced and later abandoned such as Disney's America and Disneyquest Philadelphia.
I mentioned earlier that I was unsure if DisneySea Long Beach was formally announced. If it was, I'd love to learn more about what happened to the development of the park.
I'm curious to learn more about attractions that were explicitly announced and later abandoned such as Disney's America and Disneyquest Philadelphia.
I mentioned earlier that I was unsure if DisneySea Long Beach was formally announced. If it was, I'd love to learn more about what happened to the development of the park.
aeillill
Active Member
There was the theme park Walt planned for Marceline, Missouri. I think it was supposed to be about rural life and farming. I think Walt actually even bought land for it, but I'm not positve about that.
When Walt died though that idea went down the toilet with so many others unfortunately
When Walt died though that idea went down the toilet with so many others unfortunately
antoinebusby
Member
EXCELLENT thread, Speck!!! Thanks for thinking of it.
Also, can you imagine how neat a Russia pavillion would be in the WS. I just love the tops of Russian buildings!!!!
Also, can you imagine how neat a Russia pavillion would be in the WS. I just love the tops of Russian buildings!!!!
TheBeatles
Well-Known Member
an aquarium at disneyland that had you walk into the mouth and in the belly of the gator from "peter pan"
At Disneyland Paris the following attractions were planned but never built: Jungle Exploration, Beauty and the Beast show, Little Mermaid, Discovery Mountain in Discoveryland and Geyser Mountain. At the Magic Kingdom the main ride never built was Western River Expedition. Others were Sleeping Beauty, Mary Poppins, Ichabod Crane and the enchanted snow palace though I have not personally seen any concept art for Mary Poppins and Ichabod Crane. At Epcot Future World there was to be a Tron Arcade. At MGM you had the Roger Rabbit trolley dash, Baby Hermann ride and ________ Tracey ride. Also I'm sure Mickey's Movieland was planned for MGM. At Animal Kingdom apart from Beastly Kingdom there was supposed to be a Excavator Roller coaster ride. And the main one at Disneyland California was obviously Discovery bay. Other minor ones at Disneyland were Edison Sq, Liberty St and International st. Oh and don't forget the original plans for the Indiana Jones attraction at Disneyland which would have combined a Jeep ride, mine car coaster ride and the jungle cruise. I can't tell you which of these was actually announced but it does give an idea of some of the atrractions we could have got.
Nansafan
Active Member
Madison said:There is, of course, Disney's America as mentioned above.
Did Disney ever formally announce their intention to build the DisneySea park at Long Beach, CA?
Mineral King Ski Resort is another one that never materialized.
There was a DisneyQuest planned for Philadelphia, also.
This is kinda fun
DisneyQuest was built and running in Chicago for only a couple years. We visited it 3-4 times including having my son's 13th birthday party there. The problem IMHO was location. On the western edge of downtown Chicago is not a place often frequented by Chicago families, especially on the weekends. If they had built it in the suburbs say near Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg I feel it would have done much better and would have been easier to get to. When this DQ failed to produce, I'm sure that is the reason Philadephia never materialized.
