Lost WDW Rides

jrriddle

jrriddle

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I have read in a few articles about Fantasyland rides for WDW that were originally planned for the park but never built.
Sleeping Beauty - The "Scary Ride"
Sleepy Hollow - The "Crazy Ride"
Mary Poppins - The "Beautiful Ride"
I know why they were not built (cost reasons & other things)
Thing is I have never heard any details of these proposed rides.
Does anyone have information about these unbuilt WDW rides?
 
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KentB3

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Originally posted by jrriddle
I have read in a few articles about Fantasyland rides for WDW that were originally planned for the park but never built.
Sleeping Beauty - The "Scary Ride"
Sleepy Hollow - The "Crazy Ride"
Mary Poppins - The "Beautiful Ride"
I know why they were not built (cost reasons & other things)
Thing is I have never heard any details of these proposed rides.
Does anyone have information about these unbuilt WDW rides?
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Sounds quite interesting! Where did you find these articles?
 
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GOD AND HIS SON

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Just a guess, but Disney may not want to invest the resources in those attractions because the movies are not very popular now. Many of the new MK attractions have been based on popular movies/cartoons (Aladdin, Winnie the Pooh, Buzz Light Year, Stitch). At least my kids never watch Marry Poppins or Sleeping Beauty.
 
thedisneyfan

thedisneyfan

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I think that a Mary Poppins attraction is needed somewhere in WDW. By the way, my 4 year old nephew absolutely loves Mary Poppins. It would be another great way to connect generations.
 
meeko_33785

meeko_33785

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Originally, the Magic Kingdom was supose to have those three rides insteed of Snow White, Mr. Toad, and Peter Pan. Suposedly Walt's brother Roy nixed the idea, saying that the park should have the same rides as the original Disneyland. Sleeping Beauty would have been a scary ride like Snow White through Malificent's castle, the Sleepy Hollow a funny/ scary ride in the same style of Toad through the Sleepy Hollow and Terry Town with the Headless Horseman behind you. Mary Poppins would have included a flight over London like Pan, but finish with a trip into Bert's sidewalk painting insteed of Neverland. That's about as much as I know.
 
bigbadwolf

bigbadwolf

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I have heard of a FANTASIA themed ride.. or something like it... Not sure what it was.. It had todo with these godesses of wind water earth and fire. It was in the Disney Mag this year. Someone asked about this picture they found of one of the goddesses from the ride... Thats all i know...
 
meeko_33785

meeko_33785

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Originally posted by bigbadwolf
I have heard of a FANTASIA themed ride.. or something like it... Not sure what it was.. It had todo with these godesses of wind water earth and fire. It was in the Disney Mag this year. Someone asked about this picture they found of one of the goddesses from the ride... Thats all i know...
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That was the Enchanted Snow Palace. It was a ride for Fantasyland that was to be populated by various Snow Queens and Princesses. Marc Davis thought up the idea because he figured that people in Florida would love wintery themed attractions. It really didn't have anything to do with Fantasia or any other Disney film though. It was supose to be an original concept like Haunted Mansion or Pirates. Never happened though.
 
meanmice

meanmice

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I would have loved to see these attractions. I was never into peter pan as a movie, and to be honest, i did't like snow white that much either (don't shoot me). I love sleeping Beauty. It's my favorite movie and I loved Mary Poppins too. I would have preferred these rides, but then again, I can understand roy's feelings of making the two parks simular
 
PeterAlt

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Originally posted by jrriddle
I have read in a few articles about Fantasyland rides for WDW that were originally planned for the park but never built.
Sleeping Beauty - The "Scary Ride"
Sleepy Hollow - The "Crazy Ride"
Mary Poppins - The "Beautiful Ride"
I know why they were not built (cost reasons & other things)
Thing is I have never heard any details of these proposed rides.
Does anyone have information about these unbuilt WDW rides?
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And let's not forget about the biggest, greatest ubuilt ride.... the Western River Expedition!
 
PeterAlt

PeterAlt

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Originally posted by meeko_33785
Originally, the Magic Kingdom was supose to have those three rides insteed of Snow White, Mr. Toad, and Peter Pan. Suposedly Walt's brother Roy nixed the idea, saying that the park should have the same rides as the original Disneyland. Sleeping Beauty would have been a scary ride like Snow White through Malificent's castle, the Sleepy Hollow a funny/ scary ride in the same style of Toad through the Sleepy Hollow and Terry Town with the Headless Horseman behind you. Mary Poppins would have included a flight over London like Pan, but finish with a trip into Bert's sidewalk painting insteed of Neverland. That's about as much as I know.
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Sleepy Hollow would work great in Liberty Square, near the Haunted Mansion. That area needs more rides, and the theming is perfect for that area!
 
jrriddle

jrriddle

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Originally posted by meeko_33785
Originally, the Magic Kingdom was supose to have those three rides insteed of Snow White, Mr. Toad, and Peter Pan. Suposedly Walt's brother Roy nixed the idea, saying that the park should have the same rides as the original Disneyland. Sleeping Beauty would have been a scary ride like Snow White through Malificent's castle, the Sleepy Hollow a funny/ scary ride in the same style of Toad through the Sleepy Hollow and Terry Town with the Headless Horseman behind you. Mary Poppins would have included a flight over London like Pan, but finish with a trip into Bert's sidewalk painting insteed of Neverland. That's about as much as I know.
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Thanks for the info, I had heard about Roy changing the plans, too bad. As someone mentioned, no they were not the most popular movies (Sleep Hollow anyways). But something different would have been great!
I'm not sure if this was true or not, but I think I read that the Marry Poppins ride would have been aboard an upside down umbrella suspended from an overhead ride track like Peter Pan.
Does this sound familiar to anyone?
 
jrriddle

jrriddle

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Re: Re: Lost WDW Rides

Originally posted by PeterAlt
And let's not forget about the biggest, greatest ubuilt ride.... the Western River Expedition!
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I can't talk about WRE, too painful. After Discovery Bay it's the greatest unbuilt Disney Project.

In my opinion:
1. Discovery Bay
2. WRE
3. Discovery Mountain (DLP)
 
jrriddle

jrriddle

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Re: Re: Lost WDW Rides

Originally posted by KentB3
Sounds quite interesting! Where did you find these articles?
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Don't quote me but the first time I heard of these were an old Jim Hill Article. After that I saw them mentioned on other sites and a couple of books.
I have never heard of exact story concepts or sketches.
 
jrriddle

jrriddle

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Originally posted by PeterAlt
Sleepy Hollow would work great in Liberty Square, near the Haunted Mansion. That area needs more rides, and the theming is perfect for that area!
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Great Idea!!!
Better than in Fantasyland!
 
meanmice

meanmice

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Re: Re: Lost WDW Rides

Originally posted by PeterAlt
And let's not forget about the biggest, greatest ubuilt ride.... the Western River Expedition!
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This I've never heard of, what was it supposed to be?
 
BeachClubVillas

BeachClubVillas

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Re: Re: Re: Lost WDW Rides

Originally posted by jrriddle
I can't talk about WRE, too painful. After Discovery Bay it's the greatest unbuilt Disney Project.

In my opinion:
1. Discovery Bay
2. WRE
3. Discovery Mountain (DLP)
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What are Discovery Bay and Discovery Mountain? I've heard of WRE.
 
jrriddle

jrriddle

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bearboysnc

bearboysnc

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Re: Re: Re: Lost WDW Rides

Originally posted by jrriddle
I can't talk about WRE, too painful. After Discovery Bay it's the greatest unbuilt Disney Project.

In my opinion:
1. Discovery Bay
2. WRE
3. Discovery Mountain (DLP)
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Don't forget Tomorrowland 2055
 

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