Another Kingdom That Never Came: Disneyland expansion plans circa 1976

re: Another Kingdom That Never Came: Disneyland expansion plans circa 1976

Jim Hill — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 05:44:53 GMT

I love this stuff.

And yes, thank you for IMing me, I did write about this back at MP, but I have to tell you: Jim showed me the info on it, so now you're actually getting it from a better source, and of course, with much more detail, 'cause I'm horrible at that.

re: Another Kingdom That Never Came: Disneyland expansion plans circa 1976

Jim Hill — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 07:54:44 GMT

Great Jim. Thanks for this.

I am struck by how scattered this proposal appears on the surface. It just seems all over the map. And so much of it is real-world representational...so different from today's fantasy character-inspired attractions.

It's always been intriguing to cinsider what the ultimate impact of Discovery Bay would have been, had it been built at Disneyland. I have to believe that, in spite of its cool-factor, DB would have eroded the integrity of the park's inherently pure concepts of "the future," "the old west," "the exotic." A lot of the heart of Tomorrowland (invention, forward-thinking concepts, technology that is beyond its time) would have sprouted up behind Big Thunder, along with touches of Adventureland.

These plans seem even more random.

The Liberty Street concept always seemed to be a weird notion as a parallel for Main Street (though Edison Square felt right...the residential complement to the main drag). It seems to be better suited as a complement to the Rivers of America attractions, building off that historic platform.

Big Town sounds like fun as a starting place but what would guests really do there? And how the heck does it make sense behind Fantasyland? Same with World Holiday Land...how do you transition from Old New Orleans and the Old West into world traveling without just having things feel weird. And the holiday connection? Was that just the fumes left over from the old Holiday Land?

Folks grumble about how the Eisner years were this vapid, penny-pinching era. I am glad that, standing in the here-and-now of 2007, we have the park we got.

re: Another Kingdom That Never Came: Disneyland expansion plans circa 1976

Jim Hill — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 08:27:43 GMT

This article confirms that imagineers of today have absolutley no original ideas. it seems that the more and more we find out about past ideas...they are transformed later into "new" attractions. Could also be that their hands are tied behind their back as well......

re: Another Kingdom That Never Came: Disneyland expansion plans circa 1976

Jim Hill — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 09:19:49 GMT

That photo of The Hall of Presidents... I think the 1976 copyright might be a bit off.

re: Another Kingdom That Never Came: Disneyland expansion plans circa 1976

Jim Hill — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 11:43:23 GMT

Any reaction from Disney yet on the nude photo of Vanessa Hudgens that's all over the internet?

re: Another Kingdom That Never Came: Disneyland expansion plans circa 1976

Jim Hill — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 13:54:40 GMT

Though it is completely off topic, here an article from CNN regarding Vanessa's photo:

http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/TV/09/07/tv.highschoolmusical.ap/index.html

Now, let's get back on topic. These are the type of articles that has me going back to Jim Hill every day! Keep up the good work, Jim.

re: Another Kingdom That Never Came: Disneyland expansion plans circa 1976

Jim Hill — Fri, 07 Sep 2007 15:08:35 GMT

I'd book a trip to Disneyland if Journey to the Center of the Earth were to be built. I know it was built in Tokyo. Maybe it'll appear at DCA?

re: Another Kingdom That Never Came: Disneyland expansion plans circa 1976

Jim Hill — Sun, 09 Sep 2007 17:55:03 GMT

Long time fan of the site... these are the type of articles that keep me checking in every day.. These are the ones that makes Jim hill different than other sites.....

Stick to the History man and youll keep alot of people and get more to join~~

re: Another Kingdom That Never Came: Disneyland expansion plans circa 1976

Jim Hill — Tue, 11 Sep 2007 04:37:28 GMT

Good article - I visited some of these proposed attractions - at Epcot!

Why For the Muppets didn't make it into Tokyo DisneySea

Jim Hill — Fri, 14 Sep 2007 01:16:30 GMT

Jim Hill's back with even more answers to your Disney-related questions. This time around, he shares info about a trio of rides that were supposed to have been built in TDS's American Waterfront area. With at least one of these attractions drawing its

re: Another Kingdom That Never Came: Disneyland expansion plans circa 1976

Jim Hill — Mon, 17 Sep 2007 08:49:04 GMT

Awesome as always Jim, keep us dreaming and thinking :)