Lou... 3,118 Posted May 27, 2013 Report Share Posted May 27, 2013 I came across this blurb from an early 1970s WDW promotional flier and found it interesting. "Planning for the future of Walt Disney World actually began long before its opening in October, 1971. On the drawing boards today are a variety of new attractions and facilities, both outside and inside the Magic Kingdom.Outside, there will soon be a western style town in the Fort Wilderness area, and new hotels beside the lake and lagoon.A shopping and show Plaza is being planned, and a host of additional transportation facilities. And one day, the city Walt Disney called EPCOT: Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow.Within the Magic Kingdom, guests will soon find the attractions pictured on this page, and others to: the PeopleMover in Tomorrowland, the Walt Disney Story on Main Street, Big Thunder Railway and the Western River Expedition in Frontierland." Some things were built, but some were not.The way they worded about there being a western style town at the Fort sounded pretty definite, but it never materialized for some reason.The city of EPCOT was such a massive project that realistically it couldn't ever have been built in the real world as envisioned by Walt.The Western River Expedition at MK was not built as well. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
CCIntrigue...aka Gwen 547 Posted May 27, 2013 Report Share Posted May 27, 2013 Interesting! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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