Name |
Development Years |
Description |
Reference |
Lilliputian Land |
1953–1955 |
A land that was to be located north of Tomorrowland east of Fantasyland. Everything would have been constructed on a greatly reduced scale. |
[9] |
Mythica |
Unknown |
A land inspired by Greek and Roman myths and legends. |
[10] |
Tomorrowland 2055 |
1993–1994 |
An update and makeover of Tomorrowland with a more Extraterrestrial theme, (2055 is the centennial of Disneyland). However, after Disneyland Paris failed the project was abandoned due to budget cuts. |
[11] |
"Big City USA" |
1976–1984 |
A New York-themed area where Mickey's Toontown now sits; it was to have featured a big Broadway-style theater that presented live stage shows every day. This idea became the inspiration for the American Waterfront at Tokyo DisneySea. |
[12] |
Edison Square |
1955-1960 |
A land that was supposed to be themed to electricity and Thomas Edison. Would have looked like a city in the 1900s that just got electricity. Was supposed to be where the Plaza Inn and Space Mountain currently are. |
[13] |
Hollywood Land |
1996 |
A land that was to have a 1930s-1940s theme with rides adapted from the “Dick Tracy” and “Who Framed Roger Rabbit?” films. A similar land was later built at Disney’s California Adventure. |
[13] |
Discovery Bay |
late 1970s |
A land that was a tribute to Jules Verne and H.G. Wells. Elements of the plans were later used at Disneyland Paris and Toyko DisneySea. |
[14] |
Liberty Street |
1955-1965 |
A land that was supposed to resemble 1776 Philadelphia and even have a small harbor. Was to have its entrance to the left of the Disneyland Opera House. |
[15] |
Name |
Description |
Reference |
Costa Rica Pavilion |
A Costa Rican-themed area. |
[16][17] |
Equatorial Africa Pavilion |
An area in the park featuring the countries of Equatorial Africa. It would have featured a large 60-foot treehouse, and a live show with a going title "Heartbeat of Africa" that would have featured elements of the continent's culture. |
[18] |
Iran Pavilion |
An area in the park featuring Iran. This pavilion was proposed before EPCOT was constructed. It would have featured a dark ride exploring different parts of Persian history and a shopping area based on a bazaar. After the Iranian Revolution saw the upheaval of the Shah of Iran, the concept was scrapped. |
[18] |
Israel Pavilion |
Advertised on billboards when EPCOT opened, this would have recreated ancient Jerusalem with a courtyard stage and open-air restaurant. It remained unbuilt because of budget problems and security issues regarding the state of Israel. |
[16][19] |
Puerto Rico Pavilion |
During the projected "Phase II" expansion of EPCOT, the Puerto Rico Pavilion was planned. Disney later said this speculation was false, but it was proven to be under works at one point. |
[20] |
Soviet Union Pavilion |
During the projected "Phase II" expansion of EPCOT, a Russia-themed Pavilion was planned. It would have been based on the Moscow Kremlin, and dominated by a replica of St. Basil's Cathedral. After the dissolution of the Soviet Union, the concept was scrapped. |
[18] |
Spain Pavilion |
Also advertised on billboards circa 1986, this pavilion would have featured a boat ride similar to Mexico, with a design blending elements of Barcelona and Madrid. Also planned were a film on Spain's history and a restaurant. |
[16][21] |
Switzerland Pavilion |
Planned primarily to bring a Matterhorn Bobsleds-style ride to Epcot. |
[16][22] |
United Arab Emirates Pavilion |
This pavilion would have paid tribute to the Middle East with a magic carpet ride attraction and a show focusing on how the Middle East paved the way for various ways of life and science. |
[16][23] |
Venezuela Pavilion |
This pavilion would have included a waterfall, a high-rise built into a cliff, and an aerial tram ride. |
[16][23] |
Name |
Development Years |
Description |
Reference |
Mickey's Movieland |
Late 1980s |
An area dedicated to the old fashioned Mickey Mouse shorts and classic movie production. A replica of Disney's original Hyperion Avenue Studio. An area dedicated to the classic Mickey Mouse shorts. Guests would encounter hands-on exhibits demonstrating classic movie production, such as creating folly sound effects or spinning projectors to see classic Mickey drawings animate. Elements of this land were lent to The Magic of Disney Animation and The Monster Sound Show, which later evolved into Sounds Dangerous. |
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Muppet Studios |
1989-1991 |
A miniland in the Streets of America area dedicated to the Muppets. Only Muppet*Vision 3D was completed before plans were put on-hold/cancelled after the death of Muppets creator, Jim Henson, in 1991. Was to feature another attraction, The Great Muppet Movie Ride, and two restaurants: The Swedish Chef's Video Cooking School and The Great Gonzo's Pandemonium Pizza Parlor. |
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Roger Rabbit's Hollywood |
1989-1992 |
An extension of Sunset Boulevard based on the 1988 film, Who Framed Roger Rabbit. Would feature a Red Car Trolley line running up the street, dropping guest off at a recreation of Maroon Studios, which would've been featured where Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith is located today. The land is known to have included three attractions: Toontown Trolley, Baby Herman's Runaway Baby Buggy, and Benny the Cab (which eventually became Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin, and a recreation of the Terminal Bar). Disney and co-creator Steven Spielberg's company, Amblin, were in a legal dispute over the usage of the film/character, and future attractions not already in development were put on-hold. |
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Name |
Description |
Reference |
Atlantis Expedition |
A re-theming of the Submarine Voyage in Tomorrowland at Disneyland, in which guests would have been able to use a mechanical arm that extended out into the water from their submarine window to grab at gold coins & gems lining the sea floor. The box-office failure of the 2001 animated film Atlantis: The Lost Empire caused this planned revamp to be scrapped. |
[citation needed] |
Candy Mountain |
An addition to the Casey Jr. Train Ride in Fantasyland, it was supposed to be a mountain, that looked like it was made out of rock candy (and other various types of candy, such as licorice, lollipops, and candy canes), with a glossy, translucent appearance. The planned Rainbow Road To Oz attraction, was supposed to go underneath the mountain, and the ride would be inside it. It was cancelled due to Walt Disney being concerned about how they would be able to maintain and clean the mountain "because of all the smog" that came from around Anaheim, California. |
[citation needed] |
Geyser Mountain |
A Twilight Zone: Tower of Terror-style ride to be built in Frontierland. Guests riding in a huge drilling machine would be caught in a massive geyser and thrown into the air. |
[26][27] |
Herbie The Love Bug Ride |
An attraction conceived in 1976, to be placed in Fantasyland, it would take guests through scenes from the first two Herbie the Love Bug movies, The Love Bug and Herbie Rides Again,(in mini Herbies) such as Herbie driving up the Golden Gate Bridge, or the famous scene where Herbie skips across water. At the end of the ride, the mini Herbie ride vehicle would split in half (like in the movie). It was cancelled for unknown reasons. |
[citation needed] |
Fireworks Factory |
An interactive shooter ride designed for Discovery Bay, housed inside a fireworks factory, where guests would shoot at skyrockets, pinwheels and other fireworks. A much smaller version was placed in Mickey's Toontown. |
[28] |
The Enchanted Snow Palace |
A dark ride that was planned for Fantasyland at Disneyland. Marc Davis was instrumental in its design. It was designed as a boat ride on a river of melting ice, past naturalistic scenes of Arctic wildlife, beneath a display of the Northern Lights, and into the realm of the Snow Queen, a fantastical land populated by frost fairies and snow giants. Although eventually scrapped, extensive concept art still exists for this attraction. |
[29] |
Lightkeepers |
A nighttime pageant that was planned for "Tomorrowland 2055". The show would have been about an entire race of god-like alien creatures that created light. They were alleged to come from a far-off mythical galaxy, where light was the source of everything. Created as a possible Main Street Electrical Parade replacement, the idea eventually inspired the short-lived Light Magic nighttime parade. |
[30] |
Indiana Jones and the Lost Expedition |
A huge complex designed to house the Indiana Jones Adventure as well as a mine cart roller coaster and part of the Jungle Cruise, with the Disneyland Railroad travelling through the middle. |
[31] |
Duck Bumps |
A bumper boat ride planned for Fantasyland, to be built against International Street alongside the lagoon. |
[32] |
The Museum of the Weird |
A planned attraction within an attraction to be included at the beginning of The Haunted Mansion attraction. It was suggested and named by Walt Disney after a sleepless night spent thinking of a way to use all the strange and unusual concepts created for the attraction by Imagineer Rolly Crump. It included a chair that stood up and talked and many other weird things that had been collected from around the world. It was eventually cancelled when The Haunted Mansion attraction was changed from a walk-though attraction to a ride-through attraction. Several of the Museum of the Weirds designs were incorporated into The Haunted Mansion attraction including the wallpaper on the walls of the corridor of doors scene. |
[33] |
The Old Ferris Mill |
A ferris wheel ride next to Duck Bumps which would take guests twirling around on a windmill. The concept might have been based on the 1937 Silly Symphonies cartoon The Old Mill. |
[citation needed] |
Dumbo's Circusland |
A sub-area of Fantasyland where Dumbo the Flying Elephant and the Casey Jr. Circus Train would have been relocated. The idea eventually inspired the Storybook Circus subarea of the Fantasyland expansion at the Magic Kingdom. |
[34] |
Circus Hot Air Balloons |
Would have bordered Discovery Bay and Dumbo's Circusland. |
[34] |
Dumbo's Circus |
A nutty adventure underneath the big top with Dumbo leading the way. |
[34] |
Mickey's Madhouse |
A funhouse adventure featuring clowns and such. |
[34] |
The Great Movie Ride |
A clone was planned for Hollywood Pictures Backlot. |
[citation needed] |
Dick Tracy's Crime Stoppers |
A dark ride planned for Hollywoodland. |
[citation needed] |
Toontown Trolley |
A motion simulator that was to be a tour of Toontown with Roger Rabbit. |
[citation needed] |
Baby Herman's Runaway Baby Buggy |
A dark ride for Hollywoodland. |
[citation needed] |
Rainbow Road to Oz |
A ride based on the classic Oz books for Fantasyland. |
[citation needed] |
Space Voyage |
Because of the Success Matterhorn Bobsleds, Walt Disney wanted to make another roller coaster with four separate tracks, but due to Space limitations, the idea was scrapped. |
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Name |
Description |
Reference |
Rock 'N' Roller Coaster starring No Doubt |
An indoor roller coaster ride featuring music from the Anaheim-based rock band No Doubt. |
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Grizzly Railroad |
A railroad train which would have taken passengers on scenic trip around Grizzly Peak. |
|
Paradise Pier Water Flume |
A "Chute-the-Chutes"-style boat ride that would have ended with a splash into Paradise Bay. |
|
Green Army Men Parachute Drop |
A Parachute drop attraction themed to the Green Army Men from the film "Toy Story", Which would have replaced the former Maliboomer space-shot attraction. |
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The Walt Disney Story |
A film presentation & exhibit about Walt Disney coming to California which was to be housed inside the current Cathay Circle Theater building. The attraction was cancelled when it was decided that more film based attractions were not needed for the park, and the space would better serve as a restaurant to increase revenues. |
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Mickey's Philharmagic |
A clone of the popular 3D film attraction from Walt Disney World. It would have replaced the current "Muppet*Vision 3D" attraction. The attraction was canceled when it was deemed that the entire Muppet*Vision theater would have had to be rebuilt in order to incorporate a screen wide enough to properly present the film in its intended size. |
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Toy Story The Musical |
A new production of the same stage show borrowed from the Disney Cruise Line. The show would have replaced Disney's Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular inside the Hyperion Theater. |
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Name |
Description |
Reference |
Dragon Tower |
A dragon-themed roller coaster planned for Beastly Kingdom. Laid-off Imagineers took the idea to Universal, where it became Dueling Dragons. |
[16] |
Quest for the Unicorn |
A hedge maze planned for Beastly Kingdom. |
[16] |
Fantasia Gardens |
A boat ride designed for Beastly Kingdom featuring the mythical animals in Fantasia. The current Fantasia Gardens is a miniature golf course located near the Walt Disney World Swan and Dolphin resorts. |
[16] |
Enhanced DINOSAUR |
DINOSAUR was originally planned to have Ankylosaurus-shaped vehicles that would have traveled through prehistoric swamps and jungles. Additional scenes would feature feasting Tyrannosaurs, volcanic eruptions, high speeds, deinonychus attacks, and more. |
[citation needed] |
Tarzan Rainforest Roller Coaster |
A Tarzan-themed inverted coaster that would be informative about the rainforest and all plants and animals that inhabit it that would go in Africa. |
[citation needed] |
The Excavator |
A wooden runaway mine car roller coaster through an abandoned dinosaur dig, planned for Dinoland USA, but due to Budget cuts, it was replaced by Primeval Whirl. |
[16] |
Dinorama Meteor Dark Ride |
A dark ride regarded as a junior version of DINOSAUR, planned for Dinorama. |
[citation needed] |
The Tree of Life Carousel |
Instead of The Tree of Life, this double-decker carousel would have been the park's iconic symbol. Guests would ride on a Dumbo-like ride on vehicles based on animals from around the world. |
[citation needed] |
Name |
Description |
Reference |
Simulated Bullet Train Ride |
A unique variation on Disney's CircleVision 360 show. Guests would have found themselves standing aboard a vibrating recreation of the passenger compartment of a Japanese bullet train. Looking out through the oversized faux windows in this passenger car, they would have been treated to a high-speed travelogue as some of Japan's most beautiful scenery whizzed by the windows. The attraction was planned for the Japan Pavilion at Epcot. |
[16] |
Godzilla Bullet Train Ride |
Similar to both the Mt. Fuji and Bullet Train ideas, in this case having the bullet train run afoul of Godzilla in Tokyo Bay, followed by a race to safety. This ride would be planned for the Japan Pavilion at Epcot. |
[16] |
Rhine River Cruise |
A cruise down Germany's most famous rivers, including the Rhine, the Tauber, the Ruhr and the Isar. Detailed miniatures of famous landmarks would also be seen, including one of the Cologne Cathedral. The ride entrance and the building that would have housed it are still visible at the Germany pavilion. |
[16] |
Time Racers |
A high-tech thrill ride about fast-forwarding through history that was to replace Spaceship Earth. |
[16] |
Jr. Autopia |
The Disneyland attraction would be added next to the new Test Track for a new Transportation pavilion. The concept emerged in response to Test Track's high rider height requirements. |
[citation needed] |
Thames River Ride |
Designed as part of the UK pavilion, this full-scale water ride would visit key London landmarks. Concept art from 1986 shows the Tower of London, Big Ben, and the Houses of Parliament. |
[35] |
WEDway PeopleMover |
When the Communicore (now Innoventions East and West) buildings were built, they were designed with a second level and very high ceilings. This was because a peoplemover system was destined to be installed on the second level. |
[citation needed] |
The Incredible Journey Within |
An omnimover ride to be part of the health and fitness pavilion which "shrunk" guest to tour the human body. The idea was similar to Adventure Thru Inner Space, formally at Disneyland. The idea was scrapped due to concerns regarding the costs in maintaining the giant props and set pieces (such as moving heart valves, air sacks breathing in the lungs, etc.) The premise for the ride eventually led to Body Wars, a motion simulator through the human body. |
[citation needed] |
Name |
Description |
Reference |
Western River Expedition |
A Pirates of the Caribbean-style ride through the Wild West. This was first proposed for Walt Disney's Riverfront Square. The land proposed for the ride is now used by Big Thunder Mountain Railroad. |
[36] |
Nostromo |
The genesis of ExtraTERRORestrial Alien Encounter. Originally based on the film Alien and slated to star the film's titular creature, the idea was scrapped because the source-material, a rated-R horror film, was deemed too frightening for the Magic Kingdom. There is an Alien scene in The Great Movie Ride. |
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Cinderella Dark Ride |
In the first two blueprints for New Fantasyland, the area now used by the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train was to have a Cinderella dark ride, a Cinderella meet and greet, and a Princess Aurora meet and greet. |
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Pixie Hollow |
In the first blueprint for New Fantasyland, the Storybook Circus area, except for The Barnstormer and Dumbo the Flying Elephant, was to be used for a Pixie Hollow area, which would have held a dark ride as well as meet and greets for Tinkerbell and other fairies. |
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Name |
Description |
Reference |
The Undersea Voyage of the Little Mermaid |
A Little Mermaid-themed dark ride, due to open on the hillside facing Pizzeria Bella Notte, so that it would fit the "Mediterranean" look of this part of Fantasyland. However, since Disney California Adventure Park and Magic Kingdom have built this ride, it may open in the European Resort in the future. |
[citation needed] |
Matterhorn Bobsleds |
An updated replica of the popular ride from Disneyland which would have been placed behind Fantasyland Station. A still existing tunnel was created below the station so that the ride could have been accessible from both the Toad Hall area and from Le Pays des Contes de Fées. |
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Indiana Jones Adventure |
Since 1995, the large "Jungle Exploration" space behind Indiana Jones and the Temple of Peril has been reserved for an attraction of the size of Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye. It is unknown if it may become reality or whether the space is entirely for that attraction. |
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Splash Mountain |
Since Splash Mountain and Disneyland Paris were built at the same time, the ride was not part of the original design. However, Imagineers intended to have it built in the Cottonwood Creek area of Frontierland in the following years. They designed Frontierland Depot so that the station can be easily removed and relocated elsewhere. They decided against it due to cold weather in Paris and for budgetary reasons. |
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Geyser Mountain |
A free-fall ride envisioned for Frontierland, possibly located in the Cottonwood Creek area. Designed as a mining facility in the middle of a geyser field, it would have taken guests to subterranean caves filled with golden ore, until they reached the heart of an active geyser known as the Old Unfaithful. The adventure would have come to a climax with the geyser erupting. |
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Lava Lagoon |
A Polynesian-themed indoor waterpark, built under a glass dome. It was planned for Disneyland Paris. |
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