| Name |
Description |
Reference |
| International Land |
A land to be placed on the lagoon hosting the Submarine Voyage and the other boat ride attractions. Eventually became the idea for World Showcase at EPCOT. |
[17] |
| Discovery Bay |
A Jules Verne inspired land to be located on the far side of the Rivers of America. Ideas went to Discoveryland at Disneyland Paris. |
[18] |
| Hollywoodland |
Referred to in later development stages as "Roger Rabbit's Hollywood", a Hollywood themed land to be located between Main Street USA and Tomorrowland. The side of Space Mountain facing the land would have been converted into the hill with the Hollywood letters on it. In addition, it would have featured The Great Movie Ride from Disney's Hollywood Studios. Eventually evolved into Mickey's Toontown. |
[19] |
| Mythia |
A Greek and Roman myths and legends inspired land planned. |
[20] |
| Tomorrowland 2055 |
An update and make-over of Tomorrowland (2055 is the centennial of Disneyland.) |
[21] |
| "Big City USA" |
A New York themed area where the Fantasyland Theater sits now and was to have featured a big Broadway-style theater which presented live stage shows every day. Became inspiration for the American Waterfront at Tokyo Disney Sea. |
[22] |
| World Holiday Land |
A European themed area located directly below New Orleans Square and out beyond the berm that would have included a thrill attraction with a Bavarian theme; a Scandinavian folklore attraction; a medieval England oriented show; a CircleVision 360 theatre with a world travel theme; and another indoor theatre with international live stage shows are all possible attractions. Food facilities such as a Bavarian waitress service, old English pub, French sidewalk cafe and a gourmet snack shop would provide the necessary artmosphere, while small artisan and souvenir shops would be themed to the various European areas. |
| Edison Square |
This would have been a sidestreet expansion to Main Street USA themed around the addition of electricity into American homes. Would have featured a statue of Thomas Edison, and a show about harnessing electricity. Eventually became the basis of The Carousel of Progress. |
[23] |
| Liberty Street |
This would have been a sidestreet expansion to Main Street USA themed around an American town circa 1776. Would have featured shops, The Hall of Presidents, a beautiful bay scene, and recreations of famous American landmarks. This idea would later be brought to life in Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom as Liberty Square. |
[24] |
| Name |
Description |
Reference |
| Costa Rica Pavilion |
a Costa Rican themed area. |
[25][26] |
| Equatorial Africa Pavilion |
Announced to be opening in 1983 on both souvenir maps and a TV special on EPCOT Center's opening. This would have mixed tribal dances and shows with African artwork in a recreation of an African village. A film hosted by Alex Haley was to be featured also. It was never built due to budget and lack of sponsorship from suitable African nations, as offers from South Africa were refused because of the country's apartheid system. However, many ideas for this land later appeared in Animal Kingdom. |
[25][26] |
| Israel Pavilion |
Advertised on billboards when EPCOT opened, this would have recreated ancient Jerusalem with a courtyard stage and open-air restaurant. Unbuilt due to both budget and security issues regarding the state of Israel. |
[25][27] |
| Soviet Union Pavilion |
Planned in the early 1990s, this would have been placed between China and Germany and dominated by a recreation of Red Square. The center building would have housed a sled-like ride showing the Russian landscape based on Russian folk tales. There also would have been a unique show mixing together film, Audio-Animatronics and a live actor that would showcase Russian history.
It was in the final stages of approval but was later cancelled due to the breakup of the Soviet Union and the info released by the Russian government revealing the horrors committed by the Communist regime.
|
[25][28] |
| Spain Pavilion |
Also advertised on billboards circa 1986, this would have had a boat ride similar to Mexico with a design mixing parts of Barcelona and Madrid along with a film on Spain's lush history along with a restaurant. |
[25][29] |
| Switzerland Pavilion |
Planned primarily to bring a Matterhorn-style ride to Epcot. |
[25][30] |
| United Arab Emirates Pavilion |
This 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. |
[25][31] |
| Venezuela Pavilion |
Would have included a waterfall, a high-rise built into a cliff and an aerial tram ride. |
[25][31] |
| Iran Pavilion |
This was originally planned to be the largest and central pavilion and would have included a mall (in the design of a bazaar), a restaurant, a recreation of Golestan Palace (with an animated boat ride through it depicting Persian History), and a recreation of Persepolis. Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi agreed to fund the project. It was in the final stages of approval but was later cancelled after the Shah of Iran was overthrown by the Islamic Fundamentalist Regime and lost all financial support for the project. |
[25] |
| Name |
Description |
Reference |
| Atlantis Expedition |
A re-theming of the Submarine Voyage in Tomorrowland at Disneyland. In which guests would actually have been able to use a mechanical arm that extended right out into the water from their sub window to grab at the gold coins & gems that lined the sea floor. The failure of the 2001 animated film "Atlantis - The Lost Empire" caused this planned revamp to be scrapped. |
[citation needed] |
| Geyser Mountain |
A Twilight Zone: Tower of Terror style ride to be built in Frontierland. The attraction would involve guests digging through the mountain in a huge drilling machine, while they would have become caught in a massive geyser and thrown into the air. |
[citation needed] |
| Museum of the Weird |
A funhouse style attraction that would have featured scary, whismical, and mysterious objects that would come alive in a certain period of time. Although never built, some elements from the museum would be merged with the Haunted Mansion, which eventually replaced the museum. |
[34] |
| Haunted House |
A walkthrough haunted house featuring famous movie monsters, a murderous sea captain, dazzling special effects, the lonesome ghosts, and a wedding that was torn to pieces! Later became The Haunted Mansion. |
[citation needed] |
| Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas Ride |
A dark ride planned to be built at the character meeting place to the southeast of It's a Small World. Guests would have hopped into coffin sleds (similar to the vehicles of Peter Pan's Flight) and glide through scenes from the movie. Later became the inspiration for The Haunted Mansion Holiday. |
[citation needed] |
| Rogues Gallery |
A basement walk-through wax museum located beneath New Orleans Square, in which Disneyland guests would have seen wax figure scenes recreating the history of piracy. The area that would have housed the attraction was built, but it was put on hold so Walt Disney and his Imagineers could work on attractions for the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair. The concept eventually evolved into the Pirates of the Caribbean ride. |
[citation needed] |
| Pirate Wax Museum |
Another planned version of Rogues Gallery. Would have featured famous pirates narrating wax-made scenes. Became Pirates of the Caribbean, when Walt changed the ride system from a walkthrough attraction to a boat ride. |
[citation needed] |
| Plectu's Fantastic Intergalactic Revue |
To have been located where America Sings once resided in Tomorrowland. This attraction would have been an outer-space musical-variety revue featuring a troupe of Audio-Animatronics itinerant alien musicians whose spaceship has landed in Tomorrowland. However, the idea, which was part of the original 'Tomorrowland 2055' plan, eventually was scrapped due to large budgets. The space that would have been Plectu's Fantastic Intergalactic Revue is now home to Innoventions. |
[citation needed] |
| The UFO Show |
Armed with air guns, guests would have boarded cars and tried to shoot "eerie, un-human, gremlin-like targets". Would have been housed upstairs over America Sings. Eventually became the inspiration for Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters. |
[citation needed] |
| "Nostromo" |
A high-tech interactive attraction, based on the movie Alien, in which visitors would roll through the darkened corridors of the Nostromo spaceship. Riding inside heavily armored vehicles armed with laser cannons, guests would have been sent on rescue mission to find the missing members of Nostromo's crew, as well as rid the spaceship of the xenomorph (alien) from the film. Eventually, the concept evolved into Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters. |
[citation needed] |
| Space Port |
A Tomorrowland-based ride, later formed the basis for Space Mountain. |
[citation needed] |
| Young Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular |
An elaborate stunt was to have been produced in collaboration with George Lucas. This action-packed live extravaganza would have thrust Young Indy into a series of thrilling adventures and misadventures, adding a new dimension to the legendary lore of one of Hollywood's greatest heroes." The famous phantom hearse outside of The Haunted Mansion was actually purchased for the show, but the show was eventually scrapped. |
[citation needed] |
| The Island at the Top of the World |
A planned attraction to be housed in Discovery Bay at Disneyland would take guests on a ride aboard the airship "Hyperion" from the film to a lost civilization located in the Arctic. Was eventually scrapped due to the box-office failure of the film. However, the airship would eventually be built at Discoveryland in Disneyland Paris. |
[citation needed] |
| Fireworks Factory |
An interactive shooter ride designed for Discovery Bay, housed inside a fireworks factory, where guests shoot at skyrockets, pinwheels and other fireworks. |
[citation needed] |
| Gallery of Illusions |
A gallery of illusions. Designed for Discovery Bay. |
[citation needed] |
| Voyage Thru Time |
A slow boat ride sailing through time which featured dinosaur encounters! Designed for Discovery Bay. |
[citation needed] |
| Spark Cap Electric Loop Coaster |
A spiraling and dizzy ride designed for Discovery Bay, where the forces of magnetism were demonstrated to guests. |
[citation needed] |
| Enchanted Snow Palace |
A dark ride that was planned for Fantasyland at Disneyland. Although eventually scrapped, extensive concept art still exists for this attraction. |
[citation needed] |
| Lightkeepers |
A night-time pageant that was planned for "Tomorrowland 2055". The show would have been about an entire race of god-like alien creatures that actually 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 became the inspiration for the short-lived "Light Magic" nighttime parade. |
[citation needed] |
| Rock Candy Mountain |
This Disney mountain was planned for Disneyland's Fantasyland, but was eventually scrapped due to that the Imagineers considered it to look too sickly and would put off guests. The Storybookland Canal Boats would have travelled through Candy Mountain, while Casey Jr Train would have travelled around it. |
[citation needed] |
| 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. |
[35] |
| Adventures In Science |
A history of science exhibit that was planned for Tomorrowland. In which guests would have traveled through a microscope through the history of science. Attraction concept eventually became used for Adventure Thru Inner Space. |
[citation needed] |
| Duck Bumps |
A bumper boat ride to be built against International Street alongside the lagoon. Planned for Fantasyland. |
[citation needed] |
| Unnamed Windmill Ride |
A ride next to Duck Bumps which took guests twirling around on a windmill. Might have been based on The Old Mill. |
[citation needed] |
| DINOSAUR/Countdown to Extinction |
When the Tomorrowland makeover of 1998 failed with crowds, Imagineers planned to place the popular Animal Kingdom attraction in place of Honey, I Shrunk the Audience and the dioramas. |
[citation needed] |
| Dumbo's Circusland |
A sub area of Fantasyland where Dumbo and Casey Jr. would have been relocated. |
[citation needed] |
| Hot Air Balloon |
Would have bordered Discovery Bay and Dumbo's Circusland. |
[citation needed] |
| Dumbo's Circus |
A nutty adventure underneath the big top with Dumbo leading the way. |
[citation needed] |
| Mickey's Madhouse |
A fun house adventure which featured clowns and such. |
[citation needed] |
| Mary Poppins Ride |
A Dumbo the Flying Elephant like ride in Fantasyland. |
[citation needed] |
| The Great Movie Ride |
A clone was planned for Hollywoodland. |
[citation needed] |
| The Little Mermaid |
A dark ride to be located where Toontown is currently. |
[citation needed] |
| Dick Tracy's Crime Stoppers |
A dark ride with great effects planned for Hollywoodland. |
[citation needed] |
| Toontown Trolley |
A motion simulator that is a tour of Toontown with Roger Rabbit. |
[citation needed] |
| Baby Herman's Runaway Baby Buggy |
A dark ride for Hollywoodland. |
[citation needed] |
| Alien Encounter |
A ride like the one in Magic Kingdom. |
[citation needed] |
| Rainbow Road to Oz |
A ride based on the classic OZ books for Fantasyland. |
[citation needed] |
| Name |
Description |
Reference |
| Armageddon Special Effects |
A special effects show originally planned for Stage 17 of Hollywood Pictures Backlot. Who Wants to be a Millionaire- Play it! was placed there instead. This attraction exists however at the Walt Disney Studios park. |
| Rock 'N' Roller Coaster starring No Doubt |
An indoor roller coaster ride featuring music from the Anaheim based band No Doubt. |
| Mickey's Philharmagic |
A 3-D Film planned to replace Muppet*Vision 3D, but cancelled due to theater size and space restrictions. A show by the same name was placed at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom |
| Circle of Hands |
A show featuring various audio animatronics telling the history of California. Due to budget cuts, the show was canceled and replaced by Golden Dreams. |
| Chocolate Factory Tour |
A tour in the Pacific Wharf, featuring free samples of chocolate. |
| Incredibles Attraction |
An E-Ticket attraction featuring robot-arm technology, themed to the Disney*Pixar Movie "The Incredibles". Was put on hold in favor of "Carsland". |
| Paradise Pier Water Flume |
A "Chute-the-Chutes" style boat ride which would have ended with a splash into Paradise Bay. |
| Surfing Lessons |
Initial concepts of DCA were to feature surfing lessons in Paradise Bay. |
| Odessea |
A nighttime spectacular on Paradise Bay, themed to "The Little Mermaid". |
| Lights, Camera, Animation! |
A Parade to replace "Eureka!: A California Parade" featuring classic Disney animated characters. Was dropped in favor of "Block Party Bash". |
| Pixar Superstar Parade |
A Parade to replace "Block Party Bash" featuring Disney*Pixar characters. Was dropped in favor of "Pixar Play Parade". |
| Name |
Description |
Reference |
| Tron Game Center |
In 1982, advertised by a large framed poster on the inside wall of what is now Innoventions West, this was to be an arcade-style gaming area based on the Disney movie "Tron". It was to have featured simulations of the "games" that Tron and his fellow programs battled in during the movie, such as the "Disc Game". It was scrapped by Disney because at the time, the unbuilt final draft was considered too similar to a video game arcade, and did not fit the "educational" image that Disney wanted Epcot to project. |
[citation needed] |
| Mt Fuji Roller Coaster |
A roller coaster modeled after the Matterhorn Bobsleds at Disneyland. Planned for the Japan Pavilion at Epcot. It was rejected after protests by Eastman Kodak, sponsor of Journey Into Imagination over a ride sharing the name of their biggest competitor, Fujifilm. |
[25] |
| Simulated Bullet Train Ride |
A unique variation of Disney's CircleVision 360 show. These WDW guests would have found themselves standing on board a vibrating recreation of the passenger compartment of a Japanese bullet train. By looking out through the over-sized faux windows in this passenger car these folks would then have been treated to a high-speed travelogue as some of Japan's most beautiful scenery continually whizzed by all of the windows. Planned for the Japan Pavilion at Epcot. |
[25] |
| Godzilla Bullet Train Ride |
Similar to both the Mt. Fuji and Bullet Train ideas, though having the bullet train run afoul of Godzilla in Tokyo Bay, leading to a race against time to get to safety. Planned for the Japan Pavilion at Epcot. |
[25] |
| Meet the World |
Imagineers were planning to build same attraction in two places, Epcot and at Tokyo Disneyland, only the Tokyo version was built and closed in 2002. The Epcot version was mentioned in most pre-opening materials. The show building was built and still stands empty, and scripts and music were translated. However, Disney feared opposition from Florida's large population of veterans over the shows Japan-centric view of World War II, merely described by a few words about a conflict and animated explosions covering a screen then jumping to the nation's miraculous economic recovery. The attraction might have been sponsored by Japan Airlines and/or Panasonic, just as the attraction was in Tokyo Disneyland. |
[25] |
| Rhine River Cruise |
A cruise down Germany's most famous rivers – the Rhine, the Tauber, the Ruhr and the Isar. Detailed miniatures of famous landmarks will also be seen, including one of the Cologne Cathedral. Planned for the Germany Pavilion at Epcot. The building that would have housed the ride is still visible at the Germany pavilion along with the ride entrance section. |
[25] |
| Time Racers |
A high-tech thrill ride about fast forwarding through history that was to replace Spaceship Earth. |
[25] |
| Rainforest Rollercoaster |
An inverted coaster that would be informative about the rainforest. |
[citation needed] |
| Jr. Autopia |
The Disneyland Attraction would be added by Test Track for a new Transportation pavilion. Was designed in response to Test Track's high rider height requirements. |
[citation needed] |
| Unknown hedgemaze |
A maze with educational things inside. |
[citation needed] |
| Name |
Description |
Reference |
| Peter Pan's Flight |
A dark ride would have been placed in Fantasyland. It would have been similar to the Magic Kingdom one. |
[citation needed] |
| Ariel's Undersea Voyage |
When unbuilt at Disneyland Paris, Imagineers planned to remake the attraction at Hong Kong. Again the attraction was neglected. A variant of it is currently being planned for Paradise Pier at Disney's California Adventure. |
[citation needed] |
| Raging Spirits |
A speedy roller coaster that whisked guests through a very dark jungle. Would have shared its name with a ride at Tokyo DisneySea. |
[citation needed] |
| The Boneyard |
The popular Animal Kingdom attraction would have been placed in Adventureland. |
[citation needed] |
| Big Thunder Mountain Railroad |
The classic mine train roller coaster would have been placed in Frontierland, but Frontierland was never built. |
[citation needed] |
| Pirates of the Caribbean |
A thrill water ride would have been placed in Adventureland. |
[citation needed] |
| Unnamed fort adventure |
A dark ride based in a pioneer's settlement. Special effects would have been included. |
[citation needed] |
| Haunted Mansion |
Disney's infamous home of "999 happy haunts" would have been placed in Frontierland/Wild West area. However, if built, it would have broken the tradition of placing the attraction in a different land at each park (Phantom Manor, Disneyland Paris's version of the Haunted Mansion, is located in Frontierland). Recently, there have been plans to build it in Adventureland in the near future, complete with a "voodoo" theme, while still keeping in turn with elements from the original attraction. |
[citation needed] |
| Grizzly River Run |
The ever popular California Adventure river raft ride would have been an opening day thrill. It is unknown if the design of the mountain would change. |
[citation needed] |
| Soarin' |
A Soarin' style attraction would have been placed in Tomorrowland. |
[citation needed] |
| Star Tours |
The popular Star Wars-themed motion simulator attraction would have been installed in Tomorrowland. |
[citation needed] |