In 1955 Walt Disney presented the worldÕs first theme park. Disneyland opened with just 18 rides and attractions.
Today there are eleven Disney parks around the globe. Visitors can spend weeks at a time in these resorts, often staying in one of DisneyÕs own hotel rooms.
But in the last fifty years the Disney Imagineers have designed thousands of rides, attractions, hotels, and even entire theme parks that have never been built. Many of these concepts have remained hidden in the companyÕs private archive for decadesÉ until now.
The Disneylands That Never Were documents the biggest, best and most outrageous of these abandoned plans. It details everything from Walt DisneyÕs initial ideas for Mickey Mouse Park to his planned ski resort in California. From small developments like The Disney Hotel in New YorkÕs Times Square to the huge Port Disney concept, over five decades of dreams are brought to life in The Disneylands That Never Were.