Walt Disney World: Past Present and Future (5/5)

This is part five of Walt Disney World: Past, Present, and Future. Join John Lithgow as he journeys through Walt Disney World discovering its history, it's popular attractions and what's coming next. This was aired 1991 for WDW's 20th birthday. So at this time Disney's Animal Kingdom wasn't built yet and Sunset Boulevard with Tower of Terror and Rockin' Rollercoaster wasn't built at the Disney-MGM Studios either.

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[Anynom]

Well, Mt Fuji was eventually adapted into Expedition Everest. And the Russian pavilion didn't take off as the Russian economy went downhill fast although there's talk of reviving it.

It happens sometimes like how they were going to do an African pavilion for EPCOT but it fell apart due to lack of funding. But they used the plans for the Africa section of Animal Kingdom. Disney never throws away ideas completely.

[DisneyParkVideos]

I'm wondering why Disney hasn't done anything with Egypt or Greece yet. Both are very rich in their cultures and storytelling. They both seem like perfect candidates for Disney to take on.

[Anynom]

Think they need to make a lot of deals with the host countries and they have demands. Sort of why the Spain and Israel pavilons never took hold. Plus, might be concerns over "Disneyfying" stuff like Hercules with Greece or Aladdin stuff with Egypy.

[DisneyParkVideos]

Right. They would have to keep the characters to a minimum. But I think riding a boat through a dark ride of Greek mythology would be a perfect attraction. Keeping it sophisticated and character-less. Egypt would have to keep the culture its main focus. With hieroglyphs and everything. Maybe a thrill coaster... not to copy Universal's Revenge of the Mummy...

[rlcoolastic001]

A lot of the great rides did not happen like the roger rabbit and mt. fuji. Although the space pavillion happened along with the splash mtn. The russia pavillion is a rumor spreading around now ;)

-rlcoolastic

[DisneyParkVideos]

I heard from a very reliable source that Norway is getting demolished to make way for Russia. What have you heard?

[Tendoking]

The Fuji and Roger Rabbit rides sound great; why aren't they there?

Plus I'd love for the Russia area to finally arrive.

Nothing wrong with Norway, but that "Maelstrom" ride is underwhelming. For a Maelstrom, I'm expecting a whiplash-inducing ride. It was just...meh.

[ILoveRooRs]

Wow, I want that ride in Japan at WS! Never heard that before! Great video again!!!

[sunderlandoful]

A russion pavillion?? That would work. Im not sure about mount Fuji, although world showcase definately needs a shakeup

[sickboy99ful]

if i dont go there before i get married im going on my honeymoon

[toys2cool]

pretty cool to see everything that was planned but never brought to life...I'm guessing the Roger rabbit was suppose to be what is not the aerosmith ride correct?

[GooglFascists]

Hate to rain on all you folks' parade but since Roy Disney died in Dec 2009

Disney World is in very real danger of being sold off & dismantled.

IMPOSSIBLE you say? The entire United States is being SOLD OUT by

the World Bank & banksters who have already STOLEN 20+ TRILLION

dollars and dealt it out to various foreign banks.

EVERY MEMBER of the current administration is a BANKER- Goldman

Sachs, J.P. Morgan Chase, Wells Fargo, etc.

WE ARE BEING ROBBED BLIND BY THESE CRIMINALS. WAKE UP!

[disneyfan85]

I wonder, do they still have those roving streetmosphre characters at the Studios?

[disneyfan85]

@Tendoking In the case of Roger Rabbit, there have been a lot of legal issues surrounding the character. The only thing that came close to this concept (and even then, only in theme and name) might be Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin at Disneyland.

[giwduleoj]

Rumors are churning now about Brazil being added as a permanent Epcot pavilion

[Supervillainfan1]

@Anynom

Actually, I think Aladdin was taking place somewhere in Morroco.

[givepropstotherich]

( not completion... competition ) sorry...

[givepropstotherich]

actually the reason they didn't build the mount fuji coaster was because a sponsor for the ride was in competition with fuji film at the time so he didn't want to sponsor a ride that shared the name of their completion... I actually read something on wikipedia about theme parks, restaurants, lands, and rides they were going to build