206. Disney History You've Never Seen: Disney’s America, Lost Attractions & Rare Imagineering Treasures (Wayback WED Recap Part 1) - Distory Nite Shift

<p><strong>Some of the most fascinating Disney history comes from the things that </strong><em><strong>almost </strong></em><strong>happened, and the lessons the Imagineers learned along the way. </strong></p><p>What if Disney had built an entirely different kind of theme park? What if one of Magic Kingdom’s most iconic attractions had been replaced? And what can a few boxes of old papers, photographs, and sketches tell us about the Imagineers who helped shape the Disney parks?</p><p>In this episode of Distory Nite Shift, we share some of the incredible stories and rare historical treasures we encountered at Wayback WED, including artwork, photographs, and Imagineering history we’d never seen or heard before (even after a combined 55 years of studying Disney history!).</p><p>From never-built attractions and surprising Imagineering decisions to previously unseen concept art and fascinating discoveries in Marty Sklar’s personal archives, we’re digging into some Disney history that will delight even the most knowledgeable Disney history aficionados. </p><p>Along the way, we’ll explore how some of Disney’s biggest disappointments led to unexpected opportunities, and how the ideas that never made it off the drawing board sometimes found their way into other parks in surprising ways.</p><p>So join us for another late-night conversation full of obscure Disney history, fascinating Imagineering stories, and plenty of rabbit trails as we discover a few new pieces to the ever-unfolding Distory puzzle.</p><p><br /></p><p>Resources referenced in this episode:1983 Disney Halloween Special https://www.jlhomnimedia.com/disneyhalloween1983</p><p>Recommended Disney History Book List</p><p>https://a.co/d/0epcOFKe</p><p>Kate's books &amp; Substackhttps://disneycicerone.com/E82 Disney Parks Soundtrackshttps://www.epcotlegacy.com/music</p><p><br /></p><p>Join us LIVE on YouTube every week for Distory! Be notified by subscribing to Kate’s Youtube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠<a href="https://www.youtube.com/@disneycicerone" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠@disneycicerone⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a></p><p><br /></p><p>You can also find us on Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter X, and also at <a href="https://disneycicerone.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠disneycicerone.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠</a> &amp; <a href="https://walruscarp.com/" rel="ugc noopener noref