Fastpass to the Past: The Theme Park History Podcast

Welcome to the third part of the 'Lost Lands' - a series of closed attractions, forgotten announcements, and especially those plans that never made it off the drawing board. Today, Austin will discuss the never-realized fantastical Beastly Kingdom - an intended part of Disney's Animal Kingdom's Part II Expansion at it's opening. The dragon from this land is even in Animal Kingdom's logo some 20 years later! Austin will also explore the tumultuous fate of the fantasy-inspired land, where dragons and unicorns would have come together to round out the west side of the park where a temporary Camp Minnie Mickey stood. So... hold on tight as we uncover the forgotten lands of Disney's Animal Kingdom and Universal's Island of Adventure.

Special thanks to Austin Vaughn for his help in writing this episode. Follow him on Twitter @AVaughnTS.

Links:

• Pre-Order Our New Book! Fastpass to the Past: The Jr. Historian's Guide to Disneyland
• The Land Before AVATAR: What Disney's Animal Kingdom Almost Had | Theme Park Tourist
• Beastly Kingdom - The Forgotten Land of Animal Kingdom | The Mouselets
• Disney Extinct Attractions: Beastly Kingdom - LaughingPlace.com
• Disney Avenue: What If Disney Had Built Beastly Kingdom
• Beastly Kingdom | Disney Wiki | FANDOM powered by Wikia
• Goodbye, Dueling Dragons: A history of ice and fire | Inside Universal
• Disney's Animal Kingdom - Wikipedia
• Special Thanks to Austin Vaughn — (@AVaughnTS) | Twitter
• T-Shirts by Fastpass to the Past: The Theme Park History Podcast - TeePublic Store | TeePublic — Are you a theme park history expert? Show the world (world showcase that is) with these unique designs and t-shirts inspired by the Fastpass to the Past podcast.

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The first part of the 'Lost Lands of Disneyland' - a series of closed attractions, forgotten announcements, and especially those plans that never made it off the drawing board. Discovery Bay is one of those ill-fated plans. Not unlike the Villain theme park and such that has been making the rounds on the internet lately. However, unlike that concept fraught with uncertainties and speculation, Disneyland’s Discovery Bay was officially announced to the Disney loving-public. Why then did it never grace that elusive theme park map? Today, we’ll explore the tumultuous tale leading up to its design, what this magnificent land would’ve contained, and how it settled down in only die-hard Disney fans' memories. So... hold on tight as we uncover the sunken mysteries of Discovery Bay

Links:

• Lands That Never Were - Duchess of Disneyland
• Discovery Bay | Disney Wiki | FANDOM powered by Wikia
• D23 to Celebrate Discovery Bay | HuffPost
• Discovery Bay detailed at Destination D | Inside the Magic
• Disneyland Then, Now, and Forever: Tim O'Day, Bruce Gordon
• Disneyland the Nickel Tour: A Postcard Journey Through a Half Century of the Happiest Place on Earth: Bruce Gordon
• T-Shirts by Fastpass to the Past: The Theme Park History Podcast - TeePublic Store | TeePublic — Are you a theme park history expert? Show the world (world showcase that is) with these unique designs and t-shirts inspired by the Fastpass to the Past podcast.
• Pre-Order Our New Book! Fastpass to the Past: The Jr. Historian's Guide to Disneyland

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Learn about the first ever discussions for a Disneyland in China, which took place 17 years before the opening of Shanghai Disneyland back in 1998 in a political move linked forever with Disney titans, Michael Eisner and Bob Iger. In this episode, we'll also talk about why Disney choose to construct a massive theme park on the outskirts of Shanghai and what went into developing a Disney theme park that was 'distinctly chinese.'
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Links:

• Pre-Order Our New Book! Fastpass to the Past: The Jr. Historian's Guide to Disneyland
• Is Shanghai Disneyland Worth A Visit? – Austin Carroll – Medium — Austin wrote an article about her visit to Shanghai Disneyland. Check it out for tips & tricks!
• DISNEY AND PARTNERS BREAK GROUND ON SHANGHAI DISNEY RESORT | Walt Disney World News
• Disney's new theme park in Shanghai may be the capstone to CEO Robert Iger's career - Los Angeles Times
• The Influence of the Disney Theme Park in Shanghai Related Industries
• How China Won the Keys to Disney’s Magic Kingdom - The New York Times
• MEDIA; After Protracted Talks, a Disneyland Will Rise in Hong Kong - The New York Times
• Shanghai Disney Resort Opening Coincides with Shanghai Film Festival | Hollywood Reporter
• Shanghai Disney Resort To Include ‘Star Wars’, Marvel & ‘Tron’ Attractions | Deadline
• Bob Iger: Shanghai Disney isn't just Disneyland in China
• Shanghai Disneyland project breaks ground at last - BBC News
• Shanghai Disney To Open 2015
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In this two-part episode, Austin will discuss one of most innovative and expensive opening day attractions ever to grace a theme park map, Universal Orlando’s Jaws, and how it was the result of the one of theme park history’s darkest and yet most inspiring period – the “arms race for Orlando” between The Walt Disney Company and Universal Studios Hollywood in the 1970’s.

Links:

• Pre-Order Our New Book! Fastpass to the Past: The Jr. Historian's Guide to Disneyland
• Design: Just for Fun: Bob Gurr, Martin A. Sklar
• History of Universal Orlando
• Jaws - theStudioTour.com
• Jaws: The Ride - theStudioTour.com
• 1990 Universal Studios Florida - The ORIGINAL JAWS RIDE Training Video! - YouTube
• Jaws: How Universal’s Shark Ride Turned into a Real-Life Disaster | Theme Park Tourist
• JAWS: The Ride | Universal Studios ORLANDO
• The Last Ride Ever on Jaws at Universal Studios Orlando - YouTube
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The history of the Walt Disney World Resort is littered with great what-might-have-beens stories. These 5 resorts were all planned & ready to go, only to suddenly fall out of favor & never be constructed. Today, we'll be talking about the 5 'lost resorts' of Walt Disney World's Seven Seas Lagoon inspired by the canals of Venice, the mosques of Iran, and the beauty of the national parks.
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Links:

• The Lost Resorts – 4 planned paradises never built at Walt Disney World
• The 5 "Lost" Hotels of Walt Disney World | Page 2 | Theme Park Tourist
• Another WDW might-have-been: Fort Wilderness Junction
• The Walt Disney World that Never Was: Cypress Point Lodge - WDW RadioWDW Radio
• T-Shirts by Fastpass to the Past: The Theme Park History Podcast - TeePublic Store | TeePublic — Are you a theme park history expert? Show the world (world showcase that is) with these unique designs and t-shirts inspired by the Fastpass to the Past podcast.
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