Episode 12: Lost Resorts: Disney's Mineral King Ski Village

Now that it is December, it is officially skiing season! So today, Austin will be describing the disastrous 1960s 'lost resort' called Disney’s Mineral King Ski Village. Disney’s rarely-remembered and disatorious foray into creating a skiing destination within California's Sequoia National Park. Originally envisioned as a five-story resort with over a thousand rooms, surrounded by a movie theater, general store, pools, ice rinks, tennis courts, a golf course, and 22 lifts to the slopes, we’ll take a gander at what would have been a Disney vacation like no other - if it ever came to fruition.

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Links:

• Pre-Order Our New Book! Fastpass to the Past: The Jr. Historian's Guide to Disneyland
• Disney’s Lost Plans to Build a Ski Resort in Sequoia National Park | KCET
• Yesterland: Walt Disney's Mineral King
• Ski Area That Didn’t Happen #1—Independence Lake | Tahoetopia
• In the '60s, Disney Almost Built a Ski Resort in Sequoia National Park
• What if Disney had built the Mineral King ski resort? – Orange County Register
• Mineral King – Walt Disney’s Last Lost Project | The DIS Unplugged Disney Podcast
• Imagining what could have been in Disney's Mineral King
• 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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