October 22, 2023

What? Liberty Square's Skyway Station?

You might think this is some kind of April Fool's joke or a Halloween prank, but I can assure you it is not. Once on the drawing boards at Imagineering, there was a plan to place the Magic Kingdom's skyway station in Liberty Square and not in Fantasyland. Here's the proof: a piece if concept art from 1967 done by Imagineer Ted Rich. Of course, as we know, this windmill inspired version never materialized next to the Haunted Mansion. Instead, wiser heads prevailed. Proving once again that any idea can and should be considered, the original Walt Disney World skyliner almost ended up in another themed land.    

(Art copyright The Walt Disney Company.)

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