Disneyland’s success led Walt Disney to plan a second theme park in Missouri, called Riverfront Square, but high development costs and Disney’s ban on beer sales led to its cancellation. Planned attractions included recreations of Old St. Louis and Old New Orleans, as well as the Lewis and Clark Expedition and Davy Crockett rides. Some […]
Walt Disney was born in Chicago in 1901 and moved to Missouri and Kansas City as a child. He developed a love for drawing and film, and eventually opened his own studio in Hollywood with his brother Roy. Disney created Mickey Mouse and won numerous awards, and later built Disneyland and Walt Disney World before […]
