Lewis and Clark Ride at Disneyland, Missouri?

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After Walt Disney completed Disneyland in California, he toyed with the idea of developing a second park in the middle of the country – St. Louis. According to History.com, he had plans drawn for a five-story, two-square-block indoor theme park (for the less tropical climate of the Midwest) and even named it Riverfront Square.

Disney imagined a re-creation of old St. Louis and New Orleans, with rides inspired by Dave Crockett, nearby Meramec Caverns, and even the Lewis and Clark Expedition.

Unfortunately, his plans were changed in 1965 as development costs became too high for the city of St. Louis, so Disney moved on to a much larger project already in the works in Florida.