This ride was originally going to be in Phase 1 of DCA! The Orange County register reported that it was reported to cost 95 million and was thought to be too expensive. Afterall, it would hurt so incredibly much if DCA had a real star attraction. This ride is still in consideration for Phase 2 though. All I have to say is don't get your hopes up.
You heard it! This ride was originally planned for the Grizzly Peak area. This ride is now planned for a future opening date in Fronteirland (rumored). I guess it was not built due to budget cuts or maybe it was to early in the planning stages. On this ride, you would ride underground in an abandoned mine shaft where your mine cart would go flying out of control. The ride would climax in a blast by a Geyser back to the top (ground level).
Originally there was a lighthouse slide planned for the beachfront area. It was shaped like a lighthouse and it would be one of the old-fashioned slides where you ride down on a carpet, spiralling the lighthouse. I would have liked this, but it's gone.
Originally the icon of the park, this was going to be the tallest structure in the park and would be seen through entering the park. This idea was changed to the postcard idea.
This building is hidden in the top right corner of Hollywood, which is now grass and trees. Maybe budget cuts pushed back what could be a major attraction planned for future development. We'll see. Maybe this could be the origianl plan for where to locate the Rock'n Roller Coaster (being built at MGM Studios in Florida). Maybe we could see this addition in the near future? Let's hope. E-Mail me your opinion on this building at the address below.
02/13/99 I got another E-Mail suggesting that this building appears to look like Rock'n Roller Coaster. If only we could confirm it from Imagineering.
04/4/99
Just wanted to let you know that the mystery building you mentioned in Hollywood from the original artist conception was not the rock and roller coaster but an early version of the Hyperion Theater. As you can see, the raised part in the back (like most theaters) is the fly area directly behind the promescium (the arch over a stage) where scenery is lowered from. Mystery solved,
Mike
Around the first press release on DCA I heard that there was going to be an agricultural boat ride much like the one at the land pavillion in Epcot. I guess they thought a walk through would be cheaper.
Cirlce of Hands was originally going to be an all out, and in my opinion, very excellent attraction. Now I can see that we got some budget cuts on this one. It was originally going to be a big attraction (which it should be considering the fact an entire land revolves around it), much like The American Adventure. It was also considered to be a revloving theater show like Carousel of Progress, which I think would please many people. This is an example of another ride turned to movie in DCA.
This is a ride eliminated from Paradise Pier. It's 2 locations were in the left ring of the coaster or in front of the coaster. As you can see, it spun you high in the air.
This restraunt still exists, but was re-named to Avalon Cove.
This was the original name for Paradise Pier. Notice: Same concept, different sign.
