Q: I recently found that in the early 1960s, Mr. Disney had considered the St. Louis riverfront as a possible site for Walt Disney World before settling on central Florida. Was this a serious consideration? Does the Walt Disney Archives have any plans or sketches of what he was considering?
Tracy, Lexington, Kentucky
A: There was indeed serious consideration of Disney doing a project in St. Louis, but not on the scale of Walt Disney World. For more details, I suggest that you find the book, Walt Disney’s Missouri, by Brian Burnes, et al., published in 2002. There is a chapter on the St. Louis project, including copies of plans.
Dave Smith