Walt Disney's Riverfront Square was a planned theme park in St. Louis, Missouri that would have been the second Disney park, after Disneyland. The park was in development between 1963 and 1965.

May 10, 2024 · In the 1960s, St. Louis nearly became one of the most magical places on Earth. A planned Disneyland called the Riverfront Square captured imaginations as local leaders negotiated with Walt Disney himself — until the deal fell apart in 1965.

Mar 12, 2013 · In 1963, Walt himself made several trips to St .Louis to discuss the plans for the new downtown park, called “Riverfront Square”. It was to be fully enclosed, and was to have a theme based on the architecture and stories of St. Louis and New Orleans.

Between 1963 and 1965, Disney worked on plans for a small park in St. Louis, Missouri that was to be called Walt Disney’s Riverfront Square. Disney drew up concept art for the project, met with the mayor of the city, and even entered into detailed financing negotiations.

Nov 10, 2020 · Walt and his Imagineers (including the legendary Marc Davis) had designed a whole theme park known as Walt Disney’s Riverfront Square. So what exactly was Riverfront Square supposed to be? Well, in deference to St. Louis weather, the complex was supposed to be a theme park housed in a large five story building.

Jan 13, 2022 · Now called “Walt Disney’s Riverfront Square”, The ever-evolving plan would be housed in a five-story building, fully enclosed to allow for year-round operation. The inside was to be themed after historical St. Louis and New Orleans.

Apr 29, 2013 · Early in 1965, plans were still on-track to build Riverfront Square, with Walt Disney creating good will in St. Louis by loaning out thirty-three Disneyland costumes (of Mickey, Minnie, the Seven Dwarves, etc.) for a ten-day charity event.

Mar 25, 2013 · On May 20, Walt and his wife, Lillian travelled to St. Louis to meet with the Mayor and the members of the CCRC. For two hours they toured the Riverfront District, venturing down to the water where the twin arms of the Arch lifted toward a paper-white sky, the two metal limbs not yet connected.

Walt Disney's Riverfront Square was a planned theme park in St. Louis, Missouri, that would have been the second Disney park, after Disneyland. The park was in development between 1963 and 1965...

Sep 26, 2021 · Riverfront Square. At that time the city of St. Louis was going under major developments and wanted Walt Disney to develop a Circle-Vision attraction for a shopping center on the Mississippi River, but Walt said that he had a bigger idea in mind, and big it was.