Disney Management Communications from February 1990

As I was looking through my WDW College Program items this afternoon, I came across an interesting item we were given during one of our Traditions or Seminars classes. To tell you the truth, I can't recall which. I was on the WDWCP Summer 1990 class, so, a lot of those memories from then have run together. Anyway, this handout we were given was a photocopy of FYI--Corporate News for Disney Management from February 1990. It outlined the new attractions, shows, restaurants, and other happenings taking place in what was coined the "Disney Decade". I vaguely remember talking about a couple of these items in our classes. But, as I read this document this afternoon, it was really interesting to look back and see which of these came to fruition and which ones ended up being discarded or potentially shelved for a future date. Now that the D23 Expo has transpired, it looks like maybe a couple of these might be coming on line, albeit, a decade delayed.

Some of these items I have read about as rumors or "deleted" attractions, but, I've never seen anything in official Disney correspondence to corroborate some of these attractions. Some of the notables that jump out are the Soviet and Swiss pavillions at Epcot's World Showcase. How cool would that have been. The Soviet pavillion was actually one of the attractions I specially recall being mentioned in Seminars class. One item that immediately jumped out at me was a new 3-D movie by George Lucas. I wonder what that was going to be? I see that the fourth theme park, which became Animal Kingdom, is mentioned. Also, a Circle-Vision 360 film combined with Audio-Animatronics depicting Western Civilization was to be placed in the Magic Kingdom. Wonder what that was about?

Staying with the Magic Kingdom, Plectu's Fantastic Galactic Revue was to be a new show in Tomorrowland. A variety show with Audio-Animatronics. Hm, not too sure about that one. Others we have seen materialize such as Alien Encounter, which didn't last too long, and Splash Mountain. Heading over to the resorts, we see that the Wilderness Lodge was a huge hit. But, what was this Buffalo Junction Resort or this Kingdom Suite Hotel supposed to be? A "haunted" hotel is mentioned as well. Is that the Tower of Terror, another attraction we heard about on the WDWCP. I don't know.

Anyway, take a few minutes to look over this document. It is pretty interesting to look back at what might have been, what transpired, and what still may be.