A Fascinating Disney Park That Never Happened and Why

by Ray Keating

Feature Story

DisneyBizJournal.com

July 8, 2020

Recently, I tuned in to an episode of Lou Mongello’s WDW Radio Podcast. If you don’t listen to Lou and are interested in Disney, what the heck is wrong with you? You’re missing out on a great podcast.

Anyway, I was looking at Lou’s recent line-up of episodes to see what I had not yet listened to, and I pulled up “WDW Radio #589 – The Disney-MGM Studio Backlot in Burbank That Never Was.” And I’m sure glad I did. 

Lou and his guest, Kendall Foreman, have a fascinating discussion about a planned Disney park – The Disney-MGM Studios Backlot in Burbank – that never wound up happening. They dig into the plans, the business aspects, and why it never happened. 

This is a fascinating story from a Disney perspective and a business point of view. Thanks, Lou!

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Ray Keating is the editor, publisher and economist for DisneyBizJournal.com, and author of The Disney Planner 2020: The TO DO List Solution (now available at a deep discount) and the Pastor Stephen Grant novels. He can be contacted at  raykeating@keatingreports.com.

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