WDW Press Release 1971

Also new to this park would be Liberty Square. The land would “recreate America’s past at the time of our nation’s founding. Here, shops and stores will portray the way of life in colonial days, and housed in a replica of Philadelphia’s Independence Hall will be One Nation Under God, an inspiring dramatization about the American Constitution and the 37 Presidents who have led our nation.” 

Another attraction sure to draw tourists would be Space Mountain. “At 20-stories tall, this structure in Tomorrowland will house a number of adventures and attractions themed to the world of the future.” There would be 4 “high speed ‘rocket sled’ tracks” that would “climb the outside of the mountain, then plunge inside for a dark ride, simulating a trip though outer space.”


One of the most impressive new attractions at the Magic Kingdom would be Thunder Mesa. Set in Frontierland, the show building would have been massive and “designed to resemble a ‘table-top mountain,’ typical of those on southwestern deserts.” There would be “a pueblo-style village and other attractions, including the Western River Expedition, a frontier fantasy on the grand scale of Pirates of the Caribbean” in California’s Disneyland.