Two famous civil war battles.......and a would have been Mickey theme park......in Manassas, VA....

The Walt Disney Company abandoned the most irresponsible idea ever hatched in the Magic Kingdom and decided not to build a theme park near the Manassas Battlefield in Prince William County, Virginia. More than the fate of the battlefields of Manassas, or Bull Run, was involved.Sep 30, 1994

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Categories: Walt Disney Parks and Resorts. Prince William County, Virginia. Never-built Disney attractions. Disneyland Resort. Knott's Berry Farm.

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Disney Retreats at Bull Run - NYTimes.com

www.nytimes.com/1994/09/30/.../disney-retreats-at-bull-run.ht...

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Sep 30, 1994 - The Walt Disney Company abandoned the most irresponsible idea ever hatched in the Magic Kingdom and decided not to build a theme park near the Manassas Battlefield in Prince William County, Virginia. More than the fate of the battlefields of Manassas, or Bull Run, was involved.

Theme Park History: Disney's America and the historian's dilemma

www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/201311/3753/

Nov 1, 2013 - The proposed park was entitled Disney's America and would have featured ... historic sites like Manassas and just get their history from Disney.

National Park Service: Manassas National Battlefield: Battling for ...

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Map 3. At its proposed location 3.5 miles from Manassas National Battlefield Park , the Disney'sAmerica historical theme park promised jobs and tax benefits for ...

America Almost Had a Disney Theme Park with a Slavery Section ...

www.atlasobscura.com/.../america-almost-had-a-disney-theme-park-with-a-slavery-se...

Mar 1, 2016 - “Building a Disney theme park based on American history seemed like ... Disney had chosen property only three miles from Manassas, the site ...

View from the Potomac: Bringing Disney back? - INSIDENOVA.COM ...

www.insidenova.com/...disney.../article_8e2038bc-b01d-11e2-9915-0019bb2963f4....

Apr 28, 2013 - Opposition based upon the park's proximity to the historic Manassas ... American history-based theme park in Haymarket, were withdrawn.

Historians Go To War Against Disney's Virginia Theme Park ...

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May 12, 1994 - Historians Go To War Against Disney's Virginia Theme Park ... by George Washington, is near the Manassas Civil War battlefield where two ...

''Disney's America'' | EW.com

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Entertainment Weekly

During the Civil War, the battlefield of Manassas, Va., where Confederate general T.J. Jackson ... Disney CEO Michael Eisner defies the theme park's critics.

Revive “Disney's America” in Virginia! – Virginia Virtucon

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Jul 17, 2008 - Opposition based on the proximity of the park to the historic Manassas battlefields and ... Here you have a location that is already zoned for a theme park, has ... Colonial Williamsburg offers Disney's America historical cachet ...