From: steven@yensid.ness.com (Steven Soria)
Subject: Ski resort? (was Eisner in DL)
Date: 05 Sep 94 02:55:57 PST

Re: Ski resort? (was Eisner in DL)
 
> What I was curious about is that person mentioned something about a ski resor
> in No. Cal. and I was simply wondering is this was related to the Mineral Kin
> site that I've never heard anything more about.
> Does Disney own land somewhere and is just sitting on it or is this something
> completely new?

Walt Disney ceded his interest in the Mineral King development in the early
1960's after drawing strong protests from environmentalists.  The project was
conceived, by some at any rate, to be extremely arrogant and of poor taste. 
Then Governor of California Ronald Reagan helped Walt Disney attain ownership
of whatever National Forest it was to be on the edge of.  Acreage from the
national forest was transferred to Walt Disney and that was what people had a
problem with.  Mineral King was to be Walt's first attempt at a Resort
facility, complete with Disney owned and operated hotels and facilities and
would have been a proving ground for Walt Disney World, in terms of operation.

Ultimately, Walt accomplished those goals in other ways, albeit scattered in
multiple operations.

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