Disney's Cancelled Ski Resort - Mineral King History | ReviewTyme

Having been to Mineral King I can't tell you how glad I am this failed.

I'm 63 and grew up as a child adoring all things Disney but I knew nothing of these plans! Thank you Luke!

Having just returned from Aulani I wish DVC could make a few unique projects like this work. I don’t ski, but if it had tubing, other activities, and access to somewhere for day trips it could be nice.

Nice narration as well as informative and well-composed graphics coupled with wonderfully-presented information make this an excellent documentary, Luke. I'm now thinking about what this country would be today with myriad Walt-Disney-branded national parks scattered throughout it. I learned a lot today. Thank you for making this.

Shameless plug for my dads book Dawn at Mineral King! This gives some real insight into a totally different aspect of this project.

That was a really interesting video never heard about this. Besides North Carolina and Hawaii what about Disney’s resort in vero beach?

Sequoia National Park, Mineral Kings, •Historic• Kaweah River Bridge 1923 Mineral King, a huge granitic canyon in California's Sierra Nevada mountains, now part of Sequoia National Park, was a mining site starting in about 1870. By 1879 a 25 mile long private toll road was built from the small community of Hammond on the lower reaches of the Kaweah River into Mineral King, but it was not profitable. In 1884 the road was deeded to the County of Tulare, which also did not have funds to improve or even adequately maintain it. By 1910, however, automobile trips to scenic places in the mountains became increasingly popular, and small resorts sprang up in the Mineral King area. Construction of a new road with a bridge over the Kaweah River began in 1911 and was finished in 1913. The 1913 bridge was a redwood and cedar truss structure spanning 115 feet. It soon showed signs of sagging, and by 1923 the County had to replace the old bridge with the existing concrete arch structure. The Mineral King area, including the road and 1923 bridge are included in the Mineral King Cultural Landscape on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003 Oak Grove Bridge, an arched bridge made of reinforced concrete, is situated on Mineral King Road, which has long served as an approach road to Sequoia National Park. The modern quality of this bridge contrasts greatly with those located within the park. As part of an effort to create an aesthetic in which structures fit in with the natural environment, the National Park Service had bridges built with a rustic quality. This was achieved through the choice of building materials: Lodgepole and Clover Creek Bridges (HAER Nos. CA-140A and CA-140B) had a stone veneer over a reinforced concrete arch design, while the Marble Fork Bridge (HAER No. CA-141) had a deck-truss log design. Pumpkin Hollow Bridge 1922.

Fun fact: in Disneyland Paris there is a hotel called “Sequoia Lodge” named and themed around this ski resort

Thanks for covering this very rare lost Disney topic. I remember that peoplemover vehicles looking like mine ore carts would have been internal transportation within Mineral King Valley

Such an amazing and informational channel

That footage of Walt and Lilly warms my heart.

About time someone did a good video on this. I kept requesting Defunctland one, but it never came to be.

Well done again, always look forward to these posts

If you look at the topo maps of the area, you can see that this would have been an epic resort. Look at the photo at 7:05. The lodge/base would have been at 7900-8000', while Farewell Gap is 10,700'. The top of White Chief Bowl would have been 11,000-11,500'.

Hey, we always have Blizzard Beach :)

Amazing editing!

You just gained yourself another subscriber.

I love this place, I'm glad it failed. Also a Disney ski resort sounds horrible.

Never knew about this!! Awesome!!!

How did the Disney pencil pushers over spend $300 MILLION on WDW!? All the Magic died with Walt, Disney Corp never had the courage nor the brilliance the man had