Disney's Virginia Failure

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In the 90's, Disney was on a historic winning streak. But when they tried to open a historical theme park just outside of the nation's capital, they found themselves in a fight they could never win. Pick up your copy of FLORIDA! right here! Thank you to Chelsea Rice for her incredible design of our logo! Follow Chelsea on Instagram here! I do not own the rights to the clips used in this episode. Check out the original videos here. CBS 6 Video Vault - 1994 - September 29 - Disney scraps plans to open Virginia theme park Original Disney's California Adventure Dedication in 2001 All of the music was originally composed.

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