3. We'd all get around town using "WEDWay PeopleMovers"

Of course, it wouldn't be feasible to walk everywhere in Walt's dream city. Nor would it be sensible or cost-effective to connect up every area of the city with a monorail. Instead, Walt wanted another form of transportation, one that was more suited to short hops, but that was still clean and reliable. The solution was the WEDWay PeopleMover, developed by legendary Imagineer Bob Gurr. The chief innovation of the system was that the vehicles never stopped moving. Instead, guests boarded via a circular moving walkway, which dramatically improved the loading speed when compared to a linear walkway. This was coupled with a set of small trains that were pushed along by rotating tires that were embedded in the track every nine feet, each with its own electric motor. The cars themselves did not have motors, and the breakdown of any of the spinning tires would not cause the entire system to break down. Residents at EPCOT would commute to work via WEDWay trams, and just like the monorail, Disney wanted to convince cities all over the world to adopt them. He planned to bring representatives from cities and shopping malls to see the first WEDWay in action once it opened as part of Disneyland's New Tomorrowland makeover in 1967. However, he died before he had the chance.

Without Walt as a cheerleader, the system never caught on. However, it is still in use at the George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston, Texas. It was also updated in the 1970s for the Walt Disney World version, which employs linear induction motors to propel its vehicles.

2. We'd never have to worry about rain

The original version of Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress debuted at the New York World's Fair in 1964. One of the many predictions that the show made for the future was that cities would be enclosed in climate-controlled domes, ensuring that the weather outside was always comfortably warm and dry. Disney looked at the feasibility and cost of just such a dome when considering plans to open a theme park in New York. It was deemed far too expensive. But Walt still hoped to ensure that residents and visitors wandering around the center of EPCOT would be not be exposed to rain or excessive heat.

Since Walt Disney first announced plans for EPCOT, many people have assumed that the entire city would be enclosed by a giant dome. However, that seems unlikely. Instead, the famous video in which Walt outlines his plans suggests that the entire 50 acre city center will be enclosed, but not necessarily by a dome. It was more likely to be tucked away under a conventional roof, with enormous skylights to allow natural light in.

1. Our children (and us) would be safer

Disneyland's rides were designed to safe, able to carry millions of guests every year without incident. Walt Disney's cities would be designed to be similarly accident-free. The main methods of transporation in a Disney-fied city were to be the monorail, the PeopleMover, bicycles, walking and electric carts. That meant that children and other pedestrians would be in much less danger from collisions with vehicles. The electric carts, though, could still be a problem. So Walt proposed fitting them with sensors, so that they would come to an automatic stop if anyone stepped in front of them.