3. Disney's Venetian Resort

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Another early-planned hotel was Disney's Venetian Resort. This hotel would have been themed after the city of Venice, Italy. It would have included multiple buildings connected by bridges and channels, which guests could ride on in traditional gondolas. The main building would be reminiscent of the famous St. Mark's Square, including a large bell tower (interestingly, a design that was later used for Epcot's Italy pavilion). Not only would it have been connected to the monorail loop, but it would have sat in the currently empty land between the Ticket and Transportation Center and Disney's Contemporary Resort. Although the Venetian Resort was supposed to open in 1971, like Disney's Persian Resort the project was shelved because of the oil embargo and the drop in tourism. However, that isn't the end of the Venetian Resort, because...

4. Disney's Mediterranean Resort

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Years after the Venetian Resort was shelved, plans came up in the 1990's to build a hotel in the same spot. This hotel would have called Disney's Mediterranean Resort, and would have taken some inspiration from the Venetian Resort, but with a more Greek island influence. After Disney's Grand Floridian Resort was "only" given a four-star rating, this resort would have been Disney's answer to a five-star resort. At one point, the land was even cleared to start construction, but Disney ran into a huge problem - the land around the Seven Seas Lagoon was boggy and swampy and would not be able to support the building without an extremely deep (and expensive) foundation.  The project was permanently cancelled, although you can still see the relatively clear land between the TTC and Disney's Contemporary Resort.

5. Disney's Wilderness Junction Resort

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Also known as Disney's Buffalo Junction Resort, the hotel was conceived as part of the "Disney Decade" in the 1990's. The idea was actually very similar to Disney's Boardwalk Resort, but themed like the Old West. The hotel would include a shopping and entertainment district including an arena that would have shown Buffalo Bill's Wild West Show, which was already popular in Disneyland Paris. The entire area would look like an old fashioned Western town with dusty roads and horses. 

This resort would have sat between Disney's Ft. Wilderness Resort and Campground and Disney's Wilderness Lodge. In fact, Ft. Wilderness's defunct railroad track would have been rebuilt to connect all three. The actual hotel portion of the resort would have resembled Disneyland Paris’ Cheyenne Hotel with about 600 moderately priced rooms. Although some land was cleared to at least bring in construction vehicles, by 1992 the entire project was scraped.