Historic KC theater will get encore as Disney World attraction

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Historic KC theater will get encore as Disney World attraction

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Historic KC theater will get encore as Disney World attraction
A new attraction planned for Disney World will pay homage to Kansas City’s influence on a young Walt Disney.

The company announced Saturday plans to build a new theater at the Orlando theme park modeled after the historic Willis Wood Theatre.

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The theater was largely destroyed in a fire in 1917, and later demolished to make room for the Mark Twain office tower.

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Joins the train station which was modeled after the Union Depot in the bottoms.
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You'd think they could afford an exact replica, but whatever.
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