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===Conception===

This history of the Magic Kingdom began in 1959, when Walt Disney began to look for a place to build a second theme park <ref> Walt Disney: the triumph of the American imagination By: Gabler, Neal. Knopf 2006</ref>. Coming off the success of Disneyland (which had opened in 1955), Walt wanted to bring his theme park to the East Coast. According to research done by the Disney Company, although 75% of the American population was located east of the Mississippi River, only 5% of Disneyland's visitors came from that region <ref> http://www.themeparkinsider.com/flume/201312/3819/ </ref>. The success of the Disney attractions at the 1964 World's Fair in New York, showed Walt that Disney could be a huge success in the East Coast market <ref> http://www.waltdisney.org/blog/look-closer-1964-new-york-world%E2%80%99s-fair </ref>. Also adding to Walt's frustration, was the fact that the area around Disneyland had become rundown by local businesses hoping to capitalize on Disneyland's success. To solve this problem, Walt wanted to have control over much more land than he could in Disneyland. With this goal in mind, Walt began to scout for a new location where he could build a "Disneyland East". One of the original locations Walt considered was St. Louis, where Disney had plans to build "Riverfront Square," a five-story, fully enclosed theme park which would have a St. Louis and New Orleans theme <ref name= "St.Louis"> http://archive.ksdk.com/news/article/348062/3/Disney-theme-park-almost-a-reality-in-St-Louis </ref>. Although Disney developed significant plans for the theme park, negotiations with St. Louis eventually fell through. Although the exact reasons for this falling out are not clear, it is commonly accepted that among the reasons was the fact that Busch family wanted Disney to sell beer in the park, which he refused to do <ref name= "St.Louis"/>.