question to anyone who knows???

[bnac]

Hello, all.
As you can tell this is my first post ever, and I'm rather new to this wonderful site. I'm just really getting into Disney history and trivia, so there is a lot for me to learn. I loved the book and can't wait for the next volume, and I also love the pod casts. Now to the question. I'm sure this question has been answered, but here goes anyway.....

I was born and raised in a suberb of New Orleans and currently reside in Baton Rouge because I'm a student at LSU. I had heard from someone that Southern Louisiana was a proposed home of WDW. Does anyone know if this is true, and is there a story to why WD passed on LA? Also, were there any other proposed locations for WDW?

[karamie]

I think I've heard that rumor as well. I'm not sure how true it is or not, and I don't really know where any other proposed sites for DW were. Sorry I'm not much help!

[MayBWeRMnt2B]

I know that Walt Disney looked all over the US for the location of Walt Disney World, and FL won out because it had the best option of size. I know he looked at a lot of other locations, can't name all of them, but I'm assuming one reason for LA not being chosen is because of its sea level and size. I know he looked at size, location, growth, how it could work out in the future, and other stuff like that, FL had the best options so it won. :-)