Walt Disney spent several of his early years in Marceline, Missouri. The tiny Midwestern town also could have been home to another Disney park.

Walt Disney spent several of his early years in Marceline, Missouri. The tiny Midwestern town also could have been home to another Disney park.

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This tiny town is the site of Disney's 'lost' park

You may have paid to see gussied-up variations of the quaint town of Marceline, Missouri. The community of about 2,500, two hours northeast of metro Kansas City, was the hometown and emotional lodestone of Walt Disney.