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In 2015, the museum launched a project to recreate the Midget Autopia attraction that had operated in the Walt Disney Municipal Park south of town. The miniature car ride was donated by Disney when the attraction was dismantled at Disneyland. The town operated the ride from 1966 until rising
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insurance costs and a lack of replacement parts forced its closure in 1977. A single restored car is on display at the museum and was the centerpiece of a
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project to finance a $ 500,000 reconstruction of the ride, launched in July 2015.
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The Walt Disney Hometown Museum, located in the former
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Former Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway stations
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Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Marceline, Missouri

Amtrak
Carrollton
Dallas
Houston
Lone Star
La Plata
Chicago
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Southwest Chief
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway
Rothville
Los Angeles
Main Line
Bucklin
Chicago
Walt Disney Hometown Museum is located in Missouri
Walt Disney Hometown Museum is located in the United States
Marceline, Missouri
Coordinates
39°42′57″N 92°56′51″W / 39.7159°N 92.9476°W / 39.7159; -92.9476
Hall of Memory
Walt Disney
waltdisneymuseum.org
Santa Fe Railway
Marceline, Missouri

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