Walt's Train at Disney's Villas At Wilderness Lodge: The Everyday Adventures Of The Purple Van
Walt Disney loved trains. That's a major reason one circles the Magic Kingdom. But did you know that he had imagineers build a small train for his back yard at his house in California? He most certainly did and two of the cars from Walt's backyard train set are in the Villas at Wilderness Lodge.
And apparently this was no ordinary model train set. It had a live steam engine that was big enough for Walt to sit on. Walt obviously had a very big back yard as the track was a half mile long. The cars you see in these plastic cases are each about six feet long.
Click here to learn a bit more about Walt's Carolwood Pacific Railroad.
These cars are located in a small room off the lobby of Disney's Villas at Wilderness Lodge. To get there, walk out of the Wilderness Lodge lobby on the right past the shop. You'll walk down a covered sidewalk about 100 yards to the entry to the Villas. There's a small lobby for the Villas and the room with the railroad cars (it used to be called the Iron Spike room) is off to the right, behind the fireplace. It's well worth a special trip.
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