At the time, many skiers believed this to be the largest potential resort in all of California. Disney's bid won out over those of other developers, having the largest plans. Disney had also met renowned University of Denver and Olympic ski coach Willy Schaeffler and together they developed the village and mountain resort plans. One of the major attractions at Mineral King was to be an audio-animatronic show featuring musical bears (a concept that evolved into Country Bear Jamboree).