Here are some links to the future…as seen in the past!
The Original Futurama: The Legacy of the 1939 World’s Fair
Talking about the future as seen at the 1939 World’s Fair
Fact-Checking 5 Epcot Rides That Predicted the Future
Five rides from the past at Disney World EPCOT (although at least two of them survive and the Carosel of Progress is now at the Magic Kingdom as I recall…a great spot to rest! Not too popular so there are lots of seats, and it is air conditioned!)
Disney’s House of Tomorrow movie by Monsanto
A Good overview of the House of Tomorrow
I miss it…I saw it the summer after first grade…1965!
Flicker Group on past Disney Rides
A paper offering an historical analysis of Disney’s corporate exhibits at the 1964-65 New York World’s Fair, GE’s “Carousel of Progress†and Ford’s “Magic Skyway,†in an attempt to consider their historical and cultural significance.
(OK, it is more than a bit wonkie…)
Behind the scenes at early Disneyland, if you happen to be near the Oakland Museum of California
Disneyland’s World of Tomorrow as described by someone with a slightly off kilter view of reality
…or is it you that is off kilter?
The House of Tomorrow, today?
~Curtis in /\/\onTana! {!-{>
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