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By Michael - January 13th, 2010 So, then there’s this. It might not quite be the holy grail, but it’s plenty close enough to make me happy. A series of videos from 1983 have appeared on YouTube depicting a freshly-minted EPCOT Center. And they’re amazing. It’s rare to see video at all from this era, and even more rare to see […]
By Michael - January 13th, 2010
A brief correction from the Progress City Department of Humble Mea Culpas…
You might recall in all the discussion of the NextGen technology initiative that’s underway at Disney, there was some talk of how this would be implemented. Some suggested that RFID chips would be embedded into guests’ tickets or room keys, while others […]
By Michael - January 11th, 2010
At its ultimate development, [Walt Disney World] is planned to include … An “airport of the future,” offering service to private and executive aircraft as well as commercial “commuter” service… – Preview Edition, Walt Disney World (1970)
It’s long been known that part of Walt Disney’s plan for his newly-purchased land in Florida was […]
By Michael - January 8th, 2010 “Re-living the days of the turn of the century at Disneyland, Senator Thomas J. Dodd of Connecticut is ready to chauffeur his family in an electric car down Main Street USA at Walt Disney’s Magic Kingdom in California, July 12, 1960. While Mrs. Jackie Dodd sits next to the Senator, Christopher (16), Martha (19) and […]
By Michael - December 24th, 2009 There’s been some rumbling recently about upcoming projects in EPCOT that, while so far unannounced and unheralded, will mark a fairly significant change in the visual and epicurean landscape of World Showcase.
Better visit while you can (Disney)
First, there’s the Cantina de San Angel at the Mexico Pavilion. Sitting along the World Showcase lagoon, […]
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The Progress City Primer
From the Progress City archives comes this collection of 33 tall tales and true from Disney history. Available in paperback, hardback, and ebook formats.
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