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By Michael - July 11th, 2020
Three years goes by pretty quick, doesn’t it?
Not that much has changed. Aside, of course, from the sweeping global pandemic that has kept us locked up inside for four months.
There’s at least one positive (?) outcome of all this cabin fever – there has been plenty of time for podcast shenanigans. I’ve […]
By Michael - September 16th, 2016 It’s Friday! And you deserve some retro Walt Disney World goodness.
This video comes from 1993. It’s one of a series of videos produced by General Motors for guests to the World of Motion pavilion at Epcot. Guests to the pavilion’s TransCenter were given a postcard they could send away to receive a free video. […]
By Michael - January 15th, 2015 Today marks the 40th anniversary of Walt Disney World’s Space Mountain, and here, courtesy of Tom Morris, is part of the attraction’s first queue safety spiel. It features Mercury astronaut Gordon Cooper who, let’s just say, was a heck of a pilot but possibly not ready for prime time as an actor.
https://progresscityusa.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/WDW-RCA-Space-Mountain-Gordon-Cooper-Safety-spiel-edited-1_15_15-3.33-PM.mp3 Related Posts…First Launch – May 27th, 1977Star Tours, Those Crazy Star Tours!A Model Kingdom, 1968Trippy TomorrowlandAnd The Relaunch – 2005
By Michael - July 4th, 2014 It’s the 4th of July in Progress City, and that means pageantry!
So here’s some pageantry.
It’s the thrilling dedication of the American Adventure at Epcot, which took place on October 11th, 1982. Thrill to the oratory of Card Walker! And the pavilion’s two sponsors, American Express CEO/Chairman Jim Robinson and Coca-Cola President Don Keough. […]
By Michael - June 20th, 2014 For your Friday night viewing…
It’s been a while since I’ve posted an episode of Walt Disney World Inside Out. I have thus deprived you of the opportunity to see host Scott Heriott belittle World Showcase cast members with awkward racist jokes, and to see Howie Mandel stalk and harass confused guests at the Disney-MGM […]
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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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