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By Michael - April 2nd, 2009 Things are far more bustling after dark in Neverworld’s UK pavilion
Most of the Disney stalwarts who read this blog have probably seen the above rendering before. A second look reveals many differences between EPCOT’s United Kingdom pavilion as built and the above conceptual painting. The pavilion as depicted is much larger than the real […]
By Michael - March 18th, 2009 Things have been too dour here lately. Let’s think bouncy upbeat things with my all-time favorite attraction, Horizons!
Part 2 Part 3 Related Posts…Sub For One…The Dream Called EPCOTThe Horizons Story, Part II: Robert McCallA Very Special Disney Fever Dream, 1995Queue Up For Virtual Horizons
By Michael - March 1st, 2009 In honor of that old Highlights magazine standby, take a look at this lovely rendering of EPCOT’s Italy pavilion and see if you can tell me what’s wrong with this picture:
Do you see it? Have a look at this Imagineering model for the pavilion:
For those of you who haven’t seen it […]
By Michael - February 25th, 2009 Previously, on Progress City, U.S.A.: For the start of the new year, I had hoped to do one of those “top ten” lists of things I’d like to see happen in the Disney parks – and especially Walt Disney World – in 2009. Not that I would deem any of my wishes likely to be […]
By Michael - February 20th, 2009 THE “WORLD CITY” MODEL: Project designer John DeCuir completes an initial concept for the World City model, an amphitheater depicting a future community in the process of grown and adaptation.– Walt Disney Productions, 1975
In 1975, EPCOT Center was a far different creature than the park that debuted in 1982. Known then by the unwieldy […]
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 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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