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By Michael - December 23rd, 2022 The model for Tony Baxter’s original concept for The Land.
Merry Christmas! The Progress City Radio Hour continues our 40th anniversary celebration of EPCOT Center with a look at the pavilion which today most holds true to its original intent – The Land! We’ll look back at how the pavilion came to be, and […]
By Michael - November 18th, 2022 Disney Legend Doris Hardoon poses with the carpeted mural in the preshow area of EPCOT’s Harvest Theater
As we continue our celebration of EPCOT’s 40th anniversary, our newest Progress City Radio Hour Town Hall features an interview with a Disney Legend who was there for it all. We’re so happy to bring to you the first […]
By Michael - February 26th, 2013 Part and parcel of Disney’s pride in its new theme park, Epcot Center, was the seemingly endless amount of documentation the park received when it opened in 1982. Not only did Disney want to promote its new and exciting offering, but each attraction had a major sponsor; these were the companies who had paid for […]
By Michael - December 20th, 2012 Recently, Epcot’s Test Track attraction reopened after a lengthy overhaul that saw a complete facelift of the attraction’s aesthetic. Gone are the old preshow, plot, and postshow area; gone are the Belgian blocks and the silly “tests” and the heat, cold and corrosion rooms. While the ride system and the actual ride profile itself remain […]
By Michael - April 11th, 2012 Not pictured: Tom 1.0
I just happened upon this picture of a “solosub” undergoing animation testing at WED Enterprises in January 1983. Later that year it would be packed and shipped to Orlando for installation in Horizons, which opened that October.
All I’m saying is that it’s been almost thirty years since the […]
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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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