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By Michael - October 26th, 2010 Concept art for shopping street in the Israel pavilion at EPCOT Center by Herb Ryman
Another press release from the sad file of fruitless announcements, this excited blurb comes from November of 1981:
ISRAEL JOINS COMMUNITY OF NATIONS AT EPCOT CENTER
Representatives of the State of Israel and Walt Disney World signed an agreement for […]
By Michael - October 22nd, 2010 It’s October, which means that it’s Walt Disney World’s birthday month. This year, of course, the resort turned thirty-nine, an anniversary mostly overlooked as Disney musters its resources to prepare to overlook the fortieth anniversary next year (“I gave her Indiana Jones Adventure, she gave me a pen.”) But maybe we can fit in a […]
By Michael - October 21st, 2010 With the focus of the automotive world ever-so-slowly shifting towards more sustainable vehicles, and the increasing popularity of hybrid-electric vehicles, this news from Disney is a welcome reminder of Walt Disney World’s ambitious origins:
ELECTRIC VEHICLE TEST PROGRAM AT WALT DISNEY WORLD PROVES SUCCESSFUL
About two months ago, Walt Disney World began participating in a […]
By Michael - October 19th, 2010 I encourage everyone to check out a superb recent story on Passport to Dreams Old & New about the various newspapers printed for Walt Disney World guests during the 1970s. It’s so good I’ll even forgive Foxx for beating me to the punch on the story.
But one of my favorite elements singled out in […]
By Michael - October 14th, 2010 AAAAH! Related Posts…A First Look At EPCOT’s Culinary RenaissanceDo You Know This Man?Follow Figment to the Image WorksRiding the Monorail to EPCOT, 1984The Progress City Radio Hour – Episode 59 – […]
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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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