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From The Model Shop…
EPCOT Center’s Equatorial Africa Pavilion, as seen from World Showcase Lagoon in this Imagineering model One of the seldom-heralded benefits to the theme park history nerd that the internet provides...
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A Secret Showcase
I was pointed towards this video by Foxx at Passport to Dreams Old & New; it shows a still-pristine Walt Disney World in the flower of its first decade, and also features an unexpected surprise....
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Neverworlds: Burbank’s Disney-MGM Studio Backlot
Long, long ago… When Michael Eisner and Frank Wells took the reins of The Walt Disney Company, their agenda was clear: Movies. Both executives came from the film business, and they were brought into...
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The Mountains Of Future Past
Sometimes you can see a picture a dozen times and miss a very crucial detail. I recently watched the 1987 Disney Channel special, Backstage Disney: The American Adventure; I’ve seen this show several...
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More Disney That Never Was
Few topics are more fascinating for fans than the mysterious realm of unbuilt Disney attractions. Occasionally, we’re lucky enough to come across rarely-seen artwork for these attractions in the online...
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Podcastin’!
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...
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RCA Leads The Way!
Here’s to the future and you! In the lead-up to the creation of Epcot Center during the 1970s, a common refrain from Disney publicity was that, in many ways, Walt’s futuristic dream for the city of...
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New Podcasts: Interviews and Snowy Things!
Frank Stanek The podcast train keeps on rolling, as we have some new episodes of The Progress City Radio Hour for you. For starters, we have an extensive two-part interview with former Disney executive...
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The Progress City Radio Hour – Episode 44 – Voyages Extraordinaires!
Walt and Kirk Douglas frolic on the set of 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea We’re back with a new episode of the Progress City Radio Hour! This month we’re talking about voyages extraordinaires – Disney’s...
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The Progress City Radio Hour – Episode 54 – Harvest!
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...
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