Mousetalgia Episode 321: Alice Davis on the '64 World's Fair
Mousetalgia! - Your Disneyland Podcast
Jeff Baham
4.4 • 776 Ratings
🗓️ 14 December 2014
⏱️ 67 minutes
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Summary
Disney and the World's Fair - Disney Legend Alice Davis talks to Jeff about attending the 1964 World's Fair, and she shares some personal recollections of her time visiting the Fair with Walt Disney and her husband Marc Davis, one of Walt Disney's "Nine Old Men." We also discuss the Walt Disney Family Museum's second recent presentation of "Walt Disney: A Giant at the World's Fair," and recap some of the memorable moments from that event. Also - Jeff shares an update on his customized Captain America action figure, and we discuss buying annual passes to Disneyland when you aren't a local - the perks, pitfalls, and possibilities. Plus, our dream corporate sponsors for Disney attractions: Taco Bell, an Audio-Animatronic Oprah, Hawaiian Airlines, Tesla - the possibilities are limitless!
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| 0:00.0 | Moussela is a member of the MiceChat Podcast Network, Micepod.com. |
| 0:07.8 | Micechat.com |
| 0:09.8 | On to Carpe Kingdom. |
| 0:12.9 | You're listening to Mastalgia, December 15, 2014. |
| 0:19.5 | This is the New York World's Fair at the midpoint of the 60s. |
| 0:23.6 | From the day its gates open, people were drawn to it from every state and city in America, |
| 0:28.6 | and from all over the world. |
| 0:30.7 | They came with a sense of excitement to taste the exotic foods, to shop, to stare, to wonder and explore. |
| 0:43.3 | People hardly know where to begin when they step into the world of the fair. It has |
| 0:48.3 | something of everything, something for everyone. Across the Bridge of Nations is the transportation area |
| 0:55.0 | with Ford Motor Company's pavilion, |
| 0:57.0 | one of the largest and most popular exhibits at the fair, |
| 1:00.0 | setting for Walt Disney's Magic Skyway Ride |
| 1:04.0 | and showcase for the products and ideas of the worldwide enterprise |
| 1:08.0 | that is Ford today. |
| 1:09.0 | On the first day alone, |
| 1:11.3 | the pavilion registered visitors |
| 1:12.8 | from every state in the country |
| 1:14.6 | and every country in the world. |
| 1:21.6 | Hold on to your hats and glasses. |
| 1:26.5 | This here's the wildest podcast in the Wivers. |
| 1:42.8 | Mouselstance. |
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