The Carousel of Progress: Walt Disney's Mission Statement
Connecting with Walt - A look into the history of the man behind Mickey Mouse, Disneyland and Walt Disney World
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4.7 • 820 Ratings
🗓️ 13 February 2026
⏱️ 65 minutes
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Summary
In this episode, Michael takes Tom on a deep dive into the Carousel of Progress, not just as an attraction, but as Walt Disney's mission statement.
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| 0:00.0 | From West to East and Kingdom to Kingdom, you're listening to the Connecting with Walt is brought to you by Dreams and Limited Travel, experts at helping you plan the perfect Disney vacation. |
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| 0:48.0 | travel.com. |
| 0:49.9 | Hey there, hi, there, and welcome to episode 355 of connecting with Walt, celebrating our |
| 0:56.3 | 10thennial year. I am your host and is historian Michael Bowling. I am joined by my co-host, |
| 1:01.9 | producer, and good friend Tom Bell. Tom, how are you today? I'm doing okay. It's Friday |
| 1:08.0 | at the 13th, Michael. do you fall into those superstition traps |
| 1:13.3 | not really I own two black cats oh you're in trouble okay oh what about you um not usually |
| 1:26.2 | no um the only thing lately is the whole thing about splitting a Not usually, no. |
| 1:32.0 | The only thing lately is the whole thing about splitting a pole, |
| 1:37.1 | where if you're walking with a friend down the street and there's a pole, |
| 1:38.5 | oh, okay. |
| 1:40.0 | You don't go on either side. |
| 1:41.5 | You both go on one side or the other. |
| 1:43.3 | Do you say bread and butter? |
| 2:04.2 | I don't. Isn't that the old thing you're supposed to say bread and better? I'm not sure. I find myself like making sure I go on the same side lately. I don't know what. I think somebody made a comment about it. One of my friends made a comment about it. So now it's in the back of my mind. I'll say bread and butter. Each one has to say bread, one has to say butter. |
| 2:09.9 | That's what I remember for my childhood. I do the knock on wood thing. |
| 2:15.2 | Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. I think. I can't think of anything else. |
| 2:17.6 | Salt over the shoulder? I don't do that. |
| 2:18.0 | Okay. |
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