WEDway Radio #043 - The Magic Skyway: 1964 Worlds Fair

WEDway Radio - Walt Disney World and Disneyland Examined with some Disney History

Nate and Matt Parrish

Places & Travel, Arts, Society & Culture

4.9 • 706 Ratings

🗓️ 25 June 2010

⏱️ 68 minutes

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Summary

Matt and Nate return from a short hiatus to revisit their series on Walt Disney and the 1964 Worlds Fair. In this episode we explore probably the least known Disney created attraction at the fair; The Magic Skyway. Sponsored by the Ford Motor Co, this attraction gave guests a look at the history of our planet using the wheel as a catalyst for advancement. The ride system itself was a breakthrough on its own as Disney helped to create its prototype for the Omnimover, which would prove to be the dominant design in vehicle propulsion in Disney attraction over the next few decades. While the attraction itself is unknown to most Disney fans, the legacy that it provided is enormous; not only in the ride design but in the show elements and style of presentation as well. Attractions like World of Motion, The Universe of Energy, The Primeval World Diorama, Spaceship Earth, The Peoplemover and Horizons all owe a debt of gratitude to The Magic Skyway.

Also discussed on the show is the 20th anniversary of the film, Dick Tracy, and our thoughts on a specific element to the movies 1990 release.

Enjoy!

Transcript

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0:00.0	From the Brava Centauri-trip
0:39.2	Super Skyway Tour.
0:44.8	Welcome to the General Electric Carousel Theater.
0:50.1	The birds tell jokes, their flowers sing, they Tiki's chant,
0:55.0	And my cousin Jose, he whistles and he croons,
0:59.0	Be my love!
1:02.0	Oh, excuse me, sir, quickly, quickly.
1:06.0	Take your time and hurry.
1:08.0	Get your tickets to Walt Disney's intended tiki room.
1:15.6	Hey, Henry, what's holding you up? Let's get on with the show. We can't hang around here all day.
1:22.6	Now, Buff, be patient. It takes a little doing to set these things up.
1:26.6	Yeah, we ain't going anywhere anyhow. We're kind of hung up here.
1:31.3	Okay, okay, boys. Take it easy. Now we're ready to stop.
1:35.3	Bye it easy. Now we're ready to stop. Is that the mainst Is that the main street electrical parade?
1:59.2	Sort of.
2:01.6	The main street electrical parade. Main Street Electrical Parade. Sort of. The Main Street Electrical Parain.
2:04.9	Gee!
2:06.7	All I can remember is that this little bug, the ones that look like bugs.
2:12.6	Yeah.
2:13.1	You know what's cool is I actually have like a plush of the turtle.
2:17.1	And it actually, if you squeeze its
2:19.4	if you squeeze its like right foot it does the whole electrical parade like not the whole but like 12
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