WEDway Radio #057 - Progressland and the Carousel of Progress:1964 Worlds Fair
WEDway Radio - Walt Disney World and Disneyland Examined with some Disney History
Nate and Matt Parrish
4.9 • 706 Ratings
🗓️ 2 January 2011
⏱️ 76 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of WEDway Radio Matt and Nate complete the 1964 Worlds Fair Series with the final installment: Progressland and The Carousel of Progress. This is probably the most beloved of the Disney attractions at The Fair, and the most technologically advanced. As we wind down the series we look at not only the attraction itself but the role that the attractions played in the advancement of the Disney theme park overall.
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| 0:00.0 | From the Brava Centauri Studios, this is Wedway Radio. Welcome to the General Electric Carousel Theater. |
| 0:35.4 | Now most take one, too. |
| 0:40.2 | We Peabody's pride ourselves on having all the latest conveniences. |
| 0:45.4 | Like our new gas lamp that gives a light as brilliant as 50 candles. |
| 0:50.7 | Guaranteed non-explosive too, and that's progress. |
| 0:56.0 | Please watch this. |
| 1:00.0 | What is that? |
| 1:03.0 | That is a plane, a jet plane. |
| 1:06.0 | A plane? But it has no propellers. |
| 1:09.0 | You see, Monsieur Venn wrinkles, my patient is there, |
| 1:14.6 | you say, not with it. |
| 1:18.6 | It's time for me to start my New Year's Eve spectacular. |
| 1:22.6 | Omelette Superb Avec-Jeambon. |
| 1:25.6 | Mmm, not the famous omelette superb Avec Jambon. |
| 1:32.3 | Known in other circles as ham and eggs. |
| 1:38.3 | There's a great big beautiful tomorrow, shining at the end of every day. |
| 1:49.0 | There's a great big beautiful tomorrow. |
| 1:52.6 | And tomorrow's just a dream away. |
| 1:57.2 | Man has a dream and that's a... |
| 2:00.0 | Welcome to the general electric carousel of progress. |
| 2:06.7 | Now most carousels just go round and round without getting anywhere. |
| 2:10.5 | But on this one, at every turn, we'll be making progress. |
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