"Modern Marvels" filming at WDW

Yen_Sid1 · Jun 6, 2005

Has anyone seen the "Modern Marvels" program on the History channel? Well, apparently they are filming an episode at WDW, probably about the rides and attractions. My friend said there were at AK filming Everest, Lucky, and Dinosaur. They were doing interviews and behind the scenes technology.

Disneyfan1981 · Jun 6, 2005

Hey this will be cool to see the Imagineers talking and physically showing the inards of EE. Can't wait

TheOneVader · Jun 6, 2005

A Modern Marvels show dedicated entirely to Disney World would be AWESOME! I absolutely love the History Channel, because I'm a military buff in addition to Disney World buff (Weird combination, huh?).

S_Grise · Jun 6, 2005

This will be GREAT! I'm sure someone will post info as soon as it's air date is known. I have "Disney" set as a wish list on Tivo, so it should catch it.

imagineer boy · Jun 6, 2005

Wow! This should be cool. They might show off the technology that makes Lucky tick and show the insides of E:E!

WDWFanatic · Jun 6, 2005

I had saw that the disney episode would be on in may but I didnt see it. You are saying that they wre taping right now? So far it is not listed as being on this month. Maybe they got behind schedule.

TheOneVader · Jun 6, 2005

WDWFanatic said:
I had saw that the disney episode would be on in may but I didnt see it. You are saying that they wre taping right now? So far it is not listed as being on this month. Maybe they got behind schedule.

If they're taping right now it'll be a few months before it's done and on TV.

Budke · Jun 6, 2005

TheOneVader said:
If they're taping right now it'll be a few months before it's done and on TV.

I'd place my bets near the time when the ride opens. And History Channels sister channel (or mother channel) Discovery runs the show about the real expedition to Everest looking for Yeti (and real fauna). Perhaps the Science channel will have something as well.

I think it is interesting that Disney is persuing this type of advertising for a ride. In the past, this has mostly been done for hollywood top-tier releases. (UFO and life on other planets stuff right now for War of the Worlds. TROY had the story and the historical battle.)

TheOneVader · Jun 6, 2005

Budke said:
I'd place my bets near the time when the ride opens. And History Channels sister channel (or mother channel) Discovery runs the show about the real expedition to Everest looking for Yeti (and real fauna). Perhaps the Science channel will have something as well.

Actually, Discovery doesn't own the History Channel. The History Channel is owned by A&E Television Networks.

Glasgow · Jun 6, 2005

I love that show - it'll be interesting to see how much information they can divulge about the rides.

prberk · Jun 6, 2005

TheOneVader said:
A Modern Marvels show dedicated entirely to Disney World would be AWESOME! I absolutely love the History Channel, because I'm a military buff in addition to Disney World buff (Weird combination, huh?).

Then you would be in heaven with the Walt Disney Treasures DVD box, "Walt Disney On the Front Lines." Amazing stuff from the WWII era: propaganda films (my favorite showing women how to collect and contribute bacon drippings for oil to use on our machinery) and Victory Through Air Power, a feature-length film from Disney credited for convincing the president to develop the air force as a major plan for winning the war....

http://disneyvideos.disney.go.com/moviefinder/products/2806803.html

Sorry for the thread drift. I just had the opportunity to watch much of that On the Front Lines set and it just amazed me, especially with how much sacrifice was involved: a level that I am afraid we today would just shy away from, unfortunately. The box set will affect you, if you watch it...

Anyhow, I also love the "modern marvels" on The History Channel. Should be good.

Paul

prberk · Jun 6, 2005

TheOneVader said:
Actually, Discovery doesn't own the History Channel. The History Channel is owned by A&E Television Networks.

... which is owned in part by The Walt Disney Company.

The Discovery Channel is affiliated with NBC/Universal.

(Isn't it sad when you see how some of these programs and channels are actually affected by their corporate owner? Sometimes it is good, and sometimes it is just biased. I would love to see The Discovery Channel work more with Epcot, but corporate influence will keep that from being likely.)

Paul

peter11435 · Jun 6, 2005

TheOneVader said:
Actually, Discovery doesn't own the History Channel. The History Channel is owned by A&E Television Networks.

It is also interesting to point out that Walt Disney Company co-owns the History channel and A&E with Hearst.

TheOneVader · Jun 6, 2005

prberk said:
... which is owned in part by The Walt Disney Company....

And, strangely enough, owned in part by NBC.

prberk said:
The Discovery Channel is affiliated with NBC/Universal.

They may be affiliated with NBC, but not owned by in any way.

peter11435 · Jun 6, 2005

prberk said:
... which is owned in part by The Walt Disney Company.

The Discovery Channel is affiliated with NBC/Universal.

(Isn't it sad when you see how some of these programs and channels are actually affected by their corporate owner? Sometimes it is good, and sometimes it is just biased. I would love to see The Discovery Channel work more with Epcot, but corporate influence will keep that from being likely.)

Paul

The Discovery channel is actually owned by Liberty Media. And your corporate influence idea does not work, as the Discovery channel and the travel channel are owned by the same corporation. And we all know the travel channel has done many Disney based shows.

TheOneVader · Jun 6, 2005

Wow, companies and their assets are complicated... They all own each other... It's confusing...

joel_maxwell · Jun 6, 2005

wow, this is by far one of the neatest shows out there for "guy stuff". one of my favorite episodes is the one on the mega-trucks and diggers. i can hear tim allen doing his man-call right now.

mraw · Jun 6, 2005

A friend I have at the Studios said that he recorded a segment for the show on Friday morning. I was in attendance at one that was recorded for Test Track last year, and as soon as the tape started rolling I got a coughing spell. I walked away from everything when they started taping, and I was in the corner of the maintenance area hacking out a lung. That always seems to happen to me during those times.

Thrawn · Jun 6, 2005

I had forgotten in my trip report that I saw this. They were filming the gravity wheel of Mission Space while I was queued.

Connor002 · Jun 6, 2005

Hypocrits

you call yourselves disney buffs but you don'yt even know that A&E is owned by disney

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