An idea for Carousel of Progress

[ChrisFL]

Since there's many people who think that the final scene should be kept modern, yet Disney does not have a sponsor...do you think it would be acceptable to have the final scene show a number of different sponsored products that are briefly mentioned by the family?

That way it can be rotated and kept relevant when needed, or would that be taking sponsorships a bit too far?

 

[Chape19714]

It would just put it back like it was back at the World's Fair, where GE sponsored the attraction.

 

[brkgnews]

I think Chris is more referring to an idea similar to the House of Innoventions concept with multiple random products being mentioned.

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

I think it's a nice idea to get a refurb, but a biiit too commercial.

 

[ChrisFL]

I think Chris is more referring to an idea similar to the House of Innoventions concept with multiple random products being mentioned.

Right. The problem is how to make it keep the feel of of the rest of the attraction without making it TOO commercialized, that would be a difficult balance, but still a thought.

 

[MissM]

No because the House of Innoventions was such a tease! They had the coolest computerized embroidery sewing machine on display. Got home, googled it and it the cheapest model was like $8,000.

 

[jt04]

Since there's many people who think that the final scene should be kept modern, yet Disney does not have a sponsor...do you think it would be acceptable to have the final scene show a number of different sponsored products that are briefly mentioned by the family?

That way it can be rotated and kept relevant when needed, or would that be taking sponsorships a bit too far?

Ahem, you mean like Apple maybe? Works for me. I think it is a great idea.

 

[TowerofTerror1]

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I think that that might be taking it a bit too far!! I like the idea of changing the last scene a bit though, and at least updating it..

Since there's many people who think that the final scene should be kept modern, yet Disney does not have a sponsor...do you think it would be acceptable to have the final scene show a number of different sponsored products that are briefly mentioned by the family?

That way it can be rotated and kept relevant when needed, or would that be taking sponsorships a bit too far?

 

[Frank&Ollie]

how about a lot of "Dippin Dots" !

They've been the ice cream of the future for decades, they add Dippin Dots and will never have to update again!

 

[JEANYLASER]

how about a lot of "Dippin Dots" !

They've been the ice cream of the future for decades, they add Dippin Dots and will never have to update again!

Maybe!

 

[rsoxguy]

Dad: Boy howdy, things sure are better since we purchased this Kenmore range!

Mom: Well honey, buying it was a snap with our HP computer!

Daughter: Is Santa ever gonna get me a new WII system?

Son: Who needs games with the nifty Harley Davidson we just bought at Earls Bikes in downtown Orlando!

Granddad: You betcha sonny! And these new Foster Grant glasses will help me to see where we're headed on that bike.

Grandma: Be quiet and take your Metamucil before you eat some of that burned turkey!

Cousin Orville: No privacy at all around here as I "sit" and read my Martha Stewart Living magazine!


This scenario just doesn't seem right to me.

 

[Fade_to_Blah]

Dad: Boy howdy, things sure are better since we purchased this Kenmore range!

Mom: Well honey, buying it was a snap with our HP computer!

Daughter: Is Santa ever gonna get me a new WII system?

Son: Who needs games with the nifty Harley Davidson we just bought at Earls Bikes in downtown Orlando!

Granddad: You betcha sonny! And these new Foster Grant glasses will help me to see where we're headed on that bike.

Grandma: Be quiet and take your Metamucil before you eat some of that burned turkey!

Cousin Orville: No privacy at all around here as I "sit" and read my Martha Stewart Living magazine!


This scenario just doesn't seem right to me.

No it really doesnt. Im not sure how this could be pulled off without it seeming like a gigantic advertisment

 

[RiversideBunny]

I think that that might be taking it a bit too far!! I like the idea of changing the last scene a bit though, and at least updating it..

Agree. Update the final scene but don't go for product endorsements.

IMHO
:king:

 

[JEANYLASER]

true! Doesn't work! Try something else!

 

[Expo_Seeker40]

My idea....

Revamp the ride so every scene is 5 minutes long.

Enclose the waiting area with a 5 minute preshow explaining how the Tomorrowland Metro Retro Historical society aquired the rided, etc.

The load theater would be used for both load and unload.

Guests enter the theater on the left, while the rest will be exiting on the right.

Inside the load/unload theater a 5 minute show includes a return of lights that allow you to "see" music. The kaleidophonic screens from the 1964 and 1967 versions of the ride...only it would be updated to have numerous gears clanking and turning in different colors.

The new voice of father uses a similar opening from the original version of the show i.e. "progress is the sound of a motor, the hum of a turbine, the heartbeat of a factory....."

The theater moves to Acts' 1 2 and 3 which would be made as close as possible to look like what they did in the original version of the ride, but with new AA's, and a use of as much of the original script as possible.

Act 4....the current modern scene would be redone to look like the 1960s scene from the world's fair.

The unload theater stage would be converted into a modern scene that would be pretty funky futuristic.

Basically the tomorrowland metro retro historical society allows us to experience the original walt disney created version of the ride, and then gives us their glimpse as to what living in the future might be like for humans.

That way the walt disney world's fair version is preserved with set in stone. When a new cast is needed to voice the attraction, they simply read off of the set in stone script for Acts 1-4 and then read off a new script for an updated Act 5

Remember the family doesn't age alot in the ride. Between each Act they age about 2-4 years. You are meant to meet them as if for the first time in every act. They represent what an idealised family would be experiencing with new technology during those eras.

 

[JEANYLASER]

good idea!

 

[muteki]

Really what I would like to see happen with the attraction is more attention to the middle set of time periods than the last one. Space it out a bit. Maybe 00's, 40's, 60's, Present? The final scene, with the exception of the Virtual Boys is fairly present-accurate. I would really like to see something in between the 40's and today, and a cool 60's or 70's motif for the 3rd room, and moving the 40's into the second room, or doing a 50's room.

Of course all of this is way too ambitious, but it is what I would like to see. If they were going to make any big changes at all to the final scene, I would rather it be a 20+ years into the future look (a la Horizons) instead of a "present day" room.

I see present day all the time, kinda sick of it

 

[fosse76]

They represent what an idealised family would be experiencing with new technology during those eras.

There's no such thing as an idealized family. The so-called nuclear family is a product of 40's and 50's conservatism.

 

[Expo_Seeker40]

There's no such thing as an idealized family. The so-called nuclear family is a product of 40's and 50's conservatism.

Correct, but this attraction was designed in the early 1960s and executed by a conservative busniessman. Regardless the family is still idealised by the parents, two children, dog and cat, etc and how they are all oh-so-happy...but grandma's arm squeaks every now and then. :lookaroun

 

[muteki]

In regards to the presentation of the family unit, it always amused me how with each scene it was transformed from a traditional 50's style family dynamic, with Father sitting in the armchair while the Mother was doing laundry, Daughter primping, etc., to the present day theater, where Father is cooking, cleaning, and Mother is programming, doing technical things. I don't know if this is intentional or if I am just looking too much into it, but I always laughed at it.

I am not familiar enough with how the final scene changed through the years but I would be interested to know if this dynamic was present in earlier versions.