Wow.....34 years ago today RCA and GE has two grand dedications (RCA's being the bigger) for Space Mountain (RCA) and the Carousel of Progress (GE).
Space Mountain depicts a journey through time and space (around space station 75). Guests could exit the rollercoaster or bypass the rollercoaster and see the postshow: RCA's Home of Future Living.
Though the Carousel of Progress did premier at the 1964 world's fair, and later went to Disneyland, a new building and carousel core and theater system was created for it when it moved to the MK.
The carousel of progress is the oldest disney created attraction in all of walt disney world (if you were to exclude the antique carousel used in cinderella's golden carousel).
The carousel of progress in the ONLY attraction in walt disney world created and worked on by both walt disney and quite a few of the original imagineers at WED and is the longest running stage show in the history of american theatre.
This rides needs a refurb and some good TLC...it is a very important ride that needs more recognition....its not even on the map for the 2009 planning DVD.
Interesting to note that the carousel theater rotates counter clockwise at the MK. It originally went clockwise during the world's fair and at disneyland this also means that the stages or ACT's were shown in the opposite direction as well.
Space Mountain with its original entrance.
When the Carousel of Progress came to WDW in 1975, the original 1960s ending was pretty much gutted, only using the basic stage layout, and what was introduced in 1975 was updated for the 1980s and 1990s scenes.
Here is the 1975-1981 version of the ending.
Space Mountain depicts a journey through time and space (around space station 75). Guests could exit the rollercoaster or bypass the rollercoaster and see the postshow: RCA's Home of Future Living.
Though the Carousel of Progress did premier at the 1964 world's fair, and later went to Disneyland, a new building and carousel core and theater system was created for it when it moved to the MK.
The carousel of progress is the oldest disney created attraction in all of walt disney world (if you were to exclude the antique carousel used in cinderella's golden carousel).
The carousel of progress in the ONLY attraction in walt disney world created and worked on by both walt disney and quite a few of the original imagineers at WED and is the longest running stage show in the history of american theatre.
This rides needs a refurb and some good TLC...it is a very important ride that needs more recognition....its not even on the map for the 2009 planning DVD.
Interesting to note that the carousel theater rotates counter clockwise at the MK. It originally went clockwise during the world's fair and at disneyland this also means that the stages or ACT's were shown in the opposite direction as well.
Space Mountain with its original entrance.
When the Carousel of Progress came to WDW in 1975, the original 1960s ending was pretty much gutted, only using the basic stage layout, and what was introduced in 1975 was updated for the 1980s and 1990s scenes.
Here is the 1975-1981 version of the ending.
