Scrim Over TTA's Progress City

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Sneezy62

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I hope this really is about a cleaning and fixing. The TTA and Monorail are probably the only things represented by that model that ever got built, and that's a shame. A bigger shame would be if the ideas behind the model were ever wholly forgotten.That model and those ideas are really the only reasons I want my kids to enjoy WDW. I would never want to take them if it was just about Nemo and Ariel. The idea behind WDW is that anything you can imagine can be done. That's what seems so lost on the current management and why there is so much D&G. Cleaning and repairing Progress City would at least be a little spark of hope.

^OK that's all really disjointed but I hope you catch my meaning.:oops:
 
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maxairmike

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Kind of off topic but also somewhat related; does anyone remember the title of the cartoon/concept show that Walt did on transportation in the future? There's an art board from it in the Magic of Disney Animation gallery, but I can't for the life of me remember the title, and a quick Google isn't turning up good results.

Maybe they'll do something about that plane projection, and have it actually fly through on the other side of the building, instead of suddenly disappearing when it reaches that tower...

EDIT: Never mind, found it! Magic Highway is the title, The Road Ahead is the most commonly seen part of it.
 
jt04

jt04

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OK, Steve, Raven, Lee, Martin...... can anyone confirm this model is not headed to Iger or Lasseter's basement.

I am OK with it being removed and preserved and placed in the Walt Disney museum or the WD attraction at DHS for permanent display.

I could see them putting the latest and greatest WDI models in that space. Even the DS model would be welcome. Something new along the TTA with changing displays and props in the windows and along the path would be awesome.

But please do not get rid of it. As someone said earlier, "It belongs in a museum!"

Of course I would take it if nobody else wants it. :)
 
alphac2005

alphac2005

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bsiev1977 said:
Why do so many people think Walt wouldn't love the interactive stuff? He very well may have seen it as the evolution of innovation that he was known for. If Walt had been around in a different time, I believe his opinions toward a lot of the stuff that people dislike in the parks would be surprising to those people.
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I'll throw this one in there: Before Walt's death, as we all know, he was completely engaged in EPCOT and its been well noted in several biographies that he had basically moved on from Disneyland and didn't have the passion or care like he did about the park as he once did. If you look through his life, he was constantly engaged in his next passion and would move on to the next, on and on. So, for all the What Would Walt? talk, more than likely he wouldn't have cared all too much.... except to make certain that the guest was provided quality for their money.
 
The Empress Lilly

The Empress Lilly

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bethymouse said:
Well, I guess I never notice it. I must check it out!:)
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Here you go dear:

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maxairmike

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What I wouldn't give to pick the mind of Walt and the folks in WED about their urban planning ideas! That, to me, is the most fascinating aspect of his work and the Florida project.
 
lazyboy97o

lazyboy97o

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maxairmike said:
What I wouldn't give to pick the mind of Walt and the folks in WED about their urban planning ideas! That, to me, is the most fascinating aspect of his work and the Florida project.
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Like I said, it shares a lot in common with the Garden City concept. Walt also had a copy of The Heart of Our Cities: The Urban Crisis - Diagnosis and Cure by Victor Gruen. This book more specifically spells out the planning principles that would be seen in EPCOT. Walt Disney and the Quest for Community by Steven Mannheim and Walt and the Promise of Progress City by Sam Gennawey also discuss the urban design theory and history behind EPCOT.
 
steve2wdw

steve2wdw

WDW Fan Since 1973
On Friday (the 22nd), I finished a rather long survey about the MK, regarding my recent visits to WDW. Two of the things I mentioned (at length), was how filthy both Progress City and the ceiling fixture in Mickey's Star Traders were (along with most of the rest of the ride). This was the first MK survey I'd ever had the chance of completing (usually its a Studios or Epcot survey that gets sent my way), so I made sure to make my responses count. I find it funny that the Progress City model is now behind scrims, hopefully for a cleaning. While I'm sure my survey is making it's way through the pipeline, it sure is a coincidence. Next time any of you ride the PeopleMover, take a peak at the dust build-up in the fixture that hangs above the center of the store. It's pretty disgusting!
 

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