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The American Adventure Discussion
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unkadug
Follower of "Saget"The Cult
As well you shouldn't. Nobody should rely upon a theme park for any of their education.
EPCOT Explorer
New Member
Exactly. It's cliffs notes. It's a vignette. It's taking dull and dry records and making them pop out on the stage.
I love it! :lol:
MarkTwain
Well-Known Member
Thomas Edison is a great choice IMO. The 20th century was all about change and innovation, and Edison would be a great icon of that... although admittedly, many of his greatest accomplishments took place in the 18th century.
I think Andrew Carnegie and Charles Lindbergh, as well as Walt Disney would be good choices also.
I agree that it may be a good time to expand a little bit into the 20th century. I would like to see a family adjusting to the post-war life and the Cold War tension in the '50s and '60s, followed by AA representations of the moon landing and MLK Jr.'s speech. And if they really wanted to get edgy, they could depict soldiers in a jungle in Vietnam, while simultaneously showing counterculturalists back home protesting the war. All of these would be good representations of the change brought about by the 20th century.
disneytopdog
Active Member
Has anyone ever noticed that in the audio track of FDR's "Declaration of War" speach to congress the track stops right at the point where he charges Japan with the attack....Is this Disney being PC?
MarkTwain
Well-Known Member
Why yes. Yes it is.
The Imagineers were well aware of the large number of Japanese visitors that visited WDW, and didn't want to offend them. In fairness, they have a good point.
Also note that the show hardly discusses the actual war, instead focusing on the "Rosie the Riveter" concept, and the effect of the war on Americans.
ChrisFL
Premium Member
I thought they did have that? Maybe in the previous version? :shrug:
EPCOT Explorer
New Member
:brick: Yep. Ticks me off.
Yet another reason not to have MTW, too.
I think they do.
LucyintheSky
Active Member
I also could have sworn that there is a small clip of that... but I haven't seen the show in awhile...:shrug:
Figment632
New Member
Those would work great as well, Maybe Henrey Ford?
RiversideBunny
New Member
They only have so many minutes for the show.
cpeterstx
Member
I read a very interesting book:
Building A Better Mouse: The Story Of The Electronic Imagineers Who Designed Epcot (Paperback)~ Steve Alcorn (Author), David Green (Author)
The authors spent the majority of their time working on AA. There are some great stories of just how close they came to not being ready on opening day!!
Building A Better Mouse: The Story Of The Electronic Imagineers Who Designed Epcot (Paperback)~ Steve Alcorn (Author), David Green (Author)
The authors spent the majority of their time working on AA. There are some great stories of just how close they came to not being ready on opening day!!
westie
Well-Known Member
I find it very patriotic and, its probably the only disney attraction that has made my eyes well up. The part about the brothers fighting for different sides during the civil war and only one comes home? C'mon! Thats gut wrenching. And also, to the haters, its part of Uncle Walt's "Hard Facts" of history.
Rob562
Well-Known Member
I think that clip may have been edited out of the finale and replaced with another more-recent Olympics clip in the most recent finale edit. (The female gymnastics team from a couple summer Olympics ago, I think)
-Rob
EPCOT Explorer
New Member
The clock in at 29, already, but why not push 45?They only have so many minutes for the show.
UoE does... I MUST get my hands on that book. :lol:
Yes, that makes sense.
HMF
Well-Known Member
That's the point of the show. The show is meant to be told through the eyes of the people not the famous historical figures. For example 'The Revolutionary War Soldiers' the "Two Brothers"' the people on the porch affected by the depression etc.Why yes. Yes it is.
The Imagineers were well aware of the large number of Japanese visitors that visited WDW, and didn't want to offend them. In fairness, they have a good point.
Also note that the show hardly discusses the actual war, instead focusing on the "Rosie the Riveter" concept, and the effect of the war on Americans.
HMF
Well-Known Member
I don't think they can put Henry Ford in without being accused of being insensitive to Jewish People seeing how Ford was very anti-Semitic and given the Grand Cross of the German Eagle.