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Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress

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The exterior of the Carousel of Progress. Photo: Disney
Magic Kingdom
Land Tomorrowland
Attraction type Audio Animatronic show
Theme Progress
Opening date January 15, 1975
Ride duration 20:45 minutes
Audio-Animatronics 32
Theater Capacity 240 guests
Disney Genie + No
Sponsored by General Electric (1975-1985)

Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress is an attraction located in Tomorrowland.

Attraction History

The concept for the Carousel of Progress began in the late 1950s. At the time, Walt Disney was planning on expanding Main Street USA in Disneyland, with one of the expansions proposed being known as Edison Square. The main attraction of this new area was going to be a show hosted by an "electro-magnetic man", named Wilbur K. Watt, who would have chronicled the evolution of electricity in the home, from the late 19th century and beyond. The attraction would have consisted of a number of stationary scenes that progressed through time. After guests had finished watching one of the scenes, they would get up and move to the next one [1]. Although the attraction would have been sponsored by ..→

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  1. http://www.mouseplanet.com/9833/A_Visit_to_Edison_Square_1959