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A Great, Big, Beautiful Tomorrow: Inside Walt Disney’s Favorite Ride, 50 Years Later…

MODERN MARVELS: Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress: Among all the wonders at Disneyland during Walt’s lifetime, his friends and family say he singled out one attraction as his favorite, proclaiming that it should never cease operation. And fifty years later, it hasn’t… not for long, at least. But for all its longevity, this “revolutionary” attraction has never stayed put for too long… From coast to coast and back again, this is the full story of Carousel of Progress.

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Have You Conquered Disney’s Most Legendary Peak? Here’s the Inside Story of This Modern Marvel.

MODERN MARVELS: Expedition Everest: Deep in the snow-covered Himalayas, a creature is said to defend the sacred mountain… The term “Modern Marvel” takes on new life when applied to Expedition Everest, a truly superlative attraction that’s paramount even in Disney’s legendary mountain lineup. From legends of the Yeti to its (infamous) Animatronic form, today, we’ll set course for the unknown as we chart the true stories of the most legendary mountain on Earth and its Animal Kingdom E-Ticket.

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This Ride Was Meant to Headline the Disney-MGM Studios. Instead, It Killed the Park. Here’s Its Full Story.

DISASTER FILES: Backstage Studio Tour: What happens when you base an entire theme park around the wrong concept? When the Disney-MGM Studios opened in 1989, executives were certain that it would lead to Orlando becoming a “Hollywood East,” kicking off a new era of filmmaking… certain enough to build their entire park around an unbelievable two-hour anchor attraction to whisk guests behind-the-scenes. If only there had been anything worthwhile filming there…

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