Disneyland Goes To The World's Fair (Carousel of Progress)

[tamisweetie]

Great Video!!!! What is that Mickey ears and box symbol on the lower right? I see that allot in videos here.

[RetepElegean]

@tamisweetie it's the disney channel logo....they used to run these amazing videos overnight....wish they still did.

[tamisweetie]

@RetepElegean They should still do that. Disney Channel I feel is falling apart. It is supposed to be a happy magical atmosphere full of shows like these. I can't even believe the shows that are on today.

[RetepElegean]

@tamisweetie I like a lot of the shows on there now, but I'd like to see a Disney History Channel with things like this and episodes of The Mickey Mouse Club and The Wonderful World Of Disney.

[FunnyHunnyM0nk3y]

@RetepElegean Yeah!!

[bythebytheway]

I've been on this invetive ride a time or two in those days and sometimes, it would stall and you'd wait awhile and keep seeing the animatronics continue to move as you watched so sometimes you could have more time to see the Disney detail. I like when it first started to move and shift your body as it slowed to a stop and you could feel the carousel move beneath your feet, amazing ! I'm glad it still exists if not in it's original place these days. Thanks for the memories !

[MrDanlj]

The original COP was the best, always enjoyed it at Disneyland.

[websuspect]

Analog tapes. This was done a year or two before they found walt had cancer... All the programing for the motion capture was done to analog computer tapes.

[evans0305]

Of all the things I knew about Audio-Animatronics, I never knew the control harness went that far back. Talk about ahead of it's time.

[MrTubyful]

I remember The GE pavilion at The 1964 N.Y. World's Fair to this day. It was my favorite.

[jimbodeek]

One of you guys saw the World's Fair version? No way!

[jimbodeek]

Actually, the audience always rotated in all versions of the show.

[bobjfs]

Look at the robotics at work. Wow. I didn't realize they were that far advanced at Disney at that point.

I first saw the Carousel at the 1964 World's Fair in New York. To this day, it was one of my favorite attractions.

Freedogshampoo, thanks for uploading this great video. I can't get over it.

[idkjade]

I love Walt Disney...he was truly a visionary.

Wish he was still alive =[

[funspot202cartoonsTV]

we mis you Walt Disney!!!

[WishesSetFree]

Man, I love that dog... ^_^ One time I actually got stuck on the CoP for about an hour- got stuck in the late '50s, if memory serves. I still love it, no matter what! I love this ride, and I LOVE this man!!

[zooooooperdooooooper]

This shit gives me the creeps. The technology is interesting, but the result is soulless and tacky. If Disney as a corporation had a heart their product would be different. A dead fish rots from the head.

[starrfisher]

that should be brought up to date. although i have never seen it.

[AuntKristin]

I'm just curious as to why Disney bashers are watching Disney videos on YT in the first place. Lol!

[eftelthing]

There is ALOT changed in the Carousel, but everyday, there's a great big beautiful tomorrow, and everyday, daddy is still singing that awsome song, and everyday the Carousel of Progress is running and I HOPE it will NEVER been removed :)

[zooooooperdooooooper]

Old Uncle Walt was racist and relegated women to the tedious inking and painting department. He did indeed hire a well-known mafia thug to union bust when his underpaid, overworked animation staff went on strike, and hired scabs to replace them. Paranoic Uncle Walt claimed workers seeking decent treatment were communists.

The Hollywood Blacklist during the McCarthy era ruined careers and lives. Uncle Walt was indeed on the wrong side of that one.

[eftelthing]

Shut up Loser

[WishesSetFree]

@zooooooperdooooooper Actually, that is true at least, according to his documentary on 'A Secret Life'- though he did it all with the best intentions. If he lived nowadays, I'm sure his views would not be so terrible.

[funspot202cartoonsTV]

shut up other loser.

[wilca59]

Hell yes! Uncle Walt busts out his matchbook and offers a light! I love the 1960s! And will everyone stop bashing Walt Disney. Just shut up, please. I'm sorry your childhood lacked the magic that Walt brought to millions of children, but take your bitter disgruntled attitude elsewhere and let me enjoy some nostalgia in peace.

[FemmeDePunkRock]

Many people of recent history (people scared of terrorists etc) were willing to do whatever it takes to keep terrorism away, in his day it was commies. Many people agreed to be SAC FBI informants, it doesn't mean they ever gave anyone up. I looked up what info I could and all I could find was that he seemed to be in to to make movies for the war effort, get UFO footage, and other gov info. He never gave anyone up as far as I could tell.

[tonzimala]

Correction: Couldn't to wait get off camera and light up a cigarette and call J. Edgar Hoover to report his Hollywood adversaries as subversives, and call his mafia hit man union buster to keep his minions in line. Old Walt hated democracy and much prefered robots and drawings of people to free-willed flesh and blood.

[lilcrazy09]

yes because Hoover was in office during this time :P get your history straight if you're going to bash walt disney.

[tonzimala]

Couldn't to get off camera and light up a cigarette and call J. Edgar Hoover to report his Hollywood adversaries as subversives, and call his mafia hit man union buster to keep his minions in line. Old Walt haetd democracy and much prefered robots and drawings of people to free-will flesh and blood.

[jrkelm]

I first saw the C of P at Disneyland in 1965. That was also the era of the "Hall of Presidents" and a year or so later, "Pirates of the Caribbean". These audioanimatronics were fascinating to a 12 year old kid back then and I sat through at least two "performances" during every visit to DL - lived in Costa Mesa back then. "National Geographic" did a spread on Disney's robots back then, as well.

[walterglanz]

Actually Jean Shepherd was the last voice of the father in the 1993 update. Actor Andrew Duggan's voice took over in the 1975 version.

Disney's traditional diminishing of their human voice collaborators adds to the confusion in tracking this info down.

[jimbodeek]

Right. And Rex Allen was the voice of the original father.

[jimbodeek]

Should I mention that in 1975, the theme song was "The Best Time of Your Life?

[bc9021010001]

The voice of the main character was Jean Shepherd, noted radio raconteur. One needs to do outside research to learn this -- nowhere at the ride or in readily available Disney literature is he credited.

Old Walt hated living human employees so much he hired a mafia hit man to union bust. His animation studios were beehives full of unhappy drones. He much prefered drawings and robots to flesh and blood performers.

[KloopyTheDragon]

Actually, the voice of the main character was Rex Allen.

[bc9021010001]

This is the ride where the Disney employee was crushed to death in the rotating auditorium contraption, Imagine: killed by unspeakable banality.

[TAMMYRULEZ1]

That is not correct..... the ride was called "America Sings" and it was in Disneyland.

[2brothersvideos]

he is my role model

[DarthKazer]

mine too :)

[bc9021010001]

Yup.

>>"Walt Disney hired a mafia hitman to bust labor unions at his studio. He treated his employees like garbage. He gave inferior jobs and wages to women, and would not tolerate any dark-skinned employees. He regularly called his friend J. Edgar Hoover to report his Hollywood enemies as communists. He supported the blacklist witch hunts, ruining careers & lives. Walt Disney was a chainsmoking, vitriolic, vindictive paranoic. No wonder he prefered robots & drawings of people to real people."

[jasobres]

You don't know nothing about Walt Disney! I do!

[brookwood4]

If you say so. Just remember millions of people loved and remember him. No one will remember you when you're gone you sad, bitter little person.

[trhpeanut13]

Man, I wish I could've seen this in action.

[KatrAnna]

It still runs seasonally in the Magic Kingdom at WDW. It never has a line, so it is a great way to escape the heat and crowds.

[trhpeanut13]

O.o Wow.

I did not know that.

When i go this year, i'll def. have to go see it.

thanks a lot.

=]

[TERMENATOR1101]

walt looked like a cool person to hang with at disney world..to bad he is gone now =(

[funboy7979]

Walt Disney hired a mafia hitman to bust labor unions at his studio. He treated his employees like garbage. He gave inferior jobs and wages to women, and would not tolerate any dark-skinned employees. He regularly called his friend J. Edgar Hoover to report his Hollywood enemies as communists. He supported the blacklist witch hunts, ruining careers and lives. Walt Disney was a chainsmoking, vitriolic, vindictive paranoic. No wonder he prefered robots and drawings of people to real people.

[1947Desoto]

Well, for one, you don't have pay or feed an animatronic. Second you don't have to worry about people showing up on time to perform whatever attraction they're in.

[spiderpig846]

wow walt disney was one of the greatest artists and imagineers who ever lived, so dont u start talking shit about him

[Disneyman25]

were do u get your old disney vids

[spiderpig846]

the logo on the bottom right hand corner in teh vid has the old disney channel logo...so idsney channel

[spiderpig846]

long time ago,,.,.

[teenangel93]

What is that late 19th century machine on 4:22?

[DarthKazer]

aw i wish i would've seen this :( cool video though!

[melondoggy]

I got to see this when i was at disney world i loved it! If Walt Disney hadn't smoked cigarettes, imagine how much more time he would have had to improve the world.

[abnirocks]

I love Disney soooo much!

[hazardousmat]

Ah, back in the day when disney were the leaders of new technology!!! The pioneers of the themepark industry!! Walt would turn in his grave if he saw the company now!! :(

[1947Desoto]

Why, I thought Disney World/Land was one of the most visited parks in the world.

[hazardousmat]

Yes, they are the most visited. But they seem to have slowed down somewhat. You look at a new ride like Stitches great escape, now compare that with something like horizons,(RIP, one of the best attractions ever!) or carousel of progress. The quality just isnt the same. Its done as cheap as possible. Hell, Stitches great escape is Alien Encounter with a new lick of paint and a bit of reprogramming.

[1947Desoto]

I think your responding to the wrong comment.

[Dominator1230]

dude disney has plenty of space to expand unlike universal, stickes great escape was build because x-es tech (no idea how u spell it hated the dam ride) was voted as too scarey for disney standards

[1947Desoto]

When did I mention anything about space? Are you responding to the right comment?

[KaliWolf]

@Dominator1230 It wasn't too scary, not by a long shot. The Great Movie Ride has the Xenomorph from Alien for god sake. Indy at DL has dead bodies reaching for your car and a room full of skulls. Countdown to Extinction has dinos eating each other. Alien Encounter was fine, but a bunch of whiny idiots like you had to go and complain and ruin it. Moron.

[1947Desoto]

My mistake. I thought you were responding to the wrong comment.

[althegamefreak]

no smoking on stage lol!

[TheFabsLV]

Wonderful video! I was one millions of lucky ones who experienced the CoP dozens of times at Disneyland... Back when Tomorrowland was the best place in the park and full of science and ingenuity for the future. Thanks for sharing!

[Hevynly1]

And to think... at Disneyland, this brilliant piece of imagineering was replaced by America Sings, then... Innoventions. Tragic. WDW was so lucky to get it!

[oneandatwo]

It was General Electric's call. They had their auditors at Disneyland and determined that only local Californians were seeing the Attraction over and over again, and wanted a larger audience. I wish Disneyland would have charged admission, and let the Guests pay for its upkeep. Walt wanted this one to stay, and said so!

[DisneyFreakToTheMax]

hey, what moves

the audience or the stage?

nice video

[freedogshampoo]

The audience.

[DisneyFreakToTheMax]

ive never seen the show so i wouldnt know

i see the show on youtube

:)

thx for the info

[xoxHOLLYOAKSxox]

The stage-i've been 5 times

if yhoo notice when "it" moves the emergency door "moves" too...for the audience to move the doior would have to move and that couldn't happen in case of an emergency. :P

[capmuggy]

@DisneyFreakToTheMax

I do believe that originally the stage moved, currently in Walt Disney World the audience moves.

[GIRlovesWaffles]

@DisneyFreakToTheMax The audience. The audience sat in a "Ring" shaped area divided into six sections that rotated around the show.

[kapazas2002]

Hickory dickory doc

[LextheRobot]

Great documentary footage here. The man in the harness seen programming the Audio-Animatronics is Wathel Rogers, who was inducted as a Disney Legend in 1995.

[freedogshampoo]

ooh, cool info. thanks

[LextheRobot]

He's also memorialized as a tombstone at the Haunted Mansion, something like... "Here lies Wathel R. Bender, he rode to glory on a fender."

I am really loving all your Disney videos, I've been browsing them all morning while doing some research on Walt and the parks.

[MOVIEGREEN]

Thanks for this video. I loved the carousel of progress since I rode it in july 2005