tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2228174552203445896.post6977919656683701134..comments2024-02-05T01:33:59.164-05:00Comments on futureprobe: The Carousel of Progress: Should It Move Forward or Stand Still?David Landonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12909440700102911571noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2228174552203445896.post-46801647721002221252014-09-14T19:18:30.735-04:002014-09-14T19:18:30.735-04:00I believe if they would just put the ending of it ...I believe if they would just put the ending of it in the 2000's somwhere it would be alot better over all I like the attractionAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06700163508496656244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2228174552203445896.post-55738808711550520062010-09-05T20:39:46.569-04:002010-09-05T20:39:46.569-04:00Very good points, but it would really be missing s...Very good points, but it would really be missing something if it started in the 50's and all of a sudden the family already HAD most of the things we take for granted - even in their 50's form. And I would disagree, having heard all versions - the current one is much more vibrant and jovial than the previous versions (if sometimes a little too 'in yer face'). I just think, silly though it is, they should just update the end one.Stephennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2228174552203445896.post-62157585354943532682010-05-29T13:12:53.417-04:002010-05-29T13:12:53.417-04:00I have noticed recently that the general public LO...I have noticed recently that the general public LOVES to see classic Disney attractions at the parks. Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room is a great example of this. While Under New Management is a "nap" ride for most guests, DL's Tiki Room is PACKED with enthusiastic guests who sing a long to the songs and participate in anyway possible. Another example is the new Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln. Although, not exactly the same show as it was, it is a classic brought back from the dead and audiences LOVE it! <br /><br />Carousel of Progress is one of those classic gems in the parks. Although I and the general public would love to see the original come back from the dead. I strongly think that Walt would want the true meaning for the attraction to continue. Because, afterall, it is the Carousel of PROGRESS.<br /><br />(just don't ruin it, Disney)Jeremy Harrishttp://www.dizfreakradio.co.nrnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2228174552203445896.post-86481353673961461652010-05-22T03:30:53.265-04:002010-05-22T03:30:53.265-04:00Having seen and truly loved the original during th...Having seen and truly loved the original during the 1964/1965 World's fair, the attraction has a special place in my heart. I would like to see it kept with an additional scene in between the third turn and the final scene. I would rather add a stage rather than revamp the entire ride every ten years.<br /><br />Although being online in 1993 wasn't mainstream, my own children were during their homework by looking information up online. I have been shopping online since 1986. Some of us were a bit a head of our time (it was quite costly to be online during those years). If a scene could be added, it could feature home-based computers, games, and other "during those times" items that would fit the 1985 to 1995 era. The final scene could then just be a current scene that is updated every couple of years without a major overhaul.<br /><br />My vote is to move forward by adding an extra stage.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05819224079033068458noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2228174552203445896.post-41705931717340396442010-05-13T22:36:28.479-04:002010-05-13T22:36:28.479-04:00Step 1: Fix
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Step 3: FIX IT!Step 1: Fix<br />Step 2: It<br />Step 3: FIX IT!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2228174552203445896.post-79043894172148560342010-05-12T12:28:22.971-04:002010-05-12T12:28:22.971-04:00Omnispace, I couldn't agree with you more. Di...Omnispace, I couldn't agree with you more. Disney seems to have lost the vision that the future is truly full of promise. When I was at WDW this past October, that was the overwhelming feeling I experienced...especially at EPCOT. I remember when I was younger, I used to come away inspired and full of hope. Now, not so much.kmusgravehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08910617375514543933noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2228174552203445896.post-30739766295386339182010-05-10T16:45:09.569-04:002010-05-10T16:45:09.569-04:00Honestly, I'd like to see Carousel of Progress...Honestly, I'd like to see Carousel of Progress become relevant again. It had a huge impact on me when it was at Disneyland not because it had an up-to-date ending but because of what the entire attraction embodied: the message that the future was an incredible place full of promise. <br /><br />And it wasn't doing to be a cool place because of all the nifty appliances that GE made but because of the momentum of innovation that was building throughout the show. With all that ingenuity developing, how could the future be anything but sparkling?<br /><br />My favorite part was in the sixth theater when everyone got to walk up on the stage and take a Speedramp to the second level to see the model of Progress City. It was like being let into to see a special secret, (which was true since Walt Disney had been planning to build it in Florida.) Then to walk out on the upper balcony and see the Peoplemover trains moving about a futuristic land was all one needed to see to know that it was indeed possible.<br /><br />Unfortunately, these key elements are missing from the current show. Everyone just gets up and exits out the way they came in -- no progress there. Perhaps instead of taking a ramp up to Progress City, (or, god forbid, Innoventions), a ramp could take guests up to the second level to board a ride-thru show in the spirit of Horizons.Omnispacenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2228174552203445896.post-27073617436957143572010-05-03T16:28:40.042-04:002010-05-03T16:28:40.042-04:00I agree with Toykomagic! Return it to DL. Bring ba...I agree with Toykomagic! Return it to DL. Bring back the peoplemover too!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2228174552203445896.post-13371533308994985982010-05-03T12:23:31.904-04:002010-05-03T12:23:31.904-04:00I'm so sick of Disney not forking out money to...I'm so sick of Disney not forking out money to support it's own attractions. Disney has plenty of money now. They don't need sponsors. Is it really that much to ask to throw a couple million at a ride every 5 to 10 years? Disney should realize that updates will bring in more people. I'd like to see the entire thing updated.<br /><br />But, Disney isn't like that anymore. So perhaps they can just restore it to it's 1964 version.<br /><br />I agree, currently it's last scene is too misplaced and laughed at.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11159000410107537582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2228174552203445896.post-22165500911848460762010-05-03T12:07:15.599-04:002010-05-03T12:07:15.599-04:00Yeah, it's sort of corny, but there is somethi...Yeah, it's sort of corny, but there is something still entertaining about this attraction. I've never seen the old versions; we've only seen the current version, but we do it pretty much every visit, and we pretty much have fun in it every time. I guess my point is that, to me, this IS the original version. <br /><br />I would have no problem with restoring it back to the original version, but my family will still go on it as is, until, that is, the kids decide they want only the bigger thrills.Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12409785011989904117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2228174552203445896.post-6096040044749880442010-05-02T21:24:16.223-04:002010-05-02T21:24:16.223-04:00Why not keep it? If it's not broke don't f...Why not keep it? If it's not broke don't fix it.Nicholas Tuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05407630973135087396noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2228174552203445896.post-3839198687805012182010-05-02T20:42:21.067-04:002010-05-02T20:42:21.067-04:00One tiny complication. Since Walt's perfected...One tiny complication. Since Walt's perfected version (which can be heard on the Disneyland 50th Birthday Audio Collection)there have been too many hands on the script. Bad jokes, holiday references, awkward performances. I'm afraid that if these same people tried to return the show to what it was, they'd only wind up 'improving' it again and make it worse.Dreemfinderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12604572363076670321noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2228174552203445896.post-76506851264824836232010-05-01T14:58:58.670-04:002010-05-01T14:58:58.670-04:00I completely agree with the idea of making it a mu...I completely agree with the idea of making it a museum piece and not worrying about that last scene being "current." I would love to see COP restored to it's original World's Fair or Disneyland version! <br /><br />They have talked on and off over the years about bringing it back to Disneyland. DL's old Carousel Theater building still has the full upstairs space where Progress City was orginally on display. Why couldn't they bring COP back to DL and restore the theater show to it's original version and then have guests exit upstairs (like they did back in 1967-1973) and present exhibits and products that show what the future might be like for us. It would be Carousel of Progress downstairs and sort of an "Innoventions" upstairs (which I personally hate, but management seems to like it so much....maybe that would please them to be able to keep part of it.)TokyoMagic!https://www.blogger.com/profile/16340756514811789233noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2228174552203445896.post-38174388273653256582010-04-30T22:41:20.224-04:002010-04-30T22:41:20.224-04:00Stop the Presses!
Wouldn't that be like bring...Stop the Presses!<br /><br />Wouldn't that be like bringing back Captain E/O to Tomorrowland at Disneyland?<br /><br />Just sayin'Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11023449275486420957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2228174552203445896.post-85844850520436582272010-04-30T22:38:42.871-04:002010-04-30T22:38:42.871-04:00I have to agree!
Look at The Enchanted Tiki Room ...I have to agree!<br /><br />Look at The Enchanted Tiki Room Under New Management vs the Disneyland Version. The DL is still packed most of the time. You can't throw 50 pennies in the New Management one and expect to hit a person.<br /><br />How funny, though, to present a museum piece in Tomorrowland.<br /><br />But I do agree with you.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11023449275486420957noreply@blogger.com