Carousel of Progress

Carousel of Progress to be open this summer Jun 11, 2003

Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress to Open for the Holidays Dec 23, 2002

Carousel of Progress reopening for the holidays Dec 11, 2001

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From WDWMAGIC Visitors: 9.1

"there's a great big beautiful tomorrow"
Reviewed on Oct 19, 2009 by PrincessJen
Rating: 10

"Disney Original!"
Reviewed on Aug 17, 2009 by daydreamdana84
Rating: 9

""Secretly Loved By All That See It""
Reviewed on Aug 11, 2009 by WDW Is My Life
Rating: 9

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Carousel of Progress at the Magic Kingdom

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Description

The Carousel of Progress is a rotating stage show located in Tomorrowland at the Magic Kingdom. The show traces 100 years of progress as an "Audio- Animatronics" family demonstrates the many conveniences made possible in American life by a century of innovations in electricity.

Details

Facts and Figures

Capacity: 3,600 per hour, 226 per theater
Show Time: 20:45 minutes
Speed: 2 fps
Ride System: Sit-down revolving theater
Theaters: 6 theaters, giving 6 stages
Weight of Carousel: Approx 375 tons
Number of Animatronics: 4 scenes each having 8 figures, giving a total of 32

Carousel of Progress History

1964 - Created for the 1964-65 New York World's Fair, as General Electric's "Progressland".
July 1967-1973 - Relocated to Disneyland and named "Carousel of Progress".
January 15 1975 - Opens at the Magic Kingdom, with new final scene and new song, "The Best Time of Your Life".
March 10 1985 - General Electric's last day as corporate sponsor of the attraction.
1994 - The attraction was refurbished to its original state and renamed "Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress."At this time, it was redone as a tribute to the original attraction. The theme song was changed back to "There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow,"and the story recreated as a tribute to the nostalgia of the past.

Show Scenes

Introduction
Act I: Turn of the Century - Valentine's Day
Act II: Twenties - Fourth of July
Act III: Fabulous Forties - Halloween
Act IV: Nineties - Christmas Day
Finale

Voice Credits

Opening and closing - Jean Shepherd
Father - Jean Shepherd
Mother - B.J. Ward
Daughter - Debbi Deryberry (also has done voice work for Toy Story 2 and Tarzan)
Young son - Peter Nelson
Teenage son - Paul Osterhout
Grandfather - Rex Allen (was also the original voice of Father in the 1964 World's Fair version)
Grandmother - Mary Cervantes
Grandmother (Act IV) - Janet Waldo (also voiced Judy Jetson in The Jetsons)
Cousin Orville - Mel Blanc (also voiced Warner Brothers' Bugs Bunny)
Radio Personalities - Noel Blanc