Changes
/* Disney's Polynesian Resort (1985-2014) */
On October 28, 1999, the Polynesian longhouse names were changed. The chart below shows the 1971 names and what they were changed to in 1999:
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| '''1971'''
| '''1999'''
| '''Note'''
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| Tahiti
| Aotearoa
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| Fiji
| Figi
| Name Did Not Change
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| Samoa
| Tuvalu
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| Bali Hai
| Tonga
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| Maori
| Rarotonga
| Was Named Mauri from
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| Phoenician Ship
| "The value of writing for accurate record keeping appeals to Phoenician merchants. They create an alphabet, simple enough for any to learn and share this new tool at ports along the Mediterranean."
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| Greek Theater
| "In classic Greece, the alphabet grows and flowers with new expression and a new stage of storytelling emerges. A stage on which we examine our world and ourselves. The theater is born."
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| Rome
| "The Romans build a mighty system of roads, a long distance network to carry laws and tidings over a far-reaching empire."
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| Rome Burning
| "Glorious Rome falls victim to the flames of excess. Ages of knowledge are lost or forgotten in the ashes."
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| Islamic and Jewish Scholars
| "But all is not lost, for Islamic and Jewish scholars continue to preserve ancient wisdom in noble libraries. In their travels, they record knowledge, and share their findings with cultures East and West."
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| Benedictine Monks
| "In western abbeys, monks toil endlessly transcribing ancient writings into hand penned books of revelation."
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| Renaissance
| "The dawn of the Renaissance brings a wondrous new machine, the printing press. Now books and authors flourish as never before."
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| Sistine Chapel
| "The Renaissance, a time of renewed interest in the worlds of poetry and music, science, philosophy, and art. Behold, the majesty of the Sistine ceiling."
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| 19th Century
|"On this wave of inspiration, we sail into a bold, new era. An age of astounding inventions and ever increasing progress in communications."
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| 20th Century
| "With electronic communications, we can send messages instantly over long distances. Signals and voices criss-cross the nation. Radio and movies inform and entertain millions. Then television brings the world into our homes, profoundly changing our perceptions of life itself."
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| Modern Times
| "Today, we're merging the technologies of communications and computers to store, process and share information. And we're creating a vast electronic network stretching from our homes to the reaches of space."
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| Top of the Sphere
| "We have entered a wondrous new age, the age of information. A time of new promise and new hope for ourselves and Spaceship Earth."
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| Final Descent
| "In the information age, our knowledge and tools of communication will continue to grow and improve. We'll discover new ways to share our ideas and dreams, to create a better world for today, tomorrow and tomorrow's child."
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| Final Descent
| "Yes, tomorrow's child. Embodying our hopes and dreams for the future, a future made possible by the information age. The technologies of this new era will extend our reach, expand the capabilities of the human mind and help us shape a better tomorrow.
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|Conclusion
|Ours is a time of unprecedented choice and opportunity, so let us explore and question and understand. Let us learn from our past and meet the challenges of the future, let us go forth and fulfill our destiny on Spaceship Earth.
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|Unloading Area
| (Female announcer) "The people of AT&T thank you for traveling through Spaceship Earth and look forward to serving you in the Information Age. For a look at today's Information Age technologies, we invite you to visit FutureCom in CommuniCore West. When the doors of your vehicle open, please gather your personal belongings, and step out onto the moving platform up ahead. The platform and your vehicle are traveling at equal speed.
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