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Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress

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/* Move to Disneyland (1967) */
===Move to Disneyland (1967)===
[[Image:CarouselWalt3.jpg|thumb|400px| Walt Disney with a model of the Carousel of Progress]]
On July 2, 1967, the attraction re-opened as the Carousel of Progress in Disneyland. Since the show had proved to be such a hit, General Electric decided to sponsor the attraction for ten years. A new theater was constructed in Disneyland, with the scenes being directly transported from the World's Fair <ref name= "Yesterland"/>. Although the show remained essentially the same, a few changes were made. A new voice was recorded for "Sarah" (the mother), and the 1960's scene which was originally set during New Years was updated. Another minor change was the fact that in the 1940's scene, the father now sat on a bar stool instead of a kitchen bench. Also of note, all references to GE's failed "Medallion Home" campaign were dropped from the attraction.
After the conclusion of the show, guests could board a speed ramp and go to the second floor of the attraction. This floor consisted of a four minute post show, narrated by Sarah and John (the mother and father from the attraction) and it also held a large model that Disney had created for [[Progress City]]. The model was based on Walt Disney's original concepts for the Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow (EPCOT), as well as the rest of Florida Project. <ref name= "Yesterland"/>
 
===Move to Walt Disney World (1975)===
Although the Carousel of Progress did eventually make its way to the Magic Kingdom, this was not always the plan. In early 1970, Disney had planned on building a "carousel theater" on the location that would eventually become the Circle-Vision 360 Theater <ref name= "Martin"> http://www.martinsvids.net/?p=812 </ref>. When this did not come to fruition, the carousel theater was eventually moved to the space next to a scaled down [[Space Mountain]].