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Comment on First Launch – May 27th, 1977 by How a Mandalorian Ride Arrived Day-and-Date with the Movie

How a Mandalorian Ride Arrived Day-and-Date with the Movie — Fri, 22 May 2026 13:03:18 +0000

[…] May 27, 1977, Space Mountain opened at Disneyland, just two years after it debuted at the Magic Kingdom, then the only theme park at the Walt Disney […]

Comment on The Progress City Primer by 103. Michael Crawford on Progress City U.S.A., Horizons, and EPCOT the City - Tomorrow Society

Thu, 23 Apr 2026 17:29:06 +0000

[…] for uncovering those tales are blogs from fans with similar interests. A perfect example is Progress City, U.S.A., where Michael Crawford excels at finding information and stories that we didn’t realize we […]

Comment on Making Magic: How Computers Influenced Roller Coaster Design by Former Disney Imagineer Bill Watkins on Designing Space Mountain - Tomorrow Society

Sun, 19 Apr 2026 14:38:04 +0000

[…] Mountain a success. This attraction was the first all-computer design, which Watkins describes in this fascinating article for the Progress City, U.S.A. blog. It is clear that Watkins understands the science behind putting together a great roller coaster, […]

Comment on An Enchanted Opportunity? by Spaceship Earth Reopens After Multi-Day Unplanned Closure - Chicago News

Spaceship Earth Reopens After Multi-Day Unplanned Closure - Chicago News — Tue, 24 Mar 2026 05:52:31 +0000

[…] too much longer. If something worse happened that gave rise to this extended downtime, such as the “Infamous Iago Incident” at that gave rise to Magic Kingdom’s Enchanted Tiki Room – Under New Management evicting said […]

Comment on Retroworlds – The Lake Buena Vista STOLport by Disney World Once Had Its Own Airport — And Almost No One Remembers It - Your Mileage May Vary

Sun, 23 Nov 2025 19:14:48 +0000

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Comment on Lost Disneylandia by Geektastic Cake of V.I.N.CENT From The Black Hole - Between The Pages Blog

Geektastic Cake of V.I.N.CENT From The Black Hole - Between The Pages Blog — Sun, 16 Feb 2025 19:26:56 +0000

[…] of Walt Disney. If you visit one thing on the site, I highly recommend the article – Lost Disneylandia. It features artwork for rides which for one reason or another never came to be. In […]

Comment on Elseworlds – Walt Disney World’s Cypress Point Lodge by 47 – Wilderness Lodge – 90s Disney

47 – Wilderness Lodge – 90s Disney — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 14:08:42 +0000

[…] https://progresscityusa.com/2009/05/21/elseworlds-walt-disney-worlds-cypress-point-lodge/ […]

Comment on it’s a small world war by Is Disneyland going to change the catchy song on It’s a Small World? | Usa new news

Wed, 04 Dec 2024 21:45:46 +0000

[…] Imagineering added 29 Disney characters to the Disneyland attraction in 2008 that launched a “Small World War” of protests. Anxious Disneylanders are nervously watching the Groot overlay coming to Tokyo […]

Comment on Neverworlds – EPCOT’s Italy Pavilion, Phase II by EPCOT ITALY PAVILION: Hidden Secrets and History Revealed in World Showcase! - ThemeParkHipster

Sun, 16 Jun 2024 19:08:50 +0000

[…] 2, also known as the next stage, was planned to include a Gondola dark ride and a walk through Roman […]

Comment on The Ryman Centennial: The Phone Call by The Art of Herb Ryman - Running Red Lights

The Art of Herb Ryman - Running Red Lights — Sun, 14 Jan 2024 00:45:55 +0000

[…] recently discovered the fantastic artwork of Herb Ryman, a Disney artist who made amazing paintings of Disney parks (both conceptual and realized). His art […]