Tomorrow Society

Smart talk and stories behind the magic of theme parks

85. Ted Linhart on Disney Docs.net and Preserving Disney History

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Ted Linhart is a big fan of EPCOT Center's Horizons and has gathered materials on its background.


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We’ve all heard the major stories about Walt Disney, the opening of Disneyland, and the Florida Project that appear in official histories from The Disney Company. But what about the history beyond the general story line?… Read more...

Spaceship Earth, Scene by Scene: The Renaissance

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Gutenberg examines a page in front of his printing press in Spaceship Earth at Epcot.
Gutenberg looks at a page made by his printing press.

We have reached the turning point in the journey through our Spaceship Earth. Up to this point, it’s been a fairly slow trip with easily separated scenes. Now the pace increases thanks to a pivotal invention from Johann Gutenberg — the movable type printing press!… Read more...

81. Imagineer Tom K. Morris on The Haunted Mansion, Journey Into Imagination, and Disneyland Paris

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Tom K. Morris designed this gorgeous Sleeping Beauty Castle at Disneyland Paris.


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It’s an exciting time for Disney history fans. Many Imagineers from the ’80s and ’90s finally have the chance to tell their stories. This second generation joined the company for the opening of EPCOT Center and worked directly with legends from Walt’s time.… Read more...