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The Timekeeper: Remembering How Jules Verne Met Robin Williams

09.16.2016 by Dan Heaton // 2 Comments

The Timekeeper at the Magic Kingdom in Disney World
© Disney

A trademark of the early Disney theme parks was Circle-vision 360°, which used nine large movie screens to place you inside the action. Circle-Vision’s normal use was for travelogues that spanned the world. This changed with the 1992 arrival of Disneyland Paris’ Le Visionarium, which employed the sci-fi premise of time travel.… Read more...

Categories // The Magic Kingdom Tags // The Magic Kingdom, Tomorrowland, Tributes, Walt Disney World

Legitimate Nostalgia and Love for Horizons

07.20.2015 by Dan Heaton // 10 Comments

The mural "The Prologue and the Promise" by Robert McCall was part of Horizons' exit in EPCOT Center.
“The Prologue and the Promise” Mural by Robert McCall

“Rather than emphasizing the inevitable development and perfection of incredibly sophisticated machines of the future, Horizons concentrates on the purpose of the machines. And the purpose is us: how can our lives by enhanced by future technology?… Read more...

Categories // EPCOT Tags // EPCOT, EPCOT Center, Future World, Horizons, Tributes

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