The Secret History of Disney Rides: Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress

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You need to name the voice actors you mention in the article --

Jean Shephard plays Father in this latest WDW edition --

The great Mel Blanc played Uncle Orville --

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I was on it a number of times. I liked it more as a child, as when I was a child there appeared to be far more to see on the way out in the minature town with a city with everything modern cities have all powered with electricity. Could see minature model people in homes malls theatre along with even a church. Some could see people reading a book in home, and others watching tv, some even listening to the radio. Then later the small village was reduced in size by more than half with much of the small city things gone, it even had a small train smaller than N guage at one point. There were many custom models at Disneyland. Much of Walt Disney went into the ride. His much loved dog, he gave it a very long life we could say immortal life. Then his personal belief system ent into the ride as well. His belief in that people can work togeather for a much better world and society. A society that works doing things such as personal growth and helping others. Much of the same as the Shriners, Masons and other groups where people get togeather to work out solutions to helping others grow mentally and spirtitually. These are all qualities that have been lacking for a long time in this world where people look the other way and many treat others as less than human along with coruption at all levels in all countries around the world. Government originated as people working togeather as a group to support each other in times of need, and to look out and protect each other as a group. I know there are many that are afraid of all so called secret socities. However all the ones that are publically known work for the best things in the world such as personal responsability and freedom elimination of things that hold people back such as the shriners that fix things that impair childrens future such as birth deformaties. How many have noticed the progams and policies that make the world better for many when before they were being held back. That is progress, and the world of tomarrow was about progress and using all the technology we have now and in the future to make happen for all. Notice how most in the USA have street lights and most modern things that used to be done by hand in the past. The Franklin stove in the first frame is saying this is where I started the modern things at the time that I have as opposed to those without a home. This old stove required lots of manual labo just to keep one room warm and cook food to the last frame where all of manual labor for the home has been eliminated. This is progress. Where we as people can go from hard physical work to high technology. We use our brains to make our lives better and have time to move for the better instead of living hand to mouth and working hard just to stay warm in the winter and feeding yourself without the conveniance of store and refergeration to keep food cold. Basically putting into the minds of children to work for a better tomarrow for yourself and othes. The important thing is that all of us need to be involved to make the world a better place for us to enjoy for ourselves and our famialies. If we do not do this others will decide what is best for them and use us as pawns for their profit and enjoyment much as in the world today. We need to make the world better for us, as none will do it out of their good will. Some rich people get rich by taking advantage of others and others where an oppertunity for something new exists that helps the world. Electicity is part of that progress, and many other good things to come.

Love this ride!!! My adult daughters rode it years ago to “just humor your father.” Now, my daughters insist that the grandchildren ride it “to just humor your grandfather.”

CoP is one of my wife and my favorite rides, because it gives such a good feeling for what Walt Disney was like. This ride was his baby. We get a kick out of singing along when John, the main character, sings.

Every trip that it is opened. And that's a lot of trips! Because Walt was personally involved in the creation of CoP, I'll always love it a little bit more.

One of my favorites! I just wish it was updated more frequently. The past 20 years have been HUGE for "modern" conveniences.

Also- Why not say the narrator is Jean Shepherd and Uncle Orville is Mel Blanc?

We rode carousel of progress couple times and it was an experience ride