Time & Place Series: #2 - A Great Big Beautiful Independence Day

On this 4th of July, we found it only fitting to present Act II of the Carousel of Progress. Filled with electricity, fancy appliances, blown fuses and a town’s Independence Day celebration, the ‘Roaring 20s’ was a great time to be optimistic of the future.

Hello and thanks for listening to Off Harbor and Main’s Time and Place Series - On today’s visit we thought it was fitting to celebrate our Independence Day with a little optimism from John at Magic Kingdom’s Carousel of Progress. While John has seen a few changes over the years, his message remains the same. 

Through numerous changes from the show's days as Progressland at the 1964 New York World’s Fair to its debut at Disneyland just 7 months after Walt’s passing, it was then off to Disney World where it had a period when the show used a different Sherman Brothers tune focusing on “Now” being the Best Time of Your Life.

Our favorite little tune wouldn’t return until November of 1993 along with a new Tomorrowland boasting The Future that Never Was. Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress continues to preach to this day… There’s A Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow...

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