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On this classic ID The Future from our archive, Dr. John West, author of Walt Disney and Live Action: The Disney Studio's Live-Action Features of the 1950s and 60s, talks about Walt Disney's life-long fascination with evolution. By exploring various messages embedded in Disney's theme parks and animated features, from the Magic Skyway created for the 1964 World's Fair to the 1948 animated film Fantasia, we see Disney's recurring contemplation of evolution. Source

The Magic Skyway was part of the group of exhibits Walt and the crew created for the 1964 World's Fair in New York. While it's siblings, "it's a small world", "Carousel of Progress" and "Great Moments With Mr. Lincoln" all made it back to Disneyland, The Magic Skyway was destined for the dustbin of history. It did, however, spawn multiple future attractions, as well as hard-selling the public on the wonders of the ford automobile. On today's show, Jeremy is back with his look at the music of Ford's Magic Skyway! ---------------- Support the show! Come watch us on Twitch! Subscribe to us on YouTube Join everyone over on our Patreon page Visit us on Etsy for the coolest Disney-inspired shirts Come check out the Discord group! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Matt and Kevin travel back to the 1964 New York World's Fair to take a ride on and explore the history of the Ford Magic Skyway. SUPPORT THE SHOW The 3028 is LISTENER SUPPORTED! If you can make a monetary donation to the 3028 crew, you can do so via VENMO or PAYPAL. For your graphic design or logo needs, click here to see Kevin's portfolio.

In this week's episode, we take a look at the pros and cons of KDP Print and Ingram Spark, and see which one works best for helping indie authors make excellent print books. TRANSCRIPT 00:00:00 Introduction and Writing Updates Hello, everyone. Welcome to Episode 215 of the Pulp Writer Show. My name is Jonathan Moeller. Today is August 23rd, 2024 and today we are looking at KDP Print and Ingram Spark and seeing which is the better choice for indie authors seeking to make print books. Before we get to our main topic, we will have an update on my current writing projects and the Question of the Week. My current main project is Shield of Conquest and I pleased to report I am 74,000 words into it, which puts me on Chapter 16 of 23. It helps that I had a 10,000 word day for it this week and another 10,000 word day for last week, which of course really moves the needle forward. I am also 37,000 words into Ghosts in the Tombs, which will be my next book after Shield of Conquest. Then after Shield of Conquest will come Cloak of Illusion and I am 7,000 words into that. So good progress all around. In audiobook news, recording for Half-Orc Paladin is almost done. Hopefully that should be wrapped up next week and then that will be available in audiobook before too much longer. So that's where I'm at with my current writing projects. 00:01:10 Question of the Week Now let's take a look at Question of the Week. I haven't had time to do Question of the Week since July, so let's do one now: If you enjoy reading about history, what is your favorite historical period to read about? No wrong answers, obviously. We had a range of responses to this one. Our first responses from Justin who says: My favorite historical periods are Roman (both Republic and The Empire) and American French and Indian War through The Civil War. The US was blessed to have the leaders that founded it. They were not perfect, but they were very good indeed. What's interesting about that is if you read any biographies about George Washington, you'll find out what he probably wanted more than anything in life was prestige and recognition and I think deep down, he very much would have liked to have been, you know, King George The First of The United States, but at the moment of crisis, he was able to refuse the crown and be only president, be only Mr. President, instead of a king. So that is probably one of the reasons the United States has lasted as long as it has. Our next response comes from AM who says: The 1964-965 World's Fair in New York is a moment when the American corporate optimism of the ‘50s came crashing into the aftermath of Kennedy's assassination and growing civil unrest (some of which was caused by the fair organizer's policies and decisions as an urban planner in New York City). It introduced both video calls and Belgian waffles to the General American public. It also had a massive impact on pop culture and several of the attractions Disney created for it still exist today: The Carousel of Progress, It's a Small World, Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln, and the pieces of Ford's Magic Skyway that are still viewable via Disneyland's railroad. Our next comment is from Sue, who says: for me, definitely Medieval/Tudor history, although I love all history. I was one of the few of my year at school who chose to study history rather than geography. Maybe that's why I get easily lost in a new place, lol. William says: I have had the feeling that I should read more on the Holy Roman Empire, but all those princedoms and rulers with complex family names makes it a bit daunting. He is entirely right about that. The history of the Holy Roman Empire is indeed quite complicated. Catriona says: I have two. The English Civil War and Medieval British history pre-Norman invasion. Although truth be told, I love history in all respects. I left the UK 20 years ago and have been in Asia ever since, and am in awe of Angkor Wat, the Great Wall of China, and the history here. Andrew says: The US Civil War. My dad bought a war game in the early ‘80s and got me hooked, followed by Napoleonic Wars. Jeanne says: I've been recently reading a lot on early British history, from the Roman period to the early Medieval period. The history of the British Isles is fascinating because it is made of so many different peoples, languages, and cultures that have all had an influence on modern Great Britain. Barbara says: early English history for me. Anything from William the Conqueror to Richard the Lionheart and Prince John. Richard was popular at the time because of the chivalry, but John was a much better ruler even though he was hated. And John says: Europe 1500 through 1700, also known as “Knights with Guns.” For myself, it's hard to pin down since it will be whatever catches my interest at any given time. Like when I visited the battlefield of Chickamauga in 2022, I went on a long reading spiral about the US Civil War. When I watched Season Four of The Crown, I wound up reading about Thatcher-era Britain to see all the many details that the show got wrong. When I recently read Ghost on the Throne about the Diadochi, the heirs of Alexander the Great, I did a lot of supplemental reading about Alexander the Great and the Wars of the Diadochi as well. Back in 2010, I beat Medieval 2: Total War as the Byzantine Empire faction, so after that I did kind of a deep dive on Byzantine history. All that said, I think two historical periods I read about the most are the second half of the Roman Republic, specifically from the 2nd Punic War to the victory of Augustus and the high Medieval period of Western Europe from about the Norman conquest to the Black Death. I had to laugh when the “how often does your boyfriend think about the Roman Empire?” meme was popular last year because I do actually think about the Roman Republic/Empire a lot, but mostly to mine it for inspiration for fantasy novels. Obviously, the High Medieval period also provides a lot of potential ideas for fantasy books. That said, those two historical periods offer a lot of examples of a fascinating riddle that has no answer: can a good person also be an effective leader who acts in the best interests of his people? Like, Caesar Augustus and King Henry I of England were in questionably very bad men who did a lot of very bad things, yet they're rated among the more effective Roman emperors and English kings because they brought peace and order to their respective realms, whether their realms wanted it or not. Monastic chroniclers at the time said that in King Henry's day, a virgin girl carrying a bag of gold could travel unharmed across England, and while this is obviously a political exaggeration, Henry did in fact impose peace and order on England during his reign. Of course, a bad man can often be a bad leader as well, but I'm afraid one of the unfortunate realities of the human condition is that effective leadership does require a good deal of ruthlessness, and you see a lot of that in both the Roman and in the Medieval periods- bad men who were good leaders and bad men who were also bad leaders. 00:06:33 Main Topic: KDP Print vs. Ingram Spark But this is not a history podcast. This is a podcast about writing and indie publishing, so let's move on over to our main topic, whether KDP Print or Ingram Spark would be better for indies to use to produce their print books. There's an obvious question to ask first: why have print books? There's a couple of different reasons. Some people prefer print books (not as many as they used to), but some people still read print books over ebooks whenever possible. Some people enjoy books both as physical objects and collectibles, and some people enjoy giving books as a gift. Giving a physical book to someone is generally a more satisfying experience than emailing them a code to download the book off their favorite ereader. It is also easier to share print books between people. That way you can read the book and give it to a family member or friend who wants to read it as well without having to purchase an additional copy. It is also an additional source of revenue for indie authors, not a huge source (with certain exceptions). Most indie authors will make more from their ebooks than they will from their print books, but there is potential revenue in print books as well. I checked right before I started recording this podcast and of the money I made from Amazon in 2024 so far this year, about 1.8% of it came from print books. You might say 1.8%, that's not that much. But in this economic climate, I don't think anyone who wants to stay in business should turn away an additional 1.8 percent of revenue. Both KDP Print and Ingram Spark use what's called on demand printing, and we should explain what that is before we go any further. Printing books for self-published writers used to be kind of a nightmarish experience. You might, if you're familiar with the publishing industry at all, might have heard the old joke about how that if you self-publish, you're going to end up with a garage full of books and that did in fact happen to many people. They decided in the 2000s and before that they wanted to self-publish their own books. So they had a contract with the printer and the printer would probably have like a minimum order of like 5,000 copies or something. So you'd have to buy that, and then you'd have your garage full of boxes of books and you'd have to hand sell or find a way to sell all those books one at a time. It was a very unpleasant experience and I'm glad I never tried it, and that I'm fortunate enough to live at a time when the technology has improved quite a bit. Print on demand works that basically it's like one copy is printed whenever you get one order; there's no inventory kept on hand. If you've bought indie books off Amazon, you might notice there's a bit of delay because the book first has to be printed and bound and then it gets shipped to you. This is by contrast to a traditional published book where if say, for example, Stephen King publishes a new novel, there will probably be an initial print round of like 100,000 copies or some equally large number, and then they'll only print more if those initial 100,000 copies sell out. This is a very inefficient and cumbersome system, so you can see why ebooks and print on demand are much more economical and environmentally friendly, if you are worried about that. That said, it doesn't actually have to be a choice of KDP Print versus Ingram Spark. They in some ways do different things, and as of today, August 23rd, 2024, you can use both essentially. They're not exclusive and you can do different kinds of print books through both. But we'll get to that in a little bit. Another important thing to be aware of as you're going to do print books is to have realistic expectations and mindset about it. I've noticed many new or younger authors have the dream they're going to get their book on a physical shelf in a physical store or library, but realistically that does not make a lot of financial sense for most people. Most authors (myself among them), will sell much more in ebooks than in the time it would take to chase down individual bookstores and individual libraries and try to sell print books to them. Bookstores and libraries are frequently overwhelmed with requests from indie authors, especially local indie authors, wanting to put their books in their stores. They may have created specific policies in response to that demand, and you may want to check their website before trying to get a local bookstore or a library to carry your book. If you do want to get your book into a physical store, it is an uphill battle, and frankly, it's probably not worth the time it would take you to sell to fight that battle. Shelf space in bookstores is both limited and shrinking, especially as bookstores sell more things like toys or stationery/lifestyle items which have a bigger profit margin than books, and you don't have the resources as an indie author to compete against the Big 5 for space on those shelves. Bookstores usually expect a discount of around 35 to 45% off retail as well, which means the higher cost of printing on demand makes this very difficult and gives indies the big disadvantage of getting a book into a bookstore. Now I know it sounds like I just was talking down print books quite a bit, but like I said, 1.8% extra revenue. So most of your print book sales will probably be online and probably from people who order directly, like your readers who most enjoy your book and want a physical copy for their collection or readers who will buy the physical book and give it as a gift to someone they want to give it as a present to. I should note that I've been talking about applies to fiction, but the rules are slightly different when it comes to nonfiction. I should note that my nonfiction book, the Linux Command Line Beginner's Guide across its entire lifetime, fully 25% of its sales have been in paperback. Because that is if people need specific nonfiction in print, especially if it's a technical nonfiction where they can refer back to it like my Linux book, then they will be more likely to order it in print. So that is something else to bear in mind as we now dive into the next section of the show, the difference between KDP Print and Ingram Spark. We will look at the pros and cons for both. For KDP Print (that is Amazon's program for selling print books on their site), the pros are it's obviously the best option for selling print books on Amazon, and it's not uncommon for people to use KDP Print for selling paper books on Amazon and then some other service for selling paper books at other online stores. There are no setup fees and there is a window where you can make changes without a fee. The reporting is either real time or real close to real time and you can see print sales next to ebook sales stats. Like when I was referencing various sales figures throughout the recording of the show, I just paused quickly to check on my KDP dashboard and was able to pull up the figures with a couple of clicks. Pricing is an advantage. Amazon offers the most favorable rate for selling directly on Amazon. In return, Amazon controls the minimum price for the book, kind of like they do for audiobooks, which is usually pretty similar to the cost of printing and shipping. When you set up a print book on KDP Print, Amazon will say based on its size, this is the minimum price. You have to sell at this price and you can't go any lower and then you can set the price however high you want. Usually it's best to set the price so that you get about $3 or so per copy or if you go into expand distribution, that you get dollar per copy of it sold. Expanded distribution, we're going to talk about right now in the con section of KDP Print. There are frequently issues with third party sellers. The problem is that KDP Print offers something called expanded distribution, where if you check that box, your book will be sold through Amazon on a variety of different sites like Barnes and Noble and other physical bookstores that have the online store for a reduced rate. So for example, if you sell a copy of your KDP Print book, you get $3 on Amazon, through expanded distribution you'd get like $1.00. The problem with that is it doesn't always work right. Many of the stores don't always integrate properly with Amazon, so the book will show up, but the cover will be missing or the book just won't show up at all, or some of the stores only update like every month or even quarterly sometimes. So that can be a problem as well. KDP Print, like many print on demand services, does not offer the ability to make books returnable, which is something bookstores expect and want, and most physical bookstores will not take a book that is not returnable. There's a cultural component there as well. Most physical bookstores, especially most independent physical bookstores, do not want to order books from their biggest enemy, Amazon, and will flatly refuse if you ask. Some and even a significant number of libraries are unable to order print books from Amazon or it requires more paperwork or effort for them to do so, and therefore they don't really want to bother. Now let's take a look at KDP Print's main rival Ingram Spark, which is another print on demand service. The premise for this is that Ingram Spark is much better at Amazon at selling books at non-Amazon bookstores, which of course makes a lot of sense. It's also easier to sell to libraries from Ingram Spark than it is from KDP Print. You do have more freedom in pricing the book, which you have to be careful for because it is possible to set things up so that you lose money with every book sale, which Amazon KDP Print does not let you do for obvious reasons. Opinions may differ, but some people do think the covers and interiors look nicer from Ingram Spark for than they do from KDP, and you can order bulk copies at wholesale prices, which you can't really do on KDP Print. You sort of can- you can order things at the author rates, but Ingram Spark has a bigger discount for that. You can also produce a bigger variety of books through Ingram Spark in different paperback sizes and different hardback sizes. So all that sounds good, but there is a pretty significant list of cons as well. There are set up fees for each title, which there are not for Amazon KDP Print. Additionally, if you make any change to the book whatsoever after it is published, any change at all, whether it's a new cover, fixing a typo in the text, whatever, you have to pay a fee for any change you make in the book after it is published. Unsurprisingly, it is harder to sell an Ingram Spark book on Amazon than it is anywhere else. Some people say (and I have no way of confirming this) that Amazon artificially increases the delivery times for these titles, but it's probably more likely is that Ingram Spark would have to print the book, ship it to Amazon, and then Amazon would have to ship it to the customer, which would add quite a bit of roundabout travel to the book, which is why some indie authors who are very into print sales tend to use KDB Print for any books that sell on Amazon, and they restrict those books to Amazon and sell their wide books at other bookstores using Ingram Spark. So what conclusion can we draw from this? If you only have time to pursue one, go with KDP Print since Amazon is the majority of print sales, especially in the US right now. That's what I do. If I wanted to do more elaborate paperback books, I would probably go through Ingram Spark, but KDP Print is pretty good at meeting my needs. Unless something changes drastically, I will probably keep doing that for the foreseeable future. However, if you have the time and the ability to do both, it is advantageous to do both. You will need separate ISBNs. You get an ISBN from Amazon and an ISBN from Ingram for the edition of the book you do through there. You could do books through KDP Print and have them just on Amazon and then have the books for the other stores, have those go through just Ingram Spark. This is a bit more work, but if you are an author who is very interested in print books or does a lot of business in print books, that may be advantageous for you to pursue. So to sum up, KDP Print is the simpler, easier option and is probably good enough for most indie authors, whereas Ingram Spark offers a lot more options but is more expensive to use and probably requires greater knowledge to use effectively. But remember, if you are an indie author, you probably will still be making most of your money on ebooks so don't stress out too much about the paper books. And as I mentioned before, my Linux Command Line Beginner's Guide, I got 25% of its revenue from its lifetime from the print book, but that means 75% of the revenue still came from the ebook. So that is it for this week. Thank you for listening to The Pulp Writer Show. I hope you found the show useful. A reminder that you can listen to all the back episodes at https://thepulpwritershow.com. If you enjoyed the podcast, please leave your review on your podcasting platform of choice. Stay safe and stay healthy and see you all next week.

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On this episode, Jen and Frank chat about Walt Disney's four main contributions to the 1964 New York World's Fair, which turns 60 on April 22, 2024. Plus, a throwback interview from 2020 featuring NYC Tour Guide Lloyd Trufelman! Dillo's Diz. 55 Gerard St. #987. Huntington, NY 11743 Affiliate Links Music & Themes produed by Matt Harvey. Feedspot's Top 25 Siblings Podcasts You Must Follow AND Top 100 Disney Podcasts You Must Follow. ONE STOP SHOP ALL THE @DillosDiz LINKS! DIllo's Diz Resort Guests: Theme Park Rob, Schmelty, The Cretin's Guild, Nathaniel Hardy, Dr. Val of #FigmentsInTime, Lee Taylor, Shannon Bohn, Michael Matande, Matt Smith, Ryan Alexander, PixieDustPhD, Tony Orgelfinger, Holly Maddock, Lexi Andrea, Adam Elmers, DCLDuo, Question or Comment? We LOVE interacting with listeners! FOLLOW Dillo's Diz on TWITTER: https://twitter.com/dillosdiz FOLLOW Dillo's Diz on INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/dillosdiz/ SUBSCRIBE to Dillo's Diz on YOUTUBE: https://www.youtube.com/dillosdiz LIKE Dillo's Diz on FACEBOOK: https://www.facebook.com/DillosDiz/

It's time for the Season Five finale, and we're taking it back to 1964 for the New York World's Fair! This fair brought us several Disney attractions that we can still experience today in the Disney Parks. From the Carousel of Progress and "it's a small world" to Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln and Ford's Magic Skyway, we cover them all. This is truly one moment in Disney History that we wish we could travel back in time to! Learn even more about the 1964 New York World's Fair in our show notes! Look Closer: 1964 New York World's Fair Four Disney Exhibits Open at the New York Worlds Fair Disneyland Goes To The World's Fair 1964: The New York World's Fair A New Disney Technology is Born Disney at the 1939 New York World's Fair Defunctland: The History of the 1964 New York World's Fair CAROUSEL PROJECT PODCAST MERCH IS HERE! Shop now! THE CAROUSEL PROJECT PODCAST PATREON IS HERE! Become a member now. Learn more about our hosts, the podcast, and more! Have a question for the Carousel Project Podcast team? Send us an email to carouselprojectpod@gmail.com or DM us on Instagram! We would love to hear from you! Want to help our podcast audience grow? Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts or share this episode with a friend! Find us on our socials! Josie Maida - Instagram, TikTok Kait Killebrew - Instagram, TikTok EPCOT Adam - Instagram, TikTok

On this classic ID The Future, John West, author of Walt Disney and Live Action: The Disney Studio's Live-Action Features of the 1950s and 60s, talks about Walt Disney's life-long fascination with evolution. By exploring various messages embedded in Disney's theme parks and animated features, from the Magic Skyway created for the 1964 World's Fair to the 1948 animated film Fantasia, we see Disney's recurring contemplation of evolution. Fantasia, in particular, provides an extended depiction of evolutionary history along with imaginatively rendered reflections on rationalism, materialism, and animism. At first blush Fantasia's “Rite of Spring” seems to promote Darwinian materialism, but as West explains, a closer look reveals considerable nuance and ambiguity. On the Magic Skyway, animatronics were used to tell stories of ages past, Read More › Source

Andrew Kiste, the author of Walt Disney and the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair: TravelMagic, unveils details about the latest book in a series that explores the monumental pavilions that The Walt Disney Company created attractions for within the unforgettable American exposition. In his latest release, Andrew discusses the partnership between Ford and Disney that would provide the foundation for future attractions like the PeopleMover and the Primeval World scene on the Disneyland Railroad. Kiste speaks with Notably Disney host Brett Nachman about uncovering long-forgotten artifacts from the pavilion's development, explaining how the Magic Skyway attraction operated, and engaging with individuals who worked the pavilion nearly six decades ago.  Check out Andrew's website (www.KisteTheHistorian.com) for more information about his books, including an interactive bibliography. You can also follow Andrew on Twitter (@HistTourWdw).  Feel free to follow Brett on Twitter (@bnachmanreports), subscribe to the podcast, and send your feedback to notablydisney@gmail.com New episodes of Notably Disney debut on the first and third Tuesday of every month.

On this week's show, we're continuing a look at the 1964 - 1965 New York World's Fair and the attractions that Walt Disney contributed to this historic engagement. This time, we're going back in time and presenting the original fair attraction audio from It's a Small World, Magic Skyway, Carousel of Progress, and Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln. I'll also continue sharing with you the history behind these attractions: How they were conceived, how they were installed at the World's Fair, what great Imagineers worked on them, what happened to them after the fair was closed, and lots of other fun facts. Join me on this trip back to Flushing Meadows with the sounds of these soon-to-become classic Disney attractions as they were first introduced to the world!

On this week's show, I'm joined by a special guest from the New York Adventure Club to talk about the 1964/65 New York World's Fair. Lloyd Trufelman is a licensed New York City tour guide, and he joins me to look at the history behind the New York World's Fair and Walt Disney's involvement in introducing the world to classic attractions like It's a Small World, Carousel of Progress, Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln, and Ford's Magic Skyway. If you've ever wanted to learn more about the entire history of this milestone event in New York City, which still has remnants around today, then you don't want to miss this episode!

AJ, Mike, and Chris are ready to ride one of the most infamous Disneyland attractions ever created, Rocket Rods. Go back to the beginning as we uncover the origins of the Ford's Magic Skyway, its evolution into the Peoplemover for 1967's New Tomorrowland, and that ride's transformation into Rocket Rods, the thrill ride anchor to 1998's New Tomorrowland. Get ready to accelerate to 38 mph and then quickly slow down again. Mind the turns. They're flat. LOOK OUT! IT'S ANOTHER ROCKET RO- Oh, it's a mirror. Disney's Rocket Rods Get Green Light https://twitter.com/aaronhgoldberg/status/1297856295987482625?s=21 Disney Extinct Attractions: Rocket Rods https://www.laughingplace.com/w/blogs/disney-extinct-attractions/2018/01/18/disney-extinct-attractions-rocket-rods/ Disney Extinct Attractions: Rocket Rods https://www.laughingplace.com/w/blogs/disney-extinct-attractions/2018/01/18/disney-extinct-attractions-rocket-rods/ Yesterworld: The History of Rocket Rods & The Abandoned Peoplemover https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi_mk8EXE4U Duchess of Disneyland - Rocket Rods https://duchessofdisneyland.com/park-history/rocket-rods/ LA Times - President of Imagineering Unit Is Latest Major Disney Departure https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-1999-oct-15-fi-22465-story.html Yesterland - Rocket Rods https://www.yesterland.com/rocketrods.html Eddie Sotto Interview: Disney's Worlds of Tomorrow https://www.mouseplanet.com/12458/Eddie_Sotto_Interview_Disneys_Worlds_of_Tomorrow__Part_One Want to reach out? Email us at 90sDisneyPodcast@gmail.com! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/90sdisney/message Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/90sdisney/support

Dispatch from Radio Free Disneyland is a series of music playlists, pertaining mostly to the culture, stories, and environments presented in Disney Films and Theme Parks. It is not associated with The Walt Disney Company.  And, while the podcasts, including the imbedded, watermarked music, are downloadable, their presence is intended to promote the included artists, and encourage ownership of their work through the included links to Amazon Music and other venues. DISPATCH: Walt Disney and The Olympics Of Progress PLAY-CAST Progress Artist:          Public Service Broadcasting (with Tracyanne Campbell) Album:        Every Valley Public Service Broadcasting are a London-based pseudonymous musical group known for performing live with newsreel sound collateral and video footage of historical technological events. The band have toured internationally and in 2015 they won the Vanguard category of The Progressive Music Awards. publicservicebroadcasting.net     Robert Moses (December 18, 1888 – July 29, 1981) was an American public official who worked mainly in the New York metropolitan area. Known as the "master builder" of mid-20th century New York City, Long Island, Rockland County, and Westchester County, he is sometimes compared to Baron Haussmann of Second Empire Paris, and was one of the most polarizing figures in the history of urban development in the United States. His decisions favoring highways over public transit helped create the modern suburbs of Long Island and influenced a generation of engineers, architects, and urban planners.   This simultaneously bold and bland building housed the State of Illinois pavilion, featuring Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln. The winkin' blinkin' Lincoln was a sensation. A Message From The Manager of Radio Free Disneyland it's a small world (presented by Pepsi Cola for UNICEF) was also staged in a modern building. Rolly Crump's Tower of the Four Winds presaged the the playful look the Disneyland alliteration would take on. Ford Motor Company's Magic Skyway got the "skinniest" relocation to Disneyland after the Fair. Walt Disney had fought Cast requests to build a new administration building at the Park, but gave in when it involved making a home for the Fair's dinosaurs to be seen from the Disneyland Railroad. General Electric's Carousel of Progress had the most successful relocation of all the Fair shows. Playing at Disneyland and then at Walt Disney World. WED Enterprises (Walt Disney Imagineering) brought three lessons learned at Disneyland to the Fair. Capacity, Capacity, and Capacity. Mirror Maze Artist:          Disney Studio Orchestra Album:        Walt Disney and the World's Fair The music to a side event or pre-show at the General Electric World's Fair complex. Presumably a hall of mirrors.   Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard Artist:          Paul Simon Album:        Paul Simon This major hit by Simon describes the atmosphere in the Flushing-Corona neighborhoods near the Fair site. The Robert Moses "drop - in" at the song's mid-point is from his Fair Opening Speech.     The Illinois Story Artist:          Disney Studio Orchestra Album:        Walt Disney and the World's Fair Pre-show music from the State of Illinois pavilion featuring Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln..       Atomic Number Artist:          Case/Lang/Veirs Album:        Case/Lang/Veirs From the June 2016 eponymous album from Niko Case, kd lang, and Laura Veirs   NY Times: Nuclear Fusion Every 6 Minutes To Be a World's Fair Attraction https://www.nytimes.com/1964/04/02/archives/nuclear-fusion-every-6-minutes-to-be-a-worlds-fair-attraction.html The Skydome Spectacular Artist:          Disney Studio Orchestra

This week, the Drunk Guys' Army meets to discuss Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling. Naturally, our Room of Requirement (Mike's basement) is filled with beer, including: Wand by Half Acre, Whirlpool Wizard and Magic Skyway by Mikkeller, Twisted Monkey by Victory, Nebulous by Decadent,

One of Walt’s Nine Old Men, Marc was revered for his knowledge and understanding of visual aesthetics. He was responsible classic Disney characters including: Snow White, Bambi, Brer Rabbit, Fox and Bear, Mr. Toad, Cinderella, Alice, Tinkerbell and Cruella de Vil. After 101 Dalmatians in 1961, Marc Davis was recruited by Walt to become one of the original members of WED Enterprise, as one of the original Imagineers. Marc was heavily involved in the development of all the 1964-65 World’s Fair attractions: From the dinosaurs in Ford’s Magic Skyway, to the family in Carousel of Progress, children of the world in Small World, and creating the “illusion” that Abraham Lincoln could stand up. After the World’s Fair, Marc followed the attractions back to Disneyland where he noted that none of the existing attractions included humor. He worked on the “re-do” of the Jungle Cruise that included the introduction of humor. Marc went on to heavily influence Tiki Room, The Country Bears, Haunted Mansion, Pirates of the Caribbean, It’s a Small World and The Carousal of Progress. Marc became the go to Imagineer of the late 1960’s and 70’s. Marc retired in 1978 and received the Disney Legend Award in 1989.

http://www.attractionchecklist.com - Join John B. deHaas and I as we take the Grand Circle Tour on the Disneyland Railroad!  One of Disneyland's opening day attractions!  Recorded on December 2, 2018. TRANSCRIPT: Welcome to Attraction Checklist. It’s time to take a gran circle tour of Disneyland on the Disneyland Railroad.  Disneyland’s website says, “Embark on a relaxing 18-minute scenic journey aboard an authentic steam-powered train around Disneyland Park.”  There are no age or height restrictions to ride the train and the Thrill Level describes the attraction as being Slow, dark and loud.  Before we climb aboard, here are five fast facts about the Disneyland Railroad. Before we begin our mountain climbing adventure, here are five fast facts about Disneyland’s Matterhorn Bobsleds. 1. The Disneyland Railroad began operation on Disneyland’s opening day on July 17, 1955.  In fact, Walt Disney himself pulled the train into Main Street Station that morning on his way to give the park’s opening dedication. 2.  The Railroad features five restored steam locomotives named C.K. Holliday, E.P. Ripley, Ernest Marsh, Fred Gurley and the Ward Kimball,  The first four are named after American locomotive legends, the fifth, the Ward Kimball, is named after the Disney animator who is credited for inspiring Walt Disney’s love of trains.  The older locomotive, the Fred Gurly, was built in August of 1894. 3. One of the most anticipated parts of the Grand Circle Tour is the journey through the Grand Canyon and Primeval World Dioramas.  The Grand Canyon diorama debuted in 1958 and features an amazing background mural painted by Delmer J. Yoakum that is 306 feet long and 34 feet tall.  The Primeval world diorama opened in 1966 and features audio animatronic dinosaurs that were build for the Ford’s Magic Skyway attraction in the 1964 New York World’s Fair. 4. The Railroad features a special train car, the Lilly Belle, named after Walt Disney’s wife Lillian.  It is the last remaining ‘opening day’ car that is still in service, albeit only occasionally.  Guests can pay to ride in the car as part of the separately ticketed Gran Circle Tour.  Sometimes the first 14 guests in line at Main Street Station when the park opens in the morning will get a chance to ride in it as well. 5. On January 11, 2016, the Disneyland Railroad closed for over a year to accommodate construction of Disneyland newest land, Star Wars Galaxy’s Edge.When the train resumed operation on July 29, 2017, the new line line had the trains making a left turn for the first time in the attraction’s history. Now let’s ride the Disneyland Railroad for a Grand Circle Tour of Disneyland.  Along for the ride is John B. deHaas and after we ride we’ll give you our thoughts on this opening day attraction.  This is a binaural recording so if you have headphones, put them on now as we take a ride on the Disneyland Railroad. The attraction audio recorded for this episode is available exclusively to the Saturday Morning Media Patron Patron.  Support the show and get fun Bonus content over at http://www.patreon.com/saturdaymorningmedia Episode edited by Stephen Staver FOLLOW US http://www.facebook.com/attractionchecklist  http://www.facebook.com/saturdaymorningmedia  http://www.twitter.com/SaturdayMMedia  https://plus.google.com/+Saturdaymorningmedia  https://www.linkedin.com/company/saturday-morning-media http://www.youtube.com/user/SaturdayMorningMedia?sub_confirmation=1 FOLLOW GRANT http://www.MrGrant.comhttp://www.twitter.com/toasterboy  https://instagram.com/throwingtoasters/ DISNEYLAND WEBSITE https://disneyland.disney.go.com/attractions/disneyland/disneyland-railroad WIKIPEDIA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disneyland_Railroad Show ©2019 Saturday Morning Media/Grant Baciocco

I'm a lucky guy. I have the amazing opportunity to talk to Disney Legend and retired Imagineer Bob Gurr pretty frequently. Bob is an original WED employee and an original Imagineer. Walt Disney personally hired Bob to design vehicles for Disneyland way back in 1954. I ask Bob questions, both from myself and from listeners to the show, and he answers. On this particular occasion, his answer was so great and contained so many things I'd never heard before, I made it into it's own podcast episode. I hope you enjoy this week's Word of the Week – Bob (And the Magic Skyway). The Ford Magic Skyway was one of the four attractions built by Disney's Imagineers for the 1964-65 New York World's Fair. I had never really heard many stories about it…until now! Listen as Bob Gurr takes over the Word of the Week with some amazing Magic Skyway stories!

The Ford Magic Skyway was one of the four attractions built by Disney's Imagineers for the 1964-65 New York World's Fair. I had never really heard many stories about it...until now! Listen as Bob Gurr takes over the Word of the Week with some amazing Magic Skyway stories! Read More... The post Word of the Week – Bob (And the Magic Skyway) appeared first on Ear To There Travel.

This week, after the latest Disney news headlines, Chris and Ruthie bring you the third installment of the Jiminy Crickets 1964 New York World's Fair Summer Series. This time they will take an in depth look at what is perhaps the least remembered Disney pavilion at the Fair, the Ford Magic Skyway.  Chris and Ruth discuss the pavilion's planning design and construction, take an extensive tour of all the exhibits you would have found there, and then discuss the many ways that, in its aftermath, the Magic Skyway would go on to impact Walt Disney Imagineering for many decades to follow.Download (right click, save as)

  Songs of cars and the open road. Some from Disney California Adventure Park’s Cars Land background loop, some not. A car song forensic history examination with R&B DJ and aficionado Steve Propes. Pedal to the metal! Act 1 Show Notes: Riding In My Car (Car Song) Recording:  Riding In My Car (Car Song) Artist:          Woody Guthrie Album:        Woody At 100 From Woody's second set of children's music Nursery Days. Recorded in 1947, it was not released until 1956. After Guthrie was "quoted" in the Disneyland dedication address.     Show Opening Sound Logo (Audio Montage)   Includes: Recording:  Overture- M. Gustave H Artist:          Alexandre Desplat Album:        Grand Budapest Hotel OST       Recording:   852 Artist:            The Cellar & Point Album:          Ambit         Thanks to these fine artists for setting the tone of the Podcast. Discover their music via the buttons.   Highway 61 Revisited Recording:   Highway 61 Revisited Artist:            Dave Alvin Album:          Highway 61 Revisited (Single) A true man of the road testifies from the Book of Bob.       McQueen and Sally   Recording:  McQueen and Sally Artist:           Randy Newman Album:         Cars Original Soundtrack       Cars Land BGM Sparks Hot Rod Musical History Class @bout Steve Propes... In the magical days when KLON-FM spewed Jazz and Blues like a smokestack over the San Gabriel River Delta, Steve Propes flipped varietal disks of the R&B, Do-Wop, Blues, and Rockabilly strains to great acclaim. Steve joins our own Deejay Middlebrow at Cars Land to check out the background music and chat about some classic car tunes in the linage of "Hot Rod Lincoln." Check out Steve's Amazon Author Page: https://www.amazon.com/Stephen-C.-Propes/e/B004XXPTZG?tag=wdwnewstoda03-20     Arkie Meets the Judge-Hot Rod Race 3   Recording:   Arkie Meets the Judge (Hot Rod Race #3) Artist:           Arkie Shibley Album:         Hot Rod Race      Drive   Recording:   Drive Artist:           Jim Lauderdale Album:         This Changes Everything Jim does it again! A brand new disc from the reigning prince of Americana.     Readings From "On The Road" And "Visions Of Cody"   Recording:   Readings From "On The Road"                        And "Visions Of Cody" Artist:           Jack Kerouac and Steve Allen Album:         Poetry For The Beat Generation       https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3LLpNKo09Xk Taken from the Steve Allen Plymouth Show, NBC Broadcast, Monday 10:00pm EST, 16th November 1959. This is the only known motion picture footage of Beat Icon Jack Kerouac reading his own work. For licensing inquiries please contact Historic Films Archive (info@historicfilms.com / http://www.historicfilms.com)   Skip This - Chrysler Highway Hi-Fi. Another fine idea from your friends at Chrysler-Plymouth.   Theme From Route 66 Recording:      Theme From Route 66 Artist:               Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra Album:             Bachelor Pad Royale Volume Four           Deejay wraps up part one and puts it on the truck.   Public Service Announcement Crash Test Dummies PSA (1994) with Don Knotts Act 2 Show Notes: Disney & The Deuce - Giants At The Fair You've been good. Middlebrow takes you on a ride. 20th Century giants! Walt Disney, Henry Ford II, and the supreme leader of New York, Robert Moses. Photo © Disney Magic Skyway Recording:    Magic Skyway Artist:            Walt Disney Album:          Walt Disney and the World's Fair The complete soundtrack to what might be considered the original Cars Land ride: Walt Disney's Magic Skyway from the 1964 New York World's Fair     Tail As Old As Time 

Join the Two True Freaks co-creators, Chris Honeywell and Scott H. Gardner, on an EPIC journey to Long Island, NY, where they meet-up with many other stars from the Two True Freaks Network of Podcast for a li'l event called -- ETERNALCON 2015!! __________________________________________________________________________________________________ In this special "on-the-road" episode, Scott plays Tour Guide to a plethora of fellow Two True Freaks podcasters as they explore the remains of the 1964/65 NY World's Fair!! ___________________________ PART TWO OF A SPECIAL SERIES PART ONE IS AVAILABLE HERE -- http://twotruefreaks.com/download.php?id=2070 For Best Results, Put on your Headphones! As Always, "Earning My Ears" is a family-friendly podcast

Join the Two True Freaks co-creators, Chris Honeywell and Scott H. Gardner, on an EPIC journey to Long Island, NY, where they meet-up with many other stars from the Two True Freaks Network of Podcast for a li'l event called -- ETERNALCON 2015!! __________________________________________________________________________________________________ In this special "on-the-road" episode, Scott plays Tour Guide to a plethora of fellow Two True Freaks podcasters as they explore the remains of the 1964/65 NY World's Fair!! ___________________________ PART TWO OF A SPECIAL SERIES PART ONE IS AVAILABLE HERE -- http://twotruefreaks.com/download.php?id=2070 For Best Results, Put on your Headphones! As Always, "Earning My Ears" is a family-friendly podcast

Join the Two True Freaks co-creators, Chris Honeywell and Scott H. Gardner, on an EPIC journey to Long Island, NY, where they meet-up with many other stars from the Two True Freaks Network of Podcast for a li'l event called -- ETERNALCON 2015!! __________________________________________________________________________________________________ In this special "on-the-road" episode, Scott plays Tour Guide to a plethora of fellow Two True Freaks podcasters as they explore the remains of the 1964/65 NY World's Fair!! ___________________________ PART TWO OF A SPECIAL SERIES PART ONE IS AVAILABLE HERE -- http://twotruefreaks.com/download.php?id=2070 For Best Results, Put on your Headphones! As Always, "Earning My Ears" is a family-friendly podcast

Join the Two True Freaks co-creators, Chris Honeywell and Scott H. Gardner, on an EPIC journey to Long Island, NY, where they meet-up with many other stars from the Two True Freaks Network of Podcast for a li'l event called -- ETERNALCON 2015!! __________________________________________________________________________________________________ In this special "on-the-road" episode, Scott plays Tour Guide to a plethora of fellow Two True Freaks podcasters as they explore the remains of the 1964/65 NY World's Fair!! ___________________________ PART TWO OF A SPECIAL SERIES PART ONE IS AVAILABLE HERE -- http://twotruefreaks.com/download.php?id=2070 For Best Results, Put on your Headphones! As Always, "Earning My Ears" is a family-friendly podcast

Marty Sklar worked for the Walt Disney Company over 50 years, mostly at Imagineering, which he ran for nearly ten. He got his start in marketing and publicity at Disneyland where he wrote much of the material Walt Disney presented at media events, on television and in numerous company publications. He had his hand in developing park projects including the Carousel of Progress, It's a Small World and Ford's Magic Skyway at the 1964 New York World's Fair, the grand opening of Walt Disney World, and the creative development of Epcot, Tokyo Disney Resort, Disneyland Paris and Hong Kong Disneyland. He remains the only person to be involved in the grand openings of every Disney theme park around the world. He's a Disney Legend and has recently written a memoir about his exceptional career, "Dream It! Do It! My Half-Century Creating Disney's Magic Kingdoms." Tim Callaway interviews Marty in this edition of The Mouse Castle Lounge. www.TheMouseCastle.com

Thanks for downloading WEDWay Radio, a show about Exploring the Disney Parks, Disney History and The Walt Disney Company. This is episode #141 - Classic Attractions, Classic Music: The 1960's On this episode we are once again joined by Jeff Crawford to discuss the music of the 1960's; this time looking specifically at attractions.  This is the greatest decade of Disneyland, and the attractions prove it.  We examine the music of The Tiki Room, The Swiss Family Robinson Treehouse, Haunted Mansion, Pirates of the Caribbean, Adventure Through Inner Space, The Monorail, Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln, The Magic Skyway, The Carousel of Progress and It's A Small World.   Enjoy this show, its a good one. ------------------------------- Check out the show notes for this and every episode of WEDWay Radio at wedwayradio.com Follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Google+ Twitter: Twitter.com/WedwayRadio Facebook: Facebook.com/WedwayRadio Google+: bit.ly/Gpluswedway We want to thank you again for listening! 

Long before Eago hassled the birds, Jack Sparrow and Barbarosa pillaged the Pirates of the Caribbean ride, and you could find wild animals on Discovery Island instead of in a Kingdom. We made our first trip to the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. In this episode Kenny and I (T. Mic) share the humorous and interesting story of our first trip to the house of the mouse. We’ll take you on a virtual walk around the Magic Kingdom at the time and discuss rides and attractions that are no longer there to be enjoyed as well as the ones that are. We will discuss the differences in the park as we travel between the past and present and our perspectives on experiencing the park through the eyes of the children we were then and those treasured memories that last to this very day.   Long gone rides and attractions such as the Penny Arcade, the Mike Fink Keelboats & Canoes, the Magic Skyway, Mr. Toads Wild Ride and 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea are just a few of the attractions and rides we’ll discuss. So slap on those groovy bell bottom jeans and your best silk shirt (don’t forget that flashy neck chain) and hop in the Hornet with us as our family drives from south Louisiana to Florida to experience Walt Disney World for the first time. It’s time to Disco down to Disney…

In this episode Matt and Nate are joined by Jeff Chaney, a blogger for wedwayradio.com and panelist for the BetaMouse to look at a avorite attraction from the early days of Epcot Center, The World of Motion.  This Future World East pavilion was sponsored by GM and has a few of the same components that we discussed in episode 43 of WEDway Radio where we explored the Ford Pavilion at the 1964 Worlds Fair, or The Magic Skyway.  When the World of Motion closed in 1996 it ended a tradition of Disney designed attractions based on history, technology and entertainment and gave way to the more thrill type attractions as it was replaced by Testtrack.  The World of Motion is missed by many and we hope you will find this a fitting tribute. Enjoy!

Matt and Nate return from a short hiatus to revisit their series on Walt Disney and the 1964 Worlds Fair.  In this episode we explore probably the least known Disney created attraction at the fair; The Magic Skyway.  Sponsored by the Ford Motor Co, this attraction gave guests a look at the history of our planet using the wheel as a catalyst for advancement.  The ride system itself was a breakthrough on its own as Disney helped to create its prototype for the Omnimover, which would prove to be the dominant design in vehicle propulsion in Disney attraction over the next few decades.  While the attraction itself is unknown to most Disney fans, the legacy that it provided is enormous; not only in the ride design but in the show elements and style of presentation as well.  Attractions like World of Motion, The Universe of Energy, The Primeval World Diorama, Spaceship Earth, The Peoplemover and Horizons all owe a debt of gratitude to The Magic Skyway. Also discussed on the show is the 20th anniversary of the film, Dick Tracy, and our thoughts on a specific element to the movies 1990 release. Enjoy!