A Recreation of the 1967-1973 Disneyland Carousel of Progress

The Disneyland Carousel of Progress as you've never seen it before (unless you were alive when it was still there)!
Links to all footage and pictures used in the recreation can be found here: docs.google.co...
Special thanks to @Carousel_Kid, @MrRegalMasquerade, @Memethyst, @WilliamDurvale, and @Boy_of_the_Cones for helping me find pictures and for giving advice on how to edit the audio. Your help allowed this recreation to be possible.

[@Defunctland]

Great work!

[@carouselofprogressrecreati2445]

Thank you! I have a 1964 World’s Fair version on the way, development has kinda halted for now until I can find more Skydome Spectacular footage.

[@OfficialMatt03]

@@carouselofprogressrecreati2445 can I have the audio? Or is it the same as the Disneyland version?

[@carouselofprogressrecreati2445]

@@OfficialMatt03 It is virtually the same, the only difference is that the act 4 audio is in a slightly different order. You should be able to find it if you search 'Carousel of Progress 1964 Audio' in KZbin, that's the version I'm using currently.

[@SteveCarras]

@@carouselofprogressrecreati2445 T'day's elecric car industry can sure taKE ADVice from Walt Disney on CONSTANT charging and being truly cool, not always needing charging and exclusive feminine like today..talk about devolving a Walt Disney concept.But the ideas here work..if only our cars were so slick and on a track, and, as I just heard Rex "Father" Allen say, "fast".

[@benjaminroberson1924]

As someone who never got to experience this great attraction, I want to thank you for providing the closest thing I'll ever get to experiencing it in it's original form. So thank you for this wonderful video.

[@carouselofprogressrecreati2445]

You're very welcome! I created this video for the same reason. I can't go back in time to experience this wonderful attraction, but if I make a video edit of it, well, that'd be about as close as I could get.

[@annetteallen5587]

I was there and lived it back in the day. This was one of the most feel good about life, feel good about yourself, and feel good about the future there was for a young, wide eyed kid in California. This recreation is the closest and best I can find of that memory. Such good vibes and optimism about what the future held for all of us. How sad the reality is of what came to be.

[@tbarela]

I remember seeing this back in 1969. It was a ride that made you want to sing along with the tune!! Thank you for the memories!!

[@zeroconsequences]

Such a unique attraction. My favorite part was actually the upstairs portion. I can see why Walt Disney spent his last years trying to create something like that for real. It isn't very practical, but what an amazing idea that spawns so many more ideas!

[@joseharo5975]

Disney Land should bring back the Carousel of Progress to Tomorrow Land it be longs there. Like all the other attractions that came back from the New Yorker World Fair. It’s sad to see it it empty.

[@benjaminroberson1924]

↑↑↑ I 100% agree! This, Inner Space, and PeopleMover NEVER should have been removed and bringing them back (and fixing Tomorrowland as a whole) should be Disney's #1 priority right now!

[@KittenBlackheart]

Why not make a new version for DLR? I've enjoyed being able to see it every time I'm in WDW

[@davidhatch2862]

Best version ever done. Fell in love with COP when I saw it at Christmas time in 67 and still cherish this version to this day.

[@lcflngn]

Last seen by me in 1973 in Disneyland, & looking forward to my first WDW trip in 2022. My grandma took me to Disneyland every year when I was a kid, and this was def one of her favorite attractions. (The cringey mother stuff was just real felt stuff to her then. That’s history folks.) Almost 50 years later I’d love to see it again in memory of my lovely grandma. Ahhh, nostalgia. But oh it’s not the same at this point, so thx for the vlog, it’s super great to experience the almost past vicariously.

[@ronaldlee3537]

I saw this version I saw when I went to Disneyland for grad night in 1968. All of the subsequent versions have gone downhill. To this day it is still my favorite along with Calif Soar'in

[@cloud39]

I loved it when the Peoplemover would go through this show building and you could see Progress City and I also remember looking down into the gift shop or that may have been another show building..

[@aviduser1961]

I cannot tell you how wonderful it was to see the last act and the post show. I was lucky to frequent Disneyland during these years. I think COP was a free attraction as was Adventure Thru Inner Space. Tomorrowland at that time was compelling and inspiring. I recall walking down Main Street in the morning, towards the hub and the majority of people would make a sharp right into Tomorrowland.

[@Disneyfan1955]

All I can say is Wow! Wow! Wow! You did a fantastic job on your video! I was 12 years old when I first saw this attraction in 1967 That’s so much for this fantastic video! David from Sebring Florida A Disney Fan for over fifty years!😀

[@carouselofprogressrecreati2445]

Thank you! I unfortunately was never able to see it, which is why I created this. I'm glad it holds up well enough that someone who actually saw it approves! I must ask since you said you saw this attraction, although since you were 12 I'm not sure if you'd remember or not. Either way, do you remember if the unload portion had its own rendition of 'Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow' like the current one does?

[@josephabreu6042]

@@carouselofprogressrecreati2445 perhaps i can help with this. first off, wow !! 10 ten times over. i was 10 in 1967 when i first went on this attraction at disneyland and i fell in love with it instantly. as far as the unload potion : there was a type of escalator called speed ramp that took you up to progress city. the music in the background as you went up the ramp was the theme of “it’s a great big beautiful...” in the form of a souza-like marching band. hope this helps and thank you again for giving me such a enjoyable memory of my youth.

[@carouselofprogressrecreati2445]

@@josephabreu6042 Thank you for the firsthand account! Reading you comment about you being able to relive your youth makes me very warm inside. The purpose of this video was to recreate the experience, and if it helped you relive it, it seems the video succeeded.

[@DannyD714]

i was holding back tears for most of this video. i'm 63 years old and 1967 tomorrowland is a very fond memory for me. we would usually take the monorail into the park,so tomorrowland was what we would see first. it wasn't until my teens that i started going in the main entrance. seeing the peoplemover,skyway and all the rest of tomorrowland at the beginning of this video was a window into my past. we always rode the carousel of progress, and as a 6 year old i was fascinated by the story it told. if disney wants to do the right thing they will dust off the blueprints of the '67 tomorrowland and rebuild it as it was...the way walt envisioned it. anything else is a waste of time and money in my opinion.

[@paulm.newitt3246]

This is amazing! I was there in the summer of 1967 as an 11 year old...discovering the all new Tomorrowland! We were just amazed!! And by the way...@3:36 the "outside" background painting was made by Herb Ryman!

[@carouselofprogressrecreati2445]

Thank you! And thanks for the trivia :D

[@bradleyhohner8775]

I was 6 yrs old in 1973. I have a very hazy, vague memory of this great attraction. But since it's Disney quality, it made a lasting impression in my mind. This wonderful production helps fill in the gaps and brings back that warm, magical feeling! Thank you!

[@carouselofprogressrecreati2445]

This video's goal was to recreate the experience, I'm glad it could fill some memory gaps!

[@SteveCarras]

I was 7..was one of the firsdt (post-New Yorkj fair)

[@keouine]

I think we all knew appliances weren't lasting as long. Now the Washington Post had an article that one should expect fridges, dishwashers, dryers etc to last about 5 years.

[@michaelabrams7345]

This is great. I attended the Worlds Fair back in 64-65 and this was like being there at the GM Pavallion.

[@carouselofprogressrecreati2445]

I'm glad I could recreate the experience!

[@Douglasmoore-ny5fo]

Nicely done. Reminds me of Disneyland of my youth

[@user-cf2ch6zd9b]

I remember the escalator at the end taking you up to see the model of what I believe they ended up calling "Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow" or "EPCOT", but it didn't last long, eventually you would just exit toward the back where you come in.

[@paulm.newitt3246]

@9:29, it's most likely that "Loulie Jean Norman" sang the background vocalizing in the transition song. She's well known for also being the lady opera singer (wings on helmet) in the Haunted Mansion, and the vocalizer in the intro music for the original 1966 Star Trek series.

[@eyesgotit8657]

This really brings back many fond memories as a child. This was my favorite iteration of the Carousel of Progress. Thank you so much for bringing a bit of Disney memories into our homes. Nicely done!

[@pjellingsen]

I saw some pictures of disneyland from the 60s, and that made me think of the carousel of progress. i still remember going on that ride in the late 1960s, more than 50 years ago with my parents, who have now passed. I loved disneyland, it seemed to glow with wonder, promise, optimism and a better future. Thank you so much for putting this video together. what an amazing look back into my childhood. and thank you to my parents for taking me there.

[@ilaldkxb]

i find it funny how sarah cares about her food mixer in the new version while sarah uses it as the paint mixer in this version

[@KevinGrahamArt]

Thanks for sharing. It’s a shame their isn’t a full video of this original ride. They have a great quality video of small world from the worlds fair. That had to be so much fun to see all in person. And man he really doesn’t like the dog lol.

[@marioalexanderski9598]

I'm uploading this to the Internet Archive in case if Disney is going to take it down.

[@Clay3613]

The finale is literally a giant ad, glad GE dropped the show to be honest.

[@carouselofprogressrecreati2445]

That's sponsorship for ya

[@patrickcarrillo714]

My Mother Grew Up with the Disneyland version and she LOVED IT she still talks about it 2 this day wishes it would return to Disneyland

[@toyaliens]

12:52 Wait so they did have three kids? That little girl must be from the first scene helping Sarah. WDW's version erased her after that part.

[@queenmedesa]

Maybe she was a neighbour

[@danielboone3770]

It's awesome in the final act, EPCOT can be seen out the window. 😍😍😍😍

[@alancoleson5576]

I just love those giant kaleidoscopic screens it used to have! Does anyone know how they were pulled off (I imagine with some arrangement of spotlights and pieces of glass).

[@marioalexanderski9598]

Me too

[@Fergtz089]

My Congratulations Excellent Work 1:43 5:34 9:28 13:18 17:17

[@pirateofskeletonbay]

Excellent Work Getting the Audio Sync Perfect

[@pirateofskeletonbay]

Almost

[@markvandivort7587]

J have been waiting for someone to do this ..nice job ..this is the best version ... Florida's versions are just painful to watch with it's low quality version... even the 64 67 dated last act was a hundred times better than anything since ...

[@john26660]

Excellent work

[@MrShugarcube]

PAY CLOSE ATTENTION. in scene 4 the one detail you might miss but takes up most the background..Look out the window, what do you see?....It's EPCOT....no not the theme park built in 1982...the Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow. Mother and Father (of the future) lived in "Progress City"...and think of all the time wasted.....you could've had it by now. a Progress City of your own to live in and I mean where you live right now.

[@andrewcalcagno8272]

This is the best carousel of progress video I have ever watched! Excellent work!

[@carouselofprogressrecreati2445]

Thank you! In the future I plan on doing one for the World's Fair version as well.

[@andrewcalcagno8272]

@@carouselofprogressrecreati2445 I can't wait to see that!

[@wookiebush7449]

A guy hates his dog: the ride

[@Crimson_Snake1]

So fabulous.

[@Laserashton]

I have been trying to find this footage for the past 2 years and now I got something. I haven't experienced Carousel of Progress at either Disneyland and Disney World, that goes for America Sings at Disneyland as well. Disney Parks are so expensive these days and I haven't been to Disney World or Disneyland, I do go to Orlando though and have been to Disney Springs.

[@carouselofprogressrecreati2445]

I'm glad this could help you. The Carousel of Progress actually hasn't been at Disneyland since 1973, and is currently in Disney World. I wasn't able to experience the Disneyland version either, which is why I made this recreation.

[@Laserashton]

@@carouselofprogressrecreati2445 So basically by this footage, you do prefer Carousel of Progress at Disneyland and not America Sings, I'd rather Prefer Carousel of Progress at Disney World like it is today, but have the same kind of building they have at Disneyland, a curved ramp up to the second level to see the Progress City Model, and have the Peoplemover also go through it.

[@carouselofprogressrecreati2445]

@@Laserashton Personally the World's Fair version of the Carousel of Progress is my favorite. I like how the second floor of it had the Skydome Spectacular presentation as well as the nuclear fusion demonstration below that. I plan to make a recreation of that in the future as well.

[@BC-rc2dq]

The ramp to the second floor at Disneyland was the exit from the Progress City model. The audience exited the theaters via the last stage, up a speed ramp to Progress City. It was amazing. It was just the best attraction, with the Rex Allen narration. Hoping they give it a major update at Magic Kingdom. Needs a new last scene, and restore the 1967 final scene as the second to last scene. 1967 Tomorrowland at Disneyland was such a perfect execution of the concept, unlike the half-abandoned mess it is today.

[@Laserashton]

@@BC-rc2dq i just found that out the other day and am shocked the audience would climb on the stage.

[@alexa.910]

This should have way more views-absolutely fantastic

[@iowndvc]

Wow, I didn't know there were any pictures of that great giant color organ during the entrance.

[@Itanium153]

Very cool to see, I grew up with the GE now is the time version. They need to keep the good old carousel of progress alive another 60 years , Of course it needs updating, But this is one original attraction in DisneyWorld.

[@mschwartz6220]

Walt was amazing.

[@kendallevans4079]

GE, Monsanto.......what happened to corporate sponsorship and Disney? Not just the rides but Carnation on main street, Chicken of the Sea...?

[@queenmedesa]

Cute dog !

[@TreadwellJay]

Great job, thanks for doing this! Does anyone have an explanation of why, in the footage, sometimes he's on a stool, and sometimes behind the table in Act 3? Was there a running change while at Disneyland, or is some of the footage from the Fair or from WDW? edit: I found the answer. Behind the table at the fair, on the stool at Disneyland. :)

[@ShakespearesLawyer]

Thank you for doing this!

[@sarmajere2866]

This is amazing!

[@jenselinsky6734]

And nowadays, Dad feels good between dancing and going to True Value hardware. LOL

[@allenperreault7825]

I been on the one in Disney World. And the seats move not the stage

[@philiprichards2010]

To me, Progress City was Walt Disney 's EPCOT.

[@araanimations]

It's insane literally everything is better in this vs current and especially 1980. The intro was miles beyond in conciseness and Disney magic.

[@araanimations]

The acting in 1980 is much less sincere and on style with this than 1993's update. Sherman brothers did do their best but don't get me started on the intentions behind switching in Now is the Best Time.

[@theduh1011]

This is so cool!!!

[@andrewcalcagno8272]

I'm not sure if you saw this video yet, but this a live recording of the ride at the fair. Its really interesting to hear what it actually sounded like at the fair. kzbin.info/www/bejne/qnjQh51totCXg80

[@carouselofprogressrecreati2445]

I have heard this before! I got a DVD a month or two ago with a full-ride through live recording. I'd like to make a video with it but can't unfortunately.

[@carouselofprogressrecreati2445]

Are you in the Carousel Club?

[@andrewcalcagno8272]

@@carouselofprogressrecreati2445 no, but I would love to join!

[@carouselofprogressrecreati2445]

@@andrewcalcagno8272 Here you go! discord.gg/suf4Rc

[@andrewcalcagno8272]

@@carouselofprogressrecreati2445 thank you!

[@OfficialMatt03]

Did you get photos from the skydome spectacular?

[@carouselofprogressrecreati2445]

As of a few days ago I found several. I will likely make a world's fair version in the near future.

[@OfficialMatt03]

@@carouselofprogressrecreati2445 did you start making the world's fair version? I really want to see that.

[@carouselofprogressrecreati2445]

@@OfficialMatt03 I actually have a version done now already uploaded but I don't think I can make it public due to the audio track I'm using. To make a version I can upload I'd need to sync it to a completely different track which is doable but incredibly annoying. Also have you heard of the Carousel of Progress Club?

[@OfficialMatt03]

@@carouselofprogressrecreati2445 I'm in the Carousel of Progress club!

[@carouselofprogressrecreati2445]

@@OfficialMatt03 DM me on the discord and I might be able to slip you the secret WIP World's Fair recreation

[@oceanpacific886]

Mother is so annoying- im glad they changed her