The Carousel of Progress has rotated the audience from the 1890’s right into the Roaring Twenties, and summertime no less. Each rotation took guests not only into a new era, but a new season.



The joys of ironing:





The family is enjoying the radio, before TV invaded the scene.





The 20’s wouldn’t be complete without a flapper:





What could be worse than having 250 people catch you in the bathtub?!? First view is from the NY World’s Fair, 2nd is from the Disneyland version:





Come back tomorrow for the 1940’s! See more vintage Carousel of Progress photos at my regular website. “Nightmare Before Christmas” fans—this Tim Burton classic is now available on Blu-ray, and also features a way cool tour of the Haunted Mansion (NBC version). Available at Amazon.com.

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Through the miracle of The Carousel of Progress, we can visit the 1890’s today. This first shot is from the New York World’s Fair version of Act One. Shot #2 reflects the same scene as viewed at Disneyland. The role of father was voiced by Rex Allen.



Blurry shot #3 is a shot taken by a guest in September 1969. I always thought the dog was a cute touch to the show and added even more realism. As a kid (and even today), I just thought audio-animatronics were the coolest thing ever.



Leftovers from Mary Poppins, perhaps?



So much for Women’s Lib!



Things begin to get a little Stepford here. Mother looks an awful lot like actress Dorothy McGuire.







The son reminds me of a cross between Opie (Ron Howard) from “The Andy Griffith Show” and Alfalfa from “Our Gang.”







And who could forget grandma?







And the final scene as the stage rotates into the next era:



See you for tomorrow’s next installment! See more vintage Carousel of Progress photos at my regular website. “Nightmare Before Christmas” fans—this Tim Burton classic is now available on Blu-ray, and also features a way cool tour of the Haunted Mansion (NBC version). Available at Amazon.com.

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First off, many thanks for the kind comments on the Half Marathon - much appreciated! And now onto the good stuff! One of the most beloved extractions of bygone days at Disneyland is the Carousel of Progress. Originating at the 1964 New York World’s Fair, the theater rotated in a circle and showed the audience different scenes following the progression of inventions in the “modern” home over the course of approximately 70 years. Shot #1 shows Walt himself (who was extremely proud of this show) with the miniature model of the show. Shot #2 shows a concept rendering of the original show unloading area for Disneyland (before they figured out that guests had to go up or down to see the model, not into the building’s core as shown).



And here’s a construction photo in “New” Tomorrowland as the COP show building is being built.



Here are four views of the finished attraction building/exterior signage, sponsored by General Electric:









MANY MANY thanks to an anonymous reader who furnished the images and information for this amazing series of photos. The support of the readers out there in blogland is amazing. See more vintage Carousel of Progress photos at my regular website. “Nightmare Before Christmas” fans—this Tim Burton classic is now available on Blu-ray, and also features a way cool tour of the Haunted Mansion (NBC version). Available at Amazon.com.

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