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Carousel of Progress reviews
Theme Park Insider readers offer their ratings and reviews for Carousel of Progress, a animatronic show in Tomorrowland at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom.
Written by James Rao This venerable audio-animatronic show is one of Walt's original 1964 World's Fair attractions. The carousel theater rotates around a central stage allowing several different scenes to illustrate how technology has changed the lives of an audio-animatronic family over several generations. The classic song "There's a Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow" bridges the gaps between each scene.
Readers' rating:
This is the perfect thing to do when you need a break. No other stage set show in all of Magic Kingdom (may even DWD) combines this flair of nostalgia, humor, technichal development (remember when this attraction originally debuted) and this beautiful Disney flair. While it lacks a real highlight, it is still throughoutly enjoyable and charming. - Chris W. It has that classic Disney touch. Though a bit dated in the last scene, it's enjoyable with a catchy tune. - Rob Pastor Nice way to escape the crowds and take a nostalgia break. Defintely needs upgrading and the theater style is good. I don't care if half the inventions in the "future" are already invented. 7/10 - Christopher Sturniolo Amazing...a classic.. but one bad thing is that whenever some moron stands up, we need to watch the whole scene again - Brendan Harrison never has a line, air conditioned, and entertaining 8/10 - Arianna Griffel while it doesnt draw huge crowds or excitement, it was Walt Disneys favorite and a Magic Kingdom institution that rightfully deserves its place - travis traymoore A true institution. - Man-Eating Sharks Could easily be replaced but unfortunately won't be! I'd still give it a good old 6/10 - D H Must see attraction at WDW. Nice place to have a sit down too. (The song may stick in your head for, er... I dunno... FOREVER) - Dan Jones Personally, I LOVE CoP. It's one of the best examples of a Disney classic--entertaining, educational, and endlessly optimistic. (Not to mention a theme song that'll be stuck in your head all day.) My only complaint is that it desperately needs to be updated, particularly the future scene. (Laser discs, the way of the future!--or not. Half the kids riding this now probably don't even know what a laser disc IS.) - Abagail Bloodworth More attraction and restaurant ratings: |
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