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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.

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Posted: November 29, 2009

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.

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87 votes, so far

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

I want to give this a higher score, but it is badly in need of an update and good cleaning. I love the mention of laser discs int he final section. That is one aspect of Tommorowland that missed the mark. - Tom Rigg

oldie that never gets old. - Arianna Biffel

I actually enjoyed this attraction quite a bit more than I though. Could definitely be updated and might do better at Epcot where people expect these types of rides, but still an oldie but goodie. Great place to take a load off and relax. - Terri Pierce

It's definitely a "see it once" type of attraction but it was educational, cute, and a little corny too! - Joanie Cruz

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