Progress City
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Writer of things for theme parks and sundry. Disneyana, futurism, and stray nonsense.
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Support the show and get extra fun at
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More movies should have been filmed at World's Fairs.
IT HAPPENED AT THE WORLD'S FAIR (1963) — 5:30 pm ET — 1h 45m
(TCM Daytime: What's Happening?)
Elvis Presley, Joan O'Brien, Gary Lockwood; directed by Norman Taurog
A pilot's efforts to help a lost girl at the Seattle World's Fair lead to love.
#TCM #TCMParty
(TCM Daytime: What's Happening?)
Elvis Presley, Joan O'Brien, Gary Lockwood; directed by Norman Taurog
A pilot's efforts to help a lost girl at the Seattle World's Fair lead to love.
#TCM #TCMParty
It Happened at the World's Fair (1963)
www.tcm.com
January 28, 2026 at 10:53 PM
More movies should have been filmed at World's Fairs.
I wanted one of those chairs so twrribly
The former post-show theater for Maelstrom in the Norway Pavilion that featured the film “The Spirit of Norway”.
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This theater space is now part of the queue for Frozen Ever After at Epcot.
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This theater space is now part of the queue for Frozen Ever After at Epcot.
January 28, 2026 at 10:12 PM
I wanted one of those chairs so twrribly
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Missing Disney+ feature #19: "Bon Voyage!"-released 5/17/62. Starring Fred MacMurray, Jane Wyman, Tommy Kirk, Kevin Corcoran and Deborah Walley as the Willard family on their European vacation featuring comedic adventures and romantic encounters. Filmed on location. Nominated for 2 Academy Awards!
January 28, 2026 at 6:30 PM
Missing Disney+ feature #19: "Bon Voyage!"-released 5/17/62. Starring Fred MacMurray, Jane Wyman, Tommy Kirk, Kevin Corcoran and Deborah Walley as the Willard family on their European vacation featuring comedic adventures and romantic encounters. Filmed on location. Nominated for 2 Academy Awards!
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We need a billionaire to buy Knott’s for us real quick
January 28, 2026 at 1:25 AM
We need a billionaire to buy Knott’s for us real quick
I really, really wish this movie was better because the setting/story/cast is so promising. I mean, NASA in 1961 with Brian Keith?? Should be golden! But man, when I was a little kid I had a BAD crush on Dany Saval.
Missing Disney+ feature #18: "Moon Pilot"-released 2/9/62. Starring Brian Keith, Tom Tryon & Dany Saval, this was Disney's 1st feature film about outer space. A reluctant astronaut is about to be sent around the moon when a mysterious woman from another planet contacts him wanting to help.
January 28, 2026 at 1:07 AM
I really, really wish this movie was better because the setting/story/cast is so promising. I mean, NASA in 1961 with Brian Keith?? Should be golden! But man, when I was a little kid I had a BAD crush on Dany Saval.
I will not rest until Knotts brings this back!
January 28, 2026 at 12:52 AM
I will not rest until Knotts brings this back!
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Missing Disney+ feature #14: "Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks With A Circus"-released 1/21/60. Starring Kevin Corcoran, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon and Mr. Stubbs. A young boy runs away and joins a circus when he thinks his family doesn't want him. A true love letter, Disney style to all things circus 🎪
January 27, 2026 at 12:08 AM
Missing Disney+ feature #14: "Toby Tyler or Ten Weeks With A Circus"-released 1/21/60. Starring Kevin Corcoran, Henry Calvin, Gene Sheldon and Mr. Stubbs. A young boy runs away and joins a circus when he thinks his family doesn't want him. A true love letter, Disney style to all things circus 🎪
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January 26, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Nice to see a studio treating its past with respect!
Looney Tunes is (finally!) heading back to broadcast television, with Turner Classic Movies set to position the classic shorts as curated works of film history rather than disposable kids' content.
www.cartoonbrew.com/tv/looney-tu...
www.cartoonbrew.com/tv/looney-tu...
Looney Tunes Returns To TV With Prestige Treatment At TCM
TCM will showcase classic theatrical shorts in curated programming, restoring visibility and providing historical context to Warner Bros.’ iconic cartoons.
www.cartoonbrew.com
January 26, 2026 at 7:09 PM
Nice to see a studio treating its past with respect!
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The once home of Admiral Joe Fowler, kept in ship-shape after all these years. As a teenager, I surfed a stone’s throw from here, not knowing a legend lived on the cliffs above. No, it’s not the home in the opening titles of TV’s Ghost and Mrs. Muir, but it’s in a similar geographical location.
January 26, 2026 at 3:22 AM
The once home of Admiral Joe Fowler, kept in ship-shape after all these years. As a teenager, I surfed a stone’s throw from here, not knowing a legend lived on the cliffs above. No, it’s not the home in the opening titles of TV’s Ghost and Mrs. Muir, but it’s in a similar geographical location.
I wish I could have known Harriet Burns
January 26, 2026 at 2:43 AM
I wish I could have known Harriet Burns
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After hanging out to dry we get another DD classic "The Vanishing Private" to tie in with the Ink & Paint department. Then it's back to DD office where Roy Williams shows up to do some on the fly drawings for the MMC-one of them being a portrait of Donald that is none too flattering. 🧵
January 26, 2026 at 1:24 AM
After hanging out to dry we get another DD classic "The Vanishing Private" to tie in with the Ink & Paint department. Then it's back to DD office where Roy Williams shows up to do some on the fly drawings for the MMC-one of them being a portrait of Donald that is none too flattering. 🧵
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It's Disney Anthology recap time! 70 years ago tonight we experienced "A Day In The Life Of Donald Duck"-a humorous look at what Donald does all day at the studio. After getting angry reading his fan mail because people can't understand him he demands to see his "voice"-Clarence Nash 🧵
January 26, 2026 at 1:03 AM
It's Disney Anthology recap time! 70 years ago tonight we experienced "A Day In The Life Of Donald Duck"-a humorous look at what Donald does all day at the studio. After getting angry reading his fan mail because people can't understand him he demands to see his "voice"-Clarence Nash 🧵
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Missing Disney+ feature #12: "White Wilderness"-released 8/12/58. Academy Award winner Best Documentary 1958 this is the only True-Life Adventure film not on D+. Controversy due to portions of narration and the entire Lemming sequence . A shame for a beautifully shot film that took 3 years to make
January 26, 2026 at 12:01 AM
Missing Disney+ feature #12: "White Wilderness"-released 8/12/58. Academy Award winner Best Documentary 1958 this is the only True-Life Adventure film not on D+. Controversy due to portions of narration and the entire Lemming sequence . A shame for a beautifully shot film that took 3 years to make
In other much less important news …
Those retro / vintage replicas Disneyland glasses are cheaper online $49.99 vs at the parks $64.99. And right now, D23 members get an 20% additional off. Code: D23SHOP (Ends tonight at 11:59pm PT)
Those retro / vintage replicas Disneyland glasses are cheaper online $49.99 vs at the parks $64.99. And right now, D23 members get an 20% additional off. Code: D23SHOP (Ends tonight at 11:59pm PT)
January 26, 2026 at 12:16 AM
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I knew Walt filmed a ton of Disneyland's construction, and now we finally get to see so much of it. Disneyland Handcrafted was great.
Also wonderful to hear voices of people I've read about and seen photos of - but never knew what they sounded like!
youtu.be/YtrVcOxVDls
Also wonderful to hear voices of people I've read about and seen photos of - but never knew what they sounded like!
youtu.be/YtrVcOxVDls
Disneyland Handcrafted | Full Documentary
The magic of Walt Disney’s dream unfolds in Disneyland Handcrafted, a full-length feature documentary directed by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Leslie Iwerks
Go on an unforgettable journey through the exhilarating year that gave rise to The Happiest Place on Earth. Built from rare archival footage and original audio recordings, Disneyland Handcrafted reveals the extraordinary artistry and grit it took hundreds of craftspeople to bring Walt Disney’s impossible dream project of Disneyland to fruition – from groundbreaking to Opening Day on July 17, 1955.
Also, available to stream on @disneyplus.
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January 25, 2026 at 9:49 PM
I knew Walt filmed a ton of Disneyland's construction, and now we finally get to see so much of it. Disneyland Handcrafted was great.
Also wonderful to hear voices of people I've read about and seen photos of - but never knew what they sounded like!
youtu.be/YtrVcOxVDls
Also wonderful to hear voices of people I've read about and seen photos of - but never knew what they sounded like!
youtu.be/YtrVcOxVDls
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Missing Disney+feature #11: "The Light In The Forest"-released 7/8/58. SUPER rare Disney film with a power house cast of Fess Parker, James MacArthur, Jessica Tandy and Carol Lynley. The story of a white teenager who was kidnapped by Indians as a child, is returned to his family with complications
January 25, 2026 at 10:10 PM
Missing Disney+feature #11: "The Light In The Forest"-released 7/8/58. SUPER rare Disney film with a power house cast of Fess Parker, James MacArthur, Jessica Tandy and Carol Lynley. The story of a white teenager who was kidnapped by Indians as a child, is returned to his family with complications
Yes please. Joe Fowler was amazing.
We NEED a documentary about Disney Legend Joe Fowler, who essentially had two extraordinary lives—first with the U.S. Navy, and then building Disneyland and Walt Disney World.
d23.com/walt-disney-...
d23.com/walt-disney-...
January 25, 2026 at 11:42 PM
Yes please. Joe Fowler was amazing.
An auspicious day!!
Remembering the late 🇺🇸American, stage, film and television actor #DeanJones (25 January 1931 – 1 September 2015) born #OnThisDay in Decatur, Alabama
January 25, 2026 at 9:20 PM
An auspicious day!!
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January 25, 2026 at 3:42 PM
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Disneyland Handcrafted is spectacular
January 25, 2026 at 5:04 AM
Disneyland Handcrafted is spectacular
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Missing Disney+ feature #10: "Johnny Tremain"-released 6/19/57. The first Disney feature directed by Robert Stevenson! The story of a young silversmith who becomes involved with the Boston Tea Party, Paul Revere's ride and the battle at Lexington. Hal Stalmaster, Luana Patten & Jeff York star.
January 25, 2026 at 2:05 AM
Missing Disney+ feature #10: "Johnny Tremain"-released 6/19/57. The first Disney feature directed by Robert Stevenson! The story of a young silversmith who becomes involved with the Boston Tea Party, Paul Revere's ride and the battle at Lexington. Hal Stalmaster, Luana Patten & Jeff York star.
Man I wish this was on D+
Missing Disney+ feature #8: "The Great Locomotive Chase"-released 6/8/56. This is the true story of a band of Union spies who stole a train right under the noses of 4,000 Confederate troops near Atlanta in an attempt to destroy train tracks and telegraph lines to help end the war. Top notch Disney
January 24, 2026 at 10:27 PM
Man I wish this was on D+
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Donald Duck just can't catch a break! Enjoy the classic 1930s comics that made him a star, plus stories starring Bucky Bug, Zeke the Big Bad Wolf and the Three Little Pigs, Elmer Elephant, and more in the Silly Symphonies Collector's Box Set--out now! https://ow.ly/BFrK50Y281C
January 24, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Donald Duck just can't catch a break! Enjoy the classic 1930s comics that made him a star, plus stories starring Bucky Bug, Zeke the Big Bad Wolf and the Three Little Pigs, Elmer Elephant, and more in the Silly Symphonies Collector's Box Set--out now! https://ow.ly/BFrK50Y281C