Manufacturing the Magic: Disney at the Fair

In the 25th installment of this educational series, Shelly & Noe Valladolid journey to Flushing Meadows. There, they shine a spotlight on the four attractions that the Imagineers created for the 1964–1965 New York World's Fair. Including the two that Disney Legend Bob Gurr designed.

Over the course of this episode, listeners will learn about:

• What Disney attractions were influenced by the Magic Skyway at the Ford Wonder Rotunda
  

• How many Ford Mustangs were sold at the Fair
  

• Where could you go to see “Nuclear Fusion”
  

• What Hollywood star talked Walt into doing “it’s a small world”
  

• What Disney character was the victim of ball-bearing attacks

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