HIST-4900 Study Guide - Spring 2019, Comprehensive Final Exam Notes - Walt Disney, Disneyland, Epcot
8 May 2019
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Disney land is not in burbank where studio is. Us takes california after gold was discovered. Oranges were quickly ripped up to build suburbs. Walt wanted to build monorails to fix la traffic. Robert moses sees the animatronic lincoln and wants it at world"s fair. Sells it to illinois for world"s fair. Carousel of progress came from world"s fair, sponsored by general electric. New orleans square: pirates of the caribbean. Problem: what seemed futuristic isn"t always futuristic. Had surgery on injury he had when he was young. X rays showed he had lung cancer. Buffer zone of trees because of the development around disneyland. Nyc: nbc tries to convince disney to build in meadow lands. Why not nyc: cold, rainy, property value. Competition makes walt always think he has to outdo people. Made prequels called davey crockett keel boat. Keel boats were taken from movie and used as ride.
