Changes coming to Carousel of Progress at MK

I debated submitting this for news, but figured it might not make the cut. The added Walt Disney animatronic was teased not too long ago and now they've announced a full rework of the entire attraction that includes accelerating the initial scene to the 1960s. This will surely send some of the nostalgic Disney fans over a cliff. I was presently suprised that the comments in the Facebook group where I saw the story initially weren't too over the top. As one commentary I read pointed out, it's more evidence that Disney is putting effort into restoring older attractions: Big Thunder Mountain, Buzz LIghtyear, and Test Track to name a few.

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I think it's more than overdue. Right now the present day is still bragging about laserdiscs and car phones.

For me the loss will be the Jean Shepherd narration.

Definitely news worthy, but I guess we'll keep it here.

This is long overdue. Even as a Gen-X'er, the first three scenes kind of blend together for me, and they're a little cringy with the typical male breadwinner and dutiful wife. I know they reverse it in the future-now-history ending.

And yeah, the nostalgia freaks are gonna lose it, and ironically putting Walt in it will only make that worse. You have to remind them that it was Walt who said the parks are never finished and always evolving.

The last couple of times I was on it, I was thinking that it needed an update. The final scene is supposed to be the future, and it was pretty much outdated when they added it in the 90s.

I'm good with it. It's still a nostalgic ride but for a current audience, and from the sound of it they're reusing a lot of the gags. I'm just glad they didn't remove it.

I will miss it but everything changes eventually.

when I rode it a few months ago some teens or young 20ish kids behind me were making fun of the first few scenes. Used words like “cringe” “problematic” and “toxic male”. So maybe it’s time….

Kind of surprised they didn’t future proof this one and just made it about the 20th century. I personally would have kept the first scene (1900s,) made the third scene the second one (1940s,) then made a new scene in 1969 (moon landing,) and have the finale be New Years Eve 1999. The changes between life in the 1900s and 1990s are so stark it makes it interesting.

I don't know how much appeal "a look back at the 20th century" would have for anyone born after, say, 1995. Arguably (and in Walt's vision, for whatever that's worth), there should be stuff for older folks to do, too. But ideally, not while boring the young'uns to tears.

At what point do they open 20th Century Land to go along with Frontierland?