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Tomorrowland: the World's Fair, retrofuturism, and making dreams reality

Published: June 21, 2016, 7 a.m.

Brad Bird \n\n

50s and 60s techno optimism. The Iron Giant. The Incredibles.

\n\n World\u2019s Fair \n\n

Stages of the worlds fair. Our tech and relationship to it.

\n\n Walt Disney \n\n

Futurism. Techno optimism. Shaping reality to fit his vision.

\n\n Tomorrowland \n\n

Disneyland. EPCOT. Disney\u2019s vision for a designed city.

\n\n A sense of wonder \n\n

Childlike optimism. Positivity in the face of pessimism. Three wolf moon.

\n\n Future Visions \n\n

Visions of technology and the future\xa0 from different periods.

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