50 - Horizons Part II - The Promise

Published: June 13, 2019, 3:59 a.m.

b'Corrections\\nRick wrote in, regarding The Timekeeper. At one point in the film, The Timekeeper mentions something about \\u201cIf you had wings\\u201d. We find out if that was intentional or not from the director himself.\\nConnor wrote in discussing \\u201cCentury 3\\u201d and \\u201cFuture Probe\\u201d. The vintage book called Horizons is discussed and some World\\u2019s Fair snippets as well. We discuss the possible connections to WDW, EPCOT Center and more.\\nRead the Horizons Book by Norman Bel Geddes via Archives.org\\n\\nListener Mail\\nThe mail bag is full and we love that! Every month, you can possibly get on the show, so be sure to write us!\\nPark wrote in asking about Mizner\\u2019s and where the name came from. How discusses who it was actually named after and why\\u2026\\nAdam asked us about the old Teacher Center brochures we mentioned some episodes back. They are here and here and are very snazzy \\u2013 enjoy!If you have any of the Teacher Center materials, please contact us as we\\u2019d love to add them to the galleries and JT would really appreciate it!\\nRyan wrote in about aquatic areas at WDW \\u2013 he really enjoys River Country! Ryan more specifically wants to know about the possibility of live fish at Stormalong Bay. We discuss the possibility of this, our knowledge on pools Stormalong Bay in general.\\nThank you for all the emails, tweets and comments you have sent our way. We try to respond to almost everything and do our best to pick unique questions for the show.\\xa0\\nQuestions, Comments & Concerns\\nWe love feedback and hearing your memories!\\nDrop us a line at podcast@retrowdw.com or call us and leave a voice mail at 978-71-RETRO. You can also find us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.\\nAudio Rewind\\nOur audio rewind this month turned out to be The American Adventure! (Listen to Episode 9 \\u2013 Building the Golden Dream \\u2013 American Adventure)\\nWe have a winner! Congratulations Heather Manning \\u2013 you win the VHS copy of \\u2018A Day at The Magic Kingdom\\u2019. You can pick the version you want too!\\xa0\\nIf you think you know the answer to this month\\u2019s audio rewind, email us! contest@retrowdw.com \\u2013 This month, the winner will be getting a Vacation Kingdom Poster \\u2013 All entries due 7/8/2019 and a random winner will be selected.\\nFor a Summer Bonus Prize, drop JT an email if you would like to win a new 6-month old \\u2018Speedramp\\u2019 Onesie. This doesn\\u2019t fit my son and is blue with the yellow Speedramp logo on the front.\\xa0 jt@lbvhistory.org\\xa0\\nMain Topic\\n\\nHorizons: Part 2 \\u2013 The Promise\\nThe moment you have been waiting for is finally here. The classic attraction from EPCOT Center is finally getting time on our podcast and we couldn\\u2019t be more excited. Horizons is here and get ready: this is going to take more than one episode!\\nFor Part 2 \\u2013 The Promise, this is the meat and potatoes episode, ride throughs, scene discussions and so much more. Our discussion starts though with a simple questions: Was Horizons under construction on opening day? Well we get into this with some aerial photography (footings, construction after opening).\\xa0 From here though, we start this main topic off walking through the front door.\\xa0 No waiting around and no discussion about the company who made the seals on the front door \\u2013 although I\\u2019m sure some of you would enjoy that fact.\\nThe main entrance had an amazing quote, which has been a controversy for many, many years. The Disney Company misquoted it, many people claim ownership, but we have some BREAKING NEWS on the topic of \\u201cIf you can dream it, You can do it\\u201c.\\xa0The discussion continues and we discuss the queue, known as Future Port. How and Todd paint such a great picture throughout this ride, but be sure to look below at the various galleries and images we have on the site. Each scene is gone through in detail this episode, taking you back on the ride. How gives us a little behind the scenes information and Todd gets technical with some various facts and figures. \\xa0This episode is the one you have been asking for with music, sound effects and everything in between. If you are a fan, have a foggy'