Publisher: Buena Vista Home Entertainment
Ages: All
Parental
Advisory:
None
Violence: None
Way back in the 1950s,
Walt Disney
dedicated several Disneyland television shows
to the topic of space exploration and the
wondrous opportunities and challenges of
space travel. His timing was perfect as the
shows aired at a time when the United States
was building its amazing space program. And many credit the shows for generating
strong public support for the space program.
Like a trip back in time, Walt Disney Treasures: Tomorrow Land offers these shows: "Man In Space," "Man And The Moon," "Mars And Beyond," "Eyes In Outer Space," and "Our Friend The Atom," which delve into the mysteries of the universe and space travel. Surprisingly, these segments are still entertaining and informative, although there's much information that is out of date, and with our present-day knowledge, incorrect. These segments will mostly appeal to those who recall the shows from their television airings, or watched them during rainy days in their classrooms in the sixties.
Of particular interest to Disney fans is a look at Walt Disney's last film, "EPCOT," in which he reveals his concepts and plans for the Disney World and EPCOT projects. EPCOT, the theme park in Florida's Disney World, is not the vision of Disney's "Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow," a high-tech, planned city of tomorrow that promised to solve urban problems. The fun lies in seeing Walt Disney enthusiastically presenting his ideas, and it's hard to believe that he died a mere two months later. Other gems include interviews with Disney executive Marty Sklar, who worked with Disney, and noted futurist and author Ray Bradbury.
6/14/04 www.daytrum.com Editorial Staff
