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Tomorrowland 2: January 15th 1975

On this day, 37 years ago, Walt Disney World’s Tomorrowland finally opened it’s long awaited and much needed expansion that added highly valued and exemplary attractions to the Magic Kingdom’s roster. 

Adding Space Mountain, the Carousel of Progress, the Star Jets, and a few months later, the WEDWay PeopleMover, Tomorrowland was elevated from being a paltry afterthought, to a showplace for space age optimism, ideas, and aesthetics. 

Space Mountain, a Walt Disney World original, would go on to be cloned around the world in all of Disney’s Magic Kingdom. 

The Carousel of Progress, originally a mainstay of the 1964 World’s Fair, came home to Disneyland once the fair packed up, and then, was shipped off to Florida, where it has played to more audiences than any other stage show, as often boasted by Disney PR. 

The WEDWay, of course, is a Disneyland original, but the Florida version utilized new technology, which, at one point was sold and brokered for actual industrial use. 

The Star Jets, although simple, remain a staple in Magic Kingdoms around the world. 

Happy 37th, Tomorrowland! 

Here’s to Tomorrow!