1. WALT DISNEY, TOMORROWLAN D AND FUTURE WORLD Laurie Manes History 3UA3

2. Who was Walt Disney Man with an interest in the future Conditional optimist Advocate for increased popularity in technology

3. Influences 1950s Cold War politics Atomic age The space race- beat the Soviets to the moon The contemporary urban problem

4. Utopia not a Dystopia How the future and technology could improve the lives of Americans Peaceful uses for atomic energy Technology would solve the problems of contemporary society Collaboration between scientific and corporate entities to create a better future for everyone

5. A Curious Man

6. A Brighter Future... Tomorrowland is a reflection of the optimism and technology and progress of the 50s Influenced by HG Wells and Jules Verne Using animation to overcome the limits placed on the technological future Futureworld (in EPCOT) represents different scientific developments

7. Tomorrow "Tomorrow can be a wonderful age. Our scientists today are opening the doors of the Space Age to achievements that will benefit our children and generations to come. The Tomorrowland attractions have been designed to give you an opportunity to participate in adventures that are a living blueprint of our future."

8. A Future for the Whole Family

9. Tomorrowland TV Series Cultural context They are a product of their time Balance between science fiction and science factual Virtues of technological progress Themes included: Space exploration Issues of the day Atomic energy and controlling nature

10. What is Tomorrowland? A vista into a world of wondrous ideas, signifying Man's achievement. A step into the future, with predictions of constructed things to come. Tomorrow offers new frontiers in science, adventure and ideals. The Atomic Age, the challenge of Outer Space and the hope for a peaceful, unified world. Walter E. Disney, July 17, 1955

11. In California and Florida... Tomorrowland now considered to hold a dated vision of the future Vision that was influenced by the time A mini world fair The future that should have been

12. Disneys House of the Future An attraction in California Disneyland between 1957-1967

13. A Permanent World Fair

14. A Dated Vision of the Future

15. EPCOT Represented Disneys vision for the past, present and future Encourage scientific thought- Futureworld Appreciation for global cultures- World showcase

16. Concept Art for creation of EPCOT Artistic rendering from 1981

17. Future World 6 areas that represent the different areas of scientific development The Land (argiculture) The Seas Energy Communication Transportation Imagination

18. Living with the Land

19. Why is Disney a Futurist? He made predictions for the future Tomorrowland EPCOT Futureworld His future was based on the society he lived in Competition with the Soviet Union The atomic age

20. Disneys Legacy