Disney's Carousel of Progress: Big Changes Coming?

About this episode

The episode discusses the upcoming reimagining of Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress at Magic Kingdom, including its closing date and new features.

Walt Disney World has just officially announced a massive, ground-up reimagining of Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress at the Magic Kingdom! Welcome to GBMW Live! In this week's live show, we are breaking down every single detail of this shocking announcement, from the final operating day of the current version to the brand-new timeline coming to Tomorrowland.Plus, we’ll talk about the historic introduction of the first-ever Walt Disney Audio-Animatronic coming to a Walt Disney World attraction in the new prologue scene, the official closing date of July 6, 2026, and what this means for the future of Magic Kingdom classics.What are your thoughts on these new decades? Are you sad to see the original 1900s scenes go, or is it time for progress?

People in this episode

Host: GB Mickey Waffle

Topics covered

• Disney
• Carousel of Progress
• Magic Kingdom
• Audio-Animatronics
• Theme Parks
• Reimagining Attractions

Keywords

• Carousel of Progress
• Walt Disney World
• Magic Kingdom
• Audio-Animatronic
• reimagining
• theme park changes
• Disney attractions

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Walt Disney World, Magic Kingdom

Books & works: Walt Disney Audio-Animatronic

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