Carousel of Progress

[~*Belle 2003*~]

Have you been on the CoP & did you like it?

There's a great big beautiful tomorrow
Shinin' at the end of ev'ry day
There's a great big beautiful tomorrow
And tomorrow's just a dream away

Man has a dream and that's the start
He follows his dream with mind and heart
And when it becomes a reality
It's a dream come true for you and me...

 

[dopeys biggest fan]

It's a part of Disney history! Not to mention a good place to sit down inside and get out of the heat. But becareful, you will have a VERY hard time getting that song out of your head! And remember.................."There's a great big beautiful tomorrow, shinning at the end of every day! And tomorrow is just a dream away"!!!

 

[Planogirl]

I love it! And luckily DS (11) loves it too.

We were lucky during our last trip because both it and The Timekeeper were open. We usually don't bother much with Tomorrowland except for once at Buzz and resting on the people mover but this trip was an exception!

 

[sunkissed212]

I like it...although I like the old song better than this new one...remember that one?

"Now is the time,
now is the best time,
now is the best time of your life.
Life is a prize,
live every minute,
open your eyes and watch how you win it...
yesterday's memories may sparkle and gleam...
tomorrow is still but a dream...
right here and now,
you've got it made,
the world's forward marching and you're in the parade...."

Okay....sorry....anyway, I love it! I think it's really cute...and I agree with the person that said it's a great place to sit down and get out of the heat! We took advantage of that a few weeks ago when we were there....we didn't want to leave when it was over!

 

[helenabear]

I love it!!!!

I admit either song works for me... I actually like them both equally

 

[Micca]

Love it. Prefer "Now Is The Time" music though.

 

[goin2disneyagain]

I love it but every time I have been to WDW in the last 5 years it has been closed.

 

[marlouwrig]

It has not been open on either of our trips. Crossing my fingers for our upcoming trip end of October/Beginning of November.

Anyone know what the chances are of it being open this time?

 

[DVCconvert]

My whole family loves it! We always go to see it (whenever it's open ). It is a classic and delightful piece of Disney history that should always be a present in WDW's Magic Kingdom!

 

[winniedapooh]

I love that ride.....I am one of the few that hates Space Mt. I am terrified of it and will sit on it for several go arounds while DH and DCherubs ride Space. DH calls me every day and leaves me a VM singing this song to me. I dunno what it is but I always feels like Walt is riding it with me when I go. True Disney history! I wish it were open all the time though!

 

[MikeB63]

This is one of our favorite attractions (my wife and I). The fact that Walt actually had input in its creation should justify keeping this original attraction from the World's Fair. There aren't too many attractions left that Walt actually saw or created. With all the room in Florida, why can't they just keep this as a reminder of the past?

 

[Disney Daniel]

Our family loves it as well. Always a classic.

 

[TnKrBeLlA012]

I love it also. It holds such wonderful memories. My family tries never to miss it. A few times it was closed. Disney has to be the greatest place on earth!!!

 

[laurabelle]

I'm always attracted to CoP threads... Our whole family (including the middle schooler) loves it! Classic Walt!

 

[KristaTX]

Love it . My brother is a handsome 31 year-old law student, and he just went back this past May for the first time as an adult. CoP was his and his friend Sariah's absolute favorite attraction. I think they rode it enough times to memorize it. It's also my dad's favorite attraction.

I hope Disney realizes before it's too late that everything doesn't have to be a cutting-edge technology thrill-ride. Not that there's anything wrong with cutting-edge technology, but nostalgia is good, too. I miss Horizons and World of Motion (even though I never got to ride it).

 

[LoraJ]

I love it!

It was closed on Monday when we went. But it was open yesterday so I was glad that I got another chance to experience it.

 

[Loubon]

Love it! Just look at my tag!

 

[Pooh67_68]

I liked it but my husband and sister didn't

 

[EsmeraldaX]

I love it!

 

[thelittlemermaid]

My family loved it! Well at least DH, DS, and I did. DD wasn't to sure about the seats "turning", I think it scared her alittle.

On our next trip she should do better {hopefully it's open} when we go back. I see some have posted it wasn't open when they went.

There was something that MikeB63 posted....."With all the room in Florida, why can't they just keep this as a reminder of the past?".... is Disney thinking about getting rid of this to put something else in? If so, they should really leave things alone that Walt had a say in. For cryin out loud, Walt was the one who started the whole idea of Disney. If it wasn't for him where would all of us go on vaca???? LOL!!!!