Disneyland's Tomorrowland Movie Sneak Peek and Exhibit

Let's take a look at the latest Walt Disney Studios Sneak Peek in Tomorrowland! This time it for one of my most eagerly anticipated films, Tomorrowland! How fitting to host the sneak peek of the movie in the land that it is named after!

The theater is lined with great production work of the 1964 New York World's Fair that was recreated for the movie.

Even the trashcans in the area have the Tomorrowland movie logo.

Love looking at all the design work.

You can tell everything was lovingly recreated for this movie.

I actually have one of these 1964 New York World's Fair Guides!

It's A Small World!

Love the conceptual art along side the production stills!

The Hall of Invention was created just for the movie,

Dinosaurs!

The Dinoland billboard is referencing Ford's Magic Skyway and also Sinclair's Dinoland both featured at the 1964 New York World's Fair.

Now it is time to step into the theater and watch scenes from the movie Tomorrowland! You get a great look of the recreated 1964 New York World's Fair and this is where we learn about the backstory to Frank Walker (payed by George Clooney). Then we see a montage of footage from the rest of the movie. This is a thrilling look at the movie and May 22nd cannot get here soon enough!

After the sneak peek then it is time to head to the Starcade and the movie exhibit!

Here you will find more conceptual art of Tomorrowland itself.

Plus, they have the famous 1952 box that was created to showcase the historical fiction aspect of this story of being "found" in The Walt Disney Archives and inspired the movie.

This case contains one of the pins in the movie. The pin allows one access into Tomorrowland. I want one of these! I hope they sell them in the parks. They sell others already but they are not movie accurate!

Tomorrowland opens in theaters on May 22nd, coincidentally or not coincidentally the start of the 60th Anniversary of Disneyland!

Tomorrowland Character Poster: Frank Walker

George Clooney plays Frank Walker in one of my most anticipated films of the year because of its ties to Walt Disney, the 1964 New York World's Fair and to Disneyland!

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Tomorrowland Character Poster: Casey Newton

Britt Robertson plays Casey Newton in one of my most anticipated movies of the year because of its ties to Walt Disney, the 1964 New York World's Fair and to Disneyland!

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Tomorrowland Character Poster: Athena

Raffey Cassidy plays Athena in one of my most anticipated movies of the year because of its ties to Walt Disney, the 1964 New York World's Fair and to Disneyland!

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Tomorrowland Character Poster: Young Frank Walker

Thomas Robinson plays the young Frank Walker in one of my most highly anticipated films of the year because of it's connections to Walt Disney, the 1964 New York World's Fair and to Disneyland!

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Sasaki Time Videos: it's a small world doll - Japan

To help celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the 1964 New York World's Fair, take a closer look at the "it's a small world" Japan doll from The Disney Store!


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Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the 1964 New York World's Fair in Disneyland! Part Three - Progressland

So far we have seen dinosaurs and Walt's Mr. Lincoln, now we are off to a spinning building that was a showcase for progress. Hmmm the Guide Book and the actual building seem to differ once again. Let's head inside and see what kind of tributes we can find.

Tribute to Monsanto's House of The Future.

There is a tribute to the World clock that was once the Tomorrowland entrance icon.

Probably one of my favorite tributes inside the building, this one to America Sings, with Sam the Eagle and the unnamed owl who was known as Ollie in some circles.

The only tribute I could find to the 1964 New York World's Fair.

The only part of the General Electric's Progressland to make it to Disneyland was the Carousel of Progress, which became America Sings and is now currently home to Innoventions.

The Disney Legends that signed this book are as follows, starting at the top:

Robert Henry (Bob) Gurr - designer who worked on all four Disney produced World's Fair shows including working on the ride systems for both Small World and Ford's Magic Skyway as well as the internal mechanisms for the Lincoln figure

Richard Sherman - songwriter who along with his brother Robert wrote the iconic song "it's a small world" but also my personal favorite, "It's A Great Big, Beautiful Tomorrow" for the Carousel of Progress which was part of Progressland

Rolly Crump - best known for creating the stunning Tower of The Four Winds in front of the "it's a small world" at the World's Fair but was the designer for Ford's Magic Skyway and also the art director for it's a small world

Alice Davis - costume designer who created all the costumes for the figures for "it's a small world."

Blaine Gibson - sculpted all four shows including his most famous creation, Abraham Lincoln for the Illinois Pavilion.

Marty Sklar - writer of concepts, narrations and publications for the Ford, G.E. and Small World shows.

Now we are off to the most famous of the four shows that Disney created for the 1964 New York World's Fair. The Happiest Cruise That Ever Sailed...

Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the 1964 New York World's Fair in Disneyland! Part Two - The Illinois Pavillion

So, after seeing a few dinosaurs in Part One, the next place I headed to was Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln which looks nothing like the Illinois Pavilion in my guide book.

This was one of the crowning achievements by Disney and forever changed the landscape of their attractions. Could you imagine Pirates of the Caribbean or the Haunted Mansion with figures that just stood there with no movement of any kind? It's hard to believe there was a time without audio-animatronic figures and Lincoln was the first.

This doesn't look like the right place.

Inside you will fine this beautiful replica of the Capitol Building in Washington D.C.

This is a replica of the original 1964 sculpt of Lincoln's head created by Disney Legend Blaine Gibson.

Conceptual art created for the 1964 New York World's Fair by Disney Legend Sam McKim.

"The Burden of War" by John DeCuir.

The Disney Legends that signed this book are as follows, starting at the top:

Robert Henry (Bob) Gurr - designer who worked on all four Disney produced World's Fair shows including working on the ride systems for both Small World and Ford's Magic Skyway as well as the internal mechanisms for the Lincoln figure

Richard Sherman - songwriter who along with his brother Robert wrote the iconic song "it's a small world" but also my personal favorite, "It's A Great Big, Beautiful Tomorrow" for the Carousel of Progress which was part of Progressland

Rolly Crump - best known for creating the stunning Tower of The Four Winds in front of the "it's a small world" at the World's Fair but was the designer for Ford's Magic Skyway and also the art director for it's a small world

Alice Davis - costume designer who created all the costumes for the figures for "it's a small world."

Blaine Gibson - sculpted all four shows including his most famous creation, Abraham Lincoln for the Illinois Pavilion.

Marty Sklar - writer of concepts, narrations and publications for the Ford, G.E. and Small World shows

The same Disney Legends also signed the 1964 New York World's Fair Souvenir Map.

Now we are off to visit a spinning building...

Celebrate the 50th Anniversary of the 1964 New York World's Fair at Disneyland! Part One - Ford's Magic Skyway!

For Disney fans, the 1964 New York World's Fair was a turning point for Walt Disney. His team at WED Enterprises created four outstanding attractions for the fair. Walt then sent these attractions back to Disneyland. Now 50 years later with the help of an Official Guide Book and Map, I will see if I can find signs of these attractions.

I started by looking for signs of Ford's Magic Skyway. This attraction took people back to the time of the dinosaur. They boarded Ford vehicles and the narration was done by Walt Disney himself. The technology to move the vehicles would later be used for the Peoplemover, one of my favorite attractions that is now part of Yesterland.

So, it was time to open up the map and see if I could find signs of Ford's Magic Skyway. The first place I ended up at was the Main Street Disneyland Railroad Station.

Somehow the picture in the Guide Book and the Main Street Train Station look very different from one another.

But now it's time to check out some of the dinosaurs you will see only on the Disneyland Railroad.

Looks like lunch time.

Ready for flight.

Look at the babies!

Water is getting scarce.

One of the most iconic battles of all-time!

The Guide Book survived the trip back in time!

Both the Guide Book and Map are signed by some of the Disney Legends who worked on this attraction.

Now it is time to find that Illinois Pavilion. Join us for Part Two...