Carousel of Progress scale model on eBay

 

Cory Doctorow: Disney is ebaying this hand-built, meticulously accurate scale model of the old Carousel of Progress (which is still running at Walt Disney World, but which is long gone from Disneyland), one of the 1964 World's Fair exhibit that Walt built, bankrolling his animatronics capacity with budgets from pavilion-runners anxious to bring in the suckers with singing, dancing robots. The Carousel is hands-down my fave 1964 ride, with its paeans to American ingenuity and the largesse of General Electric. Link (Thanks, Amanda!)

Update: Scott points out that they're also selling off a detailed model of the Monsanto House of Tomorrow!

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