July 13, 2024

Manufacturing the Magic Ep 6: The White City – Part Two

Manufacturing the Magic Ep 6: The White City – Part Two
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In the second installment of this particular chapter in their ongoing series, Noe & Shelly Valladolid continue their exploration of the Columbian Exposition of 1893, with a specific emphasis on how the White City directly influenced Disneyland.


Over the course of this episode, listeners will learn about:


  • What it was like to stroll down the Exposition’s Midway Plaisance


  • Why the White City’s planned Bazaar of Nations turned into an entertainment free-for-all


  • How the Exposition’s “Streets of Cairo” area became associated with a certain tune


  • What Elias Disney did at the Fair (And how that then went on to influence Elias’s son Walt)


  • How exhibits at the Exposition like the Kilauea volcano cyclorama worked