A Closer Look at the Progress City Model at Magic Kingdom Park

If you've ever experienced the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover, the view below should be pretty familiar.

It's Progress City, the model community you pass while aboard the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover at Magic Kingdom Park. I always wished the ride vehicle would slow down a bit at this part so I could really admire this glittering "community of tomorrow." (Thanks, Gene Duncan, for taking this great shot!).

The model, which is described in the attraction as: "Walt Disney's dream for an experimental prototype community of tomorrow," is actually an important piece of Disney history. It originated at Disneyland park and was previously a piece of that park's Carousel of Progress from 1967-1973. In that version of the attraction, the final holiday gathering scene offered a glimpse of Progress City off in the distance through the windows behind the Audio-Animatronics figures. Afterward, guests would head up to the carousel's second floor, where they could explore an entire 6,900-square-foot model of the city. The Progress City you see on the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover route, is a portion of that model.

When was your last visit to Progress City?

A Closer Look at the Progress City Model at Magic Kingdom Park by Jennifer Fickley-Baker: Originally posted on the Disney Parks Blog

Via: Disney Parks Blog