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From the Disney Parks blog. On a related note, I recently found something on eBay that I just had to have. It's a binder containing the scripts to all of the COP shows ever performed, along with a CD with the corresponding recordings.

Yep, I'm that geeky. And no Lou, they didn't pay me to take it off their hands.

Vintage Walt Disney World: A Carousel Holiday in 1975

posted on May 24th, 2012 by Nate Rasmussen, Archivist, Marketing Resource Center

No need to look at your calendars, it’s not Christmas time just yet. That is unless you’re inside Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress at Magic Kingdom Park where our Audio-Animatronics family celebrates the holiday everyday.

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A few weeks ago, blog reader Amanda asked if I could find a vintage look into the final scene of the Carousel, and after some digging, I found what Christmastime looked like back in May 1975 (Believe it or not, that final scene is actually set on New Years Eve).

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And while the message of the Carousel of Progress hasn’t changed after all these years, it looks like Jimmy traded in his plaid pants for some jeans, Patricia opted for ski boots over her guitar, and Rover, well, he hasn’t moved much in almost 37 years.

http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2012/05/vintage-walt-disney-world-a-carousel-christmas-in-1975/

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Monique-

That's an awesome blog entry. Thanks for posting it.

I would love to see the text of the script that went with this scene.

It sounds like you know where to find that.

BTW- my twins recently attended a journalism workshop with their school newspaper/yearbook in Orlando. One of the speakers was the man in charge of the official Disney blog. They both want his job. So do I.

TCD

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I liked it better when GE sponsored it before Disney copped up the audio to take out all the GE references. Thank you for posting this it takes me back in time as a kid. I still do Carousel of Progress every time I go to MK.

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WHAT!!!!!!!!

Are they performing free lobotomies in Southern NH now?

A lot of the people in southern NH are from Mass, so they're already half brained.

I was actually born and raised in MA and have been living in Southern NH for the past 22 years.

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I would love to see the text of the script that went with this scene.

It sounds like you know where to find that.

We're camping at my in-laws this weekend and I actually brought it with me. Maybe while I'm lounging and having a beverage I'll take a whack at getting it in a format to share here. :)

BTW- my twins recently attended a journalism workshop with their school newspaper/yearbook in Orlando. One of the speakers was the man in charge of the official Disney blog. They both want his job. So do I.

TCD

Me too!!

I liked it better when GE sponsored it before Disney copped up the audio to take out all the GE references. Thank you for posting this it takes me back in time as a kid. I still do Carousel of Progress every time I go to MK.

(Lou - don't read this)

Me too. Multiple times!

I'll have to look and see if the script I got my hands on has the GE version in it too.

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