The Ford Magic Skyway was an attraction at the 1964-1965 Worlds Fair in New York,
sponsored by The Ford Motor Company and built by Disney. Guests were
seated in one of 50 new Ford, Mercury or Lincoln convertibles and rode through plastic
tunnels around the outside of the rotunda for sweeping views of the
fairgrounds, then right inside the exhibit building to the number of
elaborate sets and displays within. There they viewed
dioramas of different time periods or scenes. The massive undertaking took three years for the Disney Imagineers to create and used enough steel to raise a 22 story building. The Magic Skyway was scrapped at
the end of the fair but lead to many ideas for further Disney rides.
Bob Gurr created the track system that pulled the cars along.
Read more about him here.
Aerial view of the Ford Motor Company Pavilion
(photo by Bradd Schiffman)
Walt Disney and Henry Ford II embark on a publicity trip for The Magic Skyway (photo by Craig Bavaro)
Bob Gurr created the track system that pulled the cars along.
Read more about him here.
Aerial view of the Ford Motor Company Pavilion
(photo by Bradd Schiffman)
Walt Disney and Henry Ford II embark on a publicity trip for The Magic Skyway (photo by Craig Bavaro)
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