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Queens Tribune:
Documentary Looks Back At 1964-65 World’s Fair
Growing up, Ryan Ritchey’s favorite theme park was Epcot Center at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Fla. He later learned that the concept of the park’s melding of cultures and technologies was based on the 1964-65 World’s Fair. This led Ritchey on a journey...read more
New York Post:
Which technology the 1964 World’s Fair got right
Video phone calls? Yeah, we do that. Asking computers for information? Sure, several times a day. Colonies on the moon and jet packs as a mode of everyday transportation. OK, maybe not...read more
Inside the Magic:
Disney has an important history with the 1964-65 New York World’s Fair. It’s where several iconic attractions debuted including “it’s a small world,” Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln, and the Carousel of Progress...read more
DNAinfo New York:
New Documentary Will Introduce 1964 World's Fair to Younger Generations
FLUSHING MEADOWS — John Piro has watched children over the years gaze up curiously at the three towers and elliptical rotunda of the New York State Pavilion, the historic yet crumbling landmark that was once the centerpiece of the 1964 World's Fair....read more
NEW YORK -"I don't think it's a stretch to say in a lot of ways this fair was key to familiarizing people with and really normalizing the concept of working with computers," said Ryan Ritchey,"...read more
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