Loading Area for the Magic Skyway Ride at the Ford Pavilion, New York World's Fair, 1964-1965
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For its pavilion at the 1964-65 New York World's Fair, Ford Motor Company brought in Walt Disney to design a "unique and memorable entertainment adventure" that would outshine its competitors. This became the Magic Skyway ride, in which guests sat in Ford convertibles through a Disney-designed show. Convertibles were used because they were easy to get into.
For its pavilion at the 1964-65 New York World's Fair, Ford Motor Company brought in Walt Disney to design a "unique and memorable entertainment adventure" that would outshine its competitors. This became the Magic Skyway ride, in which guests sat in Ford convertibles through a Disney-designed show. Convertibles were used because they were easy to get into.
Artifact
Slide (Photograph)
Subject Date
1964-1965
Creators
Collection Title
On Exhibit
By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center
Object ID
72.300.1109.10
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.
Material
Film (Material by form)
Cardboard
Color
Multicolored
Dimensions
Height: 2 in
Width: 2 in
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