Walt Disney Treasures - Tomorrowland: Disney in Space and Beyond
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Brand: DisneyDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language), Dolby Digital 2.0; English (Subtitled)
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 240 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-05-18
Audience Rating: G (General Audience)
Studio: Walt Disney Video
Movie Reviews of Walt Disney Treasures - Tomorrowland: Disney in Space and Beyond
Movie Review: I helped get this one made!
Summary: 5 Stars
When Disney announced the "Walt Disney Treasures" series, starting with Mickey of course, I had just caught the LAST 10 minutes of "Mars and Beyond" on the Disney Channel's midnight "Disney Presents" show, with all the weird un-Disney-like creatures.
I thought of all the Disney science shows like that that I remembered seeing as part of the "Wonderful World of Disney" as a kid. THAT would make a great 'Treasure', since almost no one had seen them since. So I wrote to them and asked for that to be added to their list of releases. Then I figured I 'did my duty' but nothing would come of it...
Wrong! They actually wrote back and said they thought it might be a good idea. And they DID it! Cool! :-)
They just don't make stuff like this anymore. Such a great mix of science, futurism and fun cartoons! After this, the stuff from the Discovery, History, Science and PBS channels just kinda pales. And they have a _50_ year advantage! Tsk, tsk. ;-)
If you want to see low-res samples of the stuff from this series, try searching YouTube for:
"Disney Man in Space"
This one has a great short on a launch into space with vehicles more like what the Shuttle and Space Station SHOULD have been!
"Disney Man and the Moon"
Great cartoon about Moon superstitions and a 'real' moon trip SO much like Apollo 8!
"Disney Mars and Beyond"
This is the gem of the lot, with the 'Life on Earth' segment almost as good as that in Fantasia; a great cartoon of a 'generic' Mars invasion; the eerie 'Life on Mars' segment; and a great launch to Mars!
"Disney Eyes in Outer Space"
A great segment on how weather control might someday happen. (and when do I get the flying car I was supposed to have by now? ;-)
Summary of Walt Disney Treasures - Tomorrowland: Disney in Space and Beyond
Originally broadcast on the Disneyland television specials, these five short films focus on Disney's support for an American space program.Genre: Animation
Rating: G
Release Date: 18-MAY-2004
Media Type: DVD
Before man ventured into space, Walt Disney took the nation there. This set of the Walt Disney Treasures consists of "Science Factual" shows that aired mostly in the 1950s. On the first disc, Ward Kimball, one of the company's ace animators, directs three 50-minute segments on space travel dealing with space flight, going to the moon, and going to Mars. A combination of lecture (by the tops in the field, including lead rocket designer Dr. Werner von Braun), animation, live-action segments, and models, the three segments are still relevant as they effortlessly teach such elements as why rockets are in stages, what is gravitational force, orbiting, air pressure, and even the psychological effects on the mind. It is impressive how easily these Tomorrowland features entertain audiences of all ages. Of course, some of the details are wrong, but the wonder is not, and the final segment--a most poetic survey about what life might be like on Mars--illustrates Disney animated magic at its best.
The second disc takes on weather reporting (including a James Bond-ish way of changing the weather), how satellites work, and the touchstone 1958 short "Our Friend the Atom," a staple of explaining the world of atomic energy. Shown for the first time in its entirety is an informative pitch for EPCOT. It's not a version of the theme park now in Florida, but Walt Disney's lyrical vision of a city of the future, a dream never realized with his death two months after filming in 1966. Leonard Maltin introduces each segment, putting it in historical context and noting some political incorrectness and oversights, like atomic energy having no downside. The programs still entertainingly show the promises of the future: humans on Mars seem so tangible, even though the space program lost its way in the forthcoming decades. --Doug Thomas
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