Walt Disney's relationship to NASA
Apr. 29th, 2007 04:20 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
petmoosieApparently, Walt Disney was very interested in the the idea of human space travel. He commissioned three animated non-fiction movies in order to convince the American public to share his interest. "Man and the Moon", "Man and Space". "Mars and Beyond" were shown on TV between 1955 and 1957. Von Braun was the technical adviser on these shows. (link)
So did that influence the placement of Disney World in Orlando, just 45 miles from Cape Canaveral? A nice family vacation can include both easily.
Speaking of family vacations, May 11-13 is the 400th anniversary of the landing at Jamestown. It would be nice to check that out, but I don't think we can (since Tim will be in Valley Forge, PA on the 11th). But Jamestown will have exhibits all year, especially for the anniversary.
So did that influence the placement of Disney World in Orlando, just 45 miles from Cape Canaveral? A nice family vacation can include both easily.
Speaking of family vacations, May 11-13 is the 400th anniversary of the landing at Jamestown. It would be nice to check that out, but I don't think we can (since Tim will be in Valley Forge, PA on the 11th). But Jamestown will have exhibits all year, especially for the anniversary.
