Progress City
@progresscityusa.com
Writer of things for theme parks and sundry. Disneyana, futurism, and stray nonsense.
Co-host of the Progress City Radio Hour. 🎶 podcast.progresscityusa.com
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Co-host of the Progress City Radio Hour. 🎶 podcast.progresscityusa.com
Support the show and get extra fun at
patreon.com/progresscityusa
linktr.ee/progresscityusa
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HEY! So I've started listing things on eBay at last. This is for a much-needed fundraiser, so bid early and often. I'm just starting out, and there's tons to come, so check back throughout the weekend! PLEASE share across socials! www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_...
www.ebay.com
September 18, 2026 at 2:07 AM
HEY! So I've started listing things on eBay at last. This is for a much-needed fundraiser, so bid early and often. I'm just starting out, and there's tons to come, so check back throughout the weekend! PLEASE share across socials! www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_...
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Journey Into Imagination, Spaceship Earth, Carousel of Progress, Tomorrowland, etc. are all well and good, but if D'Amaro wants my undying loyalty he'll bring back the Great Ceremonial House garden, the Fountain of Nations, and the Disneyland Hotel waterfalls
September 18, 2026 at 2:35 AM
Journey Into Imagination, Spaceship Earth, Carousel of Progress, Tomorrowland, etc. are all well and good, but if D'Amaro wants my undying loyalty he'll bring back the Great Ceremonial House garden, the Fountain of Nations, and the Disneyland Hotel waterfalls
HEY! So I've started listing things on eBay at last. This is for a much-needed fundraiser, so bid early and often. I'm just starting out, and there's tons to come, so check back throughout the weekend! PLEASE share across socials! www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_...
www.ebay.com
September 18, 2026 at 2:07 AM
HEY! So I've started listing things on eBay at last. This is for a much-needed fundraiser, so bid early and often. I'm just starting out, and there's tons to come, so check back throughout the weekend! PLEASE share across socials! www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_...
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September 17, 2026 at 11:29 PM
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At @avclub.com, I asked a burning question with frustrating implications: what the hell is Disney doing with the Muppets?
www.avclub.com/muppet-show-...
www.avclub.com/muppet-show-...
What is Disney even doing with The Muppets now?
What is Disney even doing with The Muppets now?
www.avclub.com
September 16, 2026 at 5:48 PM
At @avclub.com, I asked a burning question with frustrating implications: what the hell is Disney doing with the Muppets?
www.avclub.com/muppet-show-...
www.avclub.com/muppet-show-...
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Stay Tuned, New Yorkers!
September 16, 2026 at 1:52 AM
Stay Tuned, New Yorkers!
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Every time a website or app cheerfully introduces me to my new virtual AI assistant I grab it and drown it facedown in a shallow creek.
September 15, 2026 at 5:42 PM
Every time a website or app cheerfully introduces me to my new virtual AI assistant I grab it and drown it facedown in a shallow creek.
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The Disney renaissance movies used to look different. They were planned to be printed on 35 mm film -- that's how they were first released.
Modern editions skip that last step in the process. It was a highly developed, overlooked craft, as we explore:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/disneys-fi...
Modern editions skip that last step in the process. It was a highly developed, overlooked craft, as we explore:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/disneys-fi...
September 15, 2026 at 12:07 AM
The Disney renaissance movies used to look different. They were planned to be printed on 35 mm film -- that's how they were first released.
Modern editions skip that last step in the process. It was a highly developed, overlooked craft, as we explore:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/disneys-fi...
Modern editions skip that last step in the process. It was a highly developed, overlooked craft, as we explore:
animationobsessive.substack.com/p/disneys-fi...
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McDonald's Orange Drink dates back to the original restaurant, but the Orange Hi C served today is not the same drink they served for decades. On the Retroist, I look at the history of McDonald's Orange Drink and how it changed.
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www.retroist.com/p/a-history-...
September 14, 2026 at 2:20 PM
McDonald's Orange Drink dates back to the original restaurant, but the Orange Hi C served today is not the same drink they served for decades. On the Retroist, I look at the history of McDonald's Orange Drink and how it changed.
www.retroist.com/p/a-history-...
www.retroist.com/p/a-history-...
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On this date 62 years ago, Walt Disney received the Presidential Medal of Freedom—the United States government’s highest civilian honor—from President Lyndon B. Johnson. 🇺🇸
September 14, 2026 at 5:00 PM
On this date 62 years ago, Walt Disney received the Presidential Medal of Freedom—the United States government’s highest civilian honor—from President Lyndon B. Johnson. 🇺🇸
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Remembering when someone at Animal Kingdom approved brownies that looked like animal poop and then a week later someone else said “cut that out”
September 14, 2026 at 2:10 AM
Remembering when someone at Animal Kingdom approved brownies that looked like animal poop and then a week later someone else said “cut that out”
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River Country opened in 1976 as Walt Disney World’s first water park. Designed like an old fashioned swimming hole, its slides and pools used filtered Bay Lake water, adding to an experience unlike any of Disney’s water parks.
September 13, 2026 at 9:00 PM
River Country opened in 1976 as Walt Disney World’s first water park. Designed like an old fashioned swimming hole, its slides and pools used filtered Bay Lake water, adding to an experience unlike any of Disney’s water parks.
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Aquatopia is closing permanently at Tokyo DisneySea today after 25 years of operation
🔗 blogmickey.com/2026/09/aqua...
Cast Members say farewell to the attraction as the future of Port Discovery is unknown
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Cast Members say farewell to the attraction as the future of Port Discovery is unknown
September 14, 2026 at 2:08 AM
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Happy National Grandparents' Day from The Walt Disney Family Museum! In this photograph from our collection, Walt, his daughter Diane, his son-in-law Ron, and his grandchildren share a ride on the newly expanded "Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland" attraction at Disneyland.
September 13, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Happy National Grandparents' Day from The Walt Disney Family Museum! In this photograph from our collection, Walt, his daughter Diane, his son-in-law Ron, and his grandchildren share a ride on the newly expanded "Mine Train Through Nature's Wonderland" attraction at Disneyland.
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If you haven’t seen Leslie Iwerks’ remarkable documentary, Disneyland Handcrafted—or even if you have—don’t miss this special screening of the critically acclaimed, eye-opening film at Bowers Museum on Sunday, Sept. 27, presented by Ryman Arts.
LINK TO TICKETS: app.betterunite.com/rymanarts/pa...
LINK TO TICKETS: app.betterunite.com/rymanarts/pa...
September 13, 2026 at 6:11 AM
If you haven’t seen Leslie Iwerks’ remarkable documentary, Disneyland Handcrafted—or even if you have—don’t miss this special screening of the critically acclaimed, eye-opening film at Bowers Museum on Sunday, Sept. 27, presented by Ryman Arts.
LINK TO TICKETS: app.betterunite.com/rymanarts/pa...
LINK TO TICKETS: app.betterunite.com/rymanarts/pa...
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On this date 106 years ago, Disney Legend Wally Boag was born. Celebrate one of Disneyland's most prolific performers by visiting Happiest Place on Earth: The Disneyland Story—closing today—and seeing Boag spit out his lima bean teeth one last time! 🫘
September 13, 2026 at 5:00 PM
On this date 106 years ago, Disney Legend Wally Boag was born. Celebrate one of Disneyland's most prolific performers by visiting Happiest Place on Earth: The Disneyland Story—closing today—and seeing Boag spit out his lima bean teeth one last time! 🫘
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I believe we underestimate the degree to which every single person in Duckburg would want to tear Gladstone Gander to pieces with their bare hands every single day.
September 5, 2026 at 5:11 AM
I believe we underestimate the degree to which every single person in Duckburg would want to tear Gladstone Gander to pieces with their bare hands every single day.
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Sometimes I browse through heritage auctions and I find the occasional odd gem, but today I stumbled upon the mother-load: these ridiculous grocery store ads promoting the release of The Jungle Book, and each one has me absolutely reeling. Sharing them here so you too can share in my bewildered joy
September 12, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Sometimes I browse through heritage auctions and I find the occasional odd gem, but today I stumbled upon the mother-load: these ridiculous grocery store ads promoting the release of The Jungle Book, and each one has me absolutely reeling. Sharing them here so you too can share in my bewildered joy
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Honestly, "big-name studios can't agree on the premise of the Muppet Show" sounds like the premise of the Muppet Show
September 12, 2026 at 10:21 PM
Honestly, "big-name studios can't agree on the premise of the Muppet Show" sounds like the premise of the Muppet Show
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Billy Zane was (is?) at WDW
September 13, 2026 at 2:27 AM
Billy Zane was (is?) at WDW
Need to get @joeovies.bsky.social to somehow incorporate this into a bumper on the pod
Your annual reminder, as football season returns, that - for example, "ball on the thirty-fifth yard line" can be sung along to "all on a beautiful morning" from "Two Brothers".
September 13, 2026 at 12:33 AM
Need to get @joeovies.bsky.social to somehow incorporate this into a bumper on the pod
Your annual reminder, as football season returns, that - for example, "ball on the thirty-fifth yard line" can be sung along to "all on a beautiful morning" from "Two Brothers".
September 13, 2026 at 12:23 AM
Your annual reminder, as football season returns, that - for example, "ball on the thirty-fifth yard line" can be sung along to "all on a beautiful morning" from "Two Brothers".
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It's Disney Anthology recap time once again. Season 3 of "Disneyland" premiered 70 years ago today with "Antarctica-Past and Present". This episode tells about the Navy expedition to the South Pole. Walt explains that this is a year long project and will be providing updates throughout the year. 🧵
September 12, 2026 at 4:38 PM
It's Disney Anthology recap time once again. Season 3 of "Disneyland" premiered 70 years ago today with "Antarctica-Past and Present". This episode tells about the Navy expedition to the South Pole. Walt explains that this is a year long project and will be providing updates throughout the year. 🧵
You make a Muppet Show special that exactly follows a specific, 50-year-old formula that people have been begging for for decades and it's a huge hit and wins awards and now you don't know what to do? I'm going to become the Joker.
September 11, 2026 at 1:11 AM
You make a Muppet Show special that exactly follows a specific, 50-year-old formula that people have been begging for for decades and it's a huge hit and wins awards and now you don't know what to do? I'm going to become the Joker.