Overview

• Walt Disney Imagineering released a new behind-the-scenes video focusing on Magic Kingdom’s Carousel of Progress.
• The footage centers on the closing scene last updated in 1993, showcasing dated future tech and revealing hidden set details like an abstract Fantasia painting.
• The timing has led fans and bloggers to speculate about a refurbishment, but Disney has not announced any plans.
• Observers expect that, if changes come, the rotating theater and generational storyline would remain while the finale is modernized with 2020s technologies such as AI, smart homes, and more realistic VR/AR.
• Any update would dovetail with ongoing efforts to refresh Tomorrowland, a prospect that divides fans between preserving nostalgia and reflecting contemporary innovation.