[VIDEO] ABANDONED 1964 New York Worlds Fair

This video delves into the intriguing and somewhat troubled history of the 1964-1965 New York World's Fair. It highlights how Walt Disney was enlisted to help transform Flushing Meadows Corona Park, then New York City's largest dump, into a grand theme park. The fair, though a marvel of its time, was dismantled after just two years. The video explores the park's origins on the same site as the 1939 World's Fair, detailing the planning process, conflicts with the Bureau International des Expositions, and the significant financial investments made by various corporate sponsors and countries. It also touches on the social context of its opening day, including civil rights protests. Key attractions like the Carousel of Progress, It's a Small World, and Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln were introduced at this fair before being moved to Disneyland. Today, structures like the iconic Unisphere and the crumbling New York State Pavilion remain, serving as relics of an ambitious event that significantly impacted the landscape of theme park entertainment and even featured in the film Men in Black.