The third Trilogy of Forgotten Disney
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Sparky: Why you say that?
Rewrite: Because, I need ten more followers to get 800 followers and I've have 700 followers since 2016. ITS 2018 for crying out loud! What happened to my readers??? They all disappeared! *Cries*
Sparky: Okay...But I do know what will make you happy!
Rewrite: What?
Sparky: Look at this. *Shows Rewrite an Lost Attraction*
Rewrite: What!? I never heard of this! Amazing!
Thanks to a friend on Instagram, I found about this lost attraction.
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Disney wanted to include a show about the past in Tomorrowland, to create a striking difference between where we've come from, and where we are going. Richfield Oil, a Southern California gasoline company, jumped at the chance to sponsor the show, because they could also indirectly promote the origins of their own product. Richfield Oil placed ads in local newspapers in the days before opening day, suggesting routes to the park that would avoid most traffic.
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The World Beneath Us was an attraction at Disneyland from opening day 1955 to 1960. It contained several dioramas and a movie all about the Earth and its geology. Here, with all the impact of wide-screen CinemaScope, you was able to see the earth's hidden wonders... the explosive birth of the world... upheaval of continents... erupting volcanoes... shattering earthquakes... the first appearance of life... the rule of giant dinosaurs... the coming of man.
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In the ad, Richfield proudly boasted of their "New Richfield Ethyl" gasoline. The term "ethyl" comes from tetra-ethyl lead, a common gasoline additive that raised octane and thus prevented pre-ignition ("knocking") in high-compression engines. Yes, Richfield was bragging about leaded gasoline.
The World Beneath Us was not an unpopular show, but it occupied a lot of valuable real estate right on the main pathway. The show closed in 1960, and its space was broken up into different rooms and galleries.
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So what ever happened to Richfield? In 1966, Richfield Oil Corporation merged with Atlantic Refining Company. The result was the Atlantic Richfield Company, which acquired Sinclair Oil Corporation in 1969 and Anaconda (a mining company) in 1977. In 2000, BP Amoco acquired Atlantic Richfield.
Richfield survives as the R in ARCO—the acronym for Atlantic Richfield Company and a major gasoline brand west of the Mississippi River.
And this little character is called Mr. Professor.
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Source: Disneywiki, Yesterland And Duchessofdisneyland
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