1964-65 NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR - Ford Magic Skyway

Ford Motor Company presents "The Magic Skyway". The "Magic Skyway" ride and product exhibits for Ford Motor COmpany's 1964 / 1965 New York World's Fair Pavilion were designed by W E D Enterprises, Inc. ( Walt Disney ) Architectural Services and Engineering Company. Here is a film of the exhibit, presented by Ford.

[invicta]

I drove from RI to the fair in my new 1964 Chevelle with my girlfriend (wife now), my younger brother, my mom and her mom. I forget what kind of car we rode in during the tour. I almost opted for a new Mustang that year. Those were certainly good days. I was 18.

[tcvesely]

I went in 1964 and 65 at 5 years old still remember my sky ride and the first time I had an egg roll...Love you MOM, Thanks for the great birthday so long ago.

[ArticIce]

Some of my earliest memories are riding in a car at the Magic Skyway looking at all those strange and somewhat frightening dinosaurs :) I must have been two or three when I was there with my family. The other thing I remember was the Skydome Spectacular.

[mazzie]

I was there with my family. My father was a musician at The Greek Pavillon and we visited many times. It was a great World’s Fair.
I was 11 and I remember AT&T showcasing a phone with the ability to see each other during the call!! Now it is common place.

[barolo]

I was 10 at the time of the Fair and lived about a mile away from it in Flushing. I remember this ride well, great fun for a 10 year old. GM, Bell Telephone and IBM (the "people wall") were also great fun rides.

[disneyfan]

I believe my grandparents went to the fair and saw this thing! As you probably know, the dinosaur segment is the only part of the ride that survived the move to Disneyland. They are now part of the Primeval World diorama along the Disneyland Railroad!

[howardgreenman]

I was 11 when the Fair opened in 1964. We lived about ten minutes from the fair. I went there with the family about 20 times over the two years. Rode the Magic Skyway a few times as well as the GM Futurama. I loved the cars at Ford but I liked the GM ride better as it was a bit more mature.. Ford’s Disney ride catered to younger kids. Some of my happiest memories.

[karenstrycharz]

I so loved the World’s Fair! Such a magical place!

[tschuler]

Absolutely fantastic retrospective of what is IMHO the quintessence of Worlds Fairs. Thanks for this.

[elizabethhopkins]

Thanks for the trip down memory lane! I went to the 1964 World's Fair a bunch of times and remember everything about this ride!

[stevekaspruk]

I was at this fair in 1964 at the age of 9 with my mom and sisters. It was amazing. Still remember every minute there. Mom bought me the toy of the US Royal Tire, which ran on batteries. Don't know what happened to it.

[alextan]

7:00, the Stegosaurus fighting the Tyrannosaurus Rex is an allusion to a famous scene in The Rite of Spring from Fantasia.

[summerof]

so cool! I so want a time machine so that I can visit this Fair!!

[hebneh]

"Showplace of the '60s!" At the age of 10, I got to sit at the wheel of a new Mustang convertible to go through this ride, and that was probably the most exciting part - certainly it's what I remember the best. I do vaguely recall the brontosaurus chewing on some weeds, and the finale (shown here only as an illustration) stirs a bit of memory too. This was when the future was going to be marvelous through the constant innovations of technology.

[jackjohnson]

I was lucky enough to go both years. Ford and GM exhibits were the best. I remember some of this video with the cars but not a lot as a young teen. RCA exhibit was a big deal with people going in to see themselves on Video or Tv as they called it then. Great time to be young.

[frdjr]

The first time I ever drove a Mustang was on the Magic Skyway! I was all of 12 in 1964. Those were really fun times!

[TrashLefties]

Sounds really neat. Reminds me of Horizons, World of Motion and Spaceship Earth at Epcot combined.

[gregglevin]

I went to this Exhibit at the World's Fair of 64 -65 and remenber it well. I lived a bike ride away from Parson and Northern Blvd. in Flushing, Queens, NY, USA.. I must laugh as my brother rode me to World's Fair on his bike's handle bars.   I was seven years old .. times have changed. lol. .

[whitefalcon]

went there when i was a kid never forgot it wonderfull memory thx for the upload

jo

[Janadu]

I remember going on this ride. I was 9 years old! Yikes....time flies