Disney’s Highway to Hell
This scarifying nine-minute peek into an auto-enslaved Disney world of the future, as seen from 1958, is as amazing for what it gets right (like urban sprawl) as much as what is laughably off the mark (like urban sprawl = Utopia).
Notice how skinny everyone is, though no one ever walks (except dad, from his car elevator to his desk). And dig that Sun-Powered Electro-Suspension Car — still right around the corner!
Addendum: Here’s another look at what the future might have looked like as this cartoon was being produced.
Video from YouTube via Polls Boutique
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