It was created and designed by the staff at WED Enterprises, Inc.,” according to “Information on Disneyland’s New Tomorrowland - A World On The Move” (a press release document released Summer of 1967).
“The concept… was the result of a collaboration between Walt Disney and Dr.
Not long after (as early as 1957), the Disneyland Executive Policy and Planning Committee and Walt’s team of artists were already hard at work planning the next big Monsanto-sponsored adventure. Not long after, a 1957 episode of the Disneyland anthology television series entitled “Our Friend the Atom” elucidated the benefits of nuclear power, starring notable physicist Heinz Haber. Soon, a brand new adventure offered guests a glimpse into the world of “ our friend the atom” and beyond! According to the Disneyland Merchant's Association Meeting minutes (recorded January 25, 1956): “General Dynamics Board of Directors is meeting this week and we feel sure that they are going to approve the plan for a Mall of Science in Tomorrowland. A fantastic example is what became of MONSANTO’s previously sponsored Hall of Chemistry, which gave Disneyland Guests a view of the building blocks around us. Though guided by Walt, his artists appeared to engage in “free-thinking,” as if implementing the modern “Blue Sky” Imagineering process. I can reshape and revamp.” Early thumbnail sketches and other concept artwork seemed to be unencumbered by restrictions of budget, schedule or the laws of nature and physics. Perhaps you have heard the following thoughts of Walt’s (as if they were “suspended in the timelessness of Inner Space”): “Disneyland is like a piece of clay : if there is something I don’t like, I’m not stuck with it.
“‘A Science Feature from Tomorrowland’ or ‘You Are About To Explore The Realm of The Molecule And The Atom’” Like “Blue Sky” notes, one particular page of circa 1955 Tomorrowland concept art and notes by Herb Ryman alludes to the world of “Microcosmos.”
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