AT&T
A sign near the ride entrance when it was sponsored by AT&T
sign
The entrance sign post-AT&T era, pre-Siemens era (2003-2005)
wait sign
The wait time sign during the post-AT&T era, bringing back the symbol
worker
The Cast Member suit of 2003
Siemens
The first Siemens entrance setup (2005-2007)
Siemens
The second, and current, Siemens entrance setup
cavemen
In the beginning cavemen were around to tell their tales on wall-paintings
Egyptians
Ancient Egyptians
Egyptians
Close-up of the Egyptians
Arab
A man
group
A group meeting
plays
Plays of the ancient times - this scene has been changed to the Greek teaching scene
plays
Another shot of the plays

The Greek drama players. Photo taken by Jane Kelly, provided by Brighton Kelly.
story
Story telling - this scene has been changed
lute
Instrument players: a lute being played by the man, and a violin by the woman
statue
This statue is now censored with cement over the nude part
writing
A monk who fell asleep writing
painter
Renaissance painting
painter
Renaissance painting. Photo taken by Jane Kelly, provided by Brighton Kelly.
printer
Newspaper printing started
printing
Another shot of the printer guy
telephone
The new Siemens printer guy has a different face, along with glasses and a mustache. "Civil War Over!" can be seen on his newspapers.
paperboy
The turn-of-the-century paperboy used to shout "Extra! Extra!" He is now turned around facing the background instead of the ride vehicles.
telephones
Telephone operators
radio
The radio scene currently contains only one person in the recording booth - a man with a hat
20k
During the cinema scene, many movies and TV clips were shown, including this scene of the Nautilus from "20,000 Leagues Under the Sea." Below is a clip from "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs."
Snow White
A better shot of the Snow White clip
tv
The family living room scene used to have many more screens. Notice Walt Disney in the upper left.
family
The living room family
football
Another screen in the living room scene showing some football
boy
The Jeremy Irons-era scene showing an American boy communicating with a Japanese girl
girl
The Japanese girl communicating with the boy (note: the background in this picture has been boosted to show the girl)
communication tunnel
The communication tunnel that you once traveled down backwards through
dragonfly
The aerodynamic simulator game being played by some kids - they have just turned their ship into a dragonfly in this shot
diorama
One of the diorama scenes - the kid is being sung to sleep via video screen
diorama
Another diorama scene - they're watching their child graduate as a Valedictorian
diorama
Another diorama scene - contacting the doctor
city
The futuristic city that would spray beams of communication light into the air
network
One of the original ride ending scenes with Audio-Animatronics operators: This scene was removed prior to the Jeremy Irons version, which began in 1994
Created April 2001
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