October 19, 2018

A Colorful House of the Future at Disneyland

Ah, the plastic wonder that was Monsanto's House of the Future. If you look at this image up close, you can see a bit of the castle off to the left, and this should give you an idea of where it was placed. The small sliver of land between Fantasyland and Tomorrowland, is most recently the home to Pixie Hollow.

Walt Disney was an innovator in most every area of his life, and his "magical little park", Disneyland, reflected its creator. This piece of concept art is pretty rare. Think about it. Blogs, books, websites and even the Disney Gallery, have only shown photographs of this one of a kind attraction. But the piece above is rarely seen. Here's another artistic look at the home of the future, this one from InvisibleThemePark.com:

From InvisibleThemePark.com

And now the full page magazine article from which it came:

From Expo67Lounge.com

Monsanto was not tossed aside when the house was removed and the New Tomorrowland made it's debut in 1967. It was the sponsor for the much loved, brand new, Adventure Thru Inner Space. The trip through the Mighty Microscope was even more popular than the House of the Future. In shiny new Atommobiles, guests were able to ride two by two through inky darkness while entering the world of a melting snowflake. It was the perfect place for deeper "exploration".

(Art copyright The Walt Disney Company.)

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