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4 unusual facts about Laurence Wright


Laurence Wright

The film, part documentary and part disaster movie spoof, was narrated by Hans Conried and featured legendary Disney Studios animator, Ward Kimball in a guest starring role.

Wright's early work with theme parks included his composing the music for several of the attractions featured at the General Motors' World of Motion pavilion, one of the original attractions to open in 1982 at the Orlando, Florida Walt Disney World EPCOT theme park.

Of these are included the attractions: "The Wizard of Change" and "Our American Crossroads." The attraction, "The Wizard of Change," presented to the general public at both the Chicago Museum of Science and Industry and the California Science Center, was accompanied by a soundscape composed by Wright.

Wright also composed the musical score to accompany the presentation of a fictional "history-based" story called "Our American Crossroads," which was a traveling exhibit re-purposed from the original 1936 General Motors "Parade of Progress," originally featuring GM Futurliner traveling exhibit vehicles.



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