Miss Smile Contest Winners Riding on the Magic Skyway Ride in the Ford Pavilion, New York World's Fair, 1964-1965

THF114493 / Miss Smile Contest Winners Riding on the Magic Skyway Ride in the Ford Pavilion, New York World's Fair, 1964-1965

THF114494 / Miss Smile Contest Winners Riding on the Magic Skyway Ride in the Ford Pavilion, New York World's Fair, 1964-1965

THF114495 / Miss Smile Contest Winners Riding on the Magic Skyway Ride in the Ford Pavilion, New York World's Fair, 1964-1965 / back

Artifact Overview

For its pavilion at the 1964-65 New York World's Fair, Ford Motor Company brought in Walt Disney to design a "unique and memorable entertainment adventure" that would outshine its competitors. This became the Magic Skyway ride, in which guests sat in Ford convertibles through a Disney-designed show. Although many other Ford convertibles were used, the Mustang was particularly popular.

Artifact Details

Artifact

Photographic print

Subject Date

1964-1965

Creators

Ford Motor Company

Collection Title

New York World's Fair Records Series

Location

By Request in the Benson Ford Research Center

Object ID

72.300.1109.20

Credit

From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Ford Motor Company.

Material

Paper (Fiber product)

Technique

Gelatin silver process

Color

Black-and-white (Colors)

Dimensions

Height: 8.125 in
Width: 10 in

Keywords	United States, New York, New York, Flushing Meadows Corona Park Photographic prints Photographs Automobiles Exhibitions Mustang automobile Women Beauty contests World's fairs Cars Walt Disney Productions New York World's Fair (1964-1965)