[Phsstpok]

I too visited the Worlds Fair that year and was also age 9 the first year (for those that don't know, the NY Worlds Fair ran the summer of 64 and 65). My dad was an executive that dealt with almost all of the corporate sponsors and we got VIP tickets for most of the rides. For Carousel of Progress that included walking on a catwalk over the animatronnic characters on their stages. Did you know that they didn't bother making the parts of the bodies the audience couldn't see? Very disturbing to a 9 year old.

I think you're combining two rides in your memory. I'm pretty sure Small World, sponsored by Pepsi, always used boats. Either Ford or GM was right across the 'street' and it used cars. That's the ride that had the animatronic dinos, I think.

[this_ol_patriot]

I think you're combining two rides in your memory. I'm pretty sure Small World, sponsored by Pepsi, always used boats. Either Ford or GM was right across the 'street' and it used cars. That's the ride that had the animatronic dinos, I think.

Yes, yes you're right, it was so long ago. I remember something else, a exhibit that made an explosion on purpose, a big whump, scared the bejesus out of me and my brother, it was some kind simulated fusion expolosion. OK I did a search and cheated it was the GE "Fusion on Earth" exhibit, the Fords were from the "Magic Skyway" exhibit.

Hey check this out:

nywf64.com

Man I forgot tons more than I remembered.

[Heatseeker]

Wow, two other "kids of Flushing Meadows" (and one of you is obviously a Larry Niven fan - small world!) I went there both years, when I was 9 and 10 years old. Do either of you remember the pavilion that had the huge model train layout in it? That was my favorite at the time but I've long since forgotten who the sponsor was.

I do remember getting special treatment at the Pepsi pavilion because my cousin worked there. Ironically, I haven't been back to NYC since even though I live in Maryland and it's only 4 hours away or so - I totally missed the WTC twin towers.