The History Of Meet The World

Description

How many corporations does it take to build a theme park?

Warning: There is a lot of flicking footage between 20:55 and 27:18 that has a strobing effect which may affect photosensitive viewers.

Any quotes from Japanese sources were translated with a mixture of hand translation and machine translation. I have tried my best to convey the meaning of the original text, but there are bound to be mistakes. My 日本語 is very 上手.

Acknowledgements:
Opening music track from Sound of Neo-Saitama City Vol.1 by R-9

Bibliography

I try my best to ensure this bibliography is correct when I release the video, but over time links may break and websites may become inaccessible.

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‘1975 Annual Report’. Walt Disney Productions, 1975. Read it online at Disney Docs.

‘1976 Annual Report’. Walt Disney Productions, 1976. Read it online at Disney Docs.

‘1977 Annual Report’. Walt Disney Productions, 1977. Read it online at Disney Docs.

‘1978 Annual Report’. Walt Disney Productions, 1978. Read it online at Disney Docs.

‘1979 Annual Report’. Walt Disney Productions, 1979. Read it online at Disney Docs.

‘1980 Annual Report’. Walt Disney Productions, 1980. Read it online at Disney Docs.

‘1981 Annual Report’. Walt Disney Productions, 1981. Read it online at Disney Docs.

‘1982 Annual Report’. Walt Disney Productions, 1982. Read it online at Disney Docs.

‘1983 Annual Report’. Walt Disney Productions, 1983. Read it online at Disney Docs.

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針野蒸郎. ‘日曜日の探偵：ディズニーランド「ミート・ザ・ワールド」第4回’. Blog. 湘南から元気倶楽部 Cafe, 27 April 2020. Read the blog post via the Wayback Machine here (JP).

針野蒸郎. ‘日曜日の探偵：ディズニーランド「ミート・ザ・ワールド」第5回’. Blog. 湘南から元気倶楽部 Cafe, 26 September 2020. Read the blog post via the Wayback Machine here (JP).

針野蒸郎. ‘日曜日の探偵：ディズニーランド「ミート・ザ・ワールド」第6回’. Blog. 湘南から元気倶楽部 Cafe, 26 September 2020. Read the blog post via the Wayback Machine here (JP).

針野蒸郎. ‘日曜日の探偵：ディズニーランド「ミート・ザ・ワールド」第7回’. Blog. 湘南から元気倶楽部 Cafe, 7 July 2022. Read the blog post via the Wayback Machine here (JP).

針野蒸郎. ‘日曜日の探偵：ディズニーランド「ミート・ザ・ワールド」第8回’. Blog. 湘南から元気倶楽部 Cafe, 7 July 2022. Read the blog post via the Wayback Machine here (JP).

針野蒸郎. ‘日曜日の探偵：ディズニーランド「ミート・ザ・ワールド」資料編1’. Blog. 湘南から元気倶楽部 Cafe, 7 July 2022. Read the blog post via the Wayback Machine here (JP).

針野蒸郎. ‘日曜日の探偵：ディズニーランド「ミート・ザ・ワールド」資料編2’. Blog. 湘南から元気倶楽部 Cafe, 7 July 2022. Read the blog post via the Wayback Machine here (JP).

針野蒸郎. ‘日曜日の探偵：ディズニーランド「ミート・ザ・ワールド」資料編3’. Blog. 湘南から元気倶楽部 Cafe, 7 July 2022. Read the blog post via the Wayback Machine here (JP).

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