New York World's Fair 1964

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/New_York_World's_Fair_1964
GPTKB entity
Statements (72)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:World's_Fair
gptkbp:attendance over 51 million
gptkbp:borough gptkb:Queens
gptkbp:city gptkb:New_York_City
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:endDate 1965-10-17
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label New York World's Fair 1964
gptkbp:legacy Unisphere remains in Flushing Meadows–Corona Park
influenced Disney theme park attractions
gptkbp:location gptkb:Flushing_Meadows–Corona_Park
gptkbp:nextFair gptkb:Expo_67
gptkbp:notableAttraction gptkb:Ford_Magic_Skyway
gptkb:Great_Moments_with_Mr._Lincoln
gptkb:It's_a_Small_World
gptkb:Carousel_of_Progress
gptkbp:notableBuilding gptkb:US_Royal_Tire_Ferris_Wheel
gptkb:IBM_Pavilion
gptkb:New_York_State_Pavilion
gptkb:Pepsi-Cola_Pavilion
gptkb:Unisphere
gptkb:Ford_Pavilion
gptkb:General_Motors_Futurama
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:DuPont_Pavilion
gptkb:Sinclair_Dinoland
gptkb:Debut_of_Ford_Mustang
gptkb:Disney's_first_Audio-Animatronics
gptkb:Futurama_II_exhibit
gptkb:General_Electric's_Carousel_of_Progress
gptkb:Pepsi's_'It's_a_Small_World'_ride
gptkb:Sky_Streak_monorail
gptkb:US_Royal_Giant_Tire_Ferris_Wheel
gptkb:Kodak_Pavilion
Belgian Waffle popularized in US
Bell System Pavilion featured Picturephone
Controversy over BIE sanctioning
Financial losses for organizers
Ford Magic Skyway designed by Disney
Hall of Science opened
IBM's computer demonstration
Many pavilions demolished after fair
Michelangelo's Pietà displayed
Pope Paul VI visited in 1965
Shea Stadium opened nearby in 1964
Some structures remain in park today
US Pavilion featured NASA exhibits
Walt Disney personally involved
gptkbp:notableExhibit gptkb:Austria
gptkb:Belgium
gptkb:Greece
gptkb:Iran
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:Jordan
gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:Pakistan
gptkb:Panama
gptkb:Philippines
gptkb:Spain
gptkb:Switzerland
gptkb:Thailand
gptkb:United_States
gptkb:Vatican_City
gptkb:Venezuela
gptkb:West_Germany
gptkb:Republic_of_China_(Taiwan)
gptkb:Soviet_Union_(withdrew_before_opening)
gptkbp:officialSanction not sanctioned by Bureau International des Expositions
gptkbp:organizer gptkb:Robert_Moses
gptkbp:previousFair gptkb:New_York_World's_Fair_1939
gptkbp:startDate 1964-04-22
gptkbp:theme gptkb:Peace_Through_Understanding
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Bayanihan_Philippine_National_Folk_Dance_Company
gptkbp:bfsLayer 5