The World's Longest Bridge - Celebrating ingenuity, invention and imagination brought to life on a grand scale, MODERN MARVELS® tells the fascinating stories of the doers, dreamers and sometime-schemers who created ev... more »eryday items, technological breakthroughs and man-made wonders.
From sketch to opening ceremony, MODERN MARVELS® brings you the entirety of this epic undertaking. Discover the technical breakthroughs and daring gambles that ensured success while tempting physics and fate. Wonder at the ingenuity and determination of the engineers and visionary public figures who stuck with the Akashi-Kaikyo through nearly four decades of development. And be thrilled by the undeniable beauty and grandeur of the finished structure, known as The Pearl.
Walt Disney World - Clandestine land grabs. A maze of hidden tunnels. High-ranking Army and Navy officers. Secret technology, known only to a handful of carefully chosen insiders. Cloaked in secrecy for years, the project began as one of the world's biggest, most ambitious, and little-known undertakings. Military research installation? No, Walt Disney World. Orlando's Walt Disney World is not only the most visited theme park in the world, it's also the most technologically advanced. From a network of underground tunnels connecting the various regions of the park, to the space-age propulsion technology called linear synchronous motors, Disney has been at the leading edge of theme park technology since it invented the theme park with the opening of Disneyland in 1954. Soaring castles, sleek monorails, life-like animatronics, Modern Marvels: Walt Disney World takes viewers on a behind-the-scenes tour of the ingenious technology and incredible engineering feats that went into building the 27,000 acre complex.« less