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Michael Wann | Burnt Offerings, Flushing Meadows Corona Park, & World’s Fair Synchro-Strangness
Tomorrowland and Marvel Cinematic Universe Connections
The site of the World's Fair continues to appear in major Disney-owned media, including the films "Tomorrowland" and "Iron Man 2." In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, the fairgrounds are depicted as the site of the "Stark Expo," where Howard Stark hidden a formula for a new element. These recurring cinematic references are viewed as evidence that the elite use this specific location to anchor their mythological narratives in the public mind.