Film Variations
The original European version of the film was different from the American version. A certain number of scenes were cut including the hot air balloon scene, some European coastline scenes, and a dialogue between Jules Verne and an employee of Paris' Charles de Gaulle International Airport. The only addition in the American version was a New York City skyline scene. The hot air balloon scene was filmed over Red Square in Moscow, and as such taken under intense conditions by Walt Disney Productions in the then-Soviet Union.
| European and Japanese scene order | American scene order |
|---|---|
| Jurassic Period | Same |
| Ice Age | Same |
| The Anglo-Scot Wars | Same |
| Da Vinci's Workshop | Same |
| Mozart's Concert in 1763 | Same |
| The Construction of the Eiffel Tower | Same |
| Exposition Universelle of 1900 | Same |
| Jules Verne in the present day | Same |
| Verne's Collision with TGV | Same |
| Traffic scene near Arc de Triumph | Same |
| Bobsled Run | Same |
| Deep-sea exploration scene | Same |
| Up in the air from Red Square | Omitted |
| Charles De Gaulle Airport | Omitted |
| Flying over European countriesides | Same, although Orlando's version goes from underwater to flying |
| Omitted | New York skyline |
| Outer Space | Same |
| Return to Paris, today | Same |
| Return to Paris in 1900 | Same |
| Paris in 2189 | Same |
| End | Same |
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