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If closing things was just to maintain a static number of attractions rather than a creative choice for the advancement of Disneyland, I have no problem with going back to things that were cravenly removed for the sake of cost savings only.
There was nothing wrong with the Peoplemover. It was not a wildly popular attraction, but pleasant enough ... and served to create kinetic movement in an area of the park that needs it.
In fact, all areas of the park could benefit from kinetic movement. Putting Big Thunder Mountain on an island may not look authentic in France's Frontierland, but the entire land benefits from the ultra-visibility of the constantly kareening trains.
The skyway was a benefit to Fantasyland for this same reason.
In a place where the main attraction is RIDES (even if not the carnival kind), the visible movement of some of the rides is of great appeal beyond the mere ridership of those rides.
Oh, is this about Wall-E? Well, it may not be a perfect fit. But since the Parks are destined to be dominated by Pixar, and Tomorrowland in particular ... I'm thrilled there's a Pixar movie that actually takes place in Earth's future. I don't care if it's pessimistic, let's roll with it. It can depict the wonderful Earth rebirth that happens after the credits roll. Wall-E and Eve and the cockroach lead the way to a great big, beautiful tomorrow!
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