Tomorrowland Makeover

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Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

Sure, "Tomorrowland" is not the Americana kick it once was in the '50's and '60's. I got news for ya: neither is Frontierland. But we still make due with whatever Americanic nostaglia that area brings, though the height of that is long, long gone. By that measure, Main Street, U.S.A. has nothing like the effect it once had when it was an actual memory for many visitors, instead of just another bit of time-period history.

Was that really the idea for Main Street? To have people relive their past? It was never my past, and I felt it worked because it took me to another time and another place. It still is sucsessful in that repsect. Same with Frontierland (though, as you pointed out the Old West is no longer as popular as it once was), but the "Old West" is still the Old West, therefore valid. The problem with the future (and I know this has been beat to death already) is that it never quite reaches what we invision or comes to pass, therfore becomming invalid or old news.

Originally Posted by innerSpaceman

I believe an amazing outer space attraction, an amazing under-sea attraction, and an amazing inner space attraction can STILL be exciting to modern audiences, and remain so for practically ever.

I do agree, but are you saying they should bring back classic attractions with modern makeovers? This sounds like a good idea to me, and I know some of that has been kicked around at Disney, and have been done (Flying Saucers). But should they redo the subs? Back to the original idea, only with a more modern take (Loosing Nemo, anyone?)? I remember hearing of an idea of taking the subs to Atlantis, getting off the sub and loading onto a second ride system in a show building built next to the exsisting one. But I don't know if a ride with two loading points is even possible.