Tomorrowland Makeover

[Moonliner]

I've heard there are plans for a Tomorrowland makeover in the works.

They are going to have to do some serious sh1t to keep up with the competition. The Harry Potter expansion in Florida looks redonkulous.

[Stan4dSteph]

Star Wars is coming.

[cirquelover]

The teen enjoyed the star tours makeover this weekend. He was really bummed to not get a dole whip though, guess it is under renovations.

They were all hoping to see George Clooney on Monday, when they were filming in the park! They didn't.

[Moonliner]

Originally Posted by Stan4dSteph

Star Wars is coming.

I hope to one day Marvel at what they do in Tomorrowland.


(See what I did there?)

[Alex]

No, can you explain it to me?

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Dude, that Harry Potter thing is EPIC.

[RStar]

I'm really wondering if Tomorrowland has overstayed it's welcome. When the park opened it was rare to see futuristic stuff, except in comics. The TV and movie contributions were pretty lame (but acceptible for the time). Through media we get so much of the future that it has become almost blasé. Don't get me wrong, I love futuristic Sci-Fi, and changing one of Walt's original lands is blasphamy, but can they keep it fresh and interesting? History says no. Is the future of Tomorrowland "Starwarsland"? Or "Spaceland"? "StarMarvelLand"? "Movieland"?

[innerSpaceman]

Paris' attempt to avoid the march of Tomorrowland-devastating time by making it Discoveryland themed to Steampunk was not a success to my mind. Neither is ignoring the Futuristic and going with a Sci-Fi(ish) movieland consisting of Buzz Lightyear and Star Wars, Star Wars, Star Wars.

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.

So the passage of time affects nearly all of Disneyland's original lands ... yes, Tomorrowland most acutely of all. But Walt Disney's genius was picking timeless iconic adventures for his Park. Pirates. Haunted House. Jungle Expedition. He did the same with Tomorrowland and, imo, Disney would be wise to play on those Walt instincts with amazing updates to Walt's ideas. Because no matter how far in the future we get, it will remain exceedingly rare for people to venture where life support is needed (or impossible). 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. And with Walt Disney's penchant for change and update, Tomorrowland could have been kept relevant AS Tomorrowland.

Le Sigh, Le Sigh, Le Sigh.

[Moonliner]

Which makes "Star Wars" a good choice because it is now a fixed point in time. Twenty years from now, mos eisely will still look like mos eisely, Vader will still look like Vader.

What I would have trouble with is a Star Wars themed land containing an Iron Man attraction or some generic type of futuristic theme that includes both.

Star Wars is big enough to take over Tomorrowland all by itself, save Marvel for a new park.

[RStar]

I agree with all of the above. And there is a purist in me that would hate to see Tommorrowland go, and the subs not return from the rehab, and the lagoon paved over. But a part of me likes the idea of paving over the lagoon and tearing out Innoventions to make a fantastic new E ticket in it's place. I'm not a huge fan of the subs, and I think they could make better use of the soundstage in DCA's Hollywoodland for the Marvel meet and greets.

I feel the 1998 makeover of Tommorrowland was a dismal failure. And I hope they can do better than steampunk (though I did kind of like Paris Tomorrowland a little). But staying ahead of "Tomorrow" is increasingly difficult as technology marches on at an exponentially quick pace, making the large investment in a makeover less appealing to Disney. So what is the fix? Anyone? Class??