montyz81
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It was hidden or attempted to be hidden by the berm
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Movielover
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Monorail and TTA feel appropriate, The Riverboat travels large distances just like the Jungle Cruise does. The Train is the only one that really breaks the different lands theme's.It does strike me a bit odd to have rides which seem to be more like tours of the park than existing to be actual rides in and of themselves:
Nothing says "breaking the theme" like narration pointing out other rides you can be on instead!
- WDWRR
- TTA
- Riverboat
- Monorail pass through Epcot
Three of them are in one park!
Movielover
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Ah yes, the tracks that you can't see here because they are hidden behind the berm...
TrainsOfDisney
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TrainsOfDisney
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Those are my favorite attractions. If you go back to opening day you’d add the swan boats, skyway, and all of the Main Street vehicles to that list as well.It does strike me a bit odd to have rides which seem to be more like tours of the park than existing to be actual rides in and of themselves:
Nothing says "breaking the theme" like narration pointing out other rides you can be on instead!
- WDWRR
- TTA
- Riverboat
- Monorail pass through Epcot
Three of them are in one park!
I think sometimes we as park fans and the imagineers can overthink things. At Disneyland it doesn’t make sense that as I exit on the top floor of Alice in my caterpillar that I can see a monorail gliding past the Matterhorn.... but I never say “oh no it’s a broken theme” because it just works and it is charming and it’s fun.
180º
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Love this!
This is a very cool, heightened reality, iconic Disney sort of aesthetic akin to seeing Cinderella Castle from Main Street or the Matterhorn from the Mark Twain. There’s so much more to great design than narrow, literal replications of a certain setting for the sake of “immersion.” Separately, these icons may immerse you in their separate settings. Together, they may not belong by their own standards but they work together brilliantly in the context of the Magic Kingdom as a whole.
Also note how everything in this image is great show. Space Mountain and the steam train are both iconic, memorable, and pleasing to look at. That’s why this scene works but the Harmonious barges and GOTG box don’t.
lazyboy97o
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When in the future are all steam trains going to be destroyed?
Animaniac93-98
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Haven't' you seen Soylent Steam?
Movielover
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I don't know why you posted a picture of a empty berm since I have been told that the 19th Century steam trains can in no way be seen from Tomorrowland. Guess it must be trick photography!
TrainsOfDisney
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I’m just sad that I’ll never get to take photos like that again. When 3 trains were operating it was pretty much non-stop activity along that pathway. I’d camp out on a cold day and hope the engineer would open the cylinders!
There will still be the little stretch between fantasyland and tron at least.
There will still be the little stretch between fantasyland and tron at least.
Captain Barbossa
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I know exactly how you feel. The “tobacco trail” was the best place in all of MK to watch the WDWRR. I could find a spot and easily spend an hour taking pictures. Those days are gone, unfortunately.
In addition, we’re also losing Tomorrowland Crossing, or it at least it definitely appears that way. In other words, we’re losing a great whistling spot. The crew would often cut loose and show off their quilling skills while approaching the crossing. They’d put on a show. Again, those days are gone.
EricsBiscuit
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My favorite place has always been on TSI by the fort along the river. Something about BTMRR and the steamboat and the WDWRR all coming together. The “tobacco trail” was great but I avoided it due to the smokers.
MichRX7
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In addition, we’re also losing Tomorrowland Crossing, or it at least it definitely appears that way. In other words, we’re losing a great whistling spot. The crew would often cut loose and show off their quilling skills while approaching the crossing. They’d put on a show. Again, those days are gone.
One thing we all know about cast members. Where there's a will, they'll find a way.
montyz81
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Well, don't you feel good about yourself now that you have shown everyone how right you are and how wrong I am. Fact is, I distinctly remember a berm in the 80s that made it hard to see the train from any line of sight in Tomorrowland (save for the skyway).
Ah yes, the tracks that you can't see here because they are hidden behind the berm...
I hope you feel full of yourself now because, in my opinion, you really are full of it!
So you haven't been to the MK since the 80s?
Movielover
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Hate to say it, but pre 1994 the train was intentionally visible in front of Space Mountain.
JohnD
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Um, DL train goes through Tomorrowland with a dinosaur show scene. By your logic why are 19th century cable cars going through modern San Francisco?
owlsandcoffee
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I think part of the confusion comes down to the painstaking efforts of WED to hide other out-of-theme areas from being visible. Seems weird to let the train be visible when it would break immersion. It's better to think of the train as the constant thread through the whole park, similar to the RoA or the steamboat.
JoeCamel
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He liked trains though, liked to see them everywhere. Wonder how many times he drove guests around and they were none the wiser?