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[HauntedPirate]

I wish the Tommorowland movie had been a bazillion dollar blockbuster and they would have built a section of that at WDW. Loved the look of the city. Too bad the movie wasn’t that great.

I really liked 'Tomorrowland'. I agree, the city was a great visual.

 

[marni1971]

you could bring forward canopy elements from Tron...make it feel more integrated. (View attachment 388073Excuse my quick photoshop)

It actually looks really nice!

 

[peoplemover]

Why not keep the current sign until the new one is ready to be installed? It just looks odd without anything.

 

[Kman101]

I just wish they were actually redoing, rather than repainting. So far a lot of it seems so contradictory, and they're just kinda... painting over things. I love this aesthetic in principle, but a lot of the structures they're doing it with weren't really designed with this type of look in mind.

I also can't figure out what will tie all of this together. So far, none of these designs really seem to complement one another very well.

I like it all individually, but agreed with you. Very much. A coat of paint doesn't really fix anything. They still have a tired Buzz Lightyear, a lackluster Speedway, a PeopleMover in need of a thorough refurb, Carousel needs a thorough refurb, Space Mountain needs a thorough refurb ... Stitch needs an an actual replacement. The garish stage needs to go. Those are things that would improve the land. Removing the 94 elements will also help, but instead they're now painting them go-away-white. They should be removing them. It seems they're trying to get out of doing anything thorough. I'll give them credit for the Cosmic Ray's outdoor seating, that was an improvement.

 

[Timothy_Q]

Why not keep the current sign until the new one is ready to be installed? It just looks odd without anything.

Cause they’re probably reusing the structure of the sign

 

[Horizons '83]

you could bring forward canopy elements from Tron...make it feel more integrated. (View attachment 388073Excuse my quick photoshop)

That does look good! Even if they came out a bit to provide some shade, that could work too. It would provide a grand entrance to the land after you exited the canopy's.

 

[wdwmagic]

you could bring forward canopy elements from Tron...make it feel more integrated. (View attachment 388073Excuse my quick photoshop)

That actually looks really good and would certainly make TRON feel like it belongs.

 

[Monorail_Red_77]

Why not keep the current sign until the new one is ready to be installed? It just looks odd without anything.

My guess is they are probably cutting away at the current sign until it looks like the new sign. Maybe adding a bit too.

 

[Sam Magic]

you could bring forward canopy elements from Tron...make it feel more integrated. (View attachment 388073Excuse my quick photoshop)

The Tron-style canopy could even go over the path, having people walk underneath it to enter the land

Both of these would be fantastic.

One thing I love about the Shanghai Tomorrowland...which I suspect is what Disney will be basing any American Tomorrowland refurbish on, is they very lucid and organic feel of the land. Expanding the tron canopy's, adding in some levels to walking around, more landscaping, maybe some reintroduction of the '67 Disneyland remodel look could go a long way in improving the look and feel of the place.

 

[ChrisFL]

honestly that canopy is more like how the original tomorrowland looked

 

[Bocabear]

honestly that canopy is more like how the original tomorrowland looked

EXACTLY!!! Only thing missing is the water spires... That was not accidental.

 

[culturenthrills]

I like it all individually, but agreed with you. Very much. A coat of paint doesn't really fix anything. They still have a tired Buzz Lightyear, a lackluster Speedway, a PeopleMover in need of a thorough refurb, Carousel needs a thorough refurb, Space Mountain needs a thorough refurb ... Stitch needs an an actual replacement. The garish stage needs to go. Those are things that would improve the land. Removing the 94 elements will also help, but instead they're now painting them go-away-white. They should be removing them. It seems they're trying to get out of doing anything thorough. I'll give them credit for the Cosmic Ray's outdoor seating, that was an improvement.

I would expect Space Mt to limp along until after the 50th when it will finally get a full track replacement. Hopefully they can keep spot welding the problem areas and not end up with what happened at Disneyland.

 

[gamblepsu]

I really liked 'Tomorrowland'. I agree, the city was a great visual.

Beginning was great.. The WAY ending was fabulous... it lost me somewhere in the middle.

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

Why not keep the current sign until the new one is ready to be installed? It just looks odd without anything.

It does look odd... I was wondering the same thing...

 

[ChrisFL]

I think they're repurposing the existing sign and will probably be easier/safer to remove it first....just a guess

 

[MickeyMinnieMom]

I think they're repurposing the existing sign and will probably be easier/safer to remove it first....just a guess

Ah... so not a replacement but repurposing... I haven't followed this thread closely enough!

 

[ChrisFL]

Ah... so not a replacement but repurposing... I haven't followed this thread closely enough!

I'm only guessing from the "new" sign shown in the app compared to the old one that someone posted a few pages ago.

 

[Pi on my Cake]

The map in the app isn't exactly known for it's incredibly accurate representations of the parks in the finer details. The new entry there could easily be a misrepresentation of the final product or a simplified version or based on some concept art or whatever

 

[Monorail_Red_77]

The map in the app isn't exactly known for it's incredibly accurate representations of the parks in the finer details. The new entry there could easily be a misrepresentation of the final product or a simplified version or based on some concept art or whatever

The map in the app isn't exactly known for it's incredibly accurate representations of the parks in the finer details. The new entry there could easily be a misrepresentation of the final product or a simplified version or based on some concept art or whatever

As a side note it is also in the physical park maps as well. I compared Jan 2019 to May 2019 maps and the difference is same as shown earlier in this thread.

 

[trainplane3]

you could bring forward canopy elements from Tron...make it feel more integrated. (View attachment 388073Excuse my quick photoshop)

I feel like you'd still have to tweak the TTA supports to fit with it (less metal, more retro-future-Tron-ish). But as a quick mock up, that looks really great. Just imagine some lighting tossed on that at night.