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[ChrisFL]

you mean the palm trees from Sonic the Hedgehog? I love those

 

[KBLovedDisney]

Wait. Wait. Wait.

Are we losing the Tomorrowland Trees??

 

[Timothy_Q]

If it were up to me, the only 94 elements I'd save would be the palm trees and Sonny Eclipse.

Or better yet, design new ones to replace them that fit the 70s aesthetic

 

[General Mayhem]

They never did. One is permanently folded to make it look like they can adjust.

That's not what the WDW 1996/1998 cd-rom games said. They did move in their first few years.

 

[Rich Brownn]

That's not what the WDW 1996/1998 cd-rom games said. They did move in their first few years.

Nope. they never did. They're not designed to move (They aren't even connected to any power source)

 

[mikejs78]

To remind you of the 90s

The dream of the 90s is alive in Tomorrowland

 

[Timothy_Q]

That's not what the WDW 1996/1998 cd-rom games said. They did move in their first few years.

They move in the storyline of the land. Just like how Cinderella lives in the castle

But not really

 

[MisterPenguin]

I must say, it's a great feat of imagineering there to give the illusion to so many people that those fins and palm branches move when no one ever saw them actually move.

 

[tirian]

That's not what the WDW 1996/1998 cd-rom games said. They did move in their first few years.

They move in the storyline of the land. Just like how Cinderella lives in the castle

But not really

I must say, it's a great feat of imagineering there to give the illusion to so many people that those fins and palm branches move when no one ever saw them actually move.

The original plan was for them to open and close in response to the time of day, like tree clocks. @marni1971 did this ever actually happen?

 

[Bocabear]

They have never moved...

 

[marni1971]

The original plan was for them to open and close in response to the time of day, like tree clocks. @marni1971 did this ever actually happen?

Not that I know of. Which of course isn’t everything.

 

[ToTBellHop]

The original plan was for them to open and close in response to the time of day, like tree clocks. @marni1971 did this ever actually happen?

Imagine an actually "futuristic" Tomorrowland that uses fancy new technology called "solar power" to make the trees move.

 

[tirian]

Imagine an actually "futuristic" Tomorrowland that uses fancy new technology called "solar power" to make the trees move.

That sounds like EPCOT Center, c.1982.

 

[Monorail_Red_77]

Nope. they never did. They're not designed to move (They aren't even connected to any power source)

Correct. This is why one is folded up "offline" and the "Power Coconuts" have been removed to harvest the power. It is just a static simulation. While the rest of the Palms are waiting to have their power harvested.

 

[MisterPenguin]

The original plan was for them to open and close in response to the time of day, like tree clocks. @marni1971 did this ever actually happen?

They didn't make them with any working gears to actually move as far as I could tell when I looked.

 

[Disney Maddux]

*patiently waiting to see an update on an SGE replacement*

 

[Dizknee_Phreek]

Sight lines aren't my issue here. It's that the narrow walkway between the old arcade and the Speedway is too narrow to get to TRON. It'll be an awful bottleneck at park open and it baffles my mind that they aren't redesigning it while they fix ~50-year old bottlenecks elsewhere in the park. Maybe they are assuming there won't be strollers but enough folks have no problem putting their 9-year olds in a stroller.

This has absolutely baffled me as well. I do not understand the placement of Tron. At all. It will be a complete nightmare to get to/out of. I feel like they could have torn down the old Skyway station and out it there. Or put it in the large area by Buzz where the theater was/is. From the map on the app it looks to be a large vacant area. Although there may be some backstage areas there that I am unaware of. But to put it in such a tight area makes no sense to me.

 

[rreading]

This has absolutely baffled me as well. I do not understand the placement of Tron. At all. It will be a complete nightmare to get to/out of. I feel like they could have torn down the old Skyway station and out it there. Or put it in the large area by Buzz where the theater was/is. From the map on the app it looks to be a large vacant area. Although there may be some backstage areas there that I am unaware of. But to put it in such a tight area makes no sense to me.

I suspect that its placement is for the benefit of those outside the park. The sight lines of MK at a distance have the castle, Astro Orbiter iirc, and SM. Were Tron placed in front of Buzz, they would have a huge box to hide. In this case, the box is somewhat tucked away, though I unfortunately expect that it will be more obvious than we would prefer

 

[Dizknee_Phreek]

I suspect that its placement is for the benefit of those outside the park. The sight lines of MK at a distance have the castle, Astro Orbiter iirc, and SM. Were Tron placed in front of Buzz, they would have a huge box to hide. In this case, the box is somewhat tucked away, though I unfortunately expect that it will be more obvious than we would prefer

You may be right. I was just under the impression that Disney doesn't care that boxes are seen anymore ::cough:: GotG ::cough::

 

[Timothy_Q]

You may be right. I was just under the impression that Disney doesn't care that boxes are seen anymore ::cough:: GotG ::cough::

They care when it interferes with the money they're making through their hotels

This would be an eyesore to the high-paying Contemporary guests