Brer Oswald
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This one here. It’s a bit too on the nose. They may have even taken it out already. It’s not necessary to the ride. But it’s also no reason to remove all of Pinocchio.
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Any truth to any of this? (The latest on Tomorrowland Rumors following the pandemic)
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This one here. It’s a bit too on the nose. They may have even taken it out already. It’s not necessary to the ride. But it’s also no reason to remove all of Pinocchio.
Too Many Hats
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Whoa! I've somehow never noticed that before. I'd of course support replacing it.
I just watched an LMGVids POV from 2020 and it's still in the ride.
I just watched an LMGVids POV from 2020 and it's still in the ride.
Californian Elitist
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I'm a former Fantasyland attractions CM and yes, many children find the ride to be terrifying. I saw my fair share of crying children coming off, though not as many coming off Snow White. One woman told me the Monstro part in particular scared her child, who was in tears.
I actually find the ride to be a bit scary myself.
Sharon&Susan
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Little Green Men
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I rode SWSA once at DL and the kids behind me screamed the whole ride at the witch scenes. Then when I got off I overheard them agree the ride wasn’t scary at all.
Californian Elitist
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The lies people tell lol. There are plenty of adults who find that ride scary too, myself included. But not anymore! Now it's enchanted wishes. Yay.I rode SWSA once at DL and the kids behind me screamed the whole ride at the witch scenes. Then when I got off I overheard them agree the ride wasn’t scary at all.
Too Many Hats
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As a childless 30 year-old man, this is a valuable perspective for me, haha. Honestly even as a child I found the Fantasyland dark rides moody rather than straight-up scary, but if countless kids are coming off this thing crying, some edits may be appropriate.
The Pinocchio film itself is rather dark though, isn't it? It's kind of hard to imagine a dramatically brighter, happier attraction. And it'd be a shame to lose the wonderful Monstro moment, despite that poor kid's experience, ha.
Brer Oswald
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I don’t think it is.
Brer Oswald
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Monstro comes out of nowhere. “Look out for Monstro!”....and he’s gone. Would be cool to get a scene inside Monstro, but I don’t know if they would consider that “redundant” with Storybook Land.
Californian Elitist
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Correct. There really is no good way to keep the scary elements from the film out of the ride and still make it feel similar to the film. The Stromboli, donkey transformation, and Monstro scenes are the scary ones and without them, the ride wouldn't make sense.
TP2000
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Fixing Tomorrowland is a rumor that has existed since the Internet became available to civilians just over 25 years ago.
Nothing online is to be believed about fixing Tomorrowland. Because it never happens.
Even when TDA and Burbank decide they want to fix Tomorrowland, they screw it up and doom it to another several decades of pathetic mediocrity and acres of hot cement baking in the Anaheim sun. So it would be best if they don't even try, because they suck at it.
I mean seriously, would you rather have New Tomorrowland 1967 right now or New Tomorrowland 1998?
When Disneyland finally actually fixes Tomorrowland, we might as well cancel our Internet service. Because there will be nothing left to talk about on Disneyland online forums.
Nothing online is to be believed about fixing Tomorrowland. Because it never happens.
Even when TDA and Burbank decide they want to fix Tomorrowland, they screw it up and doom it to another several decades of pathetic mediocrity and acres of hot cement baking in the Anaheim sun. So it would be best if they don't even try, because they suck at it.
I mean seriously, would you rather have New Tomorrowland 1967 right now or New Tomorrowland 1998?
When Disneyland finally actually fixes Tomorrowland, we might as well cancel our Internet service. Because there will be nothing left to talk about on Disneyland online forums.
Brer Oswald
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I know it’s rhetorical, but ‘67.
My biggest “never ever” wish is that the Moonliner would return. Full scale, but maybe made of different material (heard it was noisy).
DavidNoble
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The reality is something needs to happen to TL. I'm shocked by the fact that TL hasn't had much done to it. Does it rate highly in customer satisfaction scores?
BayouShack
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General Public can’t separate the lands from the rides. And the fact is Tomorrowland has rides themed to two of its most popular franchises: Star Wars and Toy Story. And whenever it lags, it’s pretty easy to shoehorn some more Marvel, Toy Story, or Star Wars into those dead zones. I imagine for returning guests, Tomorrowland is the only land to consistently deliver new stuff.
Too Many Hats
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Yeah, this is anecdotal but in my experience the "general public" and very casual fans tend to rank Tomorrowland as their favorite land, thanks to Space Mountain and Star Tours.
It never ceases to amaze me, ha. As far as I'm concerned, virtually everything on the western side of Disneyland is classic and perfect and untouchable (plus-ups aside). Yet I'd be fine with bulldozing the entire eastern third of the park.
It never ceases to amaze me, ha. As far as I'm concerned, virtually everything on the western side of Disneyland is classic and perfect and untouchable (plus-ups aside). Yet I'd be fine with bulldozing the entire eastern third of the park.
Brer Oswald
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By eastern third, I hope you just mean Tomorrowland and not Fantasyland
Too Many Hats
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I'd bulldoze the Fantasyland Theater, but the rest of Fantasyland is perfection.
I know many would disagree, but IMO the highlighted area is more or less inessential, and could/should be reimagined.
The long rumor was a cycle ride to replace the People Mover. It was first suggested for a Star Wars Return of Jedi hover cycles. Now that the Tron cycle roller coaster had made a decision closer to reality, I can’t see why not. It’s not entirely about the popularity of a relevant IP, but let’s not ignore they made 2 movies with this IP. And Tron shares the aesthetic of the current Tomorrowland and the Tomorrowland movie. The styles don’t clash. Also, Tron was part of People Mover attraction for a long time in the Tron tunnel.
el_super
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People keep saying Tomorrowland needs to be fixed but it isn't really broken. They've invested so much in it, probably more than any other land at Disneyland. I think we all realize that the Subs, Monorail and Autopia are not really pulling their weight and in danger of replacement, so rumors about them being removed or tweak all make sense, but in the short term, they are all just fine where they are. I'm convinced that people who think Tomorrowland at Disneyland is broken, have never been to the Magic Kingdom.