Beginnings of Tomorrowland Revamp?

[ToTBellHop]

There's no reason Space Mountain couldn't have gotten a cool lighting scheme sooner to work with the rest of the land. At least it finally has awesome nighttime lighting now.

 

[HMF]

There's no reason Space Mountain couldn't have gotten a cool lighting scheme sooner to work with the rest of the land. At least it finally has awesome nighttime lighting now.

The entire 09 debacle was such a wasted opportunity.

 

[Princess Leia]

What's do you suppose the rough cost of would be then?

I wouldn't imagine it would cost as much as something like Everest or Star Wars Land or Pandora...

I'm not really sure what the cost would be, sorry. I don't think it would be as expensive as a new themed land, but it certainly wouldn't be cheap.

The structure was 1967 vintage, does not make the rest any less true though.

Oops thanks for the right year.

Honestly, Rocket Rods ticks me off. You'd think that some Disney engineer would have known to bank the turns, but apparently not. The plus side was that they retooled Test Track in the planning stages because of RR, but it's like no one at Disney had ever driven on a highway before (in terms of the turns on Peoplemover/RR).

 

[HMF]

Honestly, Rocket Rods ticks me off. You'd think that some Disney engineer would have known to bank the turns, but apparently not. The plus side was that they retooled Test Track in the planning stages because of RR, but it's like no one at Disney had ever driven on a highway before (in terms of the turns on Peoplemover/RR).

I think the engineers knew but management wouldn't give them the budget necessary. This was during the reign of the notoriously cheap Paul Pressler.

 

[JenniferS]

Yeah and we saw at Disneyland what adapting Space Mountain to the new land aesthetic looks like.

One word - Yuck!

 

[RSoxNo1]

Very blue. And very white.

Isn't it?

Somebody knows something and he won't tell us.

 

[Unplugged]

The plus side was that they retooled Test Track in the planning stages because of RR, but it's like no one at Disney had ever driven on a highway before (in terms of the turns on Peoplemover/RR).

Imagineering is based in Glendale, California. I'm sure you've at least seen videos of the traffic in LA. The fastest they move, when not parked on the "expressways" is most likely no more than, oh I don't know, say 5.....ish? My point is that they may not have ever driven fast enough to get the gist of the need for embankments.

 

[Sundown]

Somebody knows something and he won't tell us.

Well...TRON has always prominently featured blue & white colors.

 

[Next Big Thing]

Lighting is on at the restaurant tonight.... it looks great. I'll try to get a picture up.

Question: Why is the neon beneath the peoplemover lit up red when the general land colors seem to be blue/white? Could we see a change in color to that soon?

 

[Daveeeeed]

Tron 3 is once again in the early planning stages with Jared Leto planning on starring. Very blue and very white... Anyone thinking what I'm thinking?

I actually like the look of the entrance, and personally I wouldn't mind them using that for the entire land, but this new look also looks very sleek and could work great too, but WDW's Tomorrowland is very unique (albeit misguided). Disneyland Paris' Discoveryland is magnificent in person -- truly a masterpiece, but it worked because instead of just repainting buildings to a steampunk color scheme like at Disneyland California the buildings are beautiful.

It would be like repainting the buildings in Africa in Animal Kingdom to have a SouthAmerican look even though the architecture is African.

Just to show how much better some areas are with a Steampunk look (rocks & the Speedway/Autopia)

 

[HMF]

One word - Yuck!

Worst Paint job in Disney history. That is it was until Guardians of the Galaxy:Mission Breakout.

 

[JenniferS]

Worst Paint job in Disney history. That is it was until Guardians of the Galaxy:Mission Breakout.

Agreed.

 

[Next Big Thing]

 

[JenniferS]

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Lovely. Was anyone else expecting purple?

It's all starting to make this summer's rock re-painting look a whole lot less random.

 

[Next Big Thing]

One more from the peoplemover this time:

 

[Clamman73]

Maybe it was already mentioned, but watching/listening to recent videos of the Peoplemover you don't hear the Stitch part anymore.

 

[aladdin2007]

Maybe it was already mentioned, but watching/listening to recent videos of the Peoplemover you don't hear the Stitch part anymore.

the buzzlightyear part in the tunnel hasnt been working either though.

 

[Tiki Queen of Outer Space]

One more from the peoplemover this time: View attachment 192398

That looks absolutely beautiful. If the rest of the land were to follow that style I would cry tears of joy.

 

[RandySavage]

Now if they would just remove that stupid stage that clogs up the area!

The TL stage is awful. Looks like it was pieced together by a local Orlando after-school theater club. Shanghai has a pretty nifty stage/dance area in comparison... maybe TDO can re-use those plans to save money.

 

[marni1971]

The TL stage is awful. Looks like it was pieced together by a local Orlando after-school theater club. Shanghai has a pretty nifty stage/dance area in comparison... maybe TDO can re-use those plans to save money.

Or just move it to where it used to be and make it purpose built this time. Yes, the current one is a blot on the landscape and ruins the aesthetics of the land. A DJ shouting "yo yo yo" to the bass beat of this weeks bubblegum pop song that drowns out the area BGM is not what cohesive theming is about. Not that I'd assume the Walt Disney Company needs a lesson in theming....

Assuming TDO still think they need it. It's not as if they use it for live entertainment anymore.