Beginnings of Tomorrowland Revamp?

[rocketraccoon]

Veeeery minor improvement but at some point they re-glued that decal above the entrance to Stitch's Great Escape. Can't find a photo but the top right corner was hanging loose for months I'm fairly certain. Surprised it took that long.

 

[ChrisFL]

@marni1971 Since we're discussing TRON, do you know what they were planning for the TRON Exhibit that was planned to go into Epcot around 1983? I never heard details about what it was planned to be.

 

[marni1971]

So you're saying a Tron attraction that ISN'T the Shanghai coaster is being looked at?

Quite a few things are being looked at. Let stress the "looked at" part.

 

[marni1971]

Veeeery minor improvement but at some point they re-glued that decal above the entrance to Stitch's Great Escape. Can't find a photo but the top right corner was hanging loose for months I'm fairly certain. Surprised it took that long.

Excellent. It's been like that for around a year.

 

[marni1971]

@marni1971 Since we're discussing TRON, do you know what they were planning for the TRON Exhibit that was planned to go into Epcot around 1983? I never heard details about what it was planned to be.

It was an interactive video arcade. Less standard arcade games, more custom built attractions. I'd loosely liken it to a Project Tomorrow:

The space was used for temporary exhibitions until 1988 when Expo Robotics opened.

 

[cjkeating]

Even thought I'm not interested in the Tron coaster from Shanghai coming over as I don't think it is that great (style over substance) my biggest concern is that it would require a huge show-building that based on Shanghai would be a massive box. I couldn't foresee TDO spending money on an well designed show building like Space Mountain anymore.

 

[britain]

Even thought I'm not interested in the Tron coaster from Shanghai coming over as I don't think it is that great (style over substance) my biggest concern is that it would require a huge show-building that based on Shanghai would be a massive box. I couldn't foresee TDO spending money on an well designed show building like Space Mountain anymore.

I know, watching Martin's SSE video, I said to myself there's no way they would do an engineering marvel that also housed a complex attraction like that today. (Although it looks like they're creating an engineering marvel as a façade for Pandora.)

 

[gmajew]

Tomorrowland paint and all is great but we need attractions.... I am going of my annual trip in a few weeks and I can honestly say I am not as excited as normal.

To many things are being slow rolled and I think even if stuff was announced I would be more excited.... Just dreading if they decide to hold off on stuff again.

 

[WDWtraveler]

Photo update as of Thursday, May 4. Tomorrowland stage refurbishment.

 

[HMF]

I know, watching Martin's SSE video, I said to myself there's no way they would do an engineering marvel that also housed a complex attraction like that today. (Although it looks like they're creating an engineering marvel as a façade for Pandora.)

Which is sad considering Walt Disney Productions was a relatively smaller company then.

 

[gmajew]

Photo update as of Thursday, May 4. Tomorrowland stage refurbishment.

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I don't even remember what the paint was.

 

[HMF]

Even thought I'm not interested in the Tron coaster from Shanghai coming over as I don't think it is that great (style over substance) my biggest concern is that it would require a huge show-building that based on Shanghai would be a massive box. I couldn't foresee TDO spending money on an well designed show building like Space Mountain anymore.

Personally, I would build a WALL-E Attraction on the Speedway site and theme it to a B-n-L Warehouse so that it has an excuse to look like a big box and shove a copy into the CoP/Innoventions building at Disneyland and Monsters Inc. in Tokyo..
I even have a rendering of the queue ready. Please excuse my lack of artistic skills.

Here is the Tokyo Monsters Inc. Queue for reference.

I have a dedicated thread on this concept in the "Imagineer" section of this board.

 

[chiefs11]

Personally, I would build a WALL-E Attraction on the Speedway site and theme it to a B-n-L Warehouse so that it has an excuse to look like a big box and shove a copy into the CoP/Innoventions building at Disneyland and Monsters Inc. in Tokyo..
I even have a rendering of the queue ready. Please excuse my lack of artistic skills.

Understatement of the year!
I kid...I kid...... I have no art skillz either....lol

 

[rct247]

I don't even remember what the paint was.

The paint was redone when TTA got a new paint job a few years ago. This refurbishment is to take care off the stage surface for performer safety.