Tomorrowland is one of the five original lands to open at Disneyland in 1955. The purpose of the land was to explore the realistic possibility of the future. As some of us may know, Walt Disney was known to for his curiosity about the future and what it held. Tomorrowland was no exception.
Here is the Tomorrowland snippet of Walt Disney's Disneyland. Skip to 6:35:
Here is Walt Disney's dedication speech for Tomorrowland. Ignore the first 30 seconds:
For years and years now, Tomorrowland has strayed from its original purpose. The land is now full of Star Wars attractions and merchandise, as well as attractions that diddle more in fantasy than realistic futurism. Not a single current attraction is related to that of Tomorrowland's original ideals. Some people like to use the fact that the future is always changing to excuse Disney from keeping up with the land. In my opinion, this is not a legitimate excuse to keep Tomorrowland from truly futuristic attractions. Yes, the future changes rapidly, but not so rapid that Disney would have to keep changing attractions every year or so. Tomorrowland has a lot of potential and has there is enough research and possibilities out there that could keep the land on its original feet. The purpose of this thread is to discuss topics regarding our future that Disney could incorporate into Tomorrowland. I will start with a few ideas.
1. Flying cars is a perfect example of what I spoke about in my introduction. Flying or levitating cars is certainly within our future, and yes, the ball is rolling, but they are not mainstream and most likely won't be mainstream in the next few years. People have been talking about flying/levitating cars since The Jetsons, and maybe even before that. George, Judy, Jane, and Elroy were traveling in flying cars in the early 60's... It's been over 50 years, and flying cars are still being developed. It would be really neat to incorporate this into Autopia, somehow. Even if the flying car approach isn't taken, transportation in general is changing. They are trying to develop self-driving cars (not sure how safe that would be) and a light speed train in California that would travel from Los Angeles to San Francisco and vice versa in just 30 minutes.
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/05/when-cars-fly/476382/
2. A few days ago, scientists discovered a planet that possibly resembles earth. Current technology doesn't allow for us to explore the planet any time soon, but who knows, that could change in the next decade or more. This is a great source for an attraction. Speaking of space, we have yet to get to Mars, but apparently there are plans for that by the 2030's. Get on it, Disney.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=193&v=aOTWo6_602Q
3. Only a small percentage of the ocean has been discovered. Need say no more.
There are other topics prime for possible attractions, such as the future of medicine and global warming. Disney just has to be willing to do some research and actually want to keep Tomorrowland...tomorrow.
What are some other topics that would work well for Tomorrowland?
Here is the Tomorrowland snippet of Walt Disney's Disneyland. Skip to 6:35:
Here is Walt Disney's dedication speech for Tomorrowland. Ignore the first 30 seconds:
For years and years now, Tomorrowland has strayed from its original purpose. The land is now full of Star Wars attractions and merchandise, as well as attractions that diddle more in fantasy than realistic futurism. Not a single current attraction is related to that of Tomorrowland's original ideals. Some people like to use the fact that the future is always changing to excuse Disney from keeping up with the land. In my opinion, this is not a legitimate excuse to keep Tomorrowland from truly futuristic attractions. Yes, the future changes rapidly, but not so rapid that Disney would have to keep changing attractions every year or so. Tomorrowland has a lot of potential and has there is enough research and possibilities out there that could keep the land on its original feet. The purpose of this thread is to discuss topics regarding our future that Disney could incorporate into Tomorrowland. I will start with a few ideas.
1. Flying cars is a perfect example of what I spoke about in my introduction. Flying or levitating cars is certainly within our future, and yes, the ball is rolling, but they are not mainstream and most likely won't be mainstream in the next few years. People have been talking about flying/levitating cars since The Jetsons, and maybe even before that. George, Judy, Jane, and Elroy were traveling in flying cars in the early 60's... It's been over 50 years, and flying cars are still being developed. It would be really neat to incorporate this into Autopia, somehow. Even if the flying car approach isn't taken, transportation in general is changing. They are trying to develop self-driving cars (not sure how safe that would be) and a light speed train in California that would travel from Los Angeles to San Francisco and vice versa in just 30 minutes.
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2016/05/when-cars-fly/476382/
2. A few days ago, scientists discovered a planet that possibly resembles earth. Current technology doesn't allow for us to explore the planet any time soon, but who knows, that could change in the next decade or more. This is a great source for an attraction. Speaking of space, we have yet to get to Mars, but apparently there are plans for that by the 2030's. Get on it, Disney.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=193&v=aOTWo6_602Q
3. Only a small percentage of the ocean has been discovered. Need say no more.
There are other topics prime for possible attractions, such as the future of medicine and global warming. Disney just has to be willing to do some research and actually want to keep Tomorrowland...tomorrow.
What are some other topics that would work well for Tomorrowland?
