Animaniac93-98
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Yes, that's the house.
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Yes, that's the house.
flavious27
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My eyes!
coolmark18
Member
I think as a Temp sign, it would be improved ten fold if they just filled in the wire letters. The fact they no solid makes them really hard to read.
TP2000
Well-Known Member
That's the Disneyland Clock Of The World that stood at the entrance of Tomorrowland from 1955 to 1966.
And yes, that's the Monsanto House Of The Future on the left of this picture. But notice the first-generation round Skyway buckets passing unobstructed over Snow Hill in the background, plus they've moved the flags from the Court Of States out from where Walt installed the Astrojets in '56 to the Tomorrowland entrance, which dates that picture as being from 1957 or 1958, after the Monsanto house opened in summer '57, but before the Matterhorn arrived in 1959.
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coolmark18
Member
I actually really like the last act because at the time it was created thats really what they thought it would be like. Not so much as a state-of-the-art attraction but as a bit of Disney history - I realli like it.
Mansion Butler
Active Member
It was put in six years before the actual year it represents, and it looks like 1994. They talk just a tiny bit about new technologies, but mostly they're talking about current technologies.
Icons like this and the original Epcot batch really show how ahead of the time they were. You could bring that back today with updated type, and it wouldn't look out of place at all.
One of the little things I miss about that EPCOT Future World pavilions (and CoP) is the logos. They really worked for me. I don't think they seem dated at all. They are such a small thing, but I would love to see them back.
JustInTime
Well-Known Member
That looks very dated. And it feels out of place in Magic Kingdom. I mean, it's Tomorroland. Not Yesterland.
GymLeaderPhil
Well-Known Member
Personally I think they could easily pull off a modern look with a similar sign as the one posted above. The logo itself is brilliant because it accurately depicts how many show scenes, theater cars, and the direction the theaters travel in.
I hope that COP eventually gets the refurbishment it deserves.
mp2bill
Well-Known Member
You can say that again!
Thrill Seeker
Well-Known Member
If you remember the old TTA spiel, CoP was presented by the Tomorrowland Retro Historical Society. Slap a logo for that on the old sign as well as a new font and you have a winner!
Sassagoula-Rvr
Well-Known Member
Those pictures are what disappoints me....Ik Walt is long gone, but in the spirit of what makes Disney...Disney. Does anyone else wish that TDO would say, "We're not having this anymore, we're going to do the little things like not have dirty/unpainted signs..." etc.
flavious27
Well-Known Member
Agreed, the logos properly show the theme of the attraction without having to add any text.
aladdin2007
Well-Known Member
Just had a thought, maybe this sign is in fact temporary while they redo the one that was there into a special 40th anniversary sign version? probably unlikely but :wave:
birdie4015
New Member
Im pretty sure we are either getting a new sign or the old one is being re-done in some extensive way. That is my guess. I just cant imagine the sign that is out there now being perminant.....I just cant.
aladdin2007
Well-Known Member
I cant either, but then TDO sure can.