Do you like the new TTA narration?

[DubyooDeeDubyoo]

No offense, but I hope not. At the moment, we have the best looking TL.

(and definitely the most original)

I personally don't like the whole "sleek future" look. I hate to say it but TL looked boring in the 70's-90's.

What's to be done? The land's two icons (Space Mtn and the Contemporary) fit that look.

FWIW, I like WDW's Asimov TL, too, more than Verne TL anyway. I remember seeing it on TV and being jazzed by it, then seeing DL's TL97 and feeling ripped off. My only problem with it is that they sort of put the cart in front of the horse. They needed to add more in back, they sort of played their cards up front at the entrance and aside from some aluminum accents and a badly placed arcade building they left the SM area to rot.

Anybody who says the 70s-90s look is boring clearly didn't see the DL implementation. It was beautiful:

But it worked because there was so many different things moving at once. Without the subs nearby and the Monorail touring the area overhead, not to mention that the Speedway is kind of, well, boring compared to DL even before their 02 refurb (at least DL's has overpasses you go over and under, and visits by the train and monorail.) Even the presence of the Matterhorn somehow didn't detract.

With so much flat space going unused, no wonder the white-blue era of TL for WDW has always seemed so... Stark.

 

[Pumbas Nakasak]

Just a thought but maybe the reason theres no paging mr Morrow is that after all this time he met his party. :shrug:

 

[Animaniac93-98]

Just a thought but maybe the reason theres no paging mr Morrow is that after all this time he met his party. :shrug:

Or after 15 years of waiting the party just left without him.

Yes DL's Tomorrowland looks good in white but that does not mean WDW's would now. The amount of money that would have to be spent to go back to that look would likely be a huge some, and what would it accomplish? Pleasing some Baby Boomers now so that 10 years later we can pay an equal some to make the land look less dated? MK's Tomorrowland needs to add to it's look, not subtract, with additions to the back area of the land that were panned but cut from the initial re-design project. But what's more important for TL right now is a focus on it's attractions. Updating CoP, continuing to improve SM, replacing SGE etc those are the more pressing matters that need to be addressed right now. Let the current look of the land stay.

 

[imagineer boy]

Or after 15 years of waiting the party just left without him.

Yes DL's Tomorrowland looks good in white but that does not mean WDW's would now. The amount of money that would have to be spent to go back to that look would likely be a huge some, and what would it accomplish? Pleasing some Baby Boomers now so that 10 years later we can pay an equal some to make the land look less dated? MK's Tomorrowland needs to add to it's look, not subtract, with additions to the back area of the land that were panned but cut from the initial re-design project. But what's more important for TL right now is a focus on it's attractions. Updating CoP, continuing to improve SM, replacing SGE etc those are the more pressing matters that need to be addressed right now. Let the current look of the land stay.

Agreed 100%! :sohappy::sohappy::sohappy:

 

[Jasonflz]

I agree, I love the look of the avenue of the planets. Its just so cool and retro yet futuristic looking. And at night, its beautiful. I think Paris is a close second.

Same here.

WDW tomorrowland although beautiful at night has gone way down hill in quality the past few years (actually more than that) with the loss of timekeeper and AE the "NEW" tomorrowland we knew of was slowly changing. Its now almost a dumping ground, although visual theming may be nice, its lost its attractions, and therefore atmosphere. Id have to give it to paris as well, actually experiencing it first hand (the discovery aspect of it) intrigued me.

I fully agree. Fortunately all that needs to be done is remove the stuff that brings the quality down.

 

[Jasonflz]

Or after 15 years of waiting the party just left without him.

Yes DL's Tomorrowland looks good in white but that does not mean WDW's would now. The amount of money that would have to be spent to go back to that look would likely be a huge some, and what would it accomplish? Pleasing some Baby Boomers now so that 10 years later we can pay an equal some to make the land look less dated? MK's Tomorrowland needs to add to it's look, not subtract, with additions to the back area of the land that were panned but cut from the initial re-design project. But what's more important for TL right now is a focus on it's attractions. Updating CoP, continuing to improve SM, replacing SGE etc those are the more pressing matters that need to be addressed right now. Let the current look of the land stay.

Well said!!!

 

[Innoventions]

Yes DL's Tomorrowland looks good in white but that does not mean WDW's would now. The amount of money that would have to be spent to go back to that look would likely be a huge some, and what would it accomplish? Pleasing some Baby Boomers now so that 10 years later we can pay an equal some to make the land look less dated? MK's Tomorrowland needs to add to it's look, not subtract, with additions to the back area of the land that were panned but cut from the initial re-design project. But what's more important for TL right now is a focus on it's attractions. Updating CoP, continuing to improve SM, replacing SGE etc those are the more pressing matters that need to be addressed right now. Let the current look of the land stay.

Im curious what direction do you think they are going in now with the implementation of a new spiel for the peoplemover. Obviously theyre changing the theme from being a "metropolis". That theme left when timekeeper and AE left and SGE and TLF came in. The nail in the coffin was getting rid of the previous TTA spiel. And who says they are going back to the all white Tomorrowland. They are deffinetly beginning to change the theme though, we just dont know to what. Space mountain's opening as well as the type of facade they are putting on the bathrooms (thats the metal bars on top of the building that most thought it was something more than it really is, its just supports for a facade i think) Should be interesting!

EDIT: NEVER MIND IM JUST GONNA HOPE THEY COUNTINUE WITH THE SILVER LIME GREEN AND BLUE (WELL AND WHITE) THAT SHOWED UP TODAY ON SPACEMOUNTAIN. THAT WILL LOOK AWSOME!!!

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

Well seeing that there are 2 minutes of silence and the woman's spiel of the SM update, I'd say it's a good, educated guess.

There's a TON more silence than that....Annother big issue, IMHO.

No offense, but I hope not. At the moment, we have the best looking TL.

(and definitely the most original)

I personally don't like the whole "sleek future" look. I hate to say it but TL looked boring in the 70's-90's.

Oh, I agree. Our TL is VERY original, but only Ave of the Planets. After that, it peters out. Either make the whole thing a bit more cohesive with the retro look, or, sleek it up.

Or both.

Maybe, they can do a retro version of the retro version.
:lol:

Now that I think of it...That would be nice!:lol:

Wasn't the whole point of "New Tomorrowland" to never have to redo the theming? Its hard for something of that scale to keep up-to-date with what is considered sleek and futuristic.

Styles change, including our perception of the past.

Maybe the "new retro" will look like the 70's.

 

[SirGoofy]

There's a TON more silence than that....Annother big issue, IMHO.

I'm telling you, I have a feeling not everything is in there.

 

[Tom Morrow]

Well, hopefully the tunnel music will return once Space Mountain re-opens. I doubt they would add much more to it than that.

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

I'm telling you, I have a feeling not everything is in there.

I do too. Hopefully much will change in the TTAP and in Tomorrowland.

 

[imagineer boy]

WDW tomorrowland although beautiful at night has gone way down hill in quality the past few years (actually more than that) with the loss of timekeeper and AE the "NEW" tomorrowland we knew of was slowly changing. Its now almost a dumping ground, although visual theming may be nice, its lost its attractions, and therefore atmosphere. Id have to give it to paris as well, actually experiencing it first hand (the discovery aspect of it) intrigued me.

Well, in terms of attractions I definately agree that DLP's is better, but visually I still think WDW's is the best.

 

[Innoventions]

Well, in terms of attractions I definately agree that DLP's is better, but visually I still think WDW's is the best.

Haha if you read closely thats what I said, DLP just comes together as a whole more than wdw tl does. Hopefully the changes theyre making will help this. And I dont mean visually to the land but attraction wise and story wise.

 

[Jasonflz]

There's a TON more silence than that....Annother big issue, IMHO.

Oh, I agree. Our TL is VERY original, but only Ave of the Planets. After that, it peters out. Either make the whole thing a bit more cohesive with the retro look, or, sleek it up.

Or both.

Maybe, they can do a retro version of the retro version.
:lol:

Now that I think of it...That would be nice!:lol:
Styles change, including our perception of the past.

Maybe the "new retro" will look like the 70's.

Very true. I do still want to avoid Tokyo Disneyland's look. Maybe lean more towards Discoveryland. (and bring back TK, AE)

 

[SirGoofy]

(and bring back TK, AE)

Let it go. It's not going to happen.

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

Very true. I do still want to avoid Tokyo Disneyland's look. Maybe lean more towards Discoveryland. (and bring back TK, AE)

A MODERN Tokyo look would be fantasmic.

 

[Hrudey3032]

NO. Its absolutely horrible.

I am by no means someone that automatically hates every new change, but this is so shockingly bad. I can't believe so many of you are fine with it.

- Why did they use the same generic voice from SE's horrible flash cartoon ending?
- Why did they take out the voice and sound effects that DEFINED TOMORROWLAND???
- Why did they turn it into nothing more than an advertisement for the other attractions?
- Why did they throw the theme of the TTA being a transportation system through a "working city" away?
- Why do they think we need to have the characters jammed down our throat on every ride? To those of you defending this change, I don't think you really "get" what WDW is about. The majority of the most famous and successful Disney attractions of the past did NOT have Disney characters in them. Why do they feel the need to insert them into rides that worked JUST FINE?



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6EnR8fxcs4

There, you rode it.

No offense but viewing video doesnt do it for me unless I am actually there. No matter how many times I watch vid of the rides that I have taken I do not feel immersed unless actually riding. I will still withhold judgement.

 

[Jasonflz]

Let it go. It's not going to happen.

And that's just sad. Instead they are going to just add some more lame character rides.

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

No offense but viewing video doesnt do it for me unless I am actually there. No matter how many times I watch vid of the rides that I have taken I do not feel immersed unless actually riding. I will still withhold judgement.

That's very true, too. I'm not saying that I hate it, or even like it, but I am saying what it LOOKS to be like so far.:shrug:

 

[DisneyNut2007]

I love the new narration on TTA. It is a wonderful throwback to the WEDway Peoplemover.

I agree with you.

The irrational individuals that are bashing the new TTA narration don't seem to know their Disney history as well as they like to think that they do.