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“A vista into a world of wondrous ideas, signifying man’s achievements….a step into the future, with predictions of constructive things to come. Tomorrow offers new frontiers in science, adventure, and ideals: The Atomic Age, the challenge of outer space, and the hope for a peaceful and unified world.”
-Walt Disney July 17, 1955
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I really strived to base Tomorrowland off of this quote. I knew that I wanted to include science, adventure, ideals, outer space, and an idea of a peaceful and unified world.
I also wanted to go back to the basics of Tomorrowland, by asking the question "What is the story of Tomorrowland as of today?" Well, there isn't much, other then it's a land, with futuristic rides. I wanted to change that, making this a total redesign, story-wise and remodel.
The New Tomorrowland Story:
I wanted to make this not only a reflection on what Walt wanted for EPCOT, but also a look into what a child's imagination of what Tomorrowland could be, gone wild. I really wanted to take advantage of the views of the Contemporary Resort in Tomorrowland. So, I wanted to make this story that Tomorrowland isn't just a land, it's a small suburb of a much larger, much more complex area named Progress city.
I wanted to make a story behind this expansion, and what better way to make this story about a familiar character? I decided to work with the father in The Carousel of Progress
Progress City's new Mayor John Elias has been busy at work to make this city of the future the biggest and brightest it can be. His latest projects have been in taking place the suburb area, which he has grown up working and living, Tomorrowland.
"Tomorrowland is receiving a brand new look on the future" John Elias says to the press. "There's been a interesting outlook on what this area could be and what the progression of the future is since I was born in the City!" He adds.
Tomorrowland itself is extremely proud of Progress City's new Mayor, and John's ancestry, so much that a museum of his ancestor’s progression into the future, The Carousel of Progress, is the main event of Tomarrowland's historical museum itself!
John is excited to retire the old Autotopia speedway in the north end of Tomorrowland in place of new, hyperspace travel at the new Progress city rental car center. "This form of travel has been known since the astronauts with Space Mountain travel, but the Progress City Labs have perfected it to a point where you can go from one part of the city to the next in a matter of seconds!" Elias adds, "The Labs have been so well with perfecting this travel I'm working with the community to form their own lab. Right here in Tomorrrowland!"
But the biggest endeavor to this new take on Tomorrowland is the new Downtown district "This new area is very promising, I can't even to begin to say what we have planned! A tribute to Wall-e, Robot Coliseum, entertainment, and the relocation of the Laugh Floor!"
You've heard it here, you humans, aliens, monsters, and robots. A Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow is even closer then you think to Tomorrowland's future.
This new theming will make different distinct areas of Tomorrowland. The Community District, The Travel District, and the Downtown District. Each District will have it's own theming, and own unique attractions. Tomorrowland itself will all be tied together with the one thing that will make this land: The Story
The Community District:
This is where you see Laugh Floor and Stitch's Great Escape today. This area will get a new, fresh coat of paint, and different, neon lighting at the top of the buildings opposed to the generator satellite dish type objects you see today on there.
The rock formations at the entrance to Tomorrowland will be taken out and replaced with a Futuristic, gate-like area.
This area is also getting 2 newly themed rides. Cadet Space Training and The Tomorrowland Labs.
Space Cadet Training will be a new, one-of-a-kind ride to Tomorrowland the will Replace Laugh Floor. It will be a Sorain' type ride with Superman Ultimate Flight type seating
This ride will feed into the idea that you in "Flight Training” for Tomorrowland's Security Agency. You are lead by a flying robot like instructor. The trainees start off being launched from Tomorrowland to Planet MMXVI an "Uninhabited" planet for training. There, you and your "Flight team" (other guests) will be dodging asteroids, the planet's lava and geysers. You star to go into a cavern like area for closed space flight tests, when you see this guy. He's not too happy to see you.
Your Robot guide starts to take you outside the cavern as fast as you can, trying to go back to the landing/launching site on the planet. The part of the ride with the most tension is when there is a 3-2-1 countdown for returning to Tomorrowland, and the creature is only a couple feet away from the audience waiting for blast off. When you arrive back to Tomorrowland Landing Site, you are named honorary Space Cadets and as they exit, are told if they have extra time, to help Buzz Lightyear defat Zurg.
With Buzz Lightyear in the same show building, this will make the entire building feel like a Police Department for this building of Tomorrowland.
For a new restaurant theming I wanted to play off of the new Security building in the Community District, so I thought what's more iconic for Police and Security snacks then Coffee and Doughnuts. The Tomorrowland Terrace will be re-themed to a new restaurant, themed as Dane's Intergalactic Doughnut Shop. This new theming will be themed to a futuristic doughnut shop, with unique offerings. Of course, Starbucks will move from the Main Street Bakery and come over here for Coffee and other specialty drink offerings. There will also be sweet classic doughnut offerings, Plain, glazed, powdered, filled, and others like Beignets and Churros. They will also be more unique sweet offerings, like Melon, Green Tea, Cheesecake, and Pineapple Upsidown doughnuts. The real pull here is the savory doughnuts options: The Monte Christo, the Pizza filled doughnut, the corn dog doughnut, Sour cream and Potato, cheese, coffee, and the doughnut burger. You have classic sides to go with it, salads, fries, onion rings, and the unique side: Sweet Doughnut fries with a raspberry dipping sauce. You might also see some Tomorrowland Police Officers to chat with.
The Tomorrowland Labs will totally gut out Stitch and the ride system in it. Even an Expansion of the show building towards the entrance of Tomorrowland. It's a new, original story, tying in with the new Progress City Theme.
The Tomorrowland Labs it an interactive, auido-anametronic show. It first starts out with you picking you own touring team with "Lab assistants", Orange (Intense) or Green (Less Intense). I decided to make them these colors because it's the same colors used for Mission Space, so the guests have less confusion on which colors to pick.
The Main Theme is it will showcase a brand new, tour of the labs. With different experiments and newfound discoveries galore! But when you go into a Main Lab rotunda, a code red appears, something goes wrong and the entrance and exit doors close.
With the green team, you are stuck in the chemist lab section of the Tomorrowland Labs. In a tube full of mixing chemicals, an Alien like monster is made with chemicals that have been released. (You might remember Skippy form Stitch's Great Escape and Alien Encounter…) When you figure out the right button the Lab assistant even says, "He might even make a good pet, I think I'll call him Skippy."
With the Orange Team, you are stuck in the Greenhouse testing facilities, with a plant-like monster created, more fearsome, and to add to the experience, the main lights in the room are turned off, the only one's showing are the Lab's "Emergency Lights". I wanted to make this creature look like a Bat, a bug, a mythical monster, a Venus Fly trap, and a few other plants.
The interesting part of this experience is the host and guests have to find the correct button in the lab with hints from blueprints and other things in the lab to get out. Different buttons cause different things to happen, making this show/attraction different from time to time.
Outside the Labs will be A Lab assistant holding Skippy, an interactive way to make the Labs feel more "immersive". I like to compare it to the Dreamfinder and figment old walkarounds.
Mickey's Startraders will mostly be kept the same merchandise-wise. Nothing new at all except for new merchandise based on Space Cadet Training and the Tomorrowland Labs. But a new ice cream/soda shop will be near the entrance of Startraders called The Lab Fountain.
The story behind it goes that in the first lab in Progress City, the Scientists brought in an ice cream mix, but with nothing to make ice cream, the scientists came up with their own way to eat this delicious treat, liquid nitrogen. Soon, all of Progress City heard about this new ice cream, so much they opened a shop! As the Original in Progress city became more popular, they decided to start a chain with one in Tomorrowland.
The last piece of this district is the Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress. Carousel of Progress will get the TLC it's needed, but it will mostly stay the same. It'll receive a new, indoor, museum-like queue to go with the new Tomorrowland story.
The Travel District:
The one thing that will be putting together the Community and the Travel District is the PeopleMover. I'm going to give it an entirely new signage and a new design on the building. Astro Orbiter will be demolished for a new, neon blue and white light display that'll be the center of attention to Tomorrowland at night. The Launching Pad will also go in favor of a mist station that'll be nice in the summer months.
The Old Skyway building is going to be taken down and replaced by a new attraction, Progress City Car Rental.
Progress City Car Rental will be the solution to replacing Autotopia and a brand new ride. It gives you a car to drive on a track, much like Autotopia, but, sometimes a robotic, interactive GPS takes control of your car and you go on a crazy ride through the city. It'll be a cross between Autotopia, Test Track, and Roger Rabbit ToonCar Spin.
Highlights of this ride include a brand new, completely refurbished model of Walt Disney's vision for EPCOT model, right on the new second floor of the Carousel of Progress. It'll be shown much like the flying over London Scene in Peter Pan's Flight.
The more you keep going into the travel District the more… Apple Product White the buildings get.
The Arcade by Space Mountain turns into a Gift shop for Tomorrowland. The only other real change for this building is that it'll be repainted to an Apple-like white.
Rockettower Plaza Stage will be also getting a new white apple product-like paint.
Space Mountain stays the same, I love the ride, and it’s a classic to me.
The Downtown District:
As mentioned before, Autotopia will be torn down for a brand new downtown part of Tomorrowland for it's new "city" feel. It's going to have a color scheme much like the future City in Meet the Robinsons. But, its buildings will be made of brick. Kind of an old-downtown with a Futuristic Look Fusion.
The Laugh Floor will be moved to the Downtown area, making more sense as a "Downtown Comedy Club"
I also made a "Meet the Robinsons" Themed Gift Shop. The story is the Robinson Industries is having an expo in the newly rented Downtown District space. You'll even be seeing audio animatronic frogs sing on chandlers as you shop.
Also, there will be a free-roving audio-animatronic "Newsie" Robot around this Area, giving out the Tomorrowland Galactic Gazette. The latest new is that Monsters Inc. and Progress City have made a new power deal. If they supply power for Tomorrowland, they can have the new, spacious club downtown.
This means you'll get to see these guys roaming around filling up power stations in various places in Tomorrowland. Also, free-roving audio-animatronics.
I made this the downtown area so the Starlight Cafe could make sense as a "Downtown Eatery" It'll also be given a new coat of Meet the Robinson Paint.
Robot Coliseum will be found on the left side of Cosmic Rays. On the outside, it looks like a regular brick building, on the inside; you'll see a huge stadium. This will be home to the newest show, Robot Wars. The show will be a way to see the basics how robots are made and you can also see them fight firsthand! There will be audio-animatronic robot announcers, who keep track of the action. And with the Announcerbot, they have similar humor to Statler and Waldorf (The Two Old Guys) from the Muppets. The Announcerbot is the host of the show, introducing different wars and explaining different robotic functions.
Lastly, nestled in between the Dumbos and the end of the Building Robot Wars will be a Calm, Wall-e Grotto Area. With it's forest-y feel, this will be a good area that will blend in well for the "in between" part of Fantasyland and Tomorrowland.
-Walt Disney July 17, 1955
____
I really strived to base Tomorrowland off of this quote. I knew that I wanted to include science, adventure, ideals, outer space, and an idea of a peaceful and unified world.
I also wanted to go back to the basics of Tomorrowland, by asking the question "What is the story of Tomorrowland as of today?" Well, there isn't much, other then it's a land, with futuristic rides. I wanted to change that, making this a total redesign, story-wise and remodel.
The New Tomorrowland Story:
I wanted to make this not only a reflection on what Walt wanted for EPCOT, but also a look into what a child's imagination of what Tomorrowland could be, gone wild. I really wanted to take advantage of the views of the Contemporary Resort in Tomorrowland. So, I wanted to make this story that Tomorrowland isn't just a land, it's a small suburb of a much larger, much more complex area named Progress city.
I wanted to make a story behind this expansion, and what better way to make this story about a familiar character? I decided to work with the father in The Carousel of Progress
Progress City's new Mayor John Elias has been busy at work to make this city of the future the biggest and brightest it can be. His latest projects have been in taking place the suburb area, which he has grown up working and living, Tomorrowland.
"Tomorrowland is receiving a brand new look on the future" John Elias says to the press. "There's been a interesting outlook on what this area could be and what the progression of the future is since I was born in the City!" He adds.
Tomorrowland itself is extremely proud of Progress City's new Mayor, and John's ancestry, so much that a museum of his ancestor’s progression into the future, The Carousel of Progress, is the main event of Tomarrowland's historical museum itself!
John is excited to retire the old Autotopia speedway in the north end of Tomorrowland in place of new, hyperspace travel at the new Progress city rental car center. "This form of travel has been known since the astronauts with Space Mountain travel, but the Progress City Labs have perfected it to a point where you can go from one part of the city to the next in a matter of seconds!" Elias adds, "The Labs have been so well with perfecting this travel I'm working with the community to form their own lab. Right here in Tomorrrowland!"
But the biggest endeavor to this new take on Tomorrowland is the new Downtown district "This new area is very promising, I can't even to begin to say what we have planned! A tribute to Wall-e, Robot Coliseum, entertainment, and the relocation of the Laugh Floor!"
You've heard it here, you humans, aliens, monsters, and robots. A Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow is even closer then you think to Tomorrowland's future.
This new theming will make different distinct areas of Tomorrowland. The Community District, The Travel District, and the Downtown District. Each District will have it's own theming, and own unique attractions. Tomorrowland itself will all be tied together with the one thing that will make this land: The Story
The Community District:
This is where you see Laugh Floor and Stitch's Great Escape today. This area will get a new, fresh coat of paint, and different, neon lighting at the top of the buildings opposed to the generator satellite dish type objects you see today on there.
The rock formations at the entrance to Tomorrowland will be taken out and replaced with a Futuristic, gate-like area.
This area is also getting 2 newly themed rides. Cadet Space Training and The Tomorrowland Labs.
Space Cadet Training will be a new, one-of-a-kind ride to Tomorrowland the will Replace Laugh Floor. It will be a Sorain' type ride with Superman Ultimate Flight type seating
This ride will feed into the idea that you in "Flight Training” for Tomorrowland's Security Agency. You are lead by a flying robot like instructor. The trainees start off being launched from Tomorrowland to Planet MMXVI an "Uninhabited" planet for training. There, you and your "Flight team" (other guests) will be dodging asteroids, the planet's lava and geysers. You star to go into a cavern like area for closed space flight tests, when you see this guy. He's not too happy to see you.
Your Robot guide starts to take you outside the cavern as fast as you can, trying to go back to the landing/launching site on the planet. The part of the ride with the most tension is when there is a 3-2-1 countdown for returning to Tomorrowland, and the creature is only a couple feet away from the audience waiting for blast off. When you arrive back to Tomorrowland Landing Site, you are named honorary Space Cadets and as they exit, are told if they have extra time, to help Buzz Lightyear defat Zurg.
With Buzz Lightyear in the same show building, this will make the entire building feel like a Police Department for this building of Tomorrowland.
For a new restaurant theming I wanted to play off of the new Security building in the Community District, so I thought what's more iconic for Police and Security snacks then Coffee and Doughnuts. The Tomorrowland Terrace will be re-themed to a new restaurant, themed as Dane's Intergalactic Doughnut Shop. This new theming will be themed to a futuristic doughnut shop, with unique offerings. Of course, Starbucks will move from the Main Street Bakery and come over here for Coffee and other specialty drink offerings. There will also be sweet classic doughnut offerings, Plain, glazed, powdered, filled, and others like Beignets and Churros. They will also be more unique sweet offerings, like Melon, Green Tea, Cheesecake, and Pineapple Upsidown doughnuts. The real pull here is the savory doughnuts options: The Monte Christo, the Pizza filled doughnut, the corn dog doughnut, Sour cream and Potato, cheese, coffee, and the doughnut burger. You have classic sides to go with it, salads, fries, onion rings, and the unique side: Sweet Doughnut fries with a raspberry dipping sauce. You might also see some Tomorrowland Police Officers to chat with.
The Tomorrowland Labs will totally gut out Stitch and the ride system in it. Even an Expansion of the show building towards the entrance of Tomorrowland. It's a new, original story, tying in with the new Progress City Theme.
The Tomorrowland Labs it an interactive, auido-anametronic show. It first starts out with you picking you own touring team with "Lab assistants", Orange (Intense) or Green (Less Intense). I decided to make them these colors because it's the same colors used for Mission Space, so the guests have less confusion on which colors to pick.
The Main Theme is it will showcase a brand new, tour of the labs. With different experiments and newfound discoveries galore! But when you go into a Main Lab rotunda, a code red appears, something goes wrong and the entrance and exit doors close.
With the green team, you are stuck in the chemist lab section of the Tomorrowland Labs. In a tube full of mixing chemicals, an Alien like monster is made with chemicals that have been released. (You might remember Skippy form Stitch's Great Escape and Alien Encounter…) When you figure out the right button the Lab assistant even says, "He might even make a good pet, I think I'll call him Skippy."
With the Orange Team, you are stuck in the Greenhouse testing facilities, with a plant-like monster created, more fearsome, and to add to the experience, the main lights in the room are turned off, the only one's showing are the Lab's "Emergency Lights". I wanted to make this creature look like a Bat, a bug, a mythical monster, a Venus Fly trap, and a few other plants.
The interesting part of this experience is the host and guests have to find the correct button in the lab with hints from blueprints and other things in the lab to get out. Different buttons cause different things to happen, making this show/attraction different from time to time.
Outside the Labs will be A Lab assistant holding Skippy, an interactive way to make the Labs feel more "immersive". I like to compare it to the Dreamfinder and figment old walkarounds.
Mickey's Startraders will mostly be kept the same merchandise-wise. Nothing new at all except for new merchandise based on Space Cadet Training and the Tomorrowland Labs. But a new ice cream/soda shop will be near the entrance of Startraders called The Lab Fountain.
The story behind it goes that in the first lab in Progress City, the Scientists brought in an ice cream mix, but with nothing to make ice cream, the scientists came up with their own way to eat this delicious treat, liquid nitrogen. Soon, all of Progress City heard about this new ice cream, so much they opened a shop! As the Original in Progress city became more popular, they decided to start a chain with one in Tomorrowland.
The last piece of this district is the Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress. Carousel of Progress will get the TLC it's needed, but it will mostly stay the same. It'll receive a new, indoor, museum-like queue to go with the new Tomorrowland story.
The Travel District:
The one thing that will be putting together the Community and the Travel District is the PeopleMover. I'm going to give it an entirely new signage and a new design on the building. Astro Orbiter will be demolished for a new, neon blue and white light display that'll be the center of attention to Tomorrowland at night. The Launching Pad will also go in favor of a mist station that'll be nice in the summer months.
The Old Skyway building is going to be taken down and replaced by a new attraction, Progress City Car Rental.
Progress City Car Rental will be the solution to replacing Autotopia and a brand new ride. It gives you a car to drive on a track, much like Autotopia, but, sometimes a robotic, interactive GPS takes control of your car and you go on a crazy ride through the city. It'll be a cross between Autotopia, Test Track, and Roger Rabbit ToonCar Spin.
Highlights of this ride include a brand new, completely refurbished model of Walt Disney's vision for EPCOT model, right on the new second floor of the Carousel of Progress. It'll be shown much like the flying over London Scene in Peter Pan's Flight.
The more you keep going into the travel District the more… Apple Product White the buildings get.
The Arcade by Space Mountain turns into a Gift shop for Tomorrowland. The only other real change for this building is that it'll be repainted to an Apple-like white.
Rockettower Plaza Stage will be also getting a new white apple product-like paint.
Space Mountain stays the same, I love the ride, and it’s a classic to me.
The Downtown District:
As mentioned before, Autotopia will be torn down for a brand new downtown part of Tomorrowland for it's new "city" feel. It's going to have a color scheme much like the future City in Meet the Robinsons. But, its buildings will be made of brick. Kind of an old-downtown with a Futuristic Look Fusion.
The Laugh Floor will be moved to the Downtown area, making more sense as a "Downtown Comedy Club"
I also made a "Meet the Robinsons" Themed Gift Shop. The story is the Robinson Industries is having an expo in the newly rented Downtown District space. You'll even be seeing audio animatronic frogs sing on chandlers as you shop.
Also, there will be a free-roving audio-animatronic "Newsie" Robot around this Area, giving out the Tomorrowland Galactic Gazette. The latest new is that Monsters Inc. and Progress City have made a new power deal. If they supply power for Tomorrowland, they can have the new, spacious club downtown.
This means you'll get to see these guys roaming around filling up power stations in various places in Tomorrowland. Also, free-roving audio-animatronics.
I made this the downtown area so the Starlight Cafe could make sense as a "Downtown Eatery" It'll also be given a new coat of Meet the Robinson Paint.
Robot Coliseum will be found on the left side of Cosmic Rays. On the outside, it looks like a regular brick building, on the inside; you'll see a huge stadium. This will be home to the newest show, Robot Wars. The show will be a way to see the basics how robots are made and you can also see them fight firsthand! There will be audio-animatronic robot announcers, who keep track of the action. And with the Announcerbot, they have similar humor to Statler and Waldorf (The Two Old Guys) from the Muppets. The Announcerbot is the host of the show, introducing different wars and explaining different robotic functions.
Lastly, nestled in between the Dumbos and the end of the Building Robot Wars will be a Calm, Wall-e Grotto Area. With it's forest-y feel, this will be a good area that will blend in well for the "in between" part of Fantasyland and Tomorrowland.
