New PeopleMover dialogue?

[Tom Morrow]

Some of you are really reaching to fling insults over "the sign should say the correct name"

 

[networkpro]

I guess it depends on when your childhood happened. For me, it's a return to the way I remember it. Just plain "Peoplemover."

And sponsorship change from Alamo to Enterprise.

 

[No Name]

"I don't agree with your assessment, therefor I will be dismissive and state that you are thinking too hard about it."

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/attractions/magic-kingdom/tomorrowland-transit-authority-peoplemover/

It is officially called the Tomorrowland Transit Authority Peoplemover. The sign should say the official name. Even if people don't typically refer to it by the full name. Don't seem like too crazy of a concept to me. Should they replace the "Spaceship Earth" sign with "Epcot Ball" since ThAtS WhAt PeOpLe CaLL iT?

It is also well known that the departments within WDW don't communicate which is why we get stuff like official merchandise incorrectly labeling a character as "Master Gracey" and such. Or why the previous (awful) TTA narration mentioned that the Carousel of Progress was "four families". With the wildly varying levels of talent and experience doing things at WDW these days it would not surprise me in the slightest if the team behind the sign did not even bother to learn the full name of the attraction.

Perhaps the people who made this sign are just keenly aware of the fact that the full name is stupid.

 

[No Name]

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Tomorrowland Transit Authority: An Ellen's People Moving Adventure

Ironically, Ellen’s Energy Adventure is possibly the biggest case of the sign not exactly saying the attraction name…

 

[WondersOfLife]

Ironically, Ellen’s Energy Adventure is possibly the biggest case of the sign not exactly saying the attraction name…

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Even more ironic having Ellen say "welcome to the universe of energy" in the pre-show.

To be fair, it's a pavilion's title with Ellen's energy adventure being the attraction within it. For instance, we don't call The Land pavilion Living With the Land.

........but also... That logic died with anything upgraded after Wonders of Life. So the line gets blurred at test track and mission space.

So whatever, I guess. Who cares anymore.

 

[Father Robinson]

I wish it could've remained as "Wedway People Mover". Timeless.

 

[Tom Morrow]

Perhaps the people who made this sign are just keenly aware of the fact that the full name is stupid.

Oh, please. In an era when every ride is named "[IP] -hyphen- (or colon) Title" or "[Character]'s blank Adventure" it's a pretty decent name. Especially now that they brought back the "transit" theming with the new narration.

 

[draybook]

I've never called it by it's full name. I've never heard another guest do so either. Peoplemover is what I'll always call it.

 

[Castle Cake Apologist]

Ironically, Ellen’s Energy Adventure is possibly the biggest case of the sign not exactly saying the attraction name…

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Not a great example. Universe of Energy was the name of the overall pavilion. None of the pavilions had main signs that only stated the name of an attraction inside (unless, of course, the pavilion and the attraction shared a name, as several of them originally did). I'm sure we all remember that there was a large attraction sign to the left that prominently featured the full name of the ride inside. Note the banner at the bottom, which differentiates the ride from the overall pavilion name - "at Universe of Energy."

It seems odd that this would even be a conversation. The main signage for an attraction should absolutely have the full name of it. Otherwise, what is the point of the attraction even having the full name in the first place? Even the signage for Expedition Everest features the "Legend of the Forbidden Mountain" portion of the name. I can't honestly think of any main signage that doesn't feature the full name of the attraction.

 

[Mickey5150]

This is all just part of a gradual transition to rebranding it as Olivia Rodrigo's Peoplemover.

I don't think it makes sense to put her name on the attraction. It would be kinda redundant once they change the resort's name to Olivia Rodrigo World. Now we have to ask ourselves, "What would Olivia do?"

 

[JoeCamel]

I don't think it makes sense to put her name on the attraction. It would be kinda redundant once they change the resort's name to Olivia Rodrigo World. Now we have to ask ourselves, "What would Olivia do?"

Open each day with a ride and a song ala Jasmine?

 

[Kamikaze]

I don't think it makes sense to put her name on the attraction. It would be kinda redundant once they change the resort's name to Olivia Rodrigo World. Now we have to ask ourselves, "What would Olivia do?"

And when she's not around, all the other attractions should be asking 'Where's Olivia?'

 

[WondersOfLife]

Even more ironic having Ellen say "welcome to the universe of energy" in the pre-show.

To be fair, it's a pavilion's title with Ellen's energy adventure being the attraction within it. For instance, we don't call The Land pavilion Living With the Land.

........but also... That logic died with anything upgraded after Wonders of Life. So the line gets blurred at test track and mission space.

So whatever, I guess. Who cares anymore.

Not a great example. Universe of Energy was the name of the overall pavilion. None of the pavilions had main signs that only stated the name of an attraction inside (unless, of course, the pavilion and the attraction shared a name, as several of them originally did). I'm sure we all remember that there was a large attraction sign to the left that prominently featured the full name of the ride inside. Note the banner at the bottom, which differentiates the ride from the overall pavilion name - "at Universe of Energy."

Haha beat you!

 

[lazyboy97o]

I can't honestly think of any main signage that doesn't feature the full name of the attraction.

There was the whole Toy Story Mania! vs Toy Story Midway Mania! issue.

 

[Castle Cake Apologist]

There was the whole Toy Story Mania! vs Toy Story Midway Mania! issue.

Yeah, but with that one they couldn't decide what the name should be in the first place.

ETA: Well, more along the lines of Marketing wanting to use a different name than WDI.

 

[Kamikaze]

Yeah, but with that one they couldn't decide what the name should be in the first place.

ETA: Well, more along the lines of Marketing wanting to use a different name than WDI.

More about guests not knowing what a 'midway' was in 2008.

 

[aladdin2007]

Not a great example. Universe of Energy was the name of the overall pavilion. None of the pavilions had main signs that only stated the name of an attraction inside (unless, of course, the pavilion and the attraction shared a name, as several of them originally did). I'm sure we all remember that there was a large attraction sign to the left that prominently featured the full name of the ride inside. Note the banner at the bottom, which differentiates the ride from the overall pavilion name - "at Universe of Energy."

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It seems odd that this would even be a conversation. The main signage for an attraction should absolutely have the full name of it. Otherwise, what is the point of the attraction even having the full name in the first place? Even the signage for Expedition Everest features the "Legend of the Forbidden Mountain" portion of the name. I can't honestly think of any main signage that doesn't feature the full name of the attraction.

maybe I got stuck in Ellens dream, but when that ride first opened it was originally called Ellens Energy Crisis, on the sign, I remember it but I dont have a photo. Does anyone else remember that? And then soon after the sign was changed to energy adventure. Anyone know for sure?

 

[No Name]

Not a great example. Universe of Energy was the name of the overall pavilion. None of the pavilions had main signs that only stated the name of an attraction inside (unless, of course, the pavilion and the attraction shared a name, as several of them originally did). I'm sure we all remember that there was a large attraction sign to the left that prominently featured the full name of the ride inside. Note the banner at the bottom, which differentiates the ride from the overall pavilion name - "at Universe of Energy."

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It seems odd that this would even be a conversation. The main signage for an attraction should absolutely have the full name of it. Otherwise, what is the point of the attraction even having the full name in the first place? Even the signage for Expedition Everest features the "Legend of the Forbidden Mountain" portion of the name. I can't honestly think of any main signage that doesn't feature the full name of the attraction.

I wasn’t giving an example, I just said the sign out front doesn’t say the attraction name. Nonetheless, Ellen’s Energy Adventure was the entirety of the pavilion, just as the former ride was, so the way they went about it was strange. It’s as bizarre as if Test Track were to have a World of Motion sign out front. But considerably less bizarre than dropping the name of a fictional transportation company.

If they were to just change the name to PeopleMover, would that calm down the complainers here?

 

[VJ]

Fun fact: The new Peoplemover signage (aside from the Peoplemover logo itself) uses Disney's corporate typeface, InspireTWDC, exclusively. You'll also see the typeface pop up on the Disney website and on the in-room TVs on the Disney Wish.

Very curious decision on the part of whoever designed these signs, considering they're supposed to be "in-theme".

 

[James Alucobond]

Very curious decision on the part of whoever designed these signs, considering they're supposed to be "in-theme".

The land is slowly reverting back to a design more similar to its original form, when things like the WEDway branding would’ve made use of the corporate typeface wholly appropriate. If Tomorrowland were still trying to evoke the raygun gothic look, I’d agree with you, but an accessible sans serif doesn’t seem problematic to me given the new context.