Disney Irish
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Agreed, announce something like a 70th celebration to be followed up by a TL phased closure.
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New Tomorrowland @ Disneyland? Is this the year it finally gets announced? No, and that’s OK
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Ugh. Good point. Forgot about that. The thought of losing the Tomorrowland nomenclature is depressing. Tomorrowland Tower has such a better ring to it too. So if they passed up on that then you are probably right and the name is dead unless plans change. What I’m trying to figure out is- Does a Discoverland name change make it more or less likely we see something similar to TL 67? I’d say less but that would also conflict with the TL entrance concept art. Or maybe they thought it was silly to copy something that was built in the mid 60s and call it Tomorrowland? Anyway, plans may have changed and will probably continue to change. Especially with the shakeup at WDI and some of the old heads coming back.
Disney Irish
Premium Member
What we need is @GiveMeTheMusic to make a return and tell us the latest scoop.
Epcot81Fan
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Just curious, how long has the new entrance been “under construction”?
Disney Irish
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It was announced in 2019. It was mostly completed in its current form in 2021. So it depends on what you mean "under construction", as there is none going on now, but 5 years if you want to get technical since it hasn't been fully completed based on the concept art.
SuddenStorm
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I remember the last time an insider came back and drummed up a bunch of posts about the Peoplemover coming back.
Of course nothing was announced and they came up with a bunch of reasons why, then disappeared again.
Of course nothing was announced and they came up with a bunch of reasons why, then disappeared again.
CaptinEO
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I think your reasoning is sound and I see Disney caring more about the olympics than the 70th. Even LAX is having a brand new people mover to be ready by the time of the olympics.My thought process was that it was an odd choice to do this Haunted Mansion project while Splash Mountain is still down. So I thought one reason might be if there were plans for part or all of TL to go down next year. But then I remembered the 70th anniversary is next year so they may just be preparing for that. Which makes me a little less optimistic for that TL redo. I doubt they’d want TL down for the 70th. But if it’s done in phases maybe. The 70th isn’t exactly the 75th.
Newsom funded mental hospitals for the homeless. All socal freeways are having major construction at once.
SuddenStorm
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My thought process was that it was an odd choice to do this Haunted Mansion project while Splash Mountain is still down. So I thought one reason might be if there were plans for part or all of TL to go down next year. But then I remembered the 70th anniversary is next year so they may just be preparing for that. Which makes me a little less optimistic for that TL redo. I doubt they’d want TL down for the 70th. But if it’s done in phases maybe
At this point we should settle for them finishing the new entrance that they announced a good five years ago (with fading concept art visible in the hub ever since).
britain
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They aren’t going to touch Tomorrowland until there’s more progress on Disneyland Forward, and don’t just mean parking garages. I mean they aren’t going to close down chunks of Tomorrowland until there are new lands open and operating to compensate.
Don’t expect a peep about Tomorrowland until D23 2028. I’m serious.
That’s right, nothing until the bones of TL’98 are OLDER than TL’67 was when ‘98 started work.
Don’t expect a peep about Tomorrowland until D23 2028. I’m serious.
That’s right, nothing until the bones of TL’98 are OLDER than TL’67 was when ‘98 started work.
This is what I’ve been thinking. Tomorrowland needs such an overhaul that they’d need something sizable to shift crowds to while they work on that.
Haha they recently replaced the fading concept art so there’s that. Hopefully they release some new concept art at some point without the Astro Orbitor there. We never talk about it but having two Tomorrowland signs on each side of the Astro Orbitor is also awful.
CaptinEO
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I mean they can close space/carousel of progress building/captain eo for a year and a half and then buzz/star tours for a year and half.
Who would ever imagine they would have a whole year of Haunted Mansion and Splash Mountain being closed.
But again I expect nothing, Disney has proven they don't care about tommorowland. I doubt its even on their agenda.
Interesting timing?
Full article at the link below.
www.latimes.com
Full article at the link below.
Column: Disneyland is ditching gas cars at Autopia. It's a great first step for Tomorrowland
The classic ride is moving toward electric vehicles. But at its parks and in its movies, Disney can do more to champion climate solutions.
www.latimes.com
denyuntilcaught
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There are two pieces to this I think: one, the incomplete entrance which, to me, suggests perhaps they've said "hang on, let's pause on that while we think bigger" and then of course this new Autopia announcement, which is like "we're replacing the vehicles but we can't say with what or when."
CaptinEO
Well-Known Member
Sounds like the LA Times was writing a hit piece so Disney reluctantly agreed they're changing the attraction.Interesting timing?
Full article at the link below.
Column: Disneyland is ditching gas cars at Autopia. It's a great first step for Tomorrowland
The classic ride is moving toward electric vehicles. But at its parks and in its movies, Disney can do more to champion climate solutions.
Interesting timing?
Full article at the link below.
Column: Disneyland is ditching gas cars at Autopia. It's a great first step for Tomorrowland
The classic ride is moving toward electric vehicles. But at its parks and in its movies, Disney can do more to champion climate solutions.
Haha no but I’ve always considered myself a bit of a clairvoyant. Or maybe it’s manifestation? I gotta try doing this with money.
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Disney Irish
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About time….Interesting timing?
Full article at the link below.
Column: Disneyland is ditching gas cars at Autopia. It's a great first step for Tomorrowland
The classic ride is moving toward electric vehicles. But at its parks and in its movies, Disney can do more to champion climate solutions.