New Tomorrowland Rock Paint Job

[Soarin' Over Pgh]

I've always attributed it to a distant planet. It seems that Tomorrowland is heavily based on space travel, aliens, etc...so by walking into Tomorrowland and seeing the rocks it's as if you're entering a new planet or world. It makes sense in my head lol.

..Aesthetically, it's always worked well for me. I guess our brains are similar in that respect. I think the rockwork idea works a lot better than foreign plants, or aliens or whathaveyou.

I need more coffee.

I had more on this thought, but, see above statement.

 

[FigmentJedi]

Pretty sure this is what the rocks were meant to evoke

 

[ABQ]

Pretty sure this is what the rocks were meant to evoke

If only they could replace Stitch with the Gorn, that would be awesome.

 

[azox]

I was hoping this movie would be a success. That could have helped TL WDW transform to include style elements from this:

But alas, I think I am the only one that loved this movie.

While I agree the imagery of the Tomorrowland movie was very cool and I would love to see it appear in the parks, I felt the movie was just ok. The thing that bothered me more was resulting effect of Disney pulling the plug on a Tron sequel because of how bad Tomorrowland did.

 

[Phroobar]

Tron 3 was dead right after Tron Legacy left the theaters.

 

[Blairnicol]

I've always attributed it to a distant planet. It seems that Tomorrowland is heavily based on space travel, aliens, etc...so by walking into Tomorrowland and seeing the rocks it's as if you're entering a new planet or world. It makes sense in my head lol.

I'm assuming it was supposed to evoke Mars or some other planet besides earth, but it always just looked like New Mexico to me....

 

[ABQ]

I'm assuming it was supposed to evoke Mars or some other planet besides earth, but it always just looked like New Mexico to me....

Living here in The Land of Entrap....err Enchantment, I can attest that it does look a bit like New Mexico, which I don't like as it doesn't help me enjoy a vacation when I'm reminded of being home.

 

[FigmentJedi]

Tron 3 was dead right after Tron Legacy left the theaters.

More like when Tron Uprising was given a death time slot

 

[Timothy_Q]

I can't think of any franchise Iger would like to put in that spot.

Ralph and BH6 aren't big enough for him.
Avengers is forbidden, SW is going in DHS.

no idea

 

[Blairnicol]

I can't think of any franchise Iger would like to put in that spot.

Ralph and BH6 aren't big enough for him.
Avengers is forbidden, SW is going in DHS.

no idea

God forbid they come up with something original...

 

[Matt_Black]

God forbid they come up with something original...

They actually did, with the new ride over at Typhoon Lagoon. Completely new story not reliant on any existing IPs.

 

[jt04]

Kudos to the artists. Tomorrowland needs more water elements though.

 

[rct247]

Now the welcome to Tomorrowland sign and Terrace Restaurant signs are gone as you enter the land.

Base of the rocks are starting to get treated.

 

[Donaldfan1934]

Kumbaya. That would be wonderful but it's also contrary to human nature. Utopia is not possible. The promise of a perfect "Tomorrow" is what keeps people subservient to the State. Only when people accept that Tomorrow will not be perfect are they liberated to pursue the best interest of themselves, their families, and their communities within the context of the real world.

I love this! Its a message we all need to accept in order to progress as a society.

 

[Matt_Black]

Kumbaya. That would be wonderful but it's also contrary to human nature. Utopia is not possible. The promise of a perfect "Tomorrow" is what keeps people subservient to the State. Only when people accept that Tomorrow will not be perfect are they liberated to pursue the best interest of themselves, their families, and their communities within the context of the real world.

That would mean that Legion of Super-Heroes comics LIED to me, and that's not something I'm willing to accept!

 

[Donaldfan1934]

I'm going to voice the apparently un-popular opinion that I like the rock paint job. I think it's pretty/slightly futuristic. The rocks always looked a little too Frontierland in Tomorrowland for my taste.

Totally agree. I love the space like nature to the new rocks and think they finally mesh flawlessly with the land. I'm very much a fan of the "future that never was, but always will be" conceit of the 1994 Tomorrowland despite that there have always been aesthetic issues with it particularly in the back half of the land. The rock paint job is the type of plussing that the Magic Kingdom and WDW as a whole need to see a lot more often.

 

[Blairnicol]

Totally agree. I love the space like nature to the new rocks and think they finally mesh flawlessly with the land. I'm very much a fan of the "future that never was, but always will be" conceit of the 1994 Tomorrowland despite that there have always been aesthetic issues with it particularly in the back half of the land. The rock paint job is the type of plussing that the Magic Kingdom and WDW as a whole need to see a lot more often.

Or really just regular paint in general lately...

 

[Donaldfan1934]

Or really just regular paint in general lately...

Definitely. While I will say that maintenance on the whole us better than it was 4-5 years ago, there's still a lot of areas that need paint asap. When I visisted back in late May, I ended up getting in a car that had an unacceptable amount of chipped paint one of the times I rode the WDWRR.

 

[Timothy_Q]

God forbid they come up with something original...

There has been zero new original attractions in the us during Iger's reign. It's not gonna start now.

 

[Seabasealpha1]

Any current pics? Thinking I may dig this...