Bairstow
Well-Known Member
I still maintain that the current WDW Tomorrowland is still the best-executed land in the Magic Kingdom. I understand that many of you feel that the theming is inconsistent, but I beg to differ, as it's not so much inconsistent as it is intentionally uniform. One of the aspects of the neon-decco look the designers used to build the land is its asymetry and unpredictability, and although this is best seen in the main walkway from the castle, it's in effect all over the land.
Besides, what Magic Kingdom land isn't incosistent in tone and decoration? Adventureland is a whimsically haphazard collision of African, Polynesian, but mostly Caribbean ethnic designs, Fronteirland is an unfocused blending of American western and southern architecture, terrain, and music, and Fantasyland is a blend of 18th-century Bavaria and the English Renaissance. None of them form a singularly believable or uniform "whole", which is really the beauty of the park as a whole: it's the world through a child's eyes, the amalgamation and distillation of all that is endearing and interesting about our world. So, rather than scour Tomorrowland to remove anything overtly "70's" or particularly frightening from the land, it is better to allow it to showcase the many aspects of Sci-Fi images that our culture enjoys.
BTW, I'm becoming increasingly tired of attractions and areas themed on existing movies and TV shows, as it comes at the expense of creating a brand new attraction mythology for guests to experience and enjoy, especially when existing attractions are infected by the latest property Disney wants to shill, like the impending Stitch rennovation. I like Stitich as much as the next guy, but tell the koala to get his own d*** ride. Imagine if Disney had tried to shoe-horn in Zorro, the Swiss Family Robinson, or Dr. Syn into "Pirates of the Caribbean" in order to promote the latest movie.
Besides, what Magic Kingdom land isn't incosistent in tone and decoration? Adventureland is a whimsically haphazard collision of African, Polynesian, but mostly Caribbean ethnic designs, Fronteirland is an unfocused blending of American western and southern architecture, terrain, and music, and Fantasyland is a blend of 18th-century Bavaria and the English Renaissance. None of them form a singularly believable or uniform "whole", which is really the beauty of the park as a whole: it's the world through a child's eyes, the amalgamation and distillation of all that is endearing and interesting about our world. So, rather than scour Tomorrowland to remove anything overtly "70's" or particularly frightening from the land, it is better to allow it to showcase the many aspects of Sci-Fi images that our culture enjoys.
BTW, I'm becoming increasingly tired of attractions and areas themed on existing movies and TV shows, as it comes at the expense of creating a brand new attraction mythology for guests to experience and enjoy, especially when existing attractions are infected by the latest property Disney wants to shill, like the impending Stitch rennovation. I like Stitich as much as the next guy, but tell the koala to get his own d*** ride. Imagine if Disney had tried to shoe-horn in Zorro, the Swiss Family Robinson, or Dr. Syn into "Pirates of the Caribbean" in order to promote the latest movie.