Season Of The Force - Tomorrowland Overlay Opens November 16th

[Phroobar]

Interesting they are putting the Jedi Training thing back outside again. I thought it as going to be inside the "expo" building. Looking at the DLP version of the show, its all indoors with a kind of Dagobah look to it. I wonder if the floating R2-D2 will be part of the show?

 

[Deleted member 107043]

The GE sign above The Carousel of Progress biildong sure did look awkward.

 

[TP2000]

The GE sign above The Carousel of Progress biildong sure did look awkward.

All the Tomorrowland buildings had giant glowing corporate logos back when Walt ran things. General Electric. Monsanto. The Bell System. Coca-Cola. Goodyear. Richfield Oil. McDonnell-Douglas. General Dynamics. If it didn't have a sponsor, it didn't belong in Tomorrowland.

 

[dweezil78]

All the Tomorrowland buildings had giant glowing corporate logos back when Walt ran things. General Electric. Monsanto. The Bell System. Coca-Cola. Goodyear. Richfield Oil. McDonnell-Douglas. General Dynamics. If it didn't have a sponsor, it didn't belong in Tomorrowland.

Could you imagine the insane uproaring controversy it would cause if Disney started adding sponsors to Tomorrowland in such a manner today and the Walt-era had never embraced the idea of them?

 

[Deleted member 107043]

All the Tomorrowland buildings had giant glowing corporate logos back when Walt ran things. General Electric. Monsanto. The Bell System. Coca-Cola. Goodyear. Richfield Oil. McDonnell-Douglas. General Dynamics. If it didn't have a sponsor, it didn't belong in Tomorrowland.

Oh I know; I was around as a kid to see them! Just noticing that the GE sign placement and support design atop the Carousel Theater looks very awkward. I guess it was an improvement over the spindly and wobbly looking sign designed for the attraction at the NY World's Fair.

Bonus: here's an image of the Disneyland Carousel Theater's concept art, which featured not just 2, but 3 (or was it 6?) GE signs! Gotta love those late 60s era pop colors.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

I'll take tacky corporate logos for quality attractions inside. Just think, the Chewbacca/Spider-Man meet and greet AKA Star Wars/Marvel advertisement used to contain the Carousel of Progress.

 

[Deleted member 107043]

I'm not one for meet & greets, but I also don't think an AA show touting the development of 20th Century General Electric appliances is anything remarkable either.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

I suppose I was bound to run into someone that doesn't enjoy COP.

 

[TP2000]

I suppose I was bound to run into someone that doesn't enjoy COP.

I absolutely love the COP, but the thing was designed to sell toaster ovens and washing machines. There's no denying that.

Hans is right, the kids today would lose their flipping minds if they started running Disneyland the way Walt used to.

 

[Phroobar]

COP was fifteen minute commercial. I remember my family use to completely avoid that "ride" when we had to us tickets to see it. America Sings was a fun show and much better than COP. I just wish they had replaced America Sings with Plectu's Intergalactic Revue they had planned for the new Tomorrowland instead of Best Buy.

Doesn't thing look a lot more fun than Best Buy?

 

[Axoman]

I absolutely love the COP, but the thing was designed to sell toaster ovens and washing machines. There's no denying that.

Hans is right, the kids today would lose their flipping minds if they started running Disneyland the way Walt used to.

Carousel of Progress is one of my fondest memories from visiting WDW as an 8 year old. I remember being so amazed at it and loved it.

It's one of the few things I can still remember from that trip.

 

[Old Mouseketeer]

Will the expo center spin?

Definitely not. My rebel spies report seeing the giant floor-to-ceiling loading doors backstage open for loading scenery. They report that the back side of the first floor exterior has not been repainted--it is still the colorful Innoventions collage. In addition, a new set of giant inner doors has been installed to match the doors in the outer wall.

 

[dweezil78]

Definitely not. My rebel spies report seeing the giant floor-to-ceiling loading doors backstage open for loading scenery. They report that the back side of the first floor exterior has not been repainted--it is still the colorful Innoventions collage. In addition, a new set of giant inner doors has been installed to match the doors in the outer wall.

That's a shame, but I can understand not wanting to have it spin if the spinning has no real purpose and is ultimately a liability. Still, a bummer to have a building with such a unique and defining feature, even 50 years later, go unutilized.

 

[TP2000]

It's a shame it won't revolve any more. Although they had stopped it from spinning several years ago when it was still Innoventions. I think the last time it was revolving was 2010?

Let's just hope whatever is inside is worth it.

 

[Phroobar]

I think whatever is inside will be packed for about a month then we can enjoy our xbox games in peace again.

 

[Travel Junkie]

They want to be sure you know Star Wars is in this building.

@sarabethpollock on twitter

 

[JediMasterMatt]

They want to be sure you know Star Wars is in this building.

@sarabethpollock on twitter

And when they want to get everyone out of the building after Star Wars is done, they can put this sign up.

 

[Phroobar]

They want to be sure you know Star Wars is in this building.

@sarabethpollock on twitter

Why couldn't they integrate that sign into the building?

 

[Deleted member 107043]

And when they want to get everyone out of the building after Star Wars is done, they can put this sign up.

Why? Just why?

 

[Travel Junkie]

A couple more pics of Launch Bay from Mint Crocodile.

With all of the talk about sponsors in TL earlier in the thread, take a look. Launch Bay will be sponsored.