Sharon&Susan
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Mark my words, they're eventually going to find a way to monetize the Little Mermaid queue some day by converting most of it into a shop or restaurant.
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MK Stitch's Great Escape Replacement— Don’t Hold Your Breath
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owlsandcoffee
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I see your point but I'm not sure how they could. It's not a very big space.
Squishy
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You're under the sea after all!
Bocabear
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That is a fun idea, though the jetpacks are way too clunky...but a spinner ride in an interior dome of space... then add show elements...it could be epic... This is what the Pixar Little Green Men saucers should have been instead of an outdoor plastic-y looking mess.
When I was a kid there was a ride at Dorney Park that was basically a Scrambler built inside an ice cave with strong air conditioning and a disco light package... It was a heck of a lot of fun... it felt like you were in a different place... and this was a low budget regional amusement park... Imagine What Disney could do if they wanted...
jt04
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JD80
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I don't know what you would do in Tomorrowland anymore. Mid-20th century the outlook of the future was flying cars, massive cities, urban sprawl and all the technology of big computers and space travel.
That is no longer the view of the future.
If we were going to make the a land based on tomorrow today, it'll most likely be green spaces, low density human sprawl, focused on climate change and low pollution and sustainable living (Living with the Land anyone?). So how do you make a fun theme park out of that, because it's not as exciting as aliens, space ships and fast moving people mover attractions.
Disney is probably going to have to ditch Tomorrowland for something else. I'm a big proponent of getting rid of everything and starting from scratch somehow. Lots of wasted space in that area.
That is no longer the view of the future.
If we were going to make the a land based on tomorrow today, it'll most likely be green spaces, low density human sprawl, focused on climate change and low pollution and sustainable living (Living with the Land anyone?). So how do you make a fun theme park out of that, because it's not as exciting as aliens, space ships and fast moving people mover attractions.
Disney is probably going to have to ditch Tomorrowland for something else. I'm a big proponent of getting rid of everything and starting from scratch somehow. Lots of wasted space in that area.
Bocabear
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The 90s approach to a Science Fiction of yesteryear Future was probably the best approach...but maybe less Buck Rogers and more George Jetson to fit the original fabric of WDW's Tomorrowland. Flying cars, futuristic cities and aliens are still fun... Eco future is not so much...
So keep the fun, styled in the more whimsical and streamlined Future of the 50s-60s... With EPCOT, Tomorrowland doesn't have to forecast our real future...
So keep the fun, styled in the more whimsical and streamlined Future of the 50s-60s... With EPCOT, Tomorrowland doesn't have to forecast our real future...
Heppenheimer
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I wonder why they didn't fully commit and stick with the retro-aesthetic. It will always be Yesterday's Tomorrowland, but at least they make it a fun theme by intentionally owning it, rather than the march of time always making it pitifully outdated.
I could see a more eco themed overlay working, though. Switch the Speedway cars to electric models, and plant more trees. This would at least bring some much-needed shade to the land, both in Florida and California.
Bocabear
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There was a proposal to make Tomorrowland more eco themed... I think they called it the Montana Tomorrowland.. We got a little taste of it in California with crops used as landscape materials, but the overall was very green... I liked that, but prefer the Jetson's approach... We just need MORE
It had a good chance had the last plan been carried through.
WondersOfLife
Blink, blink. Breathe, breathe. Day in, day out.
Stitch is such a fantastic IP to use... it’s such a shame that they always miss the mark with him.
tcool123
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Hey Disney was thinking ahead for Covid with Mermaid’s queue! Every time I go mermaid is about 20 to 35 minutes but the line uses the ENTIRE Mermaid queue and portions of Ariel’s Grotto. The rest of Ariels Grotto was used for the exit really odd to pass by giant boxes over the various clamshells where Ariel would sit
The Aracuan Bird
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Damn. Missed opportunity
JD80
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The retro theme is kind of hokey if you ask me. Not sure how many kids would identify with it.
If done correctly it could be cool. I mean I wouldn't mind the whole land with some kind of TRON aesthetic.
rle4lunch
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Tell you what, the new speedway route is so short, and the cars are so antiquated, I'm ready for it to leave. My 6 year old loved it last week, but it was way too hot (devoid of shade), too cluttered with dummies driving that you couldn't even get the car up to speed for more than 5 seconds, and overall pretty miserable.
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Many are. But hey.
rle4lunch
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Tron battle tanks overlay, perhaps? one could dream.
tear out autopia and nemo in DL and redo that entire quadrant of the park with a fantasy land theme (frozen or BatB) that can blend in with the aesthetic of matterhorn to creat a fully immersive experience.
Keep autopia in MK, but electrify it, retheme to blend in with tron, add trees/shade, and extend concrete pathways from tron area to overlook the track from a few feet above. Clear fencing, cool lighting, you could really make the track area a cool viewing experience with the tron coaster behind you. maybe even add a a bit to the track with a loop at one of the corners, either way, im all for keeping it in MK
Keep autopia in MK, but electrify it, retheme to blend in with tron, add trees/shade, and extend concrete pathways from tron area to overlook the track from a few feet above. Clear fencing, cool lighting, you could really make the track area a cool viewing experience with the tron coaster behind you. maybe even add a a bit to the track with a loop at one of the corners, either way, im all for keeping it in MK