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britain

britain

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The Empress Lilly said:
Well we shall have to disagree. :)

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Is the classic TWA JFK Terminal an example of googie? If yes, then I could say so is WDW's classic Tomorrowland.

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But if googie is more the domain of bowling alley signage and rollerskate drive-ins, then no.
 
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britain said:
Is the classic TWA JFK Terminal an example of googie? If yes, then I could say so is WDW's classic Tomorrowland.

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But if googie is more the domain of bowling alleys signage and rollerskate drive-ins, then no.
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Ah yes, Googie by way of Google aka Neo Futuristic.

This is Tomorrowland or what it should be, IMO. WDI should strive for Neo-Futuristic designs with subtle Googie adornments and accents. For a fun transitional area possibly go full-on Googie (like The Jetsons) nearer to Fantasyland.

And then there's TRON, an outlier attraction that could either work to bridge the themes together or dilute any chances of achieving a unified aesthetic if WDI forks it up. Although, I'm actually hopeful WDI can pull it off given that TRON's hanger roof is somewhat Neo-Futuristic in design. They're getting closer to a unified aesthetic but Tomorrowland is STILL all over the place.
 
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Princess Leia

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tirian said:
Iger will save it with a Nightmare Before Christmas overlay that proves guests should trust character-driven updates!

...One of the funniest and most inaccurate statements in episode five. ;)
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I literally just watched this episode and was floored when they tied the Nightmare overlay to Iger.
Fixing DCA, HK, and DSP? Great.
Adding new technologies to the parks? Great!
Tying the Nightmare overlay to Bob’s overlay or whatever? What?!

I haven’t watched the sixth episode, but they barely touched on Disney World in the fifth, outside of briefly talking about the AA for Lumiere. The Mine Train would have been a better talking point than NBC.
 
trainplane3

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Princess Leia said:
I literally just watched this episode and was floored when they tied the Nightmare overlay to Iger.
Fixing DCA, HK, and DSP? Great.
Adding new technologies to the parks? Great!
Tying the Nightmare overlay to Bob’s overlay or whatever? What?!

I haven’t watched the sixth episode, but they barely touched on Disney World in the fifth, outside of briefly talking about the AA for Lumiere. The Mine Train would have been a better talking point than NBC.
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The 6th episode was pretty forgettable personally. They talked about Shanghai (and the classic like of "Chinese thought the original PotC is boring) mainly. Seeing bits of RotR drop system was neat and the quick peeks at Beauty and Beast for Tokyo was nice. That's about it. I enjoyed it up to 4 and eye rolled most of 5 and 6.
 
raymusiccity

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britain said:
I give you... Boston City Hall, AKA Brutalism!

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The difference between the 50's Googie architecture and the 70's space age architecture is found in the connective tissue. There's more organic smoothing out of the edges in the 70's forms. More whimsical knobbery in the 50's. But they are more akin to a single aesthetic that evolved over time than two competing aesthetics.
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I give you Farm Bureau, not too far north of Disney !
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larryz

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Mike S said:
This thread...
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Well, try reading it with "Google" instead of "Googie."

It hurts even more.

Princess Leia said:
I literally just watched this episode and was floored when they tied the Nightmare overlay to Iger.
Fixing DCA, HK, and DSP? Great.
Adding new technologies to the parks? Great!
Tying the Nightmare overlay to Bob’s overlay or whatever? What?!

I haven’t watched the sixth episode, but they barely touched on Disney World in the fifth, outside of briefly talking about the AA for Lumiere. The Mine Train would have been a better talking point than NBC.
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Who better to claim responsibility for a Disney nightmare?
 
britain

britain

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Princess Leia said:
I literally just watched this episode and was floored when they tied the Nightmare overlay to Iger.
Fixing DCA, HK, and DSP? Great.
Adding new technologies to the parks? Great!
Tying the Nightmare overlay to Bob’s overlay or whatever? What?!

I haven’t watched the sixth episode, but they barely touched on Disney World in the fifth, outside of briefly talking about the AA for Lumiere. The Mine Train would have been a better talking point than NBC.
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Nightmare represents the birth of the overlays trend. That's worth mentioning in one of the chapters. Mine Train? Eh, it's just another rollercoaster in a mountain.
 
Brer Panther

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tirian said:
According to the show, WDI was already planning a Route 66 land that they chose to re-theme to Cars after it hit theaters. And they didn’t know what kind of ride system to use until someone visited Epcot and remembered Test Track.
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You are correct. Kevin Rafferty talks about it in his recently-released book, Magic Journeys. Before Cars came out, they were developing a new land for Disney's California Adventure called Carland, which would've been set in a similar Route 66 town. The main attraction was an Autopia-esque ride called "Road Trip U.S.A." with guests riding in small cars through desert mountains and caverns, and there was also a dark ride called "Junkyard Jamboree" featuring cars and car parts in a junkyard coming to life and playing music at night. "Road Trip U.S.A." was eventually revised into a ride called "Goofy About Roadtrips" starring Goofy. Then when the Imagineers found out about Cars, they reworked "Goofy About Roadtrips" as a Cars-themed ride, then they eventually decided to make the entire land Cars-themed.
 
trainplane3

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marni1971 said:
Just wishing.
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Ah too bad. I'm hoping the Your World group opens the alpha back up soon. I really want to see what kind of progress they've made.
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Edit: Figured out how to launch it again. Enjoy the stupidly huge FOV:
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I'm still glad they're reverting most of it. Is anything going to happen to the Astro Orbiter? It doesn't exactly match the new direction of the land.

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I should've shared this back on SM's anniversary:
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Chester&Hester Enthusiast

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trainplane3 said:
Ah too bad. I'm hoping the Your World group opens the alpha back up soon. I really want to see what kind of progress they've made.
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Edit: Figured out how to launch it again. Enjoy the stupidly huge FOV:
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I'm still glad they're reverting most of it. Is anything going to happen to the Astro Orbiter? It doesn't exactly match the new direction of the land.

Edit:
I should've shared this back on SM's anniversary:
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These grabs are gorgeous... what is this from?
 
trainplane3

trainplane3

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DisneyExpert said:
These grabs are gorgeous... what is this from?
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It's Your World, a multiplayer park simulation and general game...thing. It's kind of hard to explain. It got my attention because of the 1979 TL park. You can do Rocket to the Moon (featuring footage from @marni1971), the Star Jets, the PM, and (unofficially) the Skyway. It's a really neat project. There's bugs and weirdness (the PM railings not loading when you're close to them on ground level for example) but it's pretty awesome and I look forward to the future of it. You can sign up here and see if they let you in: https://yourworld.azurewebsites.net/

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(tweaked FOV and resolution manually)

There's a test coming up soon but they aren't saying what it'll be. Is it a TL update, one of the other parks, or something completely different? They do encourage sharing screenshots of it as well (at least they did back over the summer). If it's a TL update and they allow sharing, I'll post a few to this thread.
 

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