Rich Brownn
Well-Known Member
Boy does THAT bring back memories!
There was an attempt.Tomorrowland is a ghetto. Someone has really derailed this area. The only thing they have gotten right that someone actually got right was finally the new peoplemover narration. But the rest is a disjointed mess of emptiness, ugly paint, and no cohesion in design. My only hope is with Tron they have an aesthetic they can follow and could use throughout, but they have known this for a long time and have done nothing.
I think the Magic Kingdom Mouse Pad is an outdated name. There's a custodial operations base there now.What are Kingdom Kutters and The Magic Kingdom Mouse Pad? Everything else is easy to identify.
Certainly sounds like what a internet cafe would be called hahaI think the Magic Kingdom Mouse Pad is an outdated name. There's a custodial operations base there now.
It was an ugly structure in the 90s. It’s ugly- just simplified ugly - today. I still want it leveled. It blocks the view of space mt which is a crimeThe lack of funding or creativity now is so aparent here its sad to see, the entire space has a curved open ceiling, and what element of the new design interacts with that?... zero! They hung lights from the ceiling all at one level as if its an apple store. Imagine all the things they could've done, think of maybe the new immersive wraparound LED screen in the new universal store at MCO, maybe some light strips to outline the curved ceiling, maybe a projection surface, maybe some flying lightcycles above, but nothing interacts with the actual space making it special.
Lets not forget this also completely destroys the storyline connection of the palm trees out front producing energy and being utilized inside the gift shop.
And those new smooth arches on the inside I'm sure just cover up the metal trusses that were already there. This is active de-theming at its finest and no one seems to care.
Agreed, I still feel even though it is widened, that the path along the side is far too small for such a major headligning attraction. The track on the left couldve been shortened as the track doesnt actually reach the wall or a brand new store couldve gone in there in a different shape.It was an ugly structure in the 90s. It’s ugly- just simplified ugly - today. I still want it leveled. It blocks the view of space mt which is a crime
It was an ugly structure in the 90s. It’s ugly- just simplified ugly - today. I still want it leveled. It blocks the view of space mt which is a crime
The new Tomorrowland launch depot certainly does look a treat and improvement on the old theming. I just wish they could extend this singular theme throughout the entire land so its consistent
Could it be cooler? Yes.Eh. Looks like all the other bland stores Disney had made recently.
They could have painted the ceiling black and added some cool blue-neons with some screens or something... I dunno... It could have been a bigger deal.
Not yet, I don't think.Does SP once again empty out into this, we'll, "space"?
Then JUST DO IT DISNEY!! For the LOVE OF POOP!! You are MORE THAN CAPABLE!!!!Could it be cooler? Yes.
Cosmic Ray's looks better than this... And this doesn't look better than Star Traders as a gift shop in Tomorrowland. This is just another warehouse.Does it look better than Star Traders, Cosmic Ray's, et al? Also yes.
THEN DO ITThere's always room for improvement and enhancement,
If I had a dollar for every case of "Well, at LEAST they did THIS..." that I have read in the past 3 days... Holy cow...but I like this look better than what's going on in most of the rest of Tomorrowland at the moment.
*looks at Main Street Confectionery and Creations* - sure seems like we are going backwards.There's always room for improvement and enhancement, but I like this look better than what's going on in most of the rest of Tomorrowland at the moment.
Everything can ALWAYS be plussed. That doesn't mean it's necessarily deficient.Then JUST DO IT DISNEY!! For the LOVE OF POOP!! You are MORE THAN CAPABLE!!!!
THEN DO IT
Sorry, but both of those locations have looked absolutely dreadful for a long time, like much of Tomorrowland, including the stage, many of the stores and kiosks, and the displays along the PeopleMover.Cosmic Ray's looks better than this... And this doesn't look better than Star Traders as a gift shop in Tomorrowland. This is just another warehouse.
That's not what I said at all?If I had a dollar for every case of "Well, at LEAST they did THIS..." that I have read in the past 3 days... Holy cow...
Disagree on the latter, especially compared to what came before it, but opinions aside, those are also pretty irrelevant to this specific discussion given that we've seen such wild inconsistency lately that it's not really worth trying to draw parallels between refurbishments.*looks at Main Street Confectionery and Creations* - sure seems like we are going backwards.
it’s irrelevant to compare refurbishments of merch locations?those are also pretty irrelevant to this specific discussion given that we've seen such wild inconsistency lately that it's not really worth trying to draw parallels between refurbishments.
Just saying, there are obviously good and bad teams doing wildly different things right now, so it’s difficult to pin down a pattern. One restaurant refurbishment will be good, while the next will be massively out of touch with the theme. I just don’t think it’s fair to say the Confectionery is not great, therefore this is also not great. It probably has the nicest surfaces and point of sale displays in all of Tomorrowland. Sure, they could have stuck displays on the ceiling or whatever was suggested earlier to enhance the wow factor, but it’s not like that’s a feature of any other shop or restaurant in the entire land. Most of them just have drop ceilings!it’s irrelevant to compare refurbishments of merch locations?
I’m not aware of any positive merchandise refurbishments recently at wdw.
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