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[KikoKea]

I love the vignettes as you exit SM, and I have to pause by the last oneof the futuristic lounge every time. I would love to see TL done in a serious or even Jetson-like theme. Tron could fit in easily, as would most attractions. The go carts might need an update, or better yet be taken out altogether and a amazing entrance area put in with a great water feature....and the Astro Orbiter lights all working and CoP updated and cool effects added here and there...and- but there I go dreaming again. Guess we should be thankful for the new paint job.

 

[tirian]

I love the vignettes as you exit SM, and I have to pause by the last oneof the futuristic lounge every time. I would love to see TL done in a serious or even Jetson-like theme. Tron could fit in easily, as would most attractions. The go carts might need an update, or better yet be taken out altogether and a amazing entrance area put in with a great water feature....and the Astro Orbiter lights all working and CoP updated and cool effects added here and there...and- but there I go dreaming again. Guess we should be thankful for the new paint job.

Folks, that was exactly what WDI did with TL ‘94. If the budget had been approved to complete the land beyond the Astro Orbitor, and if Disney has stuck to the thematic storyline instead of shoehorning in Buzz, Stitch, and Monsters, the TL at WDW would still be the best one.

Watch one of the tribute vids @marni1971 made; start around the 32:00 mark...

 

[hauntology]

I dont' know if I'm interpreting it wrong, but I'm kind of intrigued by this and agree it could be a big hit with the 'instagram generation'.

YES exactly that look. I'm writing my thesis on this aesthetic and researching at the moment, along with the early history of the World Wide Web, etc. There are ways to use this look without referencing outdated net culture too.

Could really see the buildings housing what used to be Stich/Monster's Inc Laugh Floor benefit from that look. It's such an optimistic and fresh look and I really wish it would be employed, especially when it had been so popular at the time. A lot of Imagineers do love the sort of steampunk/fifties ornamentation elements, but I really prefer the space age sleek looks myself.

The plus side of this look is that anything like technical details (like say, seeing the wiring of a neon sign, etc) is obscured due to its blobbiness.

 

[Haymarket2008]

So how about a Carousel of Progress refurb?? Any mention of that coming up?

 

[DCLcruiser]

Can we get a refurb of TTA? That has become so blah.

...Maybe just add USB jacks to the cars so we can charge our phones. That would definitely increase ridership!

 

[jaxonp]

Can we get a refurb of TTA? That has become so blah.

...Maybe just add USB jacks to the cars so we can charge our phones. That would definitely increase ridership!

Increase ridership?? It never used to have a line until the last few years. Let's keep people away.. that's my happy place.

 

[Coolbert]

It never used to have a line until the last few years.

That could also be due to the fact that Cast Members are holding people at the bottom of the escalator and that some trains are run almost entirely empty.

 

[jaxonp]

TTA Is more popular than ever thanks to every blogger and youtuber talking it up. Sushhhhhhh

 

[kpilcher]

That could also be due to the fact that Cast Members are holding people at the bottom of the escalator and that some trains are run almost entirely empty.

I've noticed that at least the past 2-3 times I've visited MK, and I don't understand the change in operating procedure

 

[GlacierGlacier]

I've noticed that at least the past 2-3 times I've visited MK, and I don't understand the change in operating procedure

If the line to load guests onto the ride vehicles backs up (missing ride vehicle causes a gap, cone is taking up a car, guests spreading out amongst cars, any multitude of things), they can't keep putting people on the ramp. The ramp goes, but then there'd be nowhere for the people to go.

Any ramp delay wouldn't affect wait times, as long as people are still being placed up on the load platform as fast as they're leaving.

 

[kpilcher]

If the line to load guests onto the ride vehicles backs up (missing ride vehicle causes a gap, cone is taking up a car, guests spreading out amongst cars, any multitude of things), they can't keep putting people on the ramp. The ramp goes, but then there'd be nowhere for the people to go.

Any ramp delay wouldn't affect wait times, as long as people are still being placed up on the load platform as fast as they're leaving.

That makes sense, but it does create an awful lot of crowding in an already crowded area. I've seen cones from time to time, but are missing cars happening more frequently? I've never seen that in person.

 

[General Mayhem]

That could also be due to the fact that Cast Members are holding people at the bottom of the escalator and that some trains are run almost entirely empty.

The Cast members at TTA are really bad at filling those cars in the last few years. The line would move much faster if they would fill each car.

 

[HmmmmmMMMmm]

The Cast members at TTA are really bad at filling those cars in the last few years. The line would move much faster if they would fill each car.

They're trained not to per managment request so that the speed ramp and the queue don't back up into each other. The ride was never meant to deal with the crowds it's been getting. And I love the classic future idea of the speed ramp but it comes with a lot of problems. A LOT.

 

[General Mayhem]

They're trained not to per managment request so that the speed ramp and the queue don't back up into each other. The ride was never meant to deal with the crowds it's been getting. And I love the classic future idea of the speed ramp but it comes with a lot of problems. A LOT.

It wouldn't back up as much if they were loading each car instead of skipping 3-5 every 30-60 seconds.

 

[HmmmmmMMMmm]

It wouldn't back up as much if they were loading each car instead of skipping 3-5 every 30-60 seconds.

It requires too much to ask of the general public nowadays to expect them to be able to ride up a moving speed ramp and then get into moving vehicle in a timely manner.

 

[marni1971]

They're trained not to per managment request so that the speed ramp and the queue don't back up into each other. The ride was never meant to deal with the crowds it's been getting..

The ride by far has the biggest THRC of the park. If operated as designed it would be a people eater.

 

[WDWFREAK53]

The ride by far has the biggest THRC of the park. If operated as designed it would be a people eater.

The Tomorrowland PeopleEater. Sounds like a Halloween overlay! You heard it here first!

 

[larryz]

It requires too much to ask of the general public nowadays to expect them to be able to ride up a moving speed ramp and then get into moving vehicle in a timely manner.

Well, then, maybe it's time for Disney to get out of the theme park business altogether.

 

[CastAStone]

I’m sorry @HmmmmmMMMmm and @marni1971, I can’t wrap my head around this.

Here’s what I read above:
They hold people at the bottom because there’s nowhere to put them if they miss a car.

They are intentionally skipping cars to keep the ramp from backing up into the queue.

Isn’t this circular logic? I still can’t wrap my head around why they are intentionally skipping cars. Is it a problem with people exiting?

 

[aladdin2007]

The Cast members at TTA are really bad at filling those cars in the last few years. The line would move much faster if they would fill each car.

Not only this but they have been horrible at managing the overflow line that spills out into tomorrowland. The crowds form their own line wherever they want and it blocks right through the middle of the main walking traffic. Just seems to be a lack of management.