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[The Empress Lilly]

Maybe there could be a small exhibit explaining how "Disney is a business" and therefore the world's most visited theme park must have abandoned and underutilized guest space from when it was intended to host far fewer people.

Yes but now that the MK at 20m attracts double the 10m it was designed for Disney employees can't manage all these people so must reduce space so they can.

TL is much better with two attractions closed (Mission/Stitch, Skyway), one ride reduced in half (Speedway), one theater converted into management parking space, and one QS restaurant converted into a private event space. I especially love that last one, it offers to my family an opportunity to buy for $500 a temporary relief from the oppressive crowds created by converting public spaced into upcharge ones. We need that rest from all our instagrammable 'pretending to be happy' moments we shot at painted walls that former fountain, tree and bench spaces have been converted into!

 

[Bocabear]

Perhaps this “Welcome to Tomorrowland” will be some sort of exhibit for the rumored “thing” going into either MILF or SGE for the 50th?

It seems too late to actually do anything substantial for the 50th in Tomorrowland... The smallest addition or attraction takes more than 2 years of construction... And while I appreciate adding to Disney's Hollywood Studios after shuttering most of it's attractions and letting it languish until they absolutely HAD to do something with it, seems like they are forgetting their flagship park in it's 50th year... Knowing that Tron will not open until after the anniversary, what actually are they doing to the Magic Kingdom for the 50th? ok Cupcake parties are a given. and merchandise... But what a bust the 50th is going to be!

 

[The Empress Lilly]

It seems too late to actually do anything substantial for the 50th in Tomorrowland... The smallest addition or attraction takes more than 2 years of construction... And while I appreciate adding to Disney's Hollywood Studios after shuttering most of it's attractions and letting it languish until they absolutely HAD to do something with it, seems like they are forgetting their flagship park in it's 50th year... Knowing that Tron will not open until after the anniversary, what actually are they doing to the Magic Kingdom for the 50th? ok Cupcake parties are a given. and merchandise... But what a bust the 50th is going to be!

Well for once I can forgive WDW for not celebrating. (Not that anything special was planned sans covid)

Tron is looming large on the horizon. I can ascribe to the strategy of foregoing the 50th for a 'welcome back' campaign featuring Tron, Rat, Guardians. WDW will need to re-find an audience rather than have a temporary campaign to lure repeat visitors.

 

[Sir_Cliff]

Well for once I can forgive WDW for not celebrating. (Not that anything special was planned sans covid)

Tron is looming large on the horizon. I can ascribe to the strategy of foregoing the 50th for a 'welcome back' campaign featuring Tron, Rat, Guardians. WDW will need to re-find an audience rather than have a temporary campaign to lure repeat visitors.

I feel pretty much the same way. It's hard to know where we'll all be by next October, but it kind of doesn't feel the time to be planning a big splashy anniversary campaign right now. A "welcome back" campaign when things start getting back to normal does sound a good direction, and I'm sure they'll stick a "For fifty years..." somewhere in those ads!

 

[trainplane3]

Stretching the TL-ness here but it's nice to have the song used in a major ad campaign:

 

[kevlightyear]

Tomorrowland got a refresh with the recent map update. Many (but not all) fins removed from Wedway track. Stitch sign removed. Colors added/updated everywhere. New Monster's sign added. Sizing of lots of items adjusted.

Previous version for reference:

 

[𝐌𝖆𝖓 𝖎𝖓 𝐖𝖊𝖇]

Interesting that Cosmic Rays/Starlight Cafe is painted in it's true-to-park coloring but unique in that it differs from the rest of Tomorrowland's park map color scheme, which is uniformly blue in color. Makes me wonder what the future has in store for Cosmic Ray's.

 

[michmousefan]

Looks like they added the sign for CoP at the entrance as well...

 

[Disney Maddux]

So of course besides the missing animatronics, SGE is still in pretty good condition it looks like.

 

[Simon83079]

Any updates? Ive seen peoplemover is running again and from vids ive seen it looks like most of the supports have been completed in reverting back to the basic white pillars instead of the fins along with the supports having been finished being painted white and having some of the detail removed.

Side question. A lil while ago they replaced the old Carousel of Progress Cog sign with the new one.



I am just curious if anyone knows what happend to it? Was it destroyed? Sold? Placed in storage? Just curious. Ik they kept the Tower of terror in storage after its conversion to Mission breakout.

 

[gerarar]

These two accent pieces near the Tomorrowland entrance were removed overnight. They were still present yesterday (confirmed via livestream), and are now gone this morning. Boxes are in their places where their bases would be.

 

[Cmdr_Crimson]

These two accent pieces near the Tomorrowland entrance were removed overnight. They were still present yesterday (confirmed via livestream), and are now gone this morning. Boxes are in their places where their bases would be.
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Hopefully they can remove the pieces on the top left since they seem out of place now..

 

[trainplane3]

These two accent pieces near the Tomorrowland entrance were removed overnight. They were still present yesterday (confirmed via livestream), and are now gone this morning. Boxes are in their places where their bases would be.
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Now the more important question:
Are they going to match those PM leg supports with the rest of the land or just paint them white?

 

[gerarar]

Now the more important question:
Are they going to match those PM leg supports with the rest of the land or just paint them white?

If they do add those (white painted) metal leg supports like the rest do, I guess that pretty much confirms they’re gonna stay like that for this overhaul, which is sad..
What it looks like rn:

 

[Dragonman]

If they do add those (white painted) metal leg supports like the rest do, I guess that pretty much confirms they’re gonna stay like that for this overhaul, which is sad..
What it looks like rn:
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Seems to be just a subtle hint at an Out of the Box reboot.

 

[DoleWhipDrea]

The future is less clunky.

 

[TTA94]

Hopefully they remove that yellow thing on the corner of Stitch, and remove the fins... though they painted them white so I guess they are not going anywhere .They also need to work on the walkways and the chipped paint on the bridge.

 

[marni1971]

Hopefully they remove that yellow thing on the corner of Stitch, and remove the fins... though they painted them white so I guess they are not going anywhere .They also need to work on the walkways and the chipped paint on the bridge.

Those items were never planned to be removed sadly.

 

[trainplane3]

Those items were never planned to be removed sadly.

And I recall you (nearly 2 years ago!) saying the tower was going to turn a shade of blue. The fins really need to go though. They look terrible.

 

[marni1971]

And I recall you (nearly 2 years ago!) saying the tower was going to turn a shade of blue. The fins really need to go though. They look terrible.

They do. More so now.