News Tomorrowland love

lazyboy97o

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Not to go too off-topic, but what exactly did they change in the 2017 refurb? I've been on before and after that year and didn't notice anything.
Gary Sinise is gone and the green mission is now an orbit around the Earth. Not sure if I’m forgetting anything.
The horribly-aged CGI from 2003 was also updated.
The queue was reconfigured to add a fourth lane so that there are dedicated FastPass+ queues for Green and Orange. Part of the entrance sphere was removed to accommodate the new lane on the Orange side and the entrance area was redone with new show sets and signage. Walls were also added before the merge point to physically separate the standby and FastPass+ queues.
 

RSoxNo1

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I know Mission Space gets a rough reception but as a outer space fan I love everything about it from its exterior forecourt to the ride itself. Here's hoping that maybe a SpaceX redo could happen in the future!
Mission: SPACE isn't the problem with EPCOT right now. I too enjoy the facade but do find the ride underwhelming. A point of note on the new Green version, it seems the faux interactivity wasn't as well executed as the original.

Having said that, if Disney wanted to revisit the original Space Pavilion concept or do something else next to Mission: SPACE that would otherwise block the view of the Guardians building from inside the park, I'd welcome it.

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Movielover

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Mission: SPACE isn't the problem with EPCOT right now. I too enjoy the facade but do find the ride underwhelming. A point of note on the new Green version, it seems the faux interactivity wasn't as well executed as the original.

Having said that, if Disney wanted to revisit the original Space Pavilion concept or do something else next to Mission: SPACE that would otherwise block the view of the Guardians building from inside the park, I'd welcome it.

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100 percent agree. With the explosion of renewed interest in space flight and the incredible things SpaceX and (eventually... Hopefully...) Blue Origin and others are creating. It would be fun to see what could be done. Will anything else space actually be added? Probably not but we can dream.
 

jt04

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It dawned on me today of what is a major thematic 'faux pas' in Tomorrowland. The light rigging in front of the Tomorrowland Stage ruins the theming in that section entirely. 😵

I know they won't be doing anything with it soon but it should be on someone's 'to do' list. It is as bad as The Hulk nets at IoA. But worse because it is a Disney park. 😒

Ideally they should copy the design of the land's new entrance marquee. That would be simple, inexpensive (relatively) and epic looking. Just my unsolicited 2 cents. 💰

I'm right on this one. Take it to the 🏦
 

Lil Copter Cap

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Hopefully they add some landscaping during the process, a couple new flower planters or shrubs would be a nice addition to break up what is currently a concrete jungle.
I couldn't place why I felt weird about this visually (regardless of the piecemeal updates we are seeing) and I think you just hit the nail on the head for me. The concrete to greenery ratio as soon as you pass the hub threshold feels wrong.
 

ppete1975

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IS it safe to say that Magic Kingdoms refresh of Tomorrowland (removing the towers etc) is the east coast version of disneyland removing the people mover.
A mistake they regret but cant go back now.
 

note2001

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TBH, I don't think I ever noticed the cog designs on the walkways. There were always too many people walking on them.
I'd love if some of the fiberoptic elements EPCOT Future World had were created here.

I don’t like the rocks either.
I liked the rocks in more natural hues. This "hey look, I'm a purple donkey" bit on elements that should be just accepted as nature needs to stop. Disney knows how to make a location look enticing with just lighting.
 

Skywise

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TBH, I don't think I ever noticed the cog designs on the walkways. There were always too many people walking on them.
I'd love if some of the fiberoptic elements EPCOT Future World had were created here.
Agreed - fiber optic lighting on the ground as well as underglow RGB lighting under the people mover track would add a lot. - thats "the future" right now (and would also fit in with the Tron ride)

As it stands, Tomorrowland is always the place that appeals to my heart but is actually one of the last lands I like to walk around in and experience.
 

ppete1975

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TBH, I don't think I ever noticed the cog designs on the walkways. There were always too many people walking on them.
I'd love if some of the fiberoptic elements EPCOT Future World had were created here.


I liked the rocks in more natural hues. This "hey look, I'm a purple donkey" bit on elements that should be just accepted as nature needs to stop. Disney knows how to make a location look enticing with just lighting.
maybe i just dont understand the "story" behind them?? Are we on another planet? I thought tomorrowland was earth (once again why are they painted like that then?)... and weve seen in every movie about the future that if we go to the bleak minimalist look.. rocks are the first thing to go.. along with trees. And who is lazy enough to build a city and not dynamite the rocks. What city in 2021 left jagged rocks in the middle of their city (unless its in a park)?
Id rather go pure future industrial or go to a future blends with nature view.
 

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