GimpYancIent
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A green opaque overhead cover?Personally, I'd prefer a greener Tomorrowland, rather than a return to mid-century Le Corbusier-inspired concrete and Brutalism. Particularly in the heat of Florida.
A green opaque overhead cover?Personally, I'd prefer a greener Tomorrowland, rather than a return to mid-century Le Corbusier-inspired concrete and Brutalism. Particularly in the heat of Florida.
I believe the Iger/Chapek regime simply doesn't like Tomorrowland. It's too Walt-y. I bet if they could turn it into something more IP, like Pixar Pier, without too much backlash or expense they would.Tomorrowland is a disaster...a mish mash incoherent mess. None of the paintwork they have done really makes sense or adds anything...Like what they did with Communicore and it's hideous paint scheme.
I know they have the talent to create a coherent vision for what should honestly be the most outlandish and fantastic section of the park.
Fiber optics in the pavement? Absolutely. Giant gull wing fountains? YES!!! Weird other-worldly landscaping that is completely over the top? Yes Please. So much could and should be done...but now they are out of time to meet the 50th celebration...
All a matter of view point. At one point things were starting to look steam punk now its drifting toward clean modernistic bland. I agree a water feature would improve the view.There was something so beautiful about the original Tomorrowland in gleaming white...the planters were full. Everything looked so clean and modern... I would not really call it Brutalism at all...More inspired by Moderne but fresher.
It would not be impossible to re-landscape the existing planters, add a few more feature planters and a fantastic water feature (there currently is no water feature in that area) to make it feel a bit more green without taking away from the clean modernism of the design...
So is WDI to blame, or management yet again?And some blue rocks. And stick lights. Peoplemover and sign supports. And gaudy half paint jobs.
And the CoP sign. The latter is the only thing that showed promise.
This one has me beat. It has to be local to be so poorly executed. No offence but it seems to be running on a drip feed budget that is not from Glendale.So is WDI to blame, or management yet again?
This is a different park from the disaster formerly known as EPCOT, so presumably different management. Or are the decisions coming from even higher up the food chain?
AMEN. I adore water features and green space.Back in the 70s there were water features everywhere in the Magic Kingdom... It was a beautiful constant in the park... Little fountains tucked here and there... Running streams etc. Some remain, but most are gone or turned into planters. It would be nice to see more of that return...
Yeah.. it's badDisney gives the main Magic Kingdom Tomorrowland walkway a much simpler look
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Disney gives the main Magic Kingdom Tomorrowland walkway a much simpler look
The refresh of Tomorrowland that began in 2016 is continuing.www.wdwmagic.com
I'm not sure if the same math applies to Disney World, but remember all the water fountains you would see in malls in the 70s and 80s? They started disappearing in the 90s once the owners realized they could make more money putting vendors in that space.Back in the 70s there were water features everywhere in the Magic Kingdom... It was a beautiful constant in the park... Little fountains tucked here and there... Running streams etc. Some remain, but most are gone or turned into planters. It would be nice to see more of that return...
Five years....
Yup.... You opened this thread with such optimism back then, too.![]()
I don't know what we're all complaining about!!?? You just listed a whole lot of nothing that got done!And some blue rocks. And stick lights. Peoplemover and sign supports. And gaudy half paint jobs.
And the CoP sign. The latter is the only thing that showed promise.
Maybe there will be carts that sell little helicopters or calendars.I'm not sure if the same math applies to Disney World, but remember all the water fountains you would see in malls in the 70s and 80s? They started disappearing in the 90s once the owners realized they could make more money putting vendors in that space.
It wouldn't surprise me if some of the water structures at the Magic Kingdom disappeared in favor of retail carts... although I have no idea if this is actually the case.
Floor looks quite similar to opening day, just a simple design
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