Tomorrowland Overhaul Speculation

[Disney Analyst]

 

[Phroobar]

See! No money for water. #thanksshanghai

 

[IndyAdventurer]

I've always thought a nice cost-effective solution for Tomorrowland would be to return to the World's Fair roots--keep the retro, mid-century space architecture, maybe amplify it a little bit, and re-theme/re-story each ride and attraction as if it were part of a real expo, meaning every attraction has a "sponsor" (corporate, governmental or educational). The sponsors could be largely fictional. A Wall-E dark ride brought to you by Buy-N-Large. Re-theme Star Tours to Adventure through Inner Space, sponsored by Pym Technologies. Disney could have a lot of fun with the fictional or non-fictional sponsors... DevTech, The United Galactic Federation; San Fransokyo Institute of Technology, Star Command, The Resources Development Administration, heck you could even re-do the old Alien Encounters ride with the actual xenomorph, sponsored by Weyland Yutani.

That way Disney keeps Tomorrow flexible, without being tied to any specific time/place/IP, but still gives it cohesion and a backstory--a reason to exist--which it is sorely lacking right now.

 

[Phroobar]

I've always thought a nice cost-effective solution for Tomorrowland would be to return to the World's Fair roots--keep the retro, mid-century space architecture, maybe amplify it a little bit, and re-theme/re-story each ride and attraction as if it were part of a real expo, meaning every attraction has a "sponsor" (corporate, governmental or educational). The sponsors could be largely fictional. A Wall-E dark ride brought to you by Buy-N-Large. Re-theme Star Tours to Adventure through Inner Space, sponsored by Pym Technologies. Disney could have a lot of fun with the fictional or non-fictional sponsors... DevTech, The United Galactic Federation; San Fransokyo Institute of Technology, Star Command, The Resources Development Administration, heck you could even re-do the old Alien Encounters ride with the actual xenomorph, sponsored by Weyland Yutani.

That way Disney keeps Tomorrow flexible, without being tied to any specific time/place/IP, but still gives it cohesion and a backstory--a reason to exist--which it is sorely lacking right now.

Not a bad idea however fictional sponsors only have fictional money. Disney needs something more real.

 

[DanielBB8]

There's no need for fictional sponsors when Disney IPs are the real sponsors.

 

[Ismael Flores]

i like it! they weren’t always just used for water; here is a picture from daveland showing that they were also used as planters

I was about to say that they might be used for planters. If they are for a fountain i am surprised that they didn't add a basin at the bottom of the installation. No matter how well those things are placed there will always be water that splatters past the elevated basins. Also where does the water go after it reaches the lowest bowl?

If i remember correctly when i saw the area this weekend it was all filled with soil

 

[Model3 McQueen]

 

[Mickeyboof]

The new items are planters.

no water feature (of course $$$$$)

 

[Phroobar]

The new items are planters.

no water feature (of course $$$$$)

Sad thing is it would have cost them less than $200 to turn those into a fountain and tie it into the irrigation system they put in. It probably has drip line irrigation in those planters. How much more effort could it be to turn it into a fountain?

 

[RescueTheDay]

Sad thing is it would have cost them less than $200 to turn those into a fountain and tie it into the irrigation system they put in. It probably has drip line irrigation in those planters. How much more effort could it be to turn it into a fountain?

How about we focus on a future where we don’t waste our natural resources? Fountains in Tomorrowland are unnecessary and shouldn’t be part of the design.

 

[Phroobar]

How about we focus on a future where we don’t waste our natural resources? Fountains in Tomorrowland are unnecessary and shouldn’t be part of the design.

Your nuts. I guess the World of Color is a huge waste of natural resources also.
A water feature adds a lot of beauty and provides a calming effect for crowds.

 

[Mickeyboof]

How about we focus on a future where we don’t waste our natural resources? Fountains in Tomorrowland are unnecessary and shouldn’t be part of the design.

Aren’t the water features in the park reusing the same water, in a cycle...?

 

[Phroobar]

Aren’t the water features in the park reusing the same water, in a cycle...?

Which makes this kind of eeww....

 

[Mickeyboof]

Which makes this kind of eeww....

Little Jimmy’s pee from 2001, still fresh and sprinkling up until the bitter end.

 

[TROR]

How about we focus on a future where we don’t waste our natural resources? Fountains in Tomorrowland are unnecessary and shouldn’t be part of the design.

Utilitarian view of the future is cold and bleak. Beauty is necessary and fountains are beautiful.

 

[BubbaisSleep]

Your nuts. I guess the World of Color is a huge waste of natural resources also.
A water feature adds a lot of beauty and provides a calming effect for crowds.

World of Color isn't in a land about Tomorrow though.
PP is all about waste and trash so it's perfectly themed.

Though I would prefer a water feature, so I'll be quiet
They need to remove that spinner though as they don't already need more distractions in that small bottleneck of an area.

 

[THE 1HAPPY HAUNT]

It's easier to copy from the past than create something brand new for the future.

Can they copy the People Mover in that case?

 

[truecoat]

Which makes this kind of eeww....

Where did you think the bugs life bathroom emptied into?

 

[Phroobar]

Can they copy the People Mover in that case?

One of the Toy Story bus drivers told me Good Year doesn't make tires small enough for the People Mover anymore.

 

[THE 1HAPPY HAUNT]

One of the Toy Story bus drivers told me Good Year doesn't make tires small enough for the People Mover anymore.

I am sure someone does or can. That is not a valid excuse.