TTA Changes Name

[kaos]

What if, get this... you were actually able to disembark at certain points? Expanding the PeopleMover would be cheaper than expanding the monorail! In DL, the monorail actually drops guests inside the park- how about the PeopleMover being that vehicle in WDW- expand it so it goes beyond the berm, with a station at the Contemporary, and possibly Wilderness Lodge also, since this MK resort is not on the monorail (boat launch service only). Imagine the popularity of THAT attraction- a way to see MORE of WDW from the comfort of your very own PeopleMover car- or better yet- you choose your own route- circle tour, to Contemporary, to WL, to TTC... Make it an actual transportation system.

Heck- One could even be added inexpensively and quickly at Epcot- In fact, this could replace a proposed resort wide light rail system. This is, afterall, the original plan for the PeopleMover...

 

[fillerup]

No, no, no.....

This is and always will be the WedWay.

 

[dividedsky319]

I still called it the wedway peoplemover anyway, so no big deal!

 

[Wilt Dasney]

Well at least they are going to reflect the narration changes in the actual ride... To be honest, the TTA name by itself didn't make sense. In the old narration, they called it the Metroliner. The Tomorrowland Transit Authority Peoplemover works fine.

Good point. TTA sounds like it refers to the organization that sponsors the transport, not the mode of transportation itself. For all we know, the TTA could sponsor several modes of transportation, with the PeopleMover being one of them.

 

[DisneyJunkie]

I don't like that new name. What's wrong is "Tomorrowland PeopleMover" too easy to say?

 

[Snoopy]

To be honest, the TTA name by itself didn't make sense. In the old narration, they called it the Metroliner.

IMO the Metroliner is a much better name than the PeopleMover or the Tomorrowland Transit Authority.

 

[durangojim]

I still called it the wedway peoplemover anyway, so no big deal!

+1

and MGM will always be MGM to me:lol:

 

[hpyhnt 1000]

Have they extended to all the other parts as well or is it still strictly that one.

Don't know. Haven't seen any other pictures or reports.

 

[bigorangeandy]

Kind of a blending of the old and new, it doesn't easily roll off the tongue.

 

[imagineer boy]

Change for the sake of change is a good thing........

All I'm saying is why out of all the things they could've spent money on at WDW, they had to put it to this? The TTA is probably one of the things at WDW that needed change the least. There are countless other things they could've spent that money on that needed it more.

 

[gerryu21220]

IMO the Metroliner is a much better name than the PeopleMover or the Tomorrowland Transit Authority.

The Metroliner was the name of one of Amtrak's train lines.

 

[Future Guy]

What if, get this... you were actually able to disembark at certain points? Expanding the PeopleMover would be cheaper than expanding the monorail! In DL, the monorail actually drops guests inside the park- how about the PeopleMover being that vehicle in WDW- expand it so it goes beyond the berm, with a station at the Contemporary, and possibly Wilderness Lodge also, since this MK resort is not on the monorail (boat launch service only). Imagine the popularity of THAT attraction- a way to see MORE of WDW from the comfort of your very own PeopleMover car- or better yet- you choose your own route- circle tour, to Contemporary, to WL, to TTC... Make it an actual transportation system.

Heck- One could even be added inexpensively and quickly at Epcot- In fact, this could replace a proposed resort wide light rail system. This is, afterall, the original plan for the PeopleMover...

I love the idea of the PeopleMover becoming an actual transportation system as opposed to just a ride, but I think that the Contemporary is about as far as it could go, and even that may be stretching it. In the original concept for the Florida property, the PeopleMover would have taken care of rapid transit duties inside the city of EPCOT, while Monorails would traverse the longer distances between the city, the Magic Kingdom, and the resorts.

One of the pre-EPCOT Center World Showcase concepts had it being built near the TTC, with the PeopleMover going through the various country pavilions. However, there were never any plans to connect the World Showcase PeopleMover with the one in Tomorrowland.

It would have been nice to incorporate the PeopleMover into EPCOT Center as a way to get around there, since it's such a huge park, but it would be impossible to shoehorn it in there now, even if they wanted to do it.

 

[JonnyK]

I always call it the PeopleMover. :lol:

 

[Grizzly Hall 71]

+1

and MGM will always be MGM to me:lol:

# me also.

And Dinosaur will always be Countdown to Extinction to me .

Who cares as long they still let me keep riding without getting off .

 

[NutsForFlorida]

The first time I rode it was in 1992 when it was called the WEDway Peoplemover. And for some reason, we just called it the Weed Whacker. Don't have a clue why. :shrug: But, we still ride it everytime we go, and we still call it the Weed Whacker. No matter what the real name is.

 

[JimboJones123]

Well, they are half way there.

I don't understand what is so offensive about using the word WEDway?

Especially right next to CoP. One would think this would bring Tomorrowland closer to a unified theme of Walt's tomorrow.

 

[kaos]

I love the idea of the PeopleMover becoming an actual transportation system as opposed to just a ride, but I think that the Contemporary is about as far as it could go, and even that may be stretching it. In the original concept for the Florida property, the PeopleMover would have taken care of rapid transit duties inside the city of EPCOT, while Monorails would traverse the longer distances between the city, the Magic Kingdom, and the resorts.

... but it would be impossible to shoehorn it in there now, even if they wanted to do it.

Why would there be a limit to the distance? As far as shoehorning it in, if it's kept as an elevated system, it would be a simple addition. There really isn't the weight constraints that the monorail would carry. BGM and interesting facts about WDW/MK/Epcot along the way would be nice too. AND- it can releive some of the need for busses.

 

[the-reason14]

Wasn't this evident when it reopened when the new narration said "Tomorrowland Transit authority people mover." :shrug:

 

[kaos]

I don't understand what is so offensive about using the word WEDway?

"WED Enterprises" was replaced by "Imagineering" in the mid-90's (or so). Thus, nothing offensive about it, it's just not called WED Enterprises anymore...

 

[Tigger1988]

Here's the post from the Park's blog on the matter, with picture.

http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2010/08/‘peoplemover-is-coming-back-at-walt-disney-world/