Originally Posted By fkurucz In reading the Autopia thread and the arguments for and against keeping it because it is the last original TL attraction in place got me wondering ... What will DL be like 100 years from now? Of course, all we can do is speculate. But for sake of argument let us assume the DL will still be around 100 years from now. What do you think it will be like?
Originally Posted By phruby Disneyland will be run by rival adhocracies instead of one corporation. Each Adhoc is dedicated to providing the best experience to the park's visitors and competing for how much esteem and respect other people have for their section of the park. Sim-rides will have replaced most of the AA based rides. The Sim-ride will be AI driven simulations of reality that communicate with each other via MyMagic++ and will present age-appropriate tales related to the theme of the ride. An example of this is Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln. You will see, sense and be completely involved in everything Lincoln. You will be Lincoln in your mind. POTC will be upgraded. If the ride breaks down, the pirates jump onto the boats and start eating the guests.
Originally Posted By schnebs I imagine we'll still be waiting for Disney to announce what they'll be doing with the Peoplemover track. Seriously though, I could see a lot of the current Disneyland, seriously enhanced to take advantage of newer technologies. Imagine fully mobile ghost pirates popping out of the water in the POTC lagoon scene or the Auctioneer walking around and talking. How about having the Hitchhiking Ghosts literally sitting next to you in your Doom Buggy? You'll be calling up your virtual Tour Guide (still wearing plaid, of course) and having her projection stand in front of you as you enter Town Square, asking you to verify your My Magic Plus and dining reservations. On July 17th, a hologram of Walt will appear in Town Square to read the dedication speech. About the only thing I could imagine not being there would be the Monorail - why would anyone ride that when they could take a high-speed maglev monorail to Anaheim? Autopia will probably still be there, but like their real world counterparts the cars drive themselves, with no visible track. I'm sure our grandchildren will still be debating DisneyUniversalFox's latest moves on whatever has replaced the Internet by then, while we wait for the latest up-to-the nanosecond updates from Doug Marsh III at Disneyland and Gideon "Doobie Deux" Moseley Jr. from the Disney-Marvel-Star Wars Resort Complex in Florida. "Can you believe that they just raised ticket prices to 4,500 credits for a one-day, one-park virtual ticket? Once the price hits 5,000 credits, people will finally stop going - you'll see!"
Originally Posted By fkurucz "Disneyland will be run by rival adhocracies instead of one corporation. Each Adhoc is dedicated to providing the best experience to the park's visitors and competing for how much esteem and respect other people have for their section of the park." I recall reading an online novel along those lines.
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>I'll be dead...don't care!<< I once watched "Disneyland After Dark", which I believe was recorded about 50 years ago. There are plenty of shots of people in the crowds. The passage of time really hits when you realize that all of the teens in that show are now seniors and that anyone over 40 in that show is probably dead by now.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Gosh, now "Disneyland After Dark" has a much spookier feeling to it...see if I ever watch it the same way again!
Originally Posted By phruby Notice how people actually dressed up to go to Disneyland. It was an event. Not like now were if it barely covers you, your good.
Originally Posted By fkurucz ^^^So does that mean that in 2113 DL will be a "clothing optional" resort?
Originally Posted By phruby I think even more trashier is the trend. Just look to SFMM for the future.
Originally Posted By WilliamK99 Disneyland won't exist in 100 years, want to know why read the book 1984...
Originally Posted By mawnck >>want to know why read the book 1984<< 1984 is a work of fiction. The title alone should be a tip-off, since the worst thing that actually happened in 1984 was Madonna.
Originally Posted By schnebs <<So does that mean that in 2113 DL will be a "clothing optional" resort?>> No, but I have a feeling that by then anything that covers more than a thong bikini will be considered modest. And considering how much fatter we've gotten as a population and how we're likely to become more so unless somebody finally invents a weight loss pill, that's a scary thought!
Originally Posted By oc_dean >>Disneyland in the year 2113<< Online supporters to Disney will be saying how much a fabulous value it is at the ~mere~ piddly amount of $1,000 a day for a One-Park pass! (Average household incomes raises to $40,000 a year to $30,000 one hundred years ago!)
Originally Posted By Bellella I should hope D-land is around 100 years from now. But who knows? I love "Disneyland After Dark." I wish I could have been on the Mark Twain to hear the great Satchmo play, and to see Annette singing in Tomorrowland. It really shows what a wonderful place D-land was back in the day. Oh, to be 40 years older....
Originally Posted By fkurucz >>And considering how much fatter we've gotten as a population and how we're likely to become more so unless somebody finally invents a weight loss pill, that's a scary thought!<< Which is perhaps the most compelling argument against nude beaches! :-D
