Originally Posted By Mr X I wrote these comments on another message, but started thinking that it would be an interesting topic to discuss what makes Tomorrowland special, and what might NOT work so well. Anyway, I gave my thoughts (below), what do ya'll think? $$my thoughts on Tomorrowlands begin here$$ I really was sickened by the newer Anaheim efforts. It was about as tomorrow as last weeks garbage. Same with Florida, and Tokyo. Nothing special whatsoever. Paris was just a retro "we have no vision" thing. Not impressed. If they called it "Jules Verne land" (like they pretty much DID in DisneySea) that would have been fine. And PLEASE don't get me started on the worst, worst, worst, most PATHETIC tomorrowland ever...HONG KONG Tom.....erCARTOON LAND. What a farce. What are they thinking? A freakin cartoon version of some stupid space reststop or something? That is just horrible. And cheap. Oh, did I mention cheap? Yeah...cheap. And crappy. Horrible concept. The only vision of Tomorrowland that EVER inspired me, and even still does to this day, was the ultra "on the move" wonderful Tomorrowland of Disneyland, circa 1960-70's (I think?). THAT was a place that was filled with "the promise of tomorrow". Hong Kong really made me want to puke. How can you create the world of tomorrow, today...on a shoestring? With a cartoony, stupid concept to boot!?
Originally Posted By pecos bill I think the whole Tomorrowland concept has been crippled by a universal pessimism for the future. Back in the late fifties, early sixties, there was a genuine belief that the future, and our resources, were infinite and fantastic, and that vibe was exploited to the max at Disneyland. In the parks that followed, the tomorrowland theme gradually fizzled until you have the pathetic Hong Kong version, making it a pretty decent barometer of the general lack of faith in a great big beautiful tommorrow. That said, with a good dose of imagination, and capital to back it, the Disney company could easily come up with some very entertaining and positive ways to bring the Tomorrowlands back to compete with the other lands on an equal basis, and even rekindle a little hope for the future.
Originally Posted By Zwitek As a kid and teenager, Tomorrowland was the ONLY land for me. I could spend (and often did) my entire day there. Now, it's a one or two off on Space Mountain, a viewing of Jedi Academy, and several rides on AstroBlasters. The rebirth of the Submarines will give me something else to do in Tomorrowland, but it's really not much of Tomorrow anything anymore.
Originally Posted By GMLSKIS Tomorrowland will improve with Nemo but also has a few things not mentioned. In the Innoventions you can send an email card back home to friends. On lots of Friday and Saturday nights they have great bands that play on the Tomorrowland stage that pops up like for the Jedi Academy.
Originally Posted By Big Thunder I agree somewhat with Pecos Bill that in the fifties and Sixties the idea of space travel and other futuristic concepts were more exciting during that period. I still believe there is a place for that, but also many of the things that were only concepts then, became a reality and thus became less exciting. Irregardless, my favorite land, and era has always been... 1967, Tomorrowland "A World On The Move" That was when they unveiled People Mover and other TL attractions. I still love looking at old pictures and film clips from those times. I LOVE that they returned Tomorrowland Terrace back to the previous Rolly Crump style design. I love the old rockets on the people mover platform instead of the 1998 version of Astro Orbitor in front of TL entrance. Yeah, overall my fave TL was the 1967 version and additions through the seventies.
