Originally Posted By phruby It is a idea spawned from Al's article. I like oc_dean's idea of the Aquatopia with a big lake pouring into the sub lagoon. What could be even cooler would be to see the subs below us while we drive around the boats. Not sure how that would work since Nemo needs to be dark. Maybe the boats could go into a dark cave and see the subs below them?
Originally Posted By crapshoot <<It is Tomorrowland. Time to get rid of the past. Bulldoze Autopia.>> How can you say get rid of Autopia? Afterall, the State of Nevada just approved legislation to allow driverless automobiles on it's highways.
Originally Posted By Bellella All I want to have happen to Autopia is for it to be all-electric. If they should choose to re-vamp the attraction to make it more popular, so much the better. All that really needs to happen is for it to stay and go green. Come on guys! We are all sick of the gas fumes, that's why we don't go on it!!
Originally Posted By Sara Tonin I'm not sick of the gas fumes...I kind of like the smell...like the smell of the DLRR tunnels...sights, sounds, smells of Disneyland...it's all good...if there is an element I don't like about a ride, I just don't ride it.
Originally Posted By crapshoot <<I'm not sick of the gas fumes...>> The first time I rode the new Auto-pee-ya, I thought we would die from the fumes wafting up and engulfing the overhead queue line. The last time I rode Auto-pee-ya the engine of my car began to sputter and I whomped down on the gas petal just as hard as I could producing a marvelously loud backfire. To quote the film, Mr. Blandings Builds His Dreamhouse; "Tear it down."
Originally Posted By Bellella They don't necessarily have to tear it down. They just have to do some serious upgrading to it and make it cleaner. I'll ride it again every time I go to D-land once the Autopia cars are all-electric. As the last original Tomorrowland attraction, and as a mostly enjoyable experience (assuming you're breathing from an oxygen tank) Autopia needs to stay.
Originally Posted By Manfried Bulldoze Autopia and start over. Get rid of the rail and get rid of any driver control. Now that's the future. But probably a very boring ride.
Originally Posted By Manfried <<Afterall, the State of Nevada just approved legislation to allow driverless automobiles on it's highways. >> Then it is today, not tomorrow
Originally Posted By tashajilek Manfried, not every old ride is lame at DL. Innoventions has no place there but a revamped Autopia could be nice.
Originally Posted By tonyanton I would like to see them convert to electric like in Hong Kong...though Autopia is heads-and-tails better than the Tomorrowland Speedway at WDW. The track is essentially a figure eight with little to no scenery along the way and has been shortened multiple times since the late '80s (once what became Toontown was built and again recently to accommodate the expanded Fantasyland). Also, the cars are even less futuristic than Disneyland, with the same 1971 style "race car" themeing/paint.
Originally Posted By Manfried I would think Imagineers could come up with some kind of creative ride that guests could have some control of that is not just a gasoline powered go-kart.
Originally Posted By phruby A flying coaster would be light weight enough for the old sub building and really give a neat feeling of motion in that area. People could look like they are flying around with jet packs or even flying cars thru the trees and over a lake. The lake would have aquatopia mentioned by oc_dean. That way we have two rides running in an area originally used for slow stinky go carts.
Originally Posted By CDF2 When Disneyland or WDW ceases to provide the type of attraction like Autopia that caters to small kids and their parents, won't they become another Six Flags? IMO they should fix up Autopia with electric cars and put a bit more scenary out there and leave it alone. What small kid without a license doesn't dream of driving their own car? When I was a small kid this was an attraction that all of us in the age group loved. Ripping out Autopia would be like taking out a big piece of the concept of DL being a place where kids and parents can share some ride experiences.
Originally Posted By phruby Why can't a parent and kid ride a different kind of ride together? Why does it have to be a car?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros And with the height requirements, kids have to be pretty tall (54" - the highest in either park) before they can drive their own car, so they're not always a young as the idyllic vision of this attraction intends. If they changed to a 'smart' system that was able to keep cars separated some so they don't run into each other, they might be able to reduce the height requirement, making it better for smaller children. Then again, feeling the rumble of a real car while driving was always part of the fun. I'm not sure if I would have gotten the same excitement as a kid if I was driving a glorified golf cart (that doesn't even have the steering options of a real one). Yes, it would still be fun, but I don't know if it would be better than what's there now.
Originally Posted By oc_dean Nostalgia .. Nostalgia! Please .. Tomorrowland is not about Nostalgia. It's suppose to be the one land ... with experiences that reflect - Fresh, New, Around the corner. Keeping Autopia ... is the equivalent of keeping Tomorrowland firmly pressed into the nostalgic past! Yesterdayland .. even Todayland. I would like to see attractions that match it's namesake. And since when would electric cars be the future? It's happening today! Actually started over 2 decades ago.
Originally Posted By crapshoot <<It's happening today! Actually started over 2 decades ago.>> Actually, electric vehicles began in the early part of the 20th century. How about this puppy from 1905. <a href="http://www.earlyelectric.com/" target="_blank">http://www.earlyelectric.com/</a>
Originally Posted By oc_dean There you go! About the only thing they could do, to make Autopia look "futuristic" ... would be a "moonbuggy" ride ... over an alien planet surface. And in the spirit of the "Flux Capacitor" .... while the buggies may truly use electricity to power them up, say they are powered with something that sounds so futuristic.
Originally Posted By Yookeroo A new Peoplemover... is the equivalent of keeping Tomorrowland firmly pressed into the nostalgic past! Yesterdayland .. even Todayland.
