Originally Posted By Goofyernmost >>>That's right. Changing the spiel on the PeopleMover is akin to modern plumbing.<<< Well, in its own little way, it is. Just because something is already functioning doesn't mean it couldn't be better. Does it? Anyway, the most of my point was that they couldn't use the old spiel as it was during the construction. This might be just a temporary one and the old one might return but I hope not completely. Sure they can include the "forward facing tenticles" and "Mr. Tom Morrow" in a new spiel, but I liked that they got more descriptive about the Carousel of Progress and up to date about the new attractions. What's wrong with that? I believe my point, when not trying to be a "frickin comedian", was things can change or they can die off as no longer relevant. Which would you prefer? Will an updated spiel help that...personally I don't think it could hurt and it might help. Remember TTA almost never has a wait line and you almost always get a car to yourself, in fact I always have since I first rode it in 1983.
Originally Posted By Daannzzz I listened to it on Youtube, I don't hate it but it has sort of a "generic Disney" feel to it. It sounds like the Disney Channel and the voice is talking down to kids and is exciting for 8-12 year old girls. It changes the theme of Tomorrowland to a degree, which may be what they want what with all the toons taking up residence. I don't mind them changing things but this is a bit off. I would love to hear the long meetings and discussions about this and talk to the people who green lighted it.
Originally Posted By Daannzzz <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6EnR8fxcs4" target="_blank">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v...nR8fxcs4</a>
Originally Posted By Spyderman I don't think alot of you realize the voice is intentionally sounding like that. Its a throwback to the ORAC-1 peoplemover spiel. The new voice sounds almost identical to ORAC
Originally Posted By MPierce >> <<It was OK EXCEPT for deleting "Paging Mr Morrow... Mr. Tom Morrow". Please tell me it is still there and I just didn't hear it.>> I didn't notice Tom Morrow, but I kinda just skipped through. Really hard to hear much of anything. << It's not there.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> And for all of you that cannot stand change, I'm sure glad that you weren't in charge of bathroom facilities since the mid 18 hundreds. There would still be trenches in the streets. << I don't oppose change, if it's for the better. In my opinion, this spiel is not.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> ^^^ add me to the list of those who will miss it -- cute in-jokes - kinda like hiddne mickeys is what makes things like that pecial- not more damn cartoons and video screens - aaargghh << I'm with you VBDAD. I consider the Tom Morrow line a classic. It would bring a smile to my face no matter how many times I road the Tomorrowland Transit Authority.
Originally Posted By MPierce >> (grumbling) everybody's a frickin' comedian. << George Bush walked into a bar with a Parrot on his shoulder........
Originally Posted By leobloom >>I consider the Tom Morrow line a classic. It would bring a smile to my face no matter how many times I road the Tomorrowland Transit Authority.>> Much like the announcement of a blue light special brings a smile to the face of many a K-Mart shopper. I kid, Pierce. But seriously, who knew the importance of the Tom Morrow line before the spiel changed? WDI ought to put a little cemetary-of-the-future over between the Skyway restroom and the COP, with a tombstone for Tom. Mr. Morrow, we hardly knew ye!
Originally Posted By MPierce ^^^It's like that on all the forums I've read. Who would have thought Tom had so many fans. It's just my opinion on what I have read, but it seems like there are a whole lot more fans of the old spield than the new.
Originally Posted By MPierce Forgot to mention that the biggest thing people like about the new spiel seems to be the return of the Peoplemover.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo >>>WDI ought to put a little cemetary-of-the-future over between the Skyway restroom and the COP, with a tombstone for Tom. Mr. Morrow<<< Sounds like that would be appropriate. If only Tomorrowland were still about the future...
Originally Posted By RoadTrip Except for Mission Space, Future World at Epcot isn't about the future either (and never has been except for Horizons). Why should Tomorrowland be any different?
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Tomorrowland was always supposed to have the ideals of the future, that was the point when DL opened and then when the MK opened. I will admit that the emphasis shifted when Epcot opened, but at least it was a shift to Sci Fi. Now it is toon town mk2. And I would argue that Futureworld used to be futuristic (Universe of Energy looked at the importance of alternative resources; Wonders of Life had futuristic desplays on bio tech as well as Body Wars being pretty sci fi; Horizons was totally futuristic; World of Motion had the future vehicles at the end too; then Spaceship Earth had future comms links at the end; The Land has hydroponics and other experimental horticulture; and the Living Seas was an underwater research centre. Most of that all still sound very futuristic to me.
Originally Posted By Trinitys Ghost I'd caught the updated (still updating?) TTA a few times over the past few weeks, and yes, am bummed that the old spiel is gone (I liked the "please keep forward facing tentacles line"). But, I recognized the new narration to be the same guy who did the most recent version of Living with the Land. I like "The Land" as I call it, and am happy that the narration isn't more or less than it is now at the TTA (Peoplemover). They could have made it more monotone, or more animated, but I feel they've hit a decent midpoint to keep folks interested, yet informed of what's in their line of vision on the TTA.
Originally Posted By EPCOT Explorer I don't think they ruined it by any means, I just think they tore the theme out of it. This style of narration fits so much better in Future World or in a OLD TL. Maybe it's a sign of things to come?
Originally Posted By vbdad55 ^^^^^^^^^^^ like they have an actual plan for TL-- I think they need to actually plan out what they want to do- and with FL update coming - the next 5 years are booked- so why mish mosh TL even more now ?
Originally Posted By brotherdave Finally heard a decent copy. I'm very pleased with it and the character "intrusions" are kept to a bare minimum. Thankfully, it does not sound as if the narrator has a cartoony lisp as I had first feared. In fact, the voice sounds very familiar. I'd have to agree that it sounds like the person who did the old narration before the 1996 makeover (ORAC-1). I miss the 'corny' Tomorrowland references, (like "Paging Mr. Morrow"), but feel that this new narration brings back much of the spirit of the WEDWay Peoplemover. And, yes, they do use the term "Peoplemove" during the course of the narration!!!
