Originally Posted By Dabob2 <Maybe once OLC gets there Autopia updated TDA will see that Disneyland should do the same. > What's OLC doing for their Autopia to make it different from the "standard?"
Originally Posted By bean "59 NEW! davewasbaloo Sun 11/23/2008 12:55p But the other reminder folks is the Autopia track at Dl is build on top of the subs showbuilding. Could it take the weight of another significant structure? " Only a portion of the autopia track is ontop of the sub show building. I believe it is the portion that used to be the tomorrowland autopia. The old fantasyland Autopia segment is built on solid ground. What should be done is to reduce the track size and bring it back to what used to be the tomorrowland track then use the remaining land along with the motorboat cruise area land and use it for something else.
Originally Posted By bean "61 NEW! Dabob2 Sun 11/23/2008 2:54p <Maybe once OLC gets there Autopia updated TDA will see that Disneyland should do the same. > What's OLC doing for their Autopia to make it different from the "standard?" besides it being electric the autopia being considered will have a new ride system. The cars would look much more futuristic and will still allow people to drive them but at certain parts of the track the ride system would override the controls and take over the car. During these segments the cars would go thru new show scenes that would be built for the attraction
Originally Posted By FerretAfros "Could it take the weight of another significant structure?" With modern engineering, just about anything (literally) is possible. They just have to be willing to foot the bill, which I don't see happening. I like bean's idea of reducing its size to the old TL part (maybe cutting down on the number of tracks since they're never all open anyway), and using the FL part for a new attraction. It would be tough to build around the Monorail, and tough to get rid of it (it does have that historical engineering plaque in the station...is it protected??), but there is plenty of room there to do some neat stuff.
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt Of course if a structure is built above the Subs that would mean that both the Monorail and the Peoplemover tracks would have to be rerouted or removed....
Originally Posted By bean If you look at the blueprints for both the monorail and peoplemover track there are a couple places where the track could be altered a bit. Doing this would allow the spagetti inner section of the monorail to be elmiminated and just the outer most circle left. Also the peoplemover track could be shortened with the section that runs over the old motor boat section removed. Someone in another board had an interesting idea when rumors were flying around about the peoplemovers having an incredible overlay. They suggested that the peoplemover be designed to look like pods and within the diferent buildings small show scenes added to help portray a storyline. Once the individual pods exited the last southern most building near the innovention building it would travel to the section over the motor boat area. In this area a new mountain would be built that is smaller than the matterhorn but also blends in to the submarine rockwork
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt ^^Yeah, I guess the Peoplemover tracks could go through whatever building was constructed there.
Originally Posted By bean this new mountain would serve two purposes. It would have several caves at the bottom to allow for small show scenes for autopia and one large main chamber for a climatic show scene for the incredipods. The inside of this show scene would allow the pods to stop and interact with a large robotic creature within the realms of a lava cavern. The track in this area for the incredipods would be rebuilt to allow for some speed and maybe some sharp turns and an escape route after the battle. I thought that was an interesting idea when I first read it. A storyline could easily be created that is not to complicatedand fits with the overall theme of a new futuristic city built partially within a lava core for energy. The idea would also blend nicely with the volcanoe the submarines and create an area between Fantasyland and Tomorrowland that transitions the futuristic theme to the fantasy theme
Originally Posted By westsideCM99 Bean, I don't think a concept for Autopia could get better than that. Besides something has to happen soon what with Carsland being built, the old Chevron theme of the autopia will have to undergo a major theming overhaul anyway.
Originally Posted By lesmisfan i love that idea that you mentioned bean, that someone else mentioned. new mountain! and help with a new thememing for tomorrowland. it could be wonderful if done right. i think we need to forward that idea to baxter ASAP!
Originally Posted By Disney Vault Bean do you think there will be room for another land once carsland is built? Or is the rest of the parking lot reserved for expansion of the current lands bordering it including the new carsland?
Originally Posted By 2001DLFan <<Bean: this new mountain would serve two purposes. It would have several caves at the bottom to allow for small show scenes for autopia and one large main chamber for a climatic show scene for the incredipods. The inside of this show scene would allow the pods to stop and interact with a large robotic creature within the realms of a lava cavern. The track in this area for the incredipods would be rebuilt to allow for some speed and maybe some sharp turns and an escape route after the battle. I thought that was an interesting idea when I first read it. A storyline could easily be created that is not to complicatedand fits with the overall theme of a new futuristic city built partially within a lava core for energy. The idea would also blend nicely with the volcanoe the submarines and create an area between Fantasyland and Tomorrowland that transitions the futuristic theme to the fantasy theme>> If it were any other land, I think that would be a great idea. However, if that were added to Tomorrowland, then it’s just another Pixar cartoon that’s adding to the takeover. And, The Incredibles were actually contemporary, not the future. So they should be more Fantasyland, not Tomorrowland. Tomorrowland has already lost a lot of it’s “Tomorrow” aspects. I think that they should be looking to add attractions that strengthen the future aspects, and get away from just filling in with cartoon character elements.
Originally Posted By bean to a certain degree i agree but tomorrowland already has gone a bit on the sci fi cartoon direction. of all the movie properties they could consider Incredibles, wall-e and even meet the robinsons would be much better than Stitch, monsters inc (like in tokyo and MK) or even toy story. I think what i liked about that persons idea is that most of the attraction would had focused on a Jetson style future city with the main mountain/ showroom within a alnd that would give both tomorrowland and fantasyland that needed transition now that the subs have gotten a bit of a cartoonish feel.
