Originally Posted By oc_dean There's going to be a point though .. that a land-based transportation system .. that runs on round rubber tires .. is as antiquated as the year 1910. This is Tomorrowland .. suppose to be about the future .. not the past. If the Tomorrowland experience is about children riding things are only "futuristic" to them .... then how about that "Bar of the Future" where kids can sample that alcohol that can only be in their future at age 21?! That's not the point .. or the theme of Tomorrowland.
Originally Posted By oc_dean Poor Walt .... he wouldn't give up on that darn car ride concept .. when it was on drawing boards in 1952 .... and the LA freeway system was ALREADY off to a start! It was a dated concept rooted in the past before it even got built. The Santa Ana freeway ... opened in 1954. A whole year before the park opened! And here comes the Autopia on July 17,1955. Tomorrowland was doomed to a "Today"-land the minute it opened!
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo We love the DL version the best because it delivers the most for the waiting buck, as well the cool off road portion. Also, most of the other cars attractions at other parks don't allow you to power and steer (kind of) the cars. Autopia does. With my kids, Autopia is in my top 10. I can skip Indy happily, but not Autopia, especially at DL. When traveling without kids, then yes, it doesn't even register. But it is a great family ride with lovely scenery.
Originally Posted By lesmisfan so here is my two cents. true autopia is not futuristic per say but to kids who can not drive until they are adults, it is their future! they get to see how it feels to drive on their own when they are younger! i know that is why i loved it as a kid, it was a glimpse into the future of myself driving.
Originally Posted By Sport Goofy I'm not a big personal fan of Autopia, but it's one of the original 1955 attractions. I'd hate to see it go for that reason alone.
Originally Posted By Bob Paris "Autopia is a nice little attraction." That's part of the problem, it's NOT a "little" attraction. It actually takes up a fair chunk of real estate for what is basically lame electric cars. People I show video to of the parks are always kinda shocked also when they see the guide rail the cars travel on. Makes the experience doubly lame because it is even more kiddified. I don't get it. Put in a proper attraction of Indy(or higher)calibre.
Originally Posted By Bob Paris That was the word I was looking for gaszuux - go-karts. Makes them even lamer. Oh and good call on Carsland. Here's to hoping this mega E dooms PlaySchool Carsland to the bulldozers and something(or two or three somethings)worthy of that much land.
Originally Posted By SpokkerJones "I'm not a big personal fan of Autopia, but it's one of the original 1955 attractions. I'd hate to see it go for that reason alone." Disneyland is not a museum, yadda, yadda yadda. I get what you mean though. For being a purist I get that thrown back at me a lot. My issue is that if something is going to be replaced, an equivalent experience must be added in its place. My argument is that over the years, classic attractions were lost and what's replaced them hasn't been that great.
Originally Posted By Anatole69 ^^ Bean mentioned that TDL's autotopia is being updated. The cars are being changed over to electic and there will be show buildings where the vehicles are on autopilot while going past show scenes. If they could add that to Disneyland's version and plus up the scenery in a similar fashion to HKDL's autotopia (have you seen footage of it at nighttime on Youtube, it looks really good) then I think this attraction wouldn't be such a waste of valuable real estate. - Anatole
Originally Posted By ArchtMig ^^^It's not a waste of valuable real estate as it is now! Those that think so are in the extreme minority, but you are welcome to your opinions. But if Disney wants to "plus" it with some of the things described in the post above, then I won't object.
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt "My issue is that if something is going to be replaced, an equivalent experience must be added in its place." It wouldn't be too hard to find something better that could replace the Autopia.
Originally Posted By Hans Reinhardt So are you saying that it isn't possible to create a winning attraction that fits the theme and appeals to kids and adults? If so, then I disagree.
Originally Posted By davewasbaloo Nope, but what I am saying is if the driving a car experience was lost, then there would be 1000's of kids that would be very disappointed. I remember as a boy, autopia was Disneyland, more than PotC, HM or Matterhorn.
