Originally Posted By jodope1 Guys don't you think its about time disney imagineers did something with that track above tomorrowland?! Its been sitting there for ten years since the rocket rods closed down... Atleast have them add a few peoplemover cars around there right?
Originally Posted By ni_teach There have been lots of ideas and plans for the old track. The problem has been that Disney has been pouring their money into the DCA. (Which has not been a bad thing) The real question is once the DCA get finished will Tomorrowland or another area get the next update.
Originally Posted By jodope1 True, but either way its still been there empty... Disney never leaves anything abandoned,(besides the skyway station) in the meantime they should put some sort of small trace of what was once there... For example, the pizza port was once rocket to the moon... The rocket flyers above the people mover track still fly around with the music around it... I don't see what disney could do with the track in the meantime, but it should still become active and do some sort of experience or entertainment to the guests, like maybe wall-e of the future can dart across the track... Its not that hard
Originally Posted By oc_dean Rumor is they are looking for a budget to bring the whole thing down .. and do nothing in their place. I can understand if these particular tracks are proving to be a hindrance. As Cal/OSHA is ordering staircases every-so number of feet, apart from each other. To, wide emergency walk-paths/exit ways (where the PM tracks cut through buildings) So if they have to come down ... okay. And then build a new track in it's a place for whatever kind of ride to take it's place. But that's just it! They don't want to do anything. I want to give Disney the message ... That is not a course of action they should be taking for the future of Tomorrowland. The natural course of evolution is to take the next step up. Not a reverse back to a Tomorrowland like it was before - Just a random selection of buildings like it was 1955 to 1966! I'm not finished with this subject ... and will try to garner support on this later.
Originally Posted By jodope1 Yeah... If only imagineers could do something with it... Such a dissapointment to see it go...my grandfather was one of the imagineers who's idea was to remove it bc of the costs to maintain the attraction... It makes me mad buut also smile to see disney keep advancing towards tomorrow
Originally Posted By oc_dean Oh thanks Yookeroo .. I knew I could count on your usual nasty tone! Do us a favor .. and say something constructive for a change.
Originally Posted By Manfried The existing track will never be used again, too many code problems. It would take a lot of money to bring it up to code. As for tearing it down, which should be done, the Imagineers have no control over that. That is the responsibility of Disneyland. Knowing the bean counters, I am sure they are waiting for some project to charge the tear down to.
Originally Posted By oc_dean The same source that said - Searching for a demolition budget in the next 2 years, also said ... this decade will mark change .. when all the "1967:World On The Move" infrastructure/buildings will all finally be dissolved ... one building at a time. But if they are willing to finally address the old '67 infrastructure ... Why not design the new layout ... so that IT CAN accommodate some overhead ride of some kind ... connecting the various buildings, in the same format as the '67 PM did? Just use this picture as Food For Thought: <a href="http://mintcrocodile.smugmug.com/photos/i-GztrtsS/0/O/i-GztrtsS-O.jpg" target="_blank">http://mintcrocodile.smugmug.c...sS-O.jpg</a> My guess is - This was an early Shanghai Disneyland Tomorrowland concept ... before Tron was considered. You see this gold colored track circling Space Mountain, and a train on the tracks. Not that I would like to see that EXACTLY built for Tomorrowland. But you can see ... imagineers have been toying around with concepts ... Maybe not for Disneyland's Tomorrowland ... but are toying around with concepts with Rocket Rod/esque new types of rides that circle the land, and created some, very, needed kinetics to liven up the land.
Originally Posted By crapshoot <<The existing track will never be used again, too many code problems. It would take a lot of money to bring it up to code.>> I don't know about code issues being that big of a problem. I can see where the trackway no longer fills a need for DL attractions though.
Originally Posted By oneyepete I was just thinking (knowing that the track isn't operable) What is they could put a show train on it? During Halloween it could be NBC with Jack etc. riding through or halloween themed, then at Christmas, a Christmas related "show in the sky. I guess like a parade but on the track. Just thinking.
Originally Posted By oc_dean >>I can see where the trackway no longer fills a need for DL attractions though.<< I don't think I'm following you Crapshoot. Can you elaborate?
Originally Posted By gadzuux We're not thinking big enough. Sure, get rid of the PM tracks - they're never coming back anyway. But while we're at it, let's scrape out the autopia tracks too. As a disney attraction, it's already an anachronism, and Carsland will only make it more glaring. Let's clear up the spaghetti bowl with the monorail tracks too, and relocate the monorail station back by small world mall. Voila - acres of new available space for development in the heart of the park. Land that can be used for new state-of-the-art attractions, as well as opening up an area to foot traffic that increases the overall capacity of the park. The possibilities are endless and exciting. Yet some people want to see those little buckets rolling around above a go-kart track. Again.
Originally Posted By Yookeroo "The possibilities are endless and exciting. Yet some people want to see those little buckets rolling around above a go-kart track. Again." It's kinetic!
Originally Posted By Manfried <<Let's clear up the spaghetti bowl with the monorail tracks too, and relocate the monorail station back by small world mall.>> Better yet, locate the monorail outside of the parks and make it move people around the resort area, hotels, convention center and maybe even the train station.
Originally Posted By Sweeper Under that spaghetti mess is an attraction that cannot be built on top of with much weight. Nemo... so don't get too excited about that space. I'm sure there is some potential, but the fact that the subs came back as Nemo should be a sign they aren't changing much in that space any time soon.
Originally Posted By Dabob2 The autopia cars, track, and landscaping don't weigh nothing. In fact, it's pretty easy to imagine an attraction that would put less weight on that roof, particularly if the track were suspended and the design placed most of the weight to the edges (and/or over the old motor boat area).
Originally Posted By Bellella If they have to rebuild the track to put a new ride on it, they should definitely do it. I am so tired of seeing that track stand there as nothing but a set-piece. Couldn't they rebuild the track for a new set of Rocket Rods, or something? I don't want it to go away, I just want it to be used for a ride.
Originally Posted By crapshoot << I don't want it to go away, I just want it to be used for a ride.>> That's fine, but which animated film could they dress it up with?
