Star Tours and Space Mountain remained, the E-ticket attractions that they were and always will be. How would Jules Verne and Leonardo da Vinci, along with other futurists, have imagined the future? This played into the design and aesthetics of New Tomorrowland.Ī costly undertaking that spanned several years, New Tomorrowland aimed to include the best assets from the old era of Tomorrowland, bring in some popular Epcot attractions, and add a few originals in the mix.
It was an enviable and idealistic plan: turn the white-coated walls of Tomorrowland – and all of its ’60s/’70s-era attractions – to the 21st century through also incorporating some retro-futurism. Tony Baxter, the incredible Imagineer responsible for Disneyland Paris and Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, among other projects, was greatly at the helm of this redesign of the park that took cues from his own Discoveryland at Disneyland Paris. Mission to Mars, PeopleMover, America the Beautiful, Rocket Jets, Captain EO, and, last but not least, Submarine Voyage, all closed during this tumultuous decade to transition Tomorrowland from an antiquated concept to an idea of endless possibilities steeped in elements of steampunk. Set on your Rocket Rod and shoot back 17 years to New Tomorrowland.ĭisneyland guests said good-bye to Tomorrowland staples over the course of the 1990s. This is a story of great vision undermined by disappointment and dysfunction. But its anticipated arrival would quickly cease. I initially crossed the cracked pavement in 1996, a period when Tomorrowland progressed into a state of massive refurbishment.
My first experiences at Disneyland’s Tomorrowland occurred during a transcendent juncture, a state of transition for the now-dated environment. Some may have even traveled to Disneyland Paris’s Discoveryland or the Tomorrowland found in Tokyo or Hong Kong. As Disney’s Tomorrowland hits theaters, we reflect back on those memories of visiting the futuristic area of the Magic Kingdom, whether Walt Disney World’s Florida park or Disneyland in California.
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