Abandoned by Disneyland - Tomorrowland's Sad Ending
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- Опубликовано: 4 мар 2024
- Disneyland's Tomorrowland is currently in a state of disrepair, and the contrast with Walt Disney World's Tomorrowland at the Magic Kingdom highlights the extent of the neglect. It is clear that Disneyland has fallen short in realizing its vision of Tomorrow and in the process have put Walt Disney's vision of tomorrow in a graveyard of dead attractions and broken dreams.
Discover the differences between Tomorrowland at Disneyland and Magic Kingdom! From attractions to theming, we'll compare these two iconic versions of Tomorrowland at Disney parks. Which one is your favorite? Share your thoughts in the comments below!
I hate it when you're critical of Disney AND you're 100% correct. If they're willing to shut down the entire southwest corner of the part for a year, seems like the park could survive a year without most or all of Tomorrowland. We don't need all new Tomorrowland. We just need 1980's Tomorrowland. Peak Tomorrowland.
I think its been part of a long term plan, thats why galaxys edge was completed, to provide the sci-fi/space themed land while tomorrowland goes up in construction. Tomorrowland is next after New Orleans Square is done with its additions
One of the things you missed - the abandoned Captain Eo theater. It leaves a huge dead space where there used to be another bit of Disney magic.
I came here to say the same thing. I don't care if you bring back Honey, I shrunk the audience, just put it to use.
I agree with everything you said. The Tomorrowland of my youth in the 70's was an awesome place. Now, Disneyland's Tomorrowland is just a place to find shade or food. A graveyard indeed.
After visiting WDW thats exactly it, Disneyland is just missing that kinetic energy. Just like over in Galaxy's edge, a little kinetic energy would go such a long way.
It's crazy when you contrast the two. Probably one of the most shocking parts of my first WDW visit
This is such a great video. Tomorrowland is seriously depressing here and Magic Kingdom's is so much better. This video needs to be sent right to executives...guests don't want Avatar or some uninspired IP in Disneyland, guests want a good Tomorrowland!!
Thanks!
What the powers-that-be @ WDC NEED to do are:
1.) STOP making CRAP movies, that, SUPPOSEDLY, are trying to make folks more…tolerable of certain issues being addressed today. The only thing these movies have succeeded in doing are FLOPPING…😤…nuff said on THAT;
2.) Enough is ENOUGH w/ this whole selling out to the whole Emo 🖤 Woke subculture, and using those…”social values” to indoctrinate children into BEING more accepting;
3.) Put that $$$ they KEEP wasting on #’s 1 and 2, toward building on the IPs and Park Lands that DO appeal to the social collective [and not just this group or that!!!];
4.) Take a cue from other destination resorts like Cedar Parks (e.g., Knott’s Berry Farm, Six Flags (e.g., Magic Mountain) and Universal Studios (whose recent ventures, e.g., Harry Potter, Super Nintendo World, and Fast & Furious) seem to appeal to ALL ethnicities, ages, and the various social groups out there!!!);
& FINALLY…
5.) If [me and my family] are paying what they’re charging for a Magic Key Pass (bring back the old Annual Passports, IMOO…😠!!!), then we SURE AS HELL don’t appreciate being told when we can and can’t go into the Park…😡!!!!!!
And UNTIL WDC decides to get their act together, my family and I will continue to make the OTHER destination resorts get OUR family holiday $$$…😁…
Peace ☮️ out…🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻🍻
I absolutely agree. I want Tomorrowland to go back to the way it was before the 1998 change. I want the Peoplemover back! If Disneyland can do that, then they can update the futuristic exhibits that use to be at Disneyland. Bring back an updated version of Circlevision for example.
Disneyland really has been neglected, it's criminal considering what they charge for admission.
Splash Mountain is getting an unnecessary makeover, the Haunted Mansion is getting a new queue no one asked for, and Down Town Disney is...well you know while Tomorrowland is crumbling away.
Disney hates the future
Not only is Tomorrowland a graveyard, but it's a neglected one at that, and we all know what happens to the dead when we don't pay attention...👻
They come back as zombies?
🧟♀️🧟♂️@@spaldingclan1
Disneyland Tomorrowland feels like a dystopic future. Disney World feels like Futurama.
You're calling the corridor in Tomorrowland a graveyard!!?? Have you walked that land in the last few years.. LMAO... it's a freaking joke how many people are in there. Agreed, it's neglected.
@@spaldingclan1 how about a real response!!
Paul Pressler left a scar that will never heal
Tomorrowland once boasted 14 rides and attractions (with tons of energy):
1. Autopia
2. Space Mountain
3. Star Tours - The Adventures Continue
4. Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover
5. Captain EO
6. Mission to Mars
7. Submarine Voyage
8. Circarama/Circle-Vision 360°
9. Starcade
10. Skyway to Fantasyland
11. Tomorrowland Terrace Band
12. America Sings
13. Rockets (atop the PeopleMover)
14. Monorail
Currently, the lineup includes:
1. Astro Orbitor
2. Autopia
3. Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters
4. Disneyland Monorail
5. Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage
6. Space Mountain
7. Star Tours - The Adventures Continue
I totally agree, and think about this each time my wife and I go, as magic key holders. So sad. And what about all the theatres sitting empty, no shows hardly to speak of at all.
I am happy to be a child of the 80s and saw some of the best of Disneyland Tomorrowland. Star Tours, Captain EO, Peoplemover with Tron. Those were the days
Disneyland's Space Mountain and the first Star Wars movie opened only two days apart. For me, Tomorrowland was at its best starting that week in May 1977 and ending when Adventure Thru Inner Space closed in 1985. So much energy and movement.
Yes! It’s Brickey at Disneyland AND Walt Disney World … in the same video! It doesn’t get any better!
More of these to come!
@HeyBrickey I really wish you could show your videos to the people in charge of Disneyland. Tomorrowland needs to be brought back to its former glory. I think Tomorrowland is a nightmare since the 1998 change. How Depressing.😢
Damn!! Even watching the differences on RUclips as a Californian that has never been to WDW is already giving me the missing feeling of the Tomorrowland here in DLR
Carousel of Progress/American Sings -Abandoned in place.
Rocket jets -Abandoned in place
People Mover -Abandoned in place
Captain EO/Shrunk the Audience Theater -Abandoned in place
Mission to Mars-Pizza Place
Peeling paint, rusting infrastructure. It has all the charm of an abandoned 80's shopping mall.
I’ve heard so many express sorrow and disdain for what Tomorrowland is today. It’s an embarrassing land. I grew up in LA and was a kid throughout the 80’s. We were always at Disneyland. Up through the early 1990’s Tomorrowland was fantastic. It was alive! And booming! It was so much fun to be in that energy. The People Movers, America Sings, the Rocket Jets were up high above the People Movers. America the Beautiful. Then Disney made horrible choices in dismantling them. For what? For nothing. There’s nothing there.
They could put America Sings back where that awful Carousel of Progress is. Went in that with friends and everyone was like, “Oh my God this is horrible, get us out of here.” The animals in America Sings we know we’re moved to Splash Mountain. Who knows if they’ll be in that new Tiana ride. Speaking of which, they’re closing Critter Country and that whole area is shut down anyway. None of that is necessary right now. They should’ve shut Tomorrowland to fix it back up.
Disneyland officials have stated they had wanted to put People Movers back and had that intention after the disaster ride they replaced it with broke down for good. The problem they said is the ride tracks are just a mess. Fixing it is beyond costly. They also can’t remove the beams that hold the tracks either. The reminder that there was once a ride there. The reason is it holds up a lot of the structures in that land. Whoever made the decision to take People Movers out to begin with should be fired.
The Buzz Light Year thing that is in the building that America the Beautiful was once is not necessary. It’s a decent ride, but nothing worthy of being memorable. It’s a cheesy video game ride that is more appropriate for a carnival or Pixar Pier. They should bring back Adventures through Inner Space and put it there. Update it with some new technology. That’ll fit better in Tomorrowland with the space theme like Space Mountain and Star Tours. While Star Tours is a beloved fun attraction, now it almost seems like maybe move that to the Star Wars land.
The second floor of where America Sings was once was is some Disney offices. As I’ve been in there in the past.
Oh and then Captain EO was a hi-tech treat of a show below Space Mountain. What’s there now? Who knows. I think it’s abandoned as well.
There was also Mission to Mars, which they replaced with some pizza place. 🙄
Next to the People Movers at the restaurant they’d have a rock band singing major popular hits. You could hear it across the land. It made it all even more alive!
So yeah, the remodel should’ve been done with Tomorrowland not Critter Country, Splash Mountain and Haunted Mansion.
If Walt Disney were still around and running things, he never would’ve allowed any of this.
True… except the Space Mountain in Florida is awful. It’s not even worth the wait in line. The Space mountain in California, on the other hand, is amazing.
They're both pretty meh tbh. Disneyland needs to seriously update the effects with more modern technology. Dim projections and disco balls don't cut it anymore.
Nahhh the oh is better plus it has a way better queue with music and has a more thrilling experience
I miss my childhood tomorrowland but so happy I can visit it on the East Coast.
It's never coming back! Grow up Peter Pan
I completely agree with you, I have been to both parks, and it is very sad how ours has been neglected, and ignored. The tomorrow land graveyard for sure! I wish they would extend the monorail to the Disneyland hotel again, as well as create a station in DCA.
I'm old enough to remember mission to the Moon, interspace,people mover, now it just reminds me like when you go to the mall and all the great stores are gone..😅
I hope one day you get to report on Sorrowland's resurrection from the dead! Fingers crossed for the return of Sky Buckets, too! 😬😂
Couldn't agree more!! Back in 08, when i went to WDW, i was so happy to ride the people mover, i rode it twice. Now, in our Disneyland, i try and get tomorrow land knocked out quickly except Space Mountain. I dont want to be there. Definitely needs fixing, updated, and man. I hope you are right in the possibilities of tomorrow, with a better tomorrow land!
Going in October and that People Mover is tops on my list!
Your Show is Great 😃👍. I was Born in 1962. Parents waited until 1967to take us to Disneyland. When I saw that monorail 🚝 for the first time I was in love with the Technical Gadgets they had there. They had Circorama 360 film and Phone Booths with couches you could sit in and talk on a speaker phone to Grandma and Grandpa which we did. I am totally in love with the place.
You definitely miss that kinetic energy that the people mover delivered. Autopia, subs and the monorail almost seems like they are in a different land. It seems so far removed from Astro orbiter. They're is nothing to draw you in to those attractions. Great video Brickey. Here's hoping Bob Iger has some plans for Tomorrowland!
Not only is the "Gravestones" of former attractions in Tomorrowland, Disney pays ohmage to these attractions by placing little reminders of what once was.
I still hope that they revive it, and I think it needs to be in its original style, freshened up. I think that Googie, Atomic Age design will always have a Tomorrow/Futuristic appeal.
Just got back from WDW myself, and the only W DL's Tomorrowland gets is Space Mountain. Honestly the entire land needs to be demo'd including space mountain, just because the land needs to be reconfigured. I'd love for a new Space mountain to be the centerpiece of Tomorrowland, it would open the door to allow for 360 projections on the whole mountain, instead of having a terrace block the view of the majority of the mountain. Star Tours really should be relocated to the space behind Winnie the Pooh. If Space Mountain is centered where the people move station was, you can build a new people mover station over the Launch Bay building and go straight into space mountain. A ride like Tron Lightcycle should be able to fit in the current space of StarTours/Space Mountain, or even further south, if DL Forward calls for the removal of the bus drop offs. AstroBlasters should be demo'd or modernized it hasn't aged well and having toy story across the street makes it looks worse. Wall-E deserves a place in Tomorrowland. The subs should never have been Finding Nemo, and that was a quick hot IP reskin, which really should have been either 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, or Atlantis: The Lost Empire.
I like the idea of Wall-E being in Tomorrowland. Did you have something specific in mind?
@@RetroGirl1967 I mean it depends on how thrilling Disney is willing to go, I think Tron could theme to Wall-E and is probably a better merch mover then Tron is. I like Brickey am also opptomistic on Tommorrowland expanding a bit south towards the bus drop offs, but there are some logisitcal issues to deal with mostly in the monorail and train tracks both run through that space. I'm also not sure if they can take the capacity hit of shuttering tomorrowland before the Disneyforward Land beyond Critter Country tho.
Finding Nemo was an enormous success and Atlantis a flop, that’s all you need to know aboutwhy they chose the one IP theme over the other. Still, I agree, and like the Adventureland treehouse let’s strip the IP back and make it like it originally was: 20,000 Leagues.
I'd been thinking about this lately, that all Disneyland Tomorrowland needs is things it had before -- a working PeopleMover, anything decent in the Carousel building, and a restoration of Astro Orbiter on top of the PeopleMover station. (I'd heard the new one is too heavy -- the Orbitron is the old one?) Bonus points for Starcade, electric cars for Autopia, maybe even a short film in the theatre which is also apparently empty?
Part of me really wants to believe there is an engineering way to overcome the rumored obstacles. I'm always hearing the PeopleMover track is damaged -- in theory the Rocket Jets track that replaced the original PeopleMover system is what is still up there. Is it that which is damaged, or the actual concrete or supports?
My favorite way to enter Disneyland is to catch the Monorail into Tomorrowland and decide from there where I'm going. I can then take the train over to Main Street or over closer to Galaxy's Edge.
So Profe Brickey, what do you suggest we do about fixing this? Ok, ok, I know, WE can't fix it. But we can dream, right? Yep, that's what Walt would do.
Personally, I have the memories of when Tomorrowland really moved, with the PeopleMover, that cool rocket ride above it, the Carousel of Progress AND Journey Thru Interspace, which was a really mover and consumer of people. But even though I have wonderful memories and I like being nostalgic, I think we don't need to do that. Let's move forward! How would you make use of that wonderful layout and still make it into a future?
I grew up only going to Disneyland and now as a cast member at Magic Kingdom in Tomorrowland, it makes me upset thinking about how amazing Disneyland’s Tomorrowland could be. Seeing the People Mover constantly running, the Astro Orbiter high in the sky, and the Carousel of Progress just really makes me wonder how amazing Disneyland could be if they just worked on their Tomorrowland. In all honestly, Disneyland has the better attractions. Space Mountain, Buzz, Autopia, Star Tours (oppose to laugh floor) are all so much better at Disneyland than Magic Kingdom. Not to mention we have the Matterhorn, which is basically just a better version of Magic Kingdom’s Space Mountain.
Thanks Brickey! Great info!
I sure do miss the people movers. Is there any chance of a return of people movers?
Hi
I walked up and said hello to you as you sat in front of the train station at your 13:13 time of that challenge.
Thanks for sharing all you do!
Brickey, I feel like this was a bit of a love song for DL Tomorrowland! I loved this as a dedicated DL fan. The potential is SO great for the DL Tomorrowland. Fingers crossed that DL executives hear your cry for change!
Another great video. So-Sorrowland
Thanks Brickey, keep up the good work! Enjoyed the clips of both parks. Here’s to a better Tomorrow Land !
The Astro Orbitor was never on top of the People Mover structure. It was a jet rockets ride similar to Astro Orbitors but not the same. When they changed from a Tomorrowland theme to the Jules Verne theme they put it in its current location.
Yes, I know this, but you get the idea of where we once had a spinner ride. We now have a ton of junk.
Awesome video! 🎉 I am a new subscriber 😊
Very well researched and delivered video. We enjoyed it very much.
Thanks
The PeopleMover, the Skyliner, Tomorrowland Theater, Starcade, Innoventions/Carousel of Progress, live music on the Tomorrowland stage...all empty hollow corpses! I miss prime Tomorrowland, it was always my favorite land growing up!
Man I wish they would revitalize Tomorrowland. Agreed, bring more kinetic energy and flow back to Tomorrowland.
Always entertaining to watch your poetic style.
Your insights are so on point!
WDW is my “home” park but we are not going this year. Instead my wife and I are headed to DL for our 2nd time ever. Monday I was daydreaming of my perfect MK day which is PeopleMover, Carousel, Tiki Room & Country Bears. Then I remembered I can’t do the majority of those at DL. What a bummer. I agree DL’s Tomorrowland could use kinetic energy. I have enjoyed Brickey’s ideas for Disneyland improvement and look forward to seeing more videos like this.
Bricky your always right. Disneyland has dropped the ball. It's kinda sad now adays. Love your vlogs......
Not kinda sad. It’s Extremely Depressing.
Speaking of kinetic energy, don't forget the old Skyway that went from Fantasyland through the Matterhorn and into Tomorrowland. I remember growing up going to Disneyland and the views when you looked up in Tomorrowland and saw the People mover, the Monorail, the Skyway gondolas and the Rocket Jets (now called the Astro Orbiter) above the People Mover loading area, surrounded by the cars of Autopia and the submarines. It was awesome! So much movement and action, AND they all ate a ton of people so you didn't have nearly as many people just wandering around or waiting in line for two or three rides like you do now. What Disney has done to Tomorrowland is really shameful.
Astro Orbiter, Carousel of Progress, People Mover, Captain EO theater, Starcade, Skyway.
I totally agree with you about Tomorrowland. There is absolutely a perimeter of graveyards that surround it. I miss People Mover the most. I just don’t understand why it’s still gone. Do the Disney higher ups not care what the public think? Your video made me more aware of how SorrowLand really is a graveyard.
Eventually there will be enough people, young enough to have never known Tomorrowland when it was full of excitement and energy, clamoring for Disney to tear down the monument from the past, and the corporation will use that excuse to replace it with something that reflects the new corporate ideal (make more money). I expect they will replace it with a land focused on Pixar properties, or maybe a villain-centered extension of Fantasyland.
I am old enough to remember Tomorrowland in its heyday. I am saddened by the effect that Tomorrowland 1998 had on everything. We lost so much. I can only hope that the current neglect of Tomorrowland is because Disney has a plan for it so they aren’t going to put a lot of money into something that will soon be torn down and redone. I will keep hoping!
This video had me seeing glimpses of my childhood 😭 😂
Thanks!
Thanks Dale!!! Appreciate the support.
Star Wars launch bay was cool. Can’t believe they closed it. There was a lot of cool stuff to see in there. I went to people mover and Carousel of Progress at WDW last year and I think we need to move on from those. People mover is basically the parking tram. Tokyo Disney is getting a new Tomorrowland. Let’s look to that for the future.
We’ve still got launch bay with tons of memorabilia in Florida at Hollywood studios for how long I don’t know as it’s rumored to be on the chopping block but goodness I love going in there for ac, or a nap when it’s raining. Lol
Move on from the people mover?? Goodness it’s always moving people who love it. My nephew things it’s a roller coaster 🤣
Another excellent video! Love hearing your insight. Going to Walt Disney World in a few months and hadn’t given Tomorrow Land a thought, but now truly excited to walk through and experience! Thank you for your intelligent content, such a refreshing change!
Hope you enjoy it!
It's sad seeing the attractions sanctioned and introduced by Walt Disney himself, gone from Disneyland. Someday I hope to go to "The Magic Kingdom" and experience them for myself once again.
As I remember it in Disneyland, the "Astral Orbiter" was originally a ground attraction when I was a kid. I rode it then and I rode it when they moved it to the top of "The People Mover". It was scary, as an adult, to be so high up in the air.
The "Carousel of Progress" used to be pretty cool, but it didn't continue as Walt Disney had intended. Walt Disney meant for it to be continually updated, but it seemed to be struct in the 60's. Instead of updating it, they changed it to different kinds of attractions. The change to "America Sings" was a joke. As Disney is into recycling, some of the characters ended up in "Splash Mountain". Now that's gone. Probably more fitting the Tomorrowland theme, when they changed it to a hands-on experience of current high-tech and future high-tech(showing and updated take on Disney's "Home of The Future") was probably a tribute to Walt Disney.
The "People Mover" was in it's prime when it went through some of Disneyland's other "Tomorrowland" attractions, giving us a pre-view. When they changed it to "Rocket-Rods"? was pretty cool. A very popular ride, I remember waiting in line for quite awhile to ride it. I seem to remember the line made a loop through Disney's "Circle Vision", which was sade to see go. Another of Walt Disney's introduced attraction. It would still have a place today. Well, the "Rocket Rods"? was plagued with breakdowns, and it did when I was riding in that single front seat, but it did get going again and we went through the entire loop. But, "The People Mover" was cool and reminded me of Walt Disney everytime I rode it.
Oh, hey! It's great to see you outside of the "Gold and Silver Pawn Shop" in Las Vegas!
The old spot used to spin around and blow steam and make noise at 1 point. I don't even think it does that anymore. :( I rode the old rockets alot in my youth. Way before it was even called ASTRO orbiter. Good times.
I would love to see a combo of 60's Tomorrowland and today. Bring back Peoplemover and Carousel of Progress and the red and white color scheme. Keep Astro Blasters, Star Tours, Autopia and Space Mountain.
Hey Brickey, we travel to Disneyland later this month from Vancouver Island Canada… I’ve been looking forward to your monthly report of what’s closed etc. Thought today would be the day! When will that video be dropping? Thanks!
Hey Brickley
Your right is dead like western days
They need to up date more color, more different designs and that lounge is waste of space they should just make it futuristic like colors, neon lights and lights and change of music
Great video! I think that Disneyland has this land on hold waiting for it to be bull dozed and re-built
Give me hope of a better Tomorrowland, Brickey!
The land Of Sadness 😢
Never been to Walt Disney World, but every video of yours I've seen makes me miss the Disneyland Tomorrowland of my childhood!
Disneyland could have overhauled Tomorrowland during the shut down of covid.
I loved the tomorrow land stage that lifted up from the ground
totally agree.
this could have been a 3-minute video instead of repeating over and over though.
Absolutey right.
I always wanted Disneyland to have an updated version of Spaceship Earth.
Supposedly the reason why they cannot use the old Disneyland Astro orbiter is because the soil under the structure is slowly sinking. But regardless if it is or not, no idea why they do not just rip it out…repack the soil, lay foundation and rebuild? But that is the reason an “unnamed cast member” gave me when I asked years ago.
Disneyland is a 1-story attraction. You can get the flow moving along the ground level better if you open up a 2nd level - and additional attractions like those defunct in Tomorrowland - to get people moving above on that second level.
I’ve been going to DLand since 1967 - probably over 75 times - and you just made me realize that. Thanks for that revelation! ❤
So you mean to say that there should be an attraction that moves people in tomorrowland?
@@zzyzx13 perhaps the entire park - get a 2nd level - maybe a people mover that traverses the entire place on the inside like a cross town freeway
This was a sad truth to hear.
Although you are correct about Tomorrowland being Disneyland's graveyard, Disneyland's Space Mountain is so much better than Disney World's.
Instead of destroying a 5 star attraction splash mountain….. redo Tomorrow land with that money 💰…. Disney has turned into a failure of a company
My thoughts too, at least the first part! SM should still be there, and that money should have been spent fixing tomorrowland
Brickey, maybe you already have a video but how would you redesign it? Everything I go there that is what I think about. I always thought they could be the Rocket Rods at the original location but keep at ground level. This would help with guest flow
Thank you for bringing to life all the ghosts of my past. Worst part of the dead attractions is the high visibility of them. Second worst thing is they are all FILTHY. At least wash and paint them.
I agree. For one Star Wars should be in Galaxy’s Edge, bring back the Carousel of Progress, get the PeopleMover going again ( they can do it).
As a kid I was shocked how much better wdw’s was, and the funny thing is that over there they say it’s outdated too 😂
While I agree Tomorrowland in Disneyland is weak, I am sad when visiting WDW Tomorrowland as you walk in there's an area that's been sitting vacant for over 7 years now. Laugh Factory is getting old. Though Tomorrowland WDW did get Tron (after 5+ years of construction of a duplicate ride no less) it's waay too short of a ride. Carousel of Progress is in need of a huge update (I wish they would do an animatronic version of Walt for it)
The Astro Orbiter is a huge pass of a ride.
Hopefully eventually Disney will BULLDOZE Disneyland’s Tomorrowland, except Space Mountain (or bulldoze it too to replicate the one coming to Tokyo). Hopefully they’re waiting to do that after the Harbor Blvd eastern expansion one day. 🤷🏼♂️🤷🏼♂️
The early to mid 90s the annual passes were rather inexoensive. Orange County parents purchased passes for their children to go to the park after school and the parents would pick them up after work.
This caused a lot if problems inside the park.
The entrance to Tomorrowland, an open walkway into the land, was continuously crowded M-F by teens hanging out.
Families from out of state would head to City Hall to make comments of the teen hangout environment inside the park.
Tomorrowland 1998 attempted to solve this gathering element by creating a space that encourages flow, not stopping.
The budget for Tomorrowland 1998 was cut twice.
Once by GM because of the delays of Test Track in Epcot and again by Paul Pressler.
The Imagineering team was left holding the non existent money bag.
The buildout of the 1998 Tomorrowland shut the entire land down.
The Park has vowed to not follow this path in the future.
Fantasyland was a 10 year redo, one attraction at a time.
Tomorrowland was heading in the same direction just before the Pandemic.
Then the Disneyland Forward project was announced.
What this means for Tomorrowland?
My guess is that it is the same answer as Hollywood Land at DCA as well as Disneyland Forward
Move Star Tours to Galaxy's Edge, create a hallway to get to Buzz Lightyear and Space Mountain, and then begin the demolition! An all new Tomorrowland is needed! And with a new Tomorrowland, with new rides, also bring back the People Movers!
Hopefully, one day, we'll see the People Mover brought back to DL. Wishful thinking...
Tomorrowland is so depressing. I genuinely hate having to go in there to get to Space Mountain 😢
So true Brickey
Just bring back the Peoplemover!
Disney Wake Up Disneyland Tomorrowland is rotting time to work on it now before it gets worse .All other Tomorrowlands are amazing. Hey Brickey Thanks For This Video Did You read my previous comments of reviving Disneyland Tomorrowland?
I’ve been fortunate to stay at ALL of the Disney Parks, multiple times and Tomorrowland is often the most troubled, even the newest entry, Shanghai, on the left side of the Park, not just to be different, but because the skyline of Shanghai is on that side and it better fits with the ascetic when viewing, from the SH Disneyland Hotel, just is not as inviting in terms of a theme that welcomes you and makes you want to stay, in contrast with the rest of their Lands. All of that said, Paris is likely my favorite, followed by Tokyo, (before Space Mountain is demolished) as it felt like a well preserved Magic Kingdom, stuck in the retro 1960s. What I don’t get, is… why Tomorrowland (outside of Paris and what they attempted to do with the re-theme for Disneyland) has the least cohesion? While I like what they’ve attempted to do in Hong Kong, by making it the Stark Expo (World’s Fair), they didn’t go all-in. So… if you want to do a future that never was from the 1950s-1960s, then make it look and feel like 1960. If you want to go with Jules Verne vibe, like Disneyland Paris and Tokyo Disney Sea have, then go all the way with it. Or better yet… Why not rip it away and re-theme ALL of Tomorrowland into Pixar, Star Wars, Avatar or Marvel? The answer, poor planning and an unwillingness to invest into a compressive plan, vs fast integrations. While Disneyland overall is THE best of the hub and spoke Magic Kingdoms, it has suffered from bad decision making when it comes to what has or has not gone into Disneyland Park vs. Disney’s California Adventure. Before I ramble, more, upon a 2023 visit to Orlando, I enjoyed the vibrancy of WDW’s iteration with its dual E-Tickets, People Mover, Carousel of Progress, elevated Astro Orbiter and enjoyable Buzz make you overlook a surprisingly decent, Laugh Floor and defunct Alien Encounter that leaves you wondering what could be. One final note, before they meddled with EPCOT, in many ways, the 1980s vibe of Future World was the best modern iteration of Walt’s 1960s vision.
Sadly. Disney essentially walked away and given up on Tomorrowland. Will be interesting to see if they ever try to make it something better. Walt would not be happy if he saw it today.
Since seeing the concept art for the Avatar experience, I can't shake the idea that it's going to replace the submarine lagoon.
I have a video about the very concept.
@@HeyBrickey I saw it and liked it (notwithstanding my belief that getting rid of Grizzly Peak would really be killing the California theme) but the concept art really really makes me think your lagoon argument is simply the better argument.
SORROWLAND???? i love this guy so much lol
Thought for a second there that you were hawking a video on why Disney seems to be going out of its way to destroy Walt's vision of immersive storytelling in which, in their own words, "Everything Speaks"
The 1998 redo was a travesty and the land has never recovered!
SM and NOS needed no changes, and all that money should have been spent fixing tomorrowland and restoring it to its former glory!
I really love how you appreciate Walt Disney world. It may not be the original park but the legacy of the original DL still lives in Disney world.
But how can the average Disneyland lover make a difference? How can we get the message to the head of Disneyland? Will he listen? 🥺
They should put Autopia like cars on the peoplemover track and tron where Autopia is at Disneyland.
Hopefully this all gets fixed with disney forward take out the buses and remodel it all, i like the multi level views so Hopefully keep that with all the kinetic energy, i do like astroblasters but a new version remodeled to lightyear with the jet as the ride and the new version of lightyear blaster and new improved scenery
All the money Disneyland charge they really need to get on top of it. Mr. Walt Disney would be farious and would not be having this. .
Looks like I am in the minority but I love Tomorrowland. Here is why:
It's nostalgic to me. I love how I feel when I walk through it, reminding me of how much fun I had there as a Kid, I'm 48 now. :( It has deep roots to Walts creative hand on it. So many of the original creators of Disneyland are present throughout the land as well. Similar to Matterhorn, that ride is so popular because it is such a classic and heads would roll if you ever changed it, even though its about 60 years old. I realize a lot of the other lands have been updated too but this land just feels frozen in time as to what it must have felt like 60+ years ago. Maybe it would be fine if they "updated" in a way they don't completely level the place. But really would be just as happy if they left it alone! JMO :)
You didn't even mention the abandoned Tomorrowland Theater that's just sitting empty under the queue of Space Mountain. Just empty. wasting space.
I think the only tomorrow land that works is discovery land in paris. Its a version that will never be dated because its total steampunk fantasy! It's by far the best out of the 3 I've been to. You'll never future proof tomorrow land so make something that isn't destined to fail