Will Disney update Tomorrowland now that the movie is coming out?

I seriously doubt they would do away with COP. It is a direct link to Walt Disney, and those are being played up big time lately.

Carousel of Progress has been moved before. Even if it doesn't stay in Tomorrowland, it can easily be preserved in another location.

Reading through these posts I had a thought, why not move COP to one of the now empty buildings in future world. Refurbish it and do a whole tribute to Walt Disney before the show. This should satisfy the old timers (like me) at the same time opening up room in Tomorrowland for expansion. Any takers? :mickey:

Mrs Bus Driver;2457162 wrote: Reading through these posts I had a thought, why not move COP to one of the now empty buildings in future world. Refurbish it and do a whole tribute to Walt Disney before the show. This should satisfy the old timers (like me) at the same time opening up room in Tomorrowland for expansion. Any takers? :mickey:

If you were to take it to another park, I would think that you could tie it in to "One Man's Dream" in DHS and wrap it up as a tribute to Walt Disney's contributions to the 1964 World's Fair. I don't think it would really fit too well in EPCOT Future World.

JMHO

Mrs Bus Driver;2457162 wrote: Reading through these posts I had a thought, why not move COP to one of the now empty buildings in future world. Refurbish it and do a whole tribute to Walt Disney before the show. This should satisfy the old timers (like me) at the same time opening up room in Tomorrowland for expansion. Any takers? :mickey:

The ride Horizons followed the theme and family line of COP into the future. Its a shame they decided it was with sparing for an attraction that didn't turn out to be as big as they expected.

I know... Horizons is never coming back. Someday I'll get over it.

My thoughts:

No way should they remove the TTA. Update it, sure, but that is one classic not to be messed with otherwise.

While it personally wouldn't bother me that much if they got rid of the Speedway, I highly doubt that they would do away with it entirely, since that is one attraction that is at all of the Disney parks around the world, in one form or another.

IMO, Carousel of Progress could be pretty awesome again if it had a major overhaul.

I think there is a wealth of opportunity for refurbishment in the other buildings in Tomorrowland, the ones that Buzz, Stitch, Laugh Floor occupy, as well as the space where they have the dance party. Lots could be done in terms of new rides and attractions whether they incorporate parts of the new movie or not.

John;2457262 wrote:

I know... Horizons is never coming back. Someday I'll get over it.

Sure you will...

MNNHFLTX;2457339 wrote: I think there is a wealth of opportunity for refurbishment in the other buildings in Tomorrowland, the ones that Buzz, Stitch, Laugh Floor occupy, as well as the space where they have the dance party. Lots could be done in terms of new rides and attractions whether they incorporate parts of the new movie or not.

Gotta say, I really enjoy the Laugh Floor. I like the idea and the implementation. I've done that attraction a ton of times, and it always makes me laugh.

While Stitch (the character) is one of my favorites, and I have long been a defender of Stitch's Great Escape, I would be fine with them taking that space and the Buzz Lightyear attraction (which is tired and always has issues) and repurposing them.

The last time we were at WDW, my son (17 yrs old) rode on the Speedway and broke it. His car jumped the rail, and he was driving in-between two tracks for 75% of the ride. Towards the end he managed to get it back onto the rail....on the other track! I didn't know any of that had happened during the ride, as I was ahead of him about two cars. But I knew he had started directly behind me. I was pretty surprised to see him come in at the finish on the adjacent track.

Well Tomorrowland bombed (as I kind of suspected it would)... And Tron 3 was cancelled too... BOOOOO to Tron 3 being canned...

DizneyFreak2002;2458795 wrote: Well Tomorrowland bombed (as I kind of suspected it would)... And Tron 3 was cancelled too... BOOOOO to Tron 3 being canned...

I haven't seen Tomorrowland (but I want to). I am sad that Tron 3 was cancelled. I liked Legacy. But, then again, I also liked John Carter.

I will admit that I have not yet seen The Lone Ranger.

DizneyFreak2002;2458795 wrote: Well Tomorrowland bombed (as I kind of suspected it would)... And Tron 3 was cancelled too... BOOOOO to Tron 3 being canned...

It is a bit premature to say Tomorrowland "bombed". It came close to its opening weekend projection and it has only been 2 weeks. Many movies make their money back eventually.

The news stories are always full of hyperbole. Studios these days know that the majority of their money will not come from the domestic box office anyway. Such is the direction entertainment is going.

thads;2456699 wrote: Here is an idea. Rebuild the transit authority with hot rods from the future. Have them shoot around the old track with quick acceleration to 25mph and then corner until everyone feels like their head is going to fall off. Then every year or so, have one burst into flames...just to keep it interesting. ;)

Remember? They tried this exact same thing at Disneyland in about 1998 - and lost the Peoplemover forever. Rocket Rods was such a "bomb" that it was down more than it was operational in a little over the two years it "operated". The ride vehicles tore up the ride track so bad that it's unusable for any other attraction.

As for Tomorrowland Speedway, don't expect it to be going anywhere any time soon. With its popularity and high hourly guest count (over 2,000 per hour), I don't think management will want to get rid of *that* "People-mover".

I am laughing at this post. My kids 2 favorite rides this trip were the people mover and speedway. Speedway definitely could use a update but don't mess with my people mover. Its a life saver.

I'm still waiting for them to update the Muppet show after two recent movies. Maybe the new TV show will spur some action?

Tekneek;2456674 wrote: I hope so. Tomorrowland and Future World have long suffered. Anything that doesn't involve filling them with Pixar-based attractions is worthy of consideration.

Unless it's Wall-E