Solving the Tomorrowland Problem

Just imagine… we turn Tomorrowland into peoplemover land… just a thought, but hit me up Disney

I think they should UNAPOLOGETICALLY AND UNIRONICALLY embrace the original ethos and aesthetic of Midcentury Modern, with all that entails. Imagine bringing back "Rocket To The Moon," with that aesthetic in mind, but update the writing and the ride experience to more closely reflect modern amusement technology. That glorious Sputnik and Mercury Redstone optimism! That explorer spirit!

Tomorrowland should be Mid-Century Modern "1958 to 1968" The time of the Space Race, Duck and Cover, The Transistor, Color TV, The Atom for Peace and of course bring back the Peoplemover in its full ORIGINAL glory, meaning second-story loading with the "Astro-Jets" back up on the second level for that great view of Disneyland again.......

I'm old enough to have experienced Peak Tomorrowland and it was PEAK Tomorrowland. All the motion in the land (between the Monorail, People Mover, Skyway, Autopia, Submarine Voyage, Rocket Jets IN THEIR CORRECT LOCATION and even the rotating theater) had such a kinetic energy that you couldn't help but be excited when you walked in. I fact, it was the top land in the entire park. If they could bring back even a taste of that period, the world will be a better place. Oh, and never give up on your People Mover dream. It was as wonderful as you imagine, even better than the WDW version.

You definitely nailed it. Tomorrow land needs to be a place to inspire people and education. A place you want to go to because how amazing it looks

Man I absolutely love those vintage clips. So calming

All I really want in Tomorrowland right now is a fixed PeopleMover, a way to get Astro Orbiter back on the roof, Starcade, and attractions back in the Carousel, Magic Eye, and maybe even turn Pizza Planet back into an attraction. A large part of the problem is that so many spaces aren't being used to their full potential, if at all.

Great video Dallin. I think aesthetically, Disneyland’s Tomorrowland’s best elements are the Retro-Futurism inspired things. It has this optimism, whimsy, and sleekness that is way more timeless than sterile and modern design.

if they would just dust off the 1967 blueprints for tomorrowland,rebuild it,and call it "walt disney's vision of tomorrowland" i think everyone would be happy. it's what he wanted it to be,and that's all it needs to be.

I hate to say it, but I think the name Tomorrowland might be the snag in all this. Like others have said in the comments, today's "Tomorrow" isn't exactly as optimistic as the "Tomorrow" of the 50s and 60s (and even up into the 90s). I went to the Boston science museum a couple weeks ago, which was a ton of fun, but even so, their exhibits that look forward are more somber than the future exhibits I saw 20-30 years ago. So maybe Disney's Tomorrowland should be more of an homage to the retro-futurism of the past. I feel like Meet the Robinsons would be a good IP to use more too.

As has been mentioned before, the post-war period as one of optimism. There was the expectation that humanity was on a march toward utopia and technology would make that happen. Tomorrowland was a reflection of that optimism. Now the expectation for the future is one of absolute dread with technology's only contribution being to lull us into a comfortable complacency with the coming sixth extinction. The future is a shabby dystopia full of abandoned dreams of tomorrow - just like Tomorroland. Way to go imagineers! You nailed it!

Ways to fix Tomorrowland: Bring back People Mover, exact same track Have the whole land powered on solar energy Move out Star Tours, bring back Journey through inner space? The inner space idea still has legs Put Astro Orbiter back on top of People Mover hub Autopia vehicles go electric Bring back Starcade with cutting edge games Have new-release movies or short films play in the theater Redo sky buckets with travel to Batuu and to California Adventure, with a midway stop in Tomorrowland. Use Innoventions building to showcase science exhibits, refreshed yearly. Like a Kids Science museum. Add back a learning element to the land

The inner space ride was awesome!

The year of 1977 was, for me, the top time to visit Walt Disney’s Tomorrowland! The creator genius and soul were still in every corner of that place. ✌️

I really hope that somebody with some power at the company is watching this. Although if you think about it, tomorrowland is probably eerily accurate. The future will probably be full of abandoned buildings and the only fun to be had will be going on a nostalgia trip in a little submarine, or go kart, as we look around at the crumbling remnants of what was.

IMO, the problem isn't changing Tomorrowland, it's changing the mindsets of others that every ride at Disney parks are "sacred". As an example, I imagine a number of rides in the space Autopia and the Submarine Voyage occupies, you don't need one huge Tron ride or anything like that, but 2-4 dark rides that are of smaller scale that eat up people and don't require stupid virtual queues or lightning lame (which they absolutely will be designed with).

it needs to be the future of yesterday, the 1950s retro future

A compete overhaul of carousel of progress pls. Same story new animatronics and special effects and narration

Man I agree! Tomorrowland should be a land of HOPE! Hope for a better world. Use the aesthetics of Space Mountain and spread it to the entire land with a secondary color in lights. But I also think they should lean into the retro-futurism and frame everything as being 'In the Space Year 2000!' just because it would be funny :p Also get Star Tour out of there. Just build a new version in Galaxy's Edge.

I was 8 years old when 1966 Tomorrow Land opened and was my favorite land. It was so well laid out and executed. It's sad to see the bones of what once was still on display. You are spot on what it needs to return to this forgotten land to greatness. And buy all means and at any cost, bring back the People Mover!!!!!!