![]() The first picture below was taken at a later date than the second picture. Unfortunately, even the smallest breeze caused the water to spray those walking by. When the wind was light, this was an impressive sight. Two water-spewing spires marked the beginning of the land of the future. I wanted pictures of the finished product.Īs I’ve shared in other blogs, the entrance to Tomorrowland was much different in the early years. I wish I had more pictures of this era to share with you, but film was expensive on a Disneyland salary in 1972 and who wanted construction pictures back then. And Carousel of Progress would be located to the left. The center area would eventually be the home of the Tomorrowland Theater. The building to the right would someday house the If You Had Wings attraction. This next picture was taken from the Skyway. In the middle of the picture is a construction wall. On the right is the America the Beautiful attraction and on the left is the Flight to the Moon ride. In this first picture, we’re looking toward what will someday be the Astro Orbiters. Here are two pictures I took in January, 1972, just three months after the park had opened. And just like Disneyland, the Magic Kingdom would open with an incomplete Tomorrowland. With the exception of Liberty Square replacing New Orleans Square, all of the other lands would be reimagined for this new park and Tomorrowland was no exception. This can be seen by the many business names I mentioned in the paragraphs above.Īs we know, the Magic Kingdom was modeled after Disneyland. He believed that corporate America could help solve people’s problems and he recruited their sponsorship to help finance his dreams. ![]() But most of all, Tomorrowland was boss to a 15 year old kid.Īlthough I was too young at this age to really appreciate Walt’s hand in things, I know now that Tomorrowland was his vision of a utopian society. The future was all around me and I savored every aspect of it. Everywhere I looked something exciting was happening. There was an all-new Tomorrowland to discover: Monsanto’s Adventure Thru Inner Space, AT&T’s new Circle-Vision Movie, McDonnell/Douglas’s Flight to the Moon, Goodyear’s PeopleMover, and best of all, GE’s Carousel of Progress (which was a free attraction in the days of ticket books).Īt Disneyland, acreage is at a premium, so the Imagineers need to pack as much “wow” factor as they can into relatively small areas. All of the World’s Fair attractions had been added. We were dropped off at the Disneyland entrance by our parents early one morning and had an all new park to explore as things had changed dramatically since our last visit. Shortly after my return, my cousin and I were deemed old enough to visit Disneyland on our own. Sometime after 1959, I remember waiting an agonizing hour in line to ride in the General Dynamics’ Submarine Voyage and then another hour to ride the Disneyland-Alweg Monorail.īut real bliss came in the spring of 1968 when I came back home to California after living in Japan for over two years. ![]() I remember touring Monsanto’s House of the Future and riding Richfield’s Autopia and thought they were great. Even before the 1966/67 reimagining of this land, I was fascinated with the offerings here. When I was a kid, Tomorrowland was my favorite land at Disneyland. So if while reading my blogs you get the feeling of déjà vu, you really have read it before. It will just take some time.Īnd one more thing”¦ I have covered several of the Tomorrowland attractions in the past and I plan on reusing some of the same passages and photographs again. So when you finish today’s article, don’t write to tell me I’ve forgotten Alien Encounter or Stitch’s Great Escape. Once I complete the early years, I will begin again describing the newer attractions and the current look and feel of this land of the future. It was in this year that Tomorrowland began a major transformation. To begin with, I will discuss the attractions and architecture through approximately 1994. To cover this vast land, I will be taking an interesting approach. Why eight weeks? Because this land has seen more attractions and changes to its theming than any other area in the Magic Kingdom. I hope you all like Tomorrowland, because for the next eight weeks this will be the topic of my blogs. Favorite Viewing Locations for the Fireworks.Move It! Shake It! MousekeDance It! Street Party.A Pirate's Adventure: Treasure of the Seven Seas.Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover.Under the Sea - Journey of the Little Mermaid.Meet Tinker Bell at Town Square Theater.Meet Mickey Mouse at Town Square Theater.
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