Keep Moving Forward: Tomorrowland

Tomorrowland

Tomorrowland is the futuristic land in the Magic Kingdom theme parks.  It focuses on technology, space and the future innovations.  In every one of the Disney parks around the world it houses the popular ride Space Mountain.

Space Mountain is a steel roller coaster that is housed inside of a large building.  The darkness of the ride offers a different experience from your normal coaster.  Riders get to experience a fast paced ride through a field of stars and on some of the versions of the ride head to the moon and even get their very own soundtrack to accompany their journey.  The Space Mountain in Disneyland Paris is the only one with the unique theme of Jules Verne's From the Earth to the Moon.

Disneyland Paris is the only park to not have a Tomorrowland, instead they have Discoveryland.  The focus of this land is on the famous thinkers like Da Vinci and Jules Verne, unique and forward ideas ahead of their time.

Many of the spaces in the Tomorrowland at Walt Disney World Resort have seen many different attractions since the park's opening, keeping with the theme of change and innovation.  However some things don't change, such as the Astro Orbiter.  A version of the Astro Orbiter can be found in every park's tomorrowland.  On this ride every one has their own personal rocket.  One of the concepts in Tomorrowland is the future of transportation, and the Tomorrowland Transit Authority is one of those concepts.  A futuristic, quiet form of transportation powered by electricity.  These are just some of the things that the Disney Imagineers create that may find their way into the real world.


References:
Wright, A, & , . (2009). The imagineering field guide to magic kingdom at walt disney world--updated!. New York, NY: Disney Editions.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tomorrowland