Shag should do a tomorrowland make-over - Beyond Tiki

B BarkerBird Member Joined: Jul 20, 2004 Posts: 168	B BarkerBird Posted posted on Sun, Aug 29, 2004 9:05 AM Sorry, Disneyland purist here. No Shag. No retro. I'm against the retro-future idea for T-land. When Walt created Disneyland, Tomorrowland wasn't "retro". It was the future. No tongue-in-cheek homage to futures past. It was gleaming white and beautiful. They took a wrong turn recently, and went with a jules verne look. Bad move. They realized the mistake and repainted Space Mountain white! The color it should be. Tomorrowland needs work, sure. They're shy a few rides. But not tongue-in-cheek or retro. Tomorrowland is supposed to be an honest look at the future, to show children a glimpse of what their lives will be. How can you take a child to Disneyland and try and explain how the Tomorrowland they see is based on futures we used to believe in and hope for, but now have given up on? Shag is great, I love him. But Encounter is one thing, and Tomorrowland is something else.

Sorry, Disneyland purist here.

No Shag. No retro.

I'm against the retro-future idea for T-land.

When Walt created Disneyland, Tomorrowland wasn't "retro". It was the future. No tongue-in-cheek homage to futures past.

It was gleaming white and beautiful.

They took a wrong turn recently, and went with a jules verne look. Bad move. They realized the mistake and repainted Space Mountain white! The color it should be.

Tomorrowland needs work, sure. They're shy a few rides.

But not tongue-in-cheek or retro. Tomorrowland is supposed to be an honest look at the future, to show children a glimpse of what their lives will be. How can you take a child to Disneyland and try and explain how the Tomorrowland they see is based on futures we used to believe in and hope for, but now have given up on?

Shag is great, I love him. But Encounter is one thing, and Tomorrowland is something else.

Post #111013 by BarkerBird on Sun, Aug 29, 2004 9:05 AM