Shag should do a tomorrowland make-over - Beyond Tiki

P Philot Tiki Socialite The armpit of Florida Joined: Apr 04, 2003 Posts: 239	P Philot Posted posted on Sun, Sep 5, 2004 11:42 PM On 2004-08-30 14:09, aquarj wrote: If you really look around, many of the mid-century futurist concepts have come to life! Picture phones, image walls (ie, flat panel TVs), instant worldwide communications, centralized and distributed in-home controls, GPS, and on and on. Even 25 years ago a lot of this would've been pure fantasy. As much as I appreciate Shag, I find that I must agree that Tommorrowland should be an optimistic view of the potential future. And aquarj tells us why right above. People, particularly children saw all these cool futuristic ideas at Disney, Star Trek and such, and over 20, 30, 50 years, went out and made them happen.. We still need that. The dystopias that became fashionable in the 70's and on also serve as a needed warning so that people may choose to prevent them from occuring. But, since D-Land bills itself as "The Happiest Place On Earth" (tm), they should stick to selling the optimistic view. I don't need Disney to make me maudlin about the unfulfilled promise of atomic flying cars and moon cities. \ [ Edited by: Philot on 2004-09-05 23:47 ]

On 2004-08-30 14:09, aquarj wrote:

If you really look around, many of the mid-century futurist concepts have come to life! Picture phones, image walls (ie, flat panel TVs), instant worldwide communications, centralized and distributed in-home controls, GPS, and on and on. Even 25 years ago a lot of this would've been pure fantasy.

As much as I appreciate Shag, I find that I must agree that Tommorrowland should be an optimistic view of the potential future. And aquarj tells us why right above. People, particularly children saw all these cool futuristic ideas at Disney, Star Trek and such, and over 20, 30, 50 years, went out and made them happen.. We still need that.

The dystopias that became fashionable in the 70's and on also serve as a needed warning so that people may choose to prevent them from occuring. But, since D-Land bills itself as "The Happiest Place On Earth" (tm), they should stick to selling the optimistic view. I don't need Disney to make me maudlin about the unfulfilled promise of atomic flying cars and moon cities.

[ Edited by: Philot on 2004-09-05 23:47 ]

Post #112587 by Philot on Sun, Sep 5, 2004 11:42 PM