Tokyo Disneyland's Failed Plans To Fix Tomorrowland | ReviewTyme

[@PoseidonEntertainment]

I believed that I was pretty well versed on Disney history, but I knew nothing about this. This is what a Tomorrowland in any park deserves and it's rather incredible. Here's to hoping Tokyo's Tomorrowland does eventually get such a large scale refurb in the future.

[@420hotbox36]

2027!

[@pjbutler5410]

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[@ReviewTyme]

Thanks PJ, we appreciate it! - Luke

[@Alex-eo7my]

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[@peanutismint]

I love the idea of an aliens-themed ‘Tower Of Terror’; the roof could be made to look like it got ripped off and they could put screens in the ceiling to make it look like you were getting beamed aboard an alien spacecraft if you looked up...

[@ReviewTyme]

That ride is probably my favourite of anything from the project, sounds like the perfect use for that ride system! - Luke

[@Emplordxiii]

@@ReviewTyme more so cause they could’ve put in the narrative that someone on the saucer is fighting to save the humans from being abducted, thus explaining the reason of the random drops.

[@idunnobutyay2520]

The whole idea of this concept sounds like it would be really amazing! You go from the classic optimistic view of the future, to the Mad Max view, and even throw in some cyberpunk by going into a computer

[@Yukendoit]

I had no idea about this! Quite cool to see the proto rocket racers with its own track.

[@AverytheCubanAmerican]

I love the Tomorrowland music loop, my favorite land music loop at the parks. But this would’ve been so cool if it came fruition. I mean, just look at the design of the land. It’s unique and epic. Shame it didn’t.

[@thegreatpacoasters3134]

glad you went back to the old format, this video was amazing on what couldve been

[@PaddletailPhilly]

It'd be interesting if Rocket Bikes turned out to be a predecessor to Tron Lightcycle Run

[@JustinCoasters]

Thats what I thought

[@AJxScooter]

Totally looks like it, just needed to find an IP. Crater Land gives me Galaxy Edge Vibes as well.

[@michaelgamas2399]

Tron rides are spectacular!! it's the best attraction in Shanghai Disneyland!!

[@Wig4]

@@michaelgamas2399 "Only for thrill ride enthousiasts" .. :-) .. The thrill ride and non (-anti-) thrill ride visitors are 2 completely different customer groups, and it's a bad idea to TRY to rate attractions without preliminary dividing those into these 2 main classes.

[@kelaarin]

I like the idea of a moon patrol autopia...very cool.

[@bobbyd4492]

I love this Channel,great for any Theme Park Enthusiast Thank you for yet another amazing video :)

[@chuc98]

Would have been a cool update for Tokyo Disneyland. It being unique like Disneyland Paris’ Discoveryland would have really given it a spotlight. But I have to say, being a Magic Kingdom fan I’m jealous that they still have their entryway spires. I wish they’d get rid of the rocks at MK and bring back the spires. The clean 70s look works better in MK because of the land’s size and two storied vertical size to all of the buildings. Tokyo Disneyland being mainly a copy of the original Disneyland in size ruins the 70s future aesthetic...too small.

[@brycevo]

I really wish we could get this sort of tommorowland a land that looks forward but will never be

[@QPerth]

The visual style of TDL Tomorrowland is in the most part, stunning, and it would have been a shame to lose that and replace it with something similar in style to MK. They still have the spires at TDL!! And they are glorious! And a speed ramp into Space Mountain! Losing their gorgeous and iconic Rocket Jets was bad enough!

[@Emplordxiii]

You’re talking about the the french fries rocks? They got rid of those. For the last 2 years they were getting rid of them.

[@honeyfromthebee]

I also think TDL Tomorrowland is the most cohesive out of all of them, and was happy to see that they have kept much of the original styling last time I was there. At this point, the retrofuturistic aesthetic easily ages just as well as the steam punk theme which they've half-heartedly tried at other locations, while at the same time retaining the nostaliga factor of the original. While some of the ideas presented for a new Tomorrowland here could be exciting, I'm glad that they at least didn't do it half-heartedly once the budget was no longer there. I even think it would be possible to marry some new ideas with what is there presently and still have a cohesive land.

[@EEvtg]

Tomorrowland 94 at MK was fantastic! It was easily peak Tomorrowland at any park, alongside the original Discoveryland. Alien Encounter was a top-tier attraction and the Timekeeper was great too. I like the spires, but this Sci Fi city remodel would have been incredible.

[@gregorypena2330]

@@EEvtgNothing is worth getting rid of those spires. Nothing.

[@EEvtg]

@@gregorypena2330 Hahah fair enough! Those spires used to feature waterfalls though...if they're going to keep the spires forever, they need to bring back the water!

[@zach1810]

That would have been an epic land. I would have traveled from NYC area just to visit it.

[@RickyRicardo03]

Love the way you put your review/look-back on Disney parks! Tomorrow Land is such a waste of space in Disneyland, for the most part. I’d love to see them restructure it with something FAR OUT!

[@matthewsanchez5137]

This would've been amazing! Where did you get the concept art from?

[@EEvtg]

Wow, it's such a shame this never came to fruition! Although to be fair, OLC had already invested heavily in the park by changing Adventureland and adding Critter Country only a few years earlier. Seeing as they used much of Tomorrowland's space for Beauty and the Beast, I don't think much of this would be possible anymore, which makes me sad. I would have rather seen Sci-Fi city come to fruition than another IP ride, as great as that new ride is.

[@wraptonic]

It would be amazing to see a remodel of all the Tomorrowland areas. Hoping to see some TLC from Disney on this 🙏🏽

[@Emplordxiii]

I wasn’t aware of this proposed land. In a perfect world, I could’ve seen this built along with Tokyo DisneySea: Plus, imagine how much more the other parks at the time would’ve been pissed that Tokyo is sparing no expense while they’re getting crap.

[@luuchoo93]

Yeah but in real life all Disney parks have shitty Tomorrowlands (specially Disneyland), except for Paris’ amazing Discoveryland

[@Wig4]

@@luuchoo93 It's not so amazing. The landscaping is "bare concrete". It is clear that, apart from Main Street (totally standard copy-paste layout), they had 2 separate design teams for the DLP landscaping. One team in charge of everything LEFT side in the park, including the Fantasy land castle surroundings >> the best landscaping in any Disney park around the world. And, one team in charge of everything RIGHT = Discoveryland and the right-side outline of Fantasyland, where concrete is the main thing, and even elementary 'fantasy-in-green-foliage' is unexisting. I also bet this 2nd team was responsible for the Studios landscaping... SAME boring concrete desert, there.

[@luuchoo93]

@@Wig4 Well, all Tomorrowlands have concrete, it’s not a land designed to showcase nature or green. But all of them are terrible except for Paris’ Discoveryland, which at least has an original concept going on and doesn’t look cheap/outdated like the rest. Paris’ Fantasyland is also amazingly done, I agree. The Studios, next door, is a whole different story, and probably looks like that because they spend most of the money on the main park

[@georgesantiago1101]

I wish Disney would revisit this for Hong Kong Disneyland or even Tokyo Disneyland as it was planned originally .

[@ryanalegre6910]

It's basically Futurama in Disneyland XD

[@jgatzby4263]

Still wish Disneyland would have gotten Tomorrowland 2055, there were some great concepts there

[@jonsmith6496]

Great show!

[@gregorypena2330]

Honestly, I think it’s a good thing that those concepts for Tokyo Disneyland’s Tomorrowland never happened. A lot of them seemed to be from the 90s and I have a feeling that those designs wouldn’t have aged nearly as well. Compare the 1994 Tomorrowland remodel with the pre-remodel Tomorrowland at Magic Kingdom (ironically the inspiration for the current Tomorrowland at TDL), and I feel that the pre-remodel Tomorrowland’s design at Magic Kingdom has aged far better than the post-remodel Tomorrowland. Effectively, the original look of that Tomorrowland (and by extension TDL’s Tomorrowland) has become the effortlessly retro-futuristic look that the 90s Tomorrowland concepts were trying to create. Essentially, Tokyo’s Tomorrowland, in avoiding the bad remodels of the 90s, has had its original design become retro-futuristic. All that’s really missing is for that retro-futuristic design to be applied consistently to every corner of the land, and maybe some minor touch-ups here and there.

[@bruceforbes5873]

This would have been awesome!

[@Anynom]

Again like how the Disney+ Imagineering series does discuss this and the issues of the time that stopped so many great ideas.

[@rachelcookie321]

This seems so cool! I wish they ended up doing this. Tomorrowland feels kinda boring and underwhelming to me, sci-fi city would of been amazing.

[@reeceparriah4772]

Tomorrowland is such a cool land and deserves more love from Disney!

[@atribecalledjudah5436]

Disney is going down the drain if it has nothing to do with Marvel or Star Wars, it ain’t happening. Universal is nothing but screens.

[@Toast0808]

Tomorrowland in the 1990’s wasn’t a problem. If they had just left it the way it was. 1967 Tomorrowland would have been “Retro Future” the same concept that Discoveryland at Disneyland Paris: Paris is a retro latter 19th century view of the future, while California would be the retro mid 20th century view of the future. But Eisner/Pressler were too stupid to comprehend that.

[@honeyfromthebee]

I agree. I like the retrofuturistic theme and feel like it's aged fine. They can continue to innovate and refresh while retaining much of what makes the original concept special.

[@MattGarcia]

They were too unsophisticated to get it indeed. Embrace the retro fully instead of half-assedly and visitors will also embrace it.

[@gregorypena2330]

That’s the irony of it. If they had left the California and Florida Tomorrowlands alone, they would have become the retro-futuristic aesthetic that they were trying so hard to imitate for free. Instead, they remodeled these lands in such a way that they ended up becoming more dated than if they had simply been left alone. In trying to create a timeless future, they ironically made the lands more dated.

[@corayye4099]

If it was more popular I’d say maybe just a constant state of 3 year updates with an overhaul every 10, but like...

[@goodisgoog]

Tomorrow! :D

[@jakekuhl1]

Since it was never actually built we'll never see the actually realization of what it meant to be but in my opinion this might have been very tacky per Disney standards

[@tferlisi9561]

I wish it all came true.

[@JustinCoasters]

To be fair, Monsters Inc. is a pretty fun dark ride (And IMO better than Toy Story Mania)

[@ReviewTyme]

Yeah I do enjoy the Monsters Inc attraction as it's simply fun, I don't think it really fits thematically in "Tomorrowland" but most new attractions don't around the world - Luke

[@phillyguy199]

That version of Tomrrowland looks dated from the standpoint of 2020. I'm glad they did not go through with it. I disagree with the Imagineers when they say the Tomorrowlands were continually turning into Todayland or Yesterdayland. Their technology did become dated, but not the physical forms/buildings. 70s Magic Kingdom Tomorrowland would remain futuristic had they not changed it. Updates with new technology like flat screens and LEDs would have refreshed it nicely.

[@ma9c]

That's what's they're sort of doing in MK. They're changing the art deco back to the 70s minimalist white. The tomorrowland marquee has been replaced and several buildings painted back to white.

[@honeyfromthebee]

I really appreciate the retrofuturistic aesthetic. I feel like it ages at least as well as the steam punk idea, but while retaining the nostalgia of the original.

[@Mr17051963]

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[@luuchoo93]

All Tomorrowlands are pretty lame to be honest (Disneyland’s being the absolute worst...). Discoveryland in Paris is the best version of this land, why not try to replicate innovative themings like this in the other parks?

[@gregorypena2330]

Tokyo’s Tomorrowland is much better in my opinion. Not a fan of the steampunk look.

[@DinoLover4242]

Then the Tomorrowland area of Tokyo Disneyland got shut down due to being outdated and the imagineers unable to save it from its inevitable demise.

[@lb4842]

But its getting an entire revamp that will last from 2024 to 2027

[@williammongoose3007]

First

[@ricln5464]

I don't get why they keep making Tomorrowlands, they already have Discoveryland that work... Instead they keep making Tomorrowlands with all the problems...