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Disneyland s Tomorrowland was terribly conceived from the start. There s only one way to fix it.
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Disneyland is a marvel of immersion. When you step into the gates, the real world melts away, replaced by little vignettes of fantasy. Except Tomorrowland. Tomorrowland is a mess.
There have been better and worse versions of Tomorrowland. But none have ever really worked, and Walt Disney himself knew it from the start.
Tomorrowland was a last-minute addition. Disney had grand visions but not unlimited funds, and many ideas went by the wayside during the planning and construction of Disneyland. Tomorrowland was always in limbo. It was supposed to have a submarine ride, the monorail and a “house of the future.” Then the project’s timeline started falling further and further behind, and park general manager C.V. Wood convinced Disney to shelve the land and open it sometime after the rest o
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