The familiar speed ramp took us back down. We are heading back to PeopleMover station, with TRON in the background. Here is another look at Cinderella Castle, with the Tomorrowland sign in the foreground. While traveling through Tomorrowland, I caught Monorail Blue passing by the Magic Kingdom. We are passing the Astro Orbitor now on this side.Īnd while gliding past the Tomorrowland Speedway, the TRON canopy is viewable. The Astro Orbiter was now visible with the PeopleMover station.Ĭinderella Castle has received most of its royal makeover for Walt Disney World’s 50th anniversary.Īs a kid, I always loved looking down on the shop. We will be swinging around near the TRON site later down. This is a view with Space Mountain in the photo. TRON was originally to open this year, I’m not sure when that will happen. The TRON canopy seems a lot bigger from the PeopleMover than any other location we can view it from, IMHO. The line moved pretty quickly and we were then heading up the ramp. Enjoy the various dioramas and attraction look ins featured throughout the journey.We were told the wait would be 40 minutes, it was about 25.With waits mostly nonexistent, Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover is a great attraction for the crowded middle part of the day.Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover is a must-experience attraction for Disney history buffs.Riders will likely see Space Mountain’s track with the lights on. Consider riding Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover when Space Mountain is closed for a period.Top 5 Tips for Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover Sponsored Ad: Learn more about Hidden Mickey details and location throughout Walt Disney World in A Field Guide to Walt Disney World’s Best Kept Secrets. In 1998, the track was resurrected for “Rocket Rods,” a budding high-speed thrill ride, which was mired by technical problems and permanently closed in 2001.Ī Hidden Mickey can be seen in the beauty salon diorama just before the overlook to Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin. Disneyland’s PeopleMover operated from 1967-1995.Disney hoped to see the PeopleMover become a viable public transportation system throughout the United States, but only one version was implemented outside a Disney theme park, at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston.Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover’s vehicles, unlike those featured at the New York World’s Fair and Disneyland, are propelled magnetically via linear induction motors instead of by motorized tires in a track.Though the exhibit proper, in contrast to It’s a Small World and “Carousel of Progress,” was not duplicated at Disneyland, the ride system was utilized in Disneyland’s PeopleMover. Magic Skyway involved actual Ford cars being propelled by motorized tires submerged in a track. Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover originated in Disney’s “Magic Skyway,” an exhibit at the 1964 New York World’s Fair created for the Ford Motor Company.The attraction was previously narrated by Disneyland park announcer Jack Wagner and actor Peter Renaday, respectively. Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover is narrated by animator and composer Mike Brassell, who also narrates “Living with the Land” at Epcot.Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover takes guests behind the scenes of such Tomorrowland staples as “Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin,” Space Mountain, “Tomorrowland Speedway,” and the “Mickey’s Star Traders” store, in addition to a model diorama for Progress City, the precursor to Epcot.
Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover was known as “WEDway PeopleMover” from its 1975 debut until 1994 and as “Tomorrowland Transit Authority” from 1994 to 2010.Smoking Location: Smoking is permitted in designated smoking areas only. Restroom: Restrooms are located close by between Space Mountain and Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress, and between Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Cafe and Auntie Gravity’s Galactic Goodies For those desiring a sit-down meal, The Plaza Restaurant is located nearby off Main Street USA and offers numerous sandwiches and ice cream treats. Also in Tomorrowland, Tomorrowland Terrace seasonally offers counter service meals of burgers and sandwiches Cosmic Ray’s Starlight Café serves a diverse array of food, including chicken, ribs, burgers, and sandwiches and Auntie Gravity’s Galactic Goodies specializes in ice cream. Shopping: Guests riding Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover get an overhead view of Tomorrowland’s largest gift shop, “Mickey’s Star Traders.”ĭining/Refreshment: Adjacent to Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover, The Lunching Pad offers specialty hot dogs and pretzels, and frozen beverages. This attraction is located in the Magic Kingdom’s Tomorrowland. Guests must be ambulatoryįlash Photography or Video Allowed: No Location
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