The Toontopia Guide Book and Encyclopedia by Conrad Thauberger

Tomorrowland

Now we can finally come here to this land where impossible things are yet to come. Tomorrowland is themed to the future and outer space. It is home to major attractions such as Space Mountain and Star Tours.

During the 1955 inauguration, Walt Disney dedicated Tomorrowland with these words: "Tomorrow can be a wonderful age. Our scientists today are opening the doors of the Space Age to achievements that will benefit our children and generations to come. The Tomorrowland attractions have been designed to give you an opportunity to participate in adventures that are a living blueprint of our future."

Disneyland producer Ward Kimball had rocket scientists Wernher von Braun, Willy Ley, and Heinz Haber serve as technical consultants during the original design of Tomorrowland. Initial attractions included Rocket to the Moon, Astro-Jets and Autopia; later, the first incarnation of the Submarine Voyage was added. The area underwent a major transformation in 1967 to become New Tomorrowland, and then again in 1998 when its focus was changed to present a "retro-future" theme reminiscent of the illustrations of Jules Verne.

Attractions

• Astro Orbiter (formerly known as Star Jets) (1974-1994 as Star Jets)

• Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin

• Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor

• Space Mountain

• Tomorrowland Speedway (formerly known as Grand Prix Speedway, later Tomorrowland Indy Speedway)

• Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover (formerly known as WEDway PeopleMover)

• Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress

• Sonny Eclipse and the Amazing Astro Organ

Restaurants

• Auntie Gravity's Galactic Goodies

• Cool Ship

• Cosmic Ray's Starlight Cafe (formerly known as Tomorrowland Terrace)

• The Lunching Pad

• Tomorrowland Terrace Noodle Station

• The Lunching Pad (Different Location) (1971-1994)

• Tomorrowland Terrace Café (Different Location) (1971-1994)

• Plaza Pavilion (1973-1994)

• Space Bar (1974-1994)

Shopping

• Buzz Lightyear Shop

• Merchant of Venus

• Star Traders

• Space Mountain Shop (Tomorrowland Power & Light)

• Future shopping

• Power Supplies (2021)

• Former shopping

• Mickey's Star Traders

And as you can tell, this Tomorrowland is actually combined with the Theme Park of Epcot. pcot was originally conceived by Walt Disney during the early development of Walt Disney World, as an experimental planned community that would serve as a center for American enterprise and urban living. Known as "EPCOT", the idea included an urban city center, residential areas, industrial areas, schools, and a series of mass transportation systems that would connect the community. After Disney's death in 1966, the "EPCOT" concept was abandoned as the company was uncertain about the feasibility of operating a city. In the 1970s, WED Enterprises began developing a second theme park for the resort to supplement Magic Kingdom, as that park's popularity grew. The new park reprised the idea of showcasing modern innovation through avant-garde edutainment attractions, as well as the addition of a world nations exposition. The newly designed park, featuring two sections—Future World and World Showcase—opened as EPCOT Center in 1982. In 1994, the park was renamed to "Epcot", dropping the acronym and "Center" from the name.