How Disneyland STILL Uses The ABANDONED Peoplemover Track
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- I wish they would bring back the Peoplemover!
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It's 100% insulting what Disneyland has done with this former attraction.
I agree
@@FM7Studios they can waste literally bllions on bad moveies but not repair and bring back people Mover.
@@FM7Studiossomeone has a video if employees up on the tracks s few years ago
Having the people mover track be abandoned for 25 years is 25 years too long
I know, I can’t believe it’s been that long!
Unfortunately 25 years is also too late, if they really wanted to bring back the people mover they would most likely need to tear down and replace most of the tracks and supports since rocket rods screwed them up, which means that they would need to do another tomorrow land make over, while having a people mover back sounds nice, Disney would probably change tomorrow land into another Star Wars section or replace most of the rides with Star Wars IPs
@@SlushysSecretTomorrowland is a eyesore a monument to compromise and half measures. If I had my way I would totally demolish the entire land reduce it to dirt and rebuild bringing the people mover back,in the process it would cost as much as a year of Marvel films but would be more profitable in the long run.
in 2030, there going have to dismentle them because the structure is deteriating and has structure fatigue so if there earthquake the structure could crush tomorrow land.
I’m inclined to agree w/ ya…
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I think they SHOULD bring back a “new and improved” Peoplemover!!! Rocket Rods WAS a good idea at the time, but I, personally, failed to see how it could be in the “World of Tomorrow”, per se…
1.) The Monorail 🚝…✅ (just to Seattle, for a broader experience);
2.) I believe SOME countries have pondered the concept of a Peoplemover…✅;
3.) Submarines for non-military or non-scientific purpose…Hmm 🤔!!! Some places in the world you could find this experience NOT “confined” to a destination resort or tourist trap 🪤…✅;
4.) I SUPPOSE, if you wanted a more macro cosmic Autopia “experience”, get yourself a go-cart or a Can-Am dune buggy and chart your OWN adventure…✅.
But a Rocket Rod taking you from the airport to downtown to that destination resort…🫤…NO…👎!!!
The People Mover was such a simple delight. So sad to learn it is gone. They should work hard to keep the historic things Walt Disney himself developed.
I agree.
Tomorrowland in general has become somewhat depressing. With nothing new going on and the old Peoplemover tracks, closed Innovations building and overall staleness of the atmosphere, it kinda sucks.
I agree, it’s really unfortunate.
Tomorrow is looking ghetto.
There's a joke in here somewhere about how "futuristic" developments always end up neglected and meh...
The future is here and we’ve mostly failed to implement the kind of social change it advocated for like increased family and leisure time, outside of the wealthy classes.
If it rots away I can’t say it’s not well deserved, selling a false vision that no one with any power was willing to work for..
Tomorrowland is already yesterland. Time to plan a new Tomorrowland, but unfortunately, I don’t think Disney has the creative ability anymore
The late 80s and early 90s were the pinnacle of Tomorrowland (including the Starcade and the old speedramps). Hell I'd say that era was where Disney itself peaked as a company. If Disney ever course corrects from where they are now overall, I'd love to see the parks brought back to their former glory and Tomorrowland given its clean, futuristic sheen that it once had.
The 90s were great. There was actually a non-busy season because not everybody had a pass
I'm surprised by the amount of tolerance Disney has to keep the People Mover eyesore around for this long.
I know, I’m shocked it’s been in this condition for that long!
What really made having the People Mover much less likely to return is the damage done on the track with that short lived Rocket Ride which had speeds and loads put on the track that was designed for the People Mover cars and the speeds they did compared to that, especially on the sharp turns which the Rocket Ride had to do sudden downs.
So dissatisfied that they never fixed this attraction and put it back the way it was. The Peopelmover in Walt Disney World is very popular.
I would love if they brought it back!
I'm glad someone pointed out this stuff because if the Tomorrowland sign's still up it probably means they're not doing anything to the track. Also I wish more people knew that the skeleton and mechanics of the original Astro Orbiter (don't remember the actual name) were still on top of the load platform of the People Mover! It's another ride that was still in use as a moving art piece but hasn't been fixed in years.
IMHO, Tomorrowland needs to be completely re-imagined.
The rides are dated, and Tomorrowland is not a museum. It is my favorite part of Disneyland but it needs a full update, and not on the cheap. If Disney doesn't step up, Universal will out do them soon enough.
Agreed! These shots in this video make it look so dated and unappealing.
Perhaps follow Disneyland Paris’ idea of “Discoveryland”, a future that can never happen. The faux-futuristic steampunk theme is excellent.
Another YT video suggested that Tomorrowland isn’t getting the attention needs b/c it will have a major overhaul sometime in the future. Makes sense, but that overhaul should have been done decades ago, instead of Disney going on the cheap. Euro Disney’s financial consequences have been with us for a *very* long time. ):
Thanks for the video! Loved the PM as a kid. No lines, no standing, plenty of air conditioning!
I have just finished my first ever Disneyland trip (flying home in the morning) and Tomorrowland was a pretty sad place. Seeing the peoplemover and old rocketjets track and platforms, as well as the old COP/America Sings/Innoventions/Launch Bay building all being partially abandoned, or at the very least, not living up to their potentials. I got to go into the DVC lounge and while nice, the entire time I’m just thinking about how I wish this was still Carousel of Progress. A COP style show could still work there. The Peoplemover is only getting more popular in WDW’s Magic Kingdom and I hope one day they bring it back, in some form or fashion, to what is the best US Disney park by a mile, in my opinion.
Amazing video as always! Disney should have animatronic figures of Wall-E or Stitch running along the track to make Tomorrowland feel a little more alive and active, but thats just my thoughts
That would be awesome, I see no reason why they couldn’t do that!
@@FM7Studios Universal does it with Super Nintendo World and everyone seems to love it, it would be awesome if Disney did the same thing
@@superbubsymariobobcat1097 that’s true!
@@FM7Studios sure is!
@@FM7StudiosThey should have done a similar thing to Grizzly River Run way back in or after 2001. If such attractions bothered them politically, they would have already done that. See: Splash Mountain reverting to Tiana's Bayou Adventure. Or money poured into altering Pirates or the Jungle Cruise.
the track is so embedded in tomorrowland it would have to be demolished as part of a complete overhaul of the land. if they have no plans in the immediate future for tomorrowland they could do something creative with the track like converting it into a 3/4 mile walkway. cover the rocket rods rails with wood or metal flooring, and encase the track in a clear dome-like bubble for safety. the peoplemover station could be used for an observation deck as well. anything but leave it how it's been all these years!
Some of those tracks are part of the structural support of the buildings which is one reason they have not been removed entirely. However, Tomorrowland may undergo extensive remodeling in the next couple of years which may see an entirely new Tomorrowland area and experience.
I really hope we get a new Tomorrowland soon!
It sure needs a complete remodel!
My dad and grandma actually went on rocket rods before they said it was fun, and now I wish they would bring back the people mover
That’s awesome, they are a rare few who got to experience Rocket Rods!
Thanks for making me feel old, but yeah it was ok, it really didn't feel like it belonged though considering there was no theming or anything like that other than all the things of Tomorrowland, and I remember it was a long wait to get on because there were only 5 seats per car so groups of 2 would just always leave each car only 80% full.
I hated the rocket rods.
I live near Disneyland and grew up with annual passes in SoCal. I was near the front of the ropes when Eisner opened the new Tomorrowland. Rocket rods had a 3.5 hr wait. It was a similar wait when Indian Jones opened too. I was there for that as well. The rocket rods seemed to brake every time it gained speed.
Test Track at Epcot, or Racers at CA Adventure, are significantly better designs. I personally liked people movers better than Rocket Rods even when I was a younger.
If I am not mistaken, the track placed too much stress on some of the concrete beams and they suffered irreparable damage. Also, Disney isn’t too big on spending money in parks. That is especially true if it’s not connected to an IP. The creative gamble days are gone, unfortunately.
They should bring the Peoplemover back but also extend it past Small World and Fantasyland Theater to a second station in Galaxy's Edge and create a transportation link between there and Tomorrowland. Give it some Star Wars theming to tie the two "futuristic" lands together.
That’s a great idea!
The PeopleMover is my favorite thing at Disney World. I can't imagine if it was closed.
We can imagine it here lol!
They so need to bring this ride back!!!!!
no they shouldn't because the structure is 25 years old, they need to dismantle the structure and build a new one before doing so.
They’d need a complete track rebuild for peoplemover to come back, sadly.
Very soon, at Disneyland in Anaheim, CA, in the above ground platform, they could remove all the old / unused Peoplemover & Rocket Rod tracks as well as removing the observatron from the top pylon and could replace it to the Heathrow Pod Tour.
That would be cool!
Hey! I just thought of a great idea for what to use the old People Mover track for.... A People Mover!
What we need to do is for all of us to get together and schedule a "Disney-free day" where all 6 US Disney parks are a literal ghost town for 1 day. That will be message to them to "meet our demands" or else!
I would also like…. a Peoplemover!
People mover in Disney World is still one of my favorite rides.
tbh i will say i think its the one thing that pulls me out of the park themeing. seeing an abandon track so much makes that part of the park look cheap and not well themed. seeing decaying track pieces next to the monorail and autopia is just sooo off putting. they either need to use it or get rid of it cause it ruins the look of the park
Jeeze it looks TERRIBLE - how depressing. For the prices Disney charges, there’s really no excuse to just leave this in this condition for over two decades
I know, it’s really sad.
Tomorrowland is filled with a bunch more abandoned and unused attractions that are really just sad at this point. As a fan of Disneyland and someone that’s been going there almost my whole life, I have noticed and done research on many of these attractions and what their current status is. There’s the old Tomorrowland theater, the Starcade (the sign is still visible and lit), and the Star Wars Launch Bay. All of these attractions still stand completely vacant alongside the peoplemover/rocket rods and god only knows when Disney will put their butts into gear and update Tomorrowland along with these abandoned attractions!
This was some great info. However I do miss the People mover. Gosh I wished they bring it back
Same here, hopefully one day!
I read somewhere that one of the reasons it hasn't been brought back is that the Rocket Rods badly damaged the track and it's too expensive to completely rebuild it.
I’ve heard that as well, it’s sad how things ended for the Peoplemover/Rocket Rods
I would love to see them turn around and make the track into a kinetic art sculputure. They have vehicles that move along with shapes that are on the vehicle. They would turn and rotate and rise and fall. Maybe spew some bubbles as they travel. The vehicles would meet up along the way, connect and they do a bigger presentation and then swap elements between vehicles which would then separate and continue along their way. The vehicles could move both forward and backward within a block section of the track. Just an idea to throw out into the universe.
That would be really cool!
Tomorrow land is depressing. I only hit that area of the park for Space Mountain then I'm out. That land just isn't what it used to be.
Fun fact:
The Rocket Rods ride weakened the support beams of the track, so they can never put a new ride on there. Also, it would be too much trouble and costly to remove the track and beams. This is why it just sits there.... forever.
Ah man, I hope they’ll build a new track some day!
😂Bring back the people mover
Not just that, but in order to even consider fixing the track much of Tomorrowland would need to be shut down or roped off. Another reason why they can't simply bring it back. Although many fans of people mover have said they wouldn't mind Tomorrowland closing if to bring it back.
I saw the band perform there back in 2018. It's nice to see it still gets some sort of use. I would like to see the PeopleMover return. It would probably be very expensive to do that.
At least it’s still being used in some way, I also would like to see the ride return!
they charge $150 per person/ per day and UP... they can afford to rebuild the ride
Y’all we should sign a petition to bring this back………
Hope it works!
It seems modern Disney's goal is not to move and entertain people but to stand them in front of shops and kiosks and hope they'll buy the overpriced merch out of boredom. They're obviously in decline. It's been a really long time since anything in a Disney park impressed me.
I agree with you!
Very entertaining and fun to watch. Thanks for posting this.
Thank you!
Magic Kingdom still has ours!
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That stupid track is nothing but an eyesore and an obstacle in Tomorrowland. It’s cracked and crumbling and impedes entering and exiting Tomorrowland. It needs to go in the next revamp.
It’s sad how Disney has left it.
The support structure is damaged due to rocket rods. Bringing back Peoplemover wouldn't be simple. But Tomorrowland does need an overhaul
It is really too bad that the Disney Imagineers totally messed up the ride and had to close it. They re-engineered it to be the high-speed ride it was for a short period of time as it ruined the supports and structure of the track as they did not re-enforce it enough for the stress the new vehicles caused, permanently damaging the structure. The cost to refurbish it is way too high to return it to what it was. So, while it is used for these crazy purposes now with minimal investment, the Walt Disney World version in Orlando still operates to this very day in its original form. Really too bad they took a classic ride and made it into a ride that stunk (it was not great in its new form) that just successfully destroyed infrastructure at the California park.
Bring it back!!
I think it’s time they did!
Now that Disney has a land for star wars they need to wipeout tomorrow land and recreate. It needs a land that is consistent to a theme. Like cars land. Tomorrow land is outdated. We as a society have reached the peak of future technology that tomorrow land once gave us a glimpse of. With the exception of space mountain it really needs a rework. Maybe something similar to carsland. Maybe a theme from a new movie that will be timeless for a few decades again.
When we went to Disney World last year we made sure we rode the Peoplemover there
That was one of my favorite rides. Stupid “Rocket Rods” never worked…
@@princessmarlena1359 they had a lot of potential, poor funding and decisions killed it.
DISNEYLAND CA IS EMBARRASSING 🤦🏻
the whole state of California is embarrassing.
It's still somehow attracts millions of people every year. It's more popular than ever.
The peoplemover cannot be brought back at this point. The ADA and OSHA restrictions prevent that from happening as the tracks, in their current state, do not support the ability to allow safe access in the event of an emergency. This is why Alice in Wonderland had to be partially redone years back. They would need to completely rebuild the attraction, which we all know wont happen.
Disneyland in recent years has been seriously lacking in the cleanliness and overall quality, I hoped they would kind of revamp Everything during Covid but if anything it’s gotten worse. It’s gotten to the point where I’d rather drop a couple hundred extra dollars to fly out to Japan instead of Cali and spend a couple weeks out there on the cheap and literally receive the highest quality experiences in the entire world
Disney cannot bring the People Mover back to Disneyland legally because of California's OSHA laws.
All new rides and attractions built after 1993 have to have clearence 100% all the way around the attraction for an adult to have their arms out at full length. To comply with this, Disney would have to wider the tunnel in every single building the track runs through.
Next issue is the tracks condition. Rocket Rods damaged the supports because the vehicles were to heavy for how it was designed. This is part of the reason Rocket Rods closed among other reasons.
Finally, You have the ADA issue. Many parts of the old people mover were built before ADA laws were a thing and evacuating a wheel chair in many parts of that track in today's world wouldn't be possible in the event of a sudden power loss and it couldn't be restored in a timely fashion.
All these combined are why you see on WDW's People Mover a much wider track than the original version (Disneyland's). For Disney to bring back the People Mover (and honestly, they would probably upgrade it to use the same cars/track as WDW's People Mover) would require major work and a lot of down time all over Tomorrowland for an attraction that was closed many years ago. Which while cool, doesn't really fit the "tomorrow" theme anymore.
I would love a new Tomorrowland thats the white and red, but keep the rides we already have but bring back the Peoplemover.
I would love that!
@@FM7Studios I would also love to see Carousel of Progress brought back
It's sad that Disney doesn't get the value of preserving this era of Americana. 50s-70s is getting lost, a gap in U.S. preservation.
Urbex in an active park. Haven't been to Anaheim Disney since a disastrous grad night in 2001. Now with all these "mall guts" type vids, I'm tempted to look into a season pass just to make multiple trips to spot these easter eggs.
But the footage here is just as catchy for my work schedule!!
I actually have this weird story when I went to Disneyland a long time ago I saw the tracks of the abandoned people over and my reactions like what is that track also in the back and then I didn't think about what is and a few years later it was the peoplemover
Yeah, it’s kinda strange how they left them!
I loved those storm troopers up there with the super bright yellow safety straps, I mean I get it they need to wear those, but is there an OSHA rule that says they need to be that visibility yellow color and stick out like a sore thumb? Hell the characters high on parade floats aren't that obvious with their security devices.
Were those Imperial-issued high work safety harnesses those stormtroopers were wearing?
I believe they were! Lol.
Disneyland’s Tomorrowland needs the Tokyo Disneyland’s retheming makeover. Just Google what their new Space Mountain concept is, and tell me you wouldn’t want THAT design in the park…
I would love to see a Tokyo inspired new Tommowland in California!
It's too bad Disney would rather make big investments other places rather than maintain what they already have. The whole company is in a sad state of affairs.
Yeah, I agree!
Does anyone know if Disney Land still has their "people mover". I was there in/around 2009, and they were getting ready to add to the track, and adding more to Tomorrow Land!
Walt Disney World still has the Peoplemover, unfortunately the Disneyland version is still very much abandoned.
Not the People movers, the Rocket Rods. And that's what I'm going to do, to reopen the ride with the new look of the entrance.
Still have this in DisneyWorld!
I’m jealous!
I heard that they also use the interior parts for storage
That’s cool!
Keep up the good work FM7 Sutdios
Thank you!
It sucks that Disney lands tommorow land is a mess
Yeah, I wish they would overhaul it!
We can still enjoy it at disneyworld. It’s one of my favorites. Disneyland Tomorrowland is a complete joke
I agree, it’s really sad.
Interesting... and I want them to remove this in the worst way. It looks horrible. And I rode rocket rods. And People Mover. Make is a long TRON run or something but to have it sit there and continually decay... ugh.
A Tron ride would be cool!
They should restore it and have it shorten the ride skipping the section over Autopia.
I would love that!
Wait, I thought they fixed The People Mover. There's footage of it going through the park and showing Walt's "City of Tomorrow" behind glass.
That’s Orlando, the California version is sadly still abandoned.
Honestly they should bring magic kingdoms people mover to Disneyland.
@@giladjacob1771 That would be awesome!
I hope it will be back
Me too!
Love your channel... ✌
Thank you so much!
Were some of the tracks damaged?
Yes, portions of the track were damaged by Rocket Rods.
Another quality upload!
Thank you so much!
Sad
If Disney was around today and saw the obesity epidemic in the US? He would not open this ride again.
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Not fixable
Disney would have to completely remove and rebuild
We all know this is not going to happen.