Archinect - News 2024-10-17T22:59:20-04:00 https://archinect.com/news/article/150171981/disney-s-new-tomorrowland-entrance-pays-homage-to-the-past-with-space-age-inspired-architecture Disney's new Tomorrowland entrance pays homage to the past with "Space Age-inspired" architecture Sean Joyner 2019-11-25T12:58:00-05:00 >2019-11-25T12:58:32-05:00 <img src="https://archinect.gumlet.io/uploads/c6/c626e450657322bf1fe47d1c41091855.jpg?fit=crop&auto=compress%2Cformat&enlarge=true&w=1200" border="0" /><em><p>When planning, Imagineers wanted to open up the space and improve access into the land. However, it was important to maintain its overall complexion&mdash;with trees and beautiful planters. As shown in this rendering, guests will soon be entering Tomorrowland on a widened pathway lined with elliptical planters that are filled with swirls of colorful flowers.</p></em><br /><br /><p>The Imagineer team studied different Tomorrowland entrances throughout the years, extracting key architectural elements.&nbsp;</p> <p>In a recent press release concerning the new work, Disney writes, "When 'new' Tomorrowland debuted in 1967, Walt Disney and his Imagineers envisioned this land as a &ldquo;world on the move,&rdquo; featuring a variety of futuristic vehicles zooming around and the Googie architecture that had become representative of the Space Age."&nbsp;</p> <p>The entrance is due to be complete in 2020.</p>