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Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover

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In 1995, in order to correspond with the opening of the WEDway Peoplemover went under a significant refurbishment. The original track which was white and very smooth looking, was replaced with a more dark, metallic looking track. A new narration was also added to the attraction, this time done by Pete Renaday. The new narration focused on Tomorrowland's new backstory, and made references to the fact that Tomorrowland was an intergalactic meeting place. Additions and changes during Pete Renaday's time as the narrator include:
{| style="color:black; background-color:;" width="85%" cellpadding="5%" cellpadding="15%" cellspacing="0" border="1"* The Carousel of Progress being renamed Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress. | colspan="2" |* The addition of the Timekeeper narration in 1994. This narration was subsequently removed when the Timekeeper closed in 2006. * The Carousel of Progress being renamed Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress. |-| * The addition of the Timekeeper narration in 1994. This narration was subsequently removed when the Timekeeper closed in 2006.| * A change in the narration so that the ride vehicle was referred to as the TTA Metroliner.|-|- | * A change in the narration when Delta Dreamflight became Take Flight! in 1996.|-| * A change in the narration when Take Flight! became Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin. The windows that guests could once look in and see Delta Dreamflight were also changed. The first windows was covered by a diorama of a hair salon, the second window looked into the Robot Attack scene of the new attraction, and the third window remained covered. |-|* The removal of Federal Express as the sponsor of Space Mountain. The line that once went "Now arriving in Space Mountain, Tomorrowland's gateway to the Galaxy, Presented by Federal Express," was changed so that it ended right after the word "galaxy".|-| * A change in the narration so that when guest's past the EPCOT model, the narrator would inform them that it was sponsored by the fictional The Metro-Retro Historical Society.|-|* A change in narration renaming the Astro Orbiter, the League of Planets Astro Orbiter. This helped tie the attraction in with the "New Tomorrowland" backstory.}  In 2009 in conjunction with the Space Mountain refurbishment the Tomorrowland Transit Authority was once again closed for refurbishment. Disney said that it was necessary to close the attraction, so that maintenance workers could work on Space Mountain. When the attractions reopened, the word PeopleMover was added to the end of Tomorrowland Transit Authority. Besides just getting a name change, the attraction also received a new narration. The narration eliminated the New Tomorrowland backstory, and many of the in-jokes and references that came with it. New attractions such as Stitch's Great Escape! and The Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor were added to the narration. The narration is now done by Mike Brassell, who narrates the attraction in a much quieter and emotionless way. During the time the Mike Brassell has narrated the attraction, the only major change has been the re-addition of the famous Tom Morrow line. Following the 2009 refurbishment of the attraction, almost all of the unique and creative lines from the narration were removed. After receiving many complaints the reference to Tom Morrow was added back inside Space Mountain. In the new narration the ride vehicle is referred to as Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover instead of the TTA Metroliner.