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{{Infobox Disney ride |
| image=TTAtraincar.jpg
| caption='''The Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover.'''
| opened=July 1, 1975
| duration=10.06
| land=Tomorrowland
| length=5280
| guests_per_vehicle= 20
| cars_per_vehicle= 5
| guests_per_car= 4
| park= Magic Kingdom
| vehicle_type=PeopleMover
| host=Mike Brassel
|custom_label_2= Disney Genie +
|custom_value_2= No
}}
The Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover is an attraction located in [[Tomorrowland]].
==History==
=== Original Concept===
Although the technology never became as widespread as Walt might have hoped, in 1967 the WedWay PeopleMover opened as an attraction in Disneyland. The attraction consisted of 62 trains which took guests on an elevated tour of around Tomorrowland. Since the trains never stopped, guests stepped on and used a moving platform to align themselves with, and board the trains. Although the track was not covered, each of the individual cars were. Each of cars also head had their own speakers, from which they could hear the rides narration. The attraction was often billed as the "future Future of transportation, here today!"<ref> http://www.yesterland.com/peoplemover.html </ref>.
===Creation in Walt Disney World===
[[Image:PeopleMover1975.jpg|400px|thumb|The WEDWay PeopleMover in 1975. Photo Credit: Disney.|alt= WEDWay PeopleMover Magic Kingdom]]
Although the PeopleMover was not an opening day attraction, there were quickly plans to add the attraction to Disney World’s Tomorrowland. When the park opened in 1971, Tomorrowland was not yet complete, and as such there was a scarcity of attractions. To help finish the land, a version of the PeopleMover was constructed along with [[Space Mountain]]. The Disney World version of the attraction was named the WEDWay PeopleMover, and it opened on July 1, 1975.
The WEDway WEDWay PeopleMover, like its Disneyland counterpart, took guests on a tour around Tomorrowland. The original version of the attraction was narrated by Disney voice artist, Jack Wagner, who pointed out the various Tomorrowland attractions to guests. When it opened, the WEDway WEDWay PeopleMover originally passed through , or by: The [[Carousel of Progress]], If You Had Winds, the Circle-Vision 360 Theater, Flight to the Moon, and Space Mountain. The attraction also drove over the [[Tomorrowland Speedway ]] and under the [[Star Jets]], where the loading and unloading station is was located<ref> http://land.allears.net/blogs/jackspence/2009/10/tta_tomorrowland_transit_autho.html </ref>.
===Changes Since 1975===
[[Image:Epcotmodel2.jpg|400px|thumb|A model of Walt Disney's EPCOT can be seen on the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover. Photo credit: Disney| Walt Disney EPCOT model TTA]]
Although the track layout and basic premise of the WEDWay PeopleMover have remained pretty much the same, the narration and the attraction name have changed quite frequently throughout its history. The original Jack Wagner narration was used from 1975 until 1985. During this time the only major change to the narration came when America the Beautiful closed, and Magic Carpet Around the World replaced it. In 1985, the rides narrator was changed to, ORAC-1 "The Commuter Computer". The new narration stuck mostly to the same script; however it was lighter in tone. While ORAC-1 was the narrator, Delta Dreamflight replaced If You Had Wings. Due to this change, the windows that once looked into If You Had Winds, no longer lined up with the attraction's scenes. Because of this, the first window was replaced with panels depicting the Delta Dreamflight's barnstormer scene. The second window which looked into Delta Dreamflight's Parisian Excursion scene, however the angle ruined the forced perspective that the attraction used. The third window (the left one) would have had guests looking directly into a bright light, so it was covered with black fabric which blocked guests view. The only other major change to happen during ORAC-1's narration was the removal of the Magic Carpet Around the World in the Circle-Vision 360 Theater, and the addition of its replacement American Journeys <ref> http://waltdatedworld.com/id219.htm </ref> .
* 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 ProgressA 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.
* The addition of Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin. With this addition, the window that once looked into Delta Dreamflight was covered with a diorama of an intergalactic hair salon.
* The addition of a diorama depicting the Timekeeper narration in 1994fiction Tomorrowland Transit Authority Red and Green lines. This narration was subsequently removed when the Timekeeper closed in 2006diorama is located across from Progress City.
* A change in the narration so that Federal Express was removed as the sponsor of Space Mountain in 2004.
In August 2010 the Tomorrowland Tranist Authority was renamed the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover <ref> http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/tomorrowland-transit-authority/news/05aug2010-tomorrowland-transit-authority-renamed-to-the-'tomorrowland-transit-authority-peoplemover'.htm </ref>.
==Attraction Plot==
The plot of the Tomorrowland Transit Authority revolves around guests taking a tour of Tomorrowland. Originally, this involved pointing out the various attractions located within the land. With the creation of New Tomorrowland in 1994, the Tomorrowland Transit Authority also told the land's new backstory and the narration became more creative. Since the 2009 refurbishment the attraction has gone back to being a simple tour of Tomorrowland.
If you want to read the script for the WEDWay PeopleMover check out: http://waltdatedworld.com/id219.htm