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Although the attraction was not an opening day one, there were quickly plans for a PeopleMover attraction in Disney World. When the park opened in 1971 Tomorrowland was not yet complete. To help complete the land the a version of the PeopleMover was constructed along with Space Mountain. The Disney World version of the attraction was named the WEDway PeopleMover, and opened July 1, 1975. Instead of using GM tires as the Disneyland attraction, the attraction used linear induction motors. Because the attraction no longer used GM tires, General Motors decided not to sponsor the attraction. The WEDway PeopleMover was instead sponsored by the Edison Electric Institute. Another differences between the two attractions was that while the Disneyland PeopleMover featured ''covered cars with and uncovered track'', the Disney World WEDway PeopleMover featured a ''covered track with unconvered cars''. | Although the attraction was not an opening day one, there were quickly plans for a PeopleMover attraction in Disney World. When the park opened in 1971 Tomorrowland was not yet complete. To help complete the land the a version of the PeopleMover was constructed along with Space Mountain. The Disney World version of the attraction was named the WEDway PeopleMover, and opened July 1, 1975. Instead of using GM tires as the Disneyland attraction, the attraction used linear induction motors. Because the attraction no longer used GM tires, General Motors decided not to sponsor the attraction. The WEDway PeopleMover was instead sponsored by the Edison Electric Institute. Another differences between the two attractions was that while the Disneyland PeopleMover featured ''covered cars with and uncovered track'', the Disney World WEDway PeopleMover featured a ''covered track with unconvered cars''. | ||
| − | The WEDway PeopleMover, like its Disneyland counterpart, took guests on a tour around Tomorrowland. The attraction was narrated by Disney voice artist, Jack Wagner, who pointed out the various Tomorrowland attractions to guests. When it opened, the 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 located. | + | The WEDway PeopleMover, like its Disneyland counterpart, took guests on a tour around Tomorrowland. The attraction was narrated by Disney voice artist, Jack Wagner, who pointed out the various Tomorrowland attractions to guests. When it opened, the 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 located. |
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Revision as of 18:03, 16 February 2012
The Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover is an attraction located in Tomorrowland.
History
Original Concept
Like many early Walt Disney World attractions, the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover was based on a Disneyland attraction. The ride takes guests on a leisurely tour around Tomorrowland. The trains that guests sit in follow a guided track, and made up of five cars, which each hold four passengers. The attraction uses "linear induction motors" to propel the trains along a track. Since the motors are powered magnetically, and use no fuel, the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover is 100% pollution free. When Walt Disney and his Imagineers originally created the concept for the PeopleMover, they saw it as the transportation of the future. The Disneyland Peoplemover used Goodyear tires, with their own motors to propel the trains along the tracks. Walt thought that one day, PeopleMover's would be the easiest and cleanest way of urban transportation. If fact, traveling by PeopleMover was going to be one of the main modes of transportation in his Experimental Prototype Community of Tomorrow.
Although the technology never became as widespread as Walt might have hoped, in 1967 the WedWay PeopleMover opened in Disneyland. The attraction consisted of 62 trains which took guests on an elevated tour of 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 their own speakers, from which they could hear the rides narration. The attraction was often billed as the "future of transportation, here today!".
Creation in Walt Disney World
Although the attraction was not an opening day one, there were quickly plans for a PeopleMover attraction in Disney World. When the park opened in 1971 Tomorrowland was not yet complete. To help complete the land the a version of the PeopleMover was constructed along with Space Mountain. The Disney World version of the attraction was named the WEDway PeopleMover, and opened July 1, 1975. Instead of using GM tires as the Disneyland attraction, the attraction used linear induction motors. Because the attraction no longer used GM tires, General Motors decided not to sponsor the attraction. The WEDway PeopleMover was instead sponsored by the Edison Electric Institute. Another differences between the two attractions was that while the Disneyland PeopleMover featured covered cars with and uncovered track, the Disney World WEDway PeopleMover featured a covered track with unconvered cars.
The WEDway PeopleMover, like its Disneyland counterpart, took guests on a tour around Tomorrowland. The attraction was narrated by Disney voice artist, Jack Wagner, who pointed out the various Tomorrowland attractions to guests. When it opened, the 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 located.
