Tomorrowland
was one of the original lands at Disneyland in California when the park
opened in 1955. Walt Disney intended it to be a place where visitors could
experience a fun and exciting look at what the future might hold for
humankind. Unfortunately, it's proven to be nearly impossible to keep
Tomorrowland on the cutting edge of tomorrow, for both practical and
logistical reasons. Tokyo Disneyland's Tomorrowland has also suffered from
this fate, and its theme has shifted away from a realism-based vision of the
future to science-fiction fantasy and Disney movies.
Although Tomorrowland isn't quite the land of tomorrow, it does hold some of Tokyo Disneyland's biggest attractions including Star Tours and Space Mountain. It's also the home of Showbase, which features some of the park's most popular live-action shows. My favorite place in Tomorrowland is not an attraction though, it's a restaurant: the Pan Galactic Pizza Port.
Aesthetically, Tomorrowland is nothing to get excited about. The atmosphere is pretty ordinary, certainly nothing like you'll find in Adventureland or Toontown. There are no people-movers or monorails whizzing by overhead (even the Skyway has been closed down now), and it just does not have the feel of a fast-moving world of tomorrow.
