When Disney Imagineers are at the top of their game, they can be pretty tough to beat. In the early days of Disneyland, Imagineering pulled out all the stops, and their pieces of concept art for the new park certainly pleased Walt Disney. They were forward thinking when it came to the land of the future. In 1955, Tomorrowland was full of corporate exhibits and not much else. That changed when a 1967 version was revealed. The Carousel of Progress, right from the 1964 World's Fair, an amazing Adventure Thru Inner Space attraction, and of course, the fan favorite Peoplemover made their debut. The thrills were still to come. Space Mountain took a bit longer, but it was well worth the wait.
Just for fun, here's a pretty rare piece of art for Walt Disney World's Space Mountain, before Tron's Lightcycles came in.
I might have more concept art on the world wide Tomorrowlands than any other parts of the parks. Explore on! You've only scratched the surface with this post, but this article might be the best place to start...
(Art copyright The Walt Disney Company.)
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