Brandon Struve’s 7/23/09 Tomorrowland Report

Tom Corless

Brandon Struve’s 7/23/09 Tomorrowland Report

WDWNT Reporter Brandon Struve made a late evening trip to the Magic Kingdom last night and has a few photos to share of some on-going projects in Tomorrowland:

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Beautiful views of Cinderella Castle from the entrance of…

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The park was quite empty close to closing time

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The Tomorrowland Skyway building looks fine from this end

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But is still covered in tarps on this side. Rumors indicate some or all of the structure may be demolished.

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Space Mountain is still closed for refurbishment :(

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The Light & Power Co. Arcade is still closed as well, being used as a command center for the refurbishment of Space Mountain

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Inside, all of the arcade machines have been pushed into a corner to make room for tables, blueprints, and plenty of computers

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Notice the arcade machines in the background

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The arcade exterior remains the same

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The Tomorrowland Transit Authority is still closed as well

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With the above-track lights removed and the vehicles not in any testing, I can’t imagine the TTA re-opening as scheduled in August

Author

  • Tom Corless

    Tom has been regularly visiting the Walt Disney World® Resort from the time he was 4 months old. While he has made countless visits in the last 28 years, he did not become a truly active member in the Disney fan community until the summer of 2007, when he decided to launch the WDW News Today website and podcast. Tom has since become an Orlando-local and is a published author on Walt Disney World. Contact Tom at tom@wdwnt.com.