#wedway peoplemover

[disneyparktournament]

Round 2

West Coast

[miscpav]

The Story of Disney's PeopleMover in Texas

This is the fun, weird, and surprisingly complicated story of Disney’s PeopleMover attraction and how it ended up somewhere unexpected. And maybe even somewhere really unexpected!

A Plethora of Extras from the Story of Disney's Third PeopleMover

[disneyparksattractionstournament]

Favorite Disney Parks Attraction Showdown: Round 1 

Here is the round one matchups

Links to polls will be added when made.

(Link to full bracket)

Note, I will specify which parks and versions more on each poll!

Group A1:

Star Tours VS. Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run

Muppet*Vision 3D VS. Mickey's PhilharMagic

Horizons VS. Journey into Imagination (1983-1998)

Country Bear Jamboree VS. It's a Small World

Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress VS. Mr. Toad's Wild Ride

Voyage of the Little Mermaid VS. WEDWay PeopleMover

Matterhorn Bobsleds VS. Expedition Everest

Frozen Ever After VS. Rise of the Resistance

Group A2:

Tron Lightcycle Power Run VS. Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind . Tie Breaker

Mystic Manor VS. Phantom Manor 

World of Motion VS. Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room

Stitch's Great Escape! VS. Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith

Incredicoaster VS. Soarin’

Maelstrom VS. Remy's Ratatouille Adventure . Tie Breaker

California Screamin’ VS. Indiana Jones Adventures

Beauty and the Beast: Live on Stage VS. The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror

Group B1:

Dumbo the Flying Elephant VS. Mad Tea Party/Teacups

Seven Dwarfs Mine Train VS. Jungle Cruise

The Studio Backlot Tour VS. The Monorail 

Doug: Live! VS. Big Thunder Ranch

The Legend of the Lion King VS. America Sings

Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage/Submarine Voyage/20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Submarine Voyage VS. Enchanted Tale of Beauty and the Beast

Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for the Sunken Treasure VS. Avatar Flight of Passage

La Tanière du Dragon VS. Cinderella Castle Mystery Tour

Group B2:

Innoventions VS. Conservation Station

Snow White's Scary Adventures VS. Pinocchio's Daring Journey 

Adventure Thru Inner Space VS. Spaceship Earth

Rocket Rods VS. Superstar Limo 

Astro Orbiter VS. Big Thunder Mountain Railroad

Hyperspace Mountain(Disneyland Paris) VS. Sindbad's Storybook Voyage

Turtle Talk with Crush VS. Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor

Finding Nemo - The Musical VS. Splash Mountain

Group C1:

Monsters, Inc. Ride & Go Seek VS. Pooh's Hunny Hunt

Primeval Whirl VS. Goofy's Sky School/Mulholland Madness : Tie breaker

Radiator Springs Racers VS. Test Track 2.0

Web Slingers: A Spider-Man Adventure VS. Toy Story Mania!

Crush's Coaster VS. The Barnstormer

Cranium Command VS. Ellen's Energy Adventure

Disney Riverboats VS. Na'vi River Journey

Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin VS. Haunted Mansion

Group C2:

The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure VS. Peter Pan’s Flight

Kali River Rapid VS. Grizzly River Run 

Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable VS. Living with the Land

Typhoon Lagoon Wave Pool VS. Polynesian Volcano Slide

Raging Spirits VS. Dinosaur

Disney's Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular VS. Frozen – Live at the Hyperion

Silly Symphony Swings VS. Mater's Junkyard Jamboree

Alice's Curious Labyrinth VS. The Great Movie Ride

Group D1:

Jumpin' Jellyfish VS. Maliboomer

Railroads (any of the parks) VS. Pirates of the Caribbean 

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: Movie Set Adventure VS. Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Peril VS. Journey to the Center of the Earth

Festival of the Lion King VS. Fantasmic!

Heimlich's Chew Chew Train VS. Food Rocks/Kitchen Kabaret

Aquatopia VS. Space Mountain

The Making of Me VS. Captain EO

Group D2:

Journey into Imagination with Figment VS. Alice in Wonderland

The Casey Jr. Circus Train VS. Storybook Land Canal Boats

Slinky Dog Dash VS. Test Track 1.0

Luigi's Rollickin' Roadsters VS. Gran Fiesta Tour Starring the Three Caballeros

Armageddon – Les Effets Speciaux VS. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh

Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway VS. Mission: Space

Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular! VS. Lights, Motors, Action!: Extreme Stunt Show

Kilimanjaro Safaris VS. Big Grizzly Mountain Runaway Mine Cars

[oldunwiseone]

It will ALWAYS be the WEDway PeopleMover to me. It was a nice little break from the hot Florida afternoons when my family used to go to Disney World.

[pi-the-theme-park-guy]

[adventurelandia]

The Mouseketeers at Walt Disney World (1977)

[dani-luminae]

The third video from the TTA breakdown! They took us through the tunnel through the Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor, and we went down some stairs near the front of Tomorrowland. They gave us Fastpasses for the trouble.

[epcotarchivist]

Peoplemover

[magicalthoughtsblog]

“Welcome aboard the Tomorrowland Transit Authority Peoplemover - your quiet and carefree highway in the sky!”

[interretialia]

Nova Derivativa Verba Latina / New Latin Derivatives

Populimotorium -ii n. “PeopleMover”   [populus “people” + movere “to move” + -torium suffix denoting instrument]   [populo- + MOV + -torio-] stem, root, and stem   [populo- + movtorio-] stem and new stem   [populo- + motorio-] v disappears before t   [populi- + motorio-] o becomes Connecting Vowel i   [Populimotorio-] new stem   [Populimotorium] nominative singular

(Fons Imaginis.)

[disneyparktournament]

Round 1

West Coast:

[wonderfulworldsofdisneycast]

Entrance to Tomorrowland 1967

A wonderful colour view of Tomorrowland taken from the Plaza side entrance. In the foreground, visitors can be seen passing to and from the land between fun floral gardens. Beyond this is the Wedway Peoplemover (then the Goodyear Peoplemover) with its teal and yellow trains in the midground as well as some red and blue once further along the track. To the left, the track turns off into the Bell America the Beautiful building, and to the right, the track passed into the Monsanto Adventure Thru Inner Space. Down the center the track encircles the Rocket Jets, behind which is the beloved Carousel of Progress building.

Source: Orange County Register

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[disneyparksattractionstournament]

Round 1 Results

Round 2 should start tomorrow(Sat Sep 16th). Posting Round 2 matchups in a little bit!

Note, it wouldnt let me put all the links for some reason to the actual polls, so if you wanna see the %, here is the link to original polls

Group A1:

Star Tours VS. Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run: Star Tours

Muppet*Vision 3D VS. Mickey's PhilharMagic: Muppet Vision

Horizons VS. Journey into Imagination (1983-1998): Journey into Imagination

Country Bear Jamboree VS. It's a Small World: Small World

Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress VS. Mr. Toad's Wild Ride: Carousel of Progress

Voyage of the Little Mermaid VS. WEDWay PeopleMover: People Mover

Matterhorn Bobsleds VS. Expedition Everest: Everest

Frozen Ever After VS. Rise of the Resistance: Rise of the Resistance

Group A2:

Tron Lightcycle Power Run VS. Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind: TIE - Tie Breaker: Tron

Mystic Manor VS. Phantom Manor: Phantom Manor

World of Motion VS. Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room: Tiki Room

Stitch's Great Escape! VS. Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith: Rock n Rollercoaster

Incredicoaster VS. Soarin’: Soarin

Maelstrom VS. Remy's Ratatouille Adventure: TIE - Tie Breaker: Remy

California Screamin’ VS. Indiana Jones Adventures: Indiana Jones Adventure

Beauty and the Beast: Live on Stage VS. The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror: Tower of Terror

Group B1:

Dumbo the Flying Elephant VS. Mad Tea Party/Teacups: Teacups

Seven Dwarfs Mine Train VS. Jungle Cruise: Jungle Cruise

The Studio Backlot Tour VS. The Monorail : Monorail

Doug: Live! VS. Big Thunder Ranch: Big Thunder Ranch

The Legend of the Lion King VS. America Sings: Legend of the Lion King

Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage/Submarine Voyage/20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Submarine Voyage VS. Enchanted Tale of Beauty and the Beast: Enchanted Tale of Beauty and the Beast

Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for the Sunken Treasure VS. Avatar Flight of Passage: POTC Battle For the Sunken Treasure

La Tanière du Dragon VS. Cinderella Castle Mystery Tour: CC Mystery Tour

Group B2:

Innoventions VS. Conservation Station: Innoventions

Snow White's Scary Adventures VS. Pinocchio's Daring Journey : Snow White's Scary Adventure

Adventure Thru Inner Space VS. Spaceship Earth: Spaceship Earth

Rocket Rods VS. Superstar Limo : Superstar Limo

Astro Orbiter VS. Big Thunder Mountain Railroad: Big Thunder

Hyperspace Mountain(Disneyland Paris) VS. Sindbad's Storybook Voyage: Hyperspace Mountain

Turtle Talk with Crush VS. Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor: Monsters Inc Laugh Floor

Finding Nemo - The Musical VS. Splash Mountain: Splash Mountain

Group C1:

Monsters, Inc. Ride & Go Seek VS. Pooh's Hunny Hunt: Pooh's Hunny Hunt

Primeval Whirl VS. Goofy's Sky School/Mulholland Madness: TIE - Tie breaker: Goofy/MM

Radiator Springs Racers VS. Test Track 2.0: Radiator Springs Racers

Web Slingers: A Spider-Man Adventure VS. Toy Story Mania!: Toy Story Mania

Crush's Coaster VS. The Barnstormer: Barnstormer

Cranium Command VS. Ellen's Energy Adventure: Cranium Command

Disney Riverboats VS. Na'vi River Journey: Na'vi River Journey

Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin VS. Haunted Mansion: Haunted Mansion

Group C2:

The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure VS. Peter Pan’s Flight: Peter Pan

Kali River Rapid VS. Grizzly River Run : Grizzly River Run

Circle of Life: An Environmental Fable VS. Living with the Land: Living with the Land

Typhoon Lagoon Wave Pool VS. Polynesian Volcano Slide: Typhoon Lagoon wave pool

Raging Spirits VS. Dinosaur: Dinosaur

Disney's Aladdin: A Musical Spectacular VS. Frozen – Live at the Hyperion: Aladdin

Silly Symphony Swings VS. Mater's Junkyard Jamboree: Silly Symphony Swings

Alice's Curious Labyrinth VS. The Great Movie Ride: Great Movie Ride

Group D1:

Jumpin' Jellyfish VS. Maliboomer: Jumpin Jellyfish

Railroads (any of the parks) VS. Pirates of the Caribbean : Pirates

Honey, I Shrunk the Kids: Movie Set Adventure VS. Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin: Buzz

Indiana Jones and the Temple of Peril VS. Journey to the Center of the Earth: Journey to the Center of the Earth

Festival of the Lion King VS. Fantasmic!: Fantasmic!

Heimlich's Chew Chew Train VS. Food Rocks/Kitchen Kabaret: Heimlich's chew chew train

Aquatopia VS. Space Mountain: Space Mountain

The Making of Me VS. Captain EO: Captain EO

Group D2:

Journey into Imagination with Figment VS. Alice in Wonderland: Figment

The Casey Jr. Circus Train VS. Storybook Land Canal Boats: Canal Boats

Slinky Dog Dash VS. Test Track 1.0: Test Track 1.0

Luigi's Rollickin' Roadsters VS. Gran Fiesta Tour Starring the Three Caballeros: Three Caballeros

Armageddon – Les Effets Speciaux VS. The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh: Pooh

Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway VS. Mission: Space: MMRR

Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular! VS. Lights, Motors, Action!: Extreme Stunt Show: Indiana Jones Stunt

Kilimanjaro Safaris VS. Big Grizzly Mountain Runaway Mine Cars: Kilimanjaro Safaris

[mcb3k]

The Story of Disney's PeopleMover in Texas 

This is the fun, weird, and surprisingly complicated story of Disney’s PeopleMover attraction and how it ended up somewhere unexpected. And maybe even somewhere really unexpected!

Someone on Twitter gave me some really neat extra info on the LIMs used in the WEDWay system. And also, there was a patent! I just couldn't find it. https://patents.google.com/patent/US3974778

Basically, the motors are capable of pushing the trains at up to 20 mph (that's their synchronous speed), but in practice this is limited. The design of all the motors is the same, and the reason they are bunched up is just to provide more force. The key is that they are reversible, and they also monitor the vehicle's speed and adjust how long they stay on to correct it. So they don't run constantly when a train is above them, rather they pulse on and off. This is very surprising to me, as you can't really hear this or feel it! But, it makes a lot of sense, particularly with the knowledge that even the sparsely-spaced motors on the straightaways are able to restart the Tomorrowland PeopleMover from a stop. And, it explains why they also bunch up to slow the train down, as they work together in reverse to slow the train, and once the desired speed is reached, they switch back to forward propulsion. Pretty advanced stuff for 1975!

Want to know what happened to Disneyland’s PeopleMover? This video by Offhand Disney does a great job explaining (and includes some great footage of the ride pre-demise). It’s a pretty neat channel for the Disney enthusiast, so check it out! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OgpbNT9oS8&t=288s Here’s that video of the Senate Subway I mentioned: 

Here’s that video of the Senate Subway I mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6DYwkysVIHU&t=63s These are some cool links explaining the origins of the PeopleMover itself: 

These are some cool links explaining the origins of the PeopleMover itself: https://www.waltdisney.org/blog/walt-disneys-peoplemover https://www.micechat.com/17017-peoplemover/ And if you’re looking for that site detailing the subways below the capitol, here it is: 

And if you’re looking for that site detailing the subways below the capitol, here it is: http://www.belowthecapital.org/capitol/

[disnerland]

Wald LOVED to moooove. Only the BEST ways to move on the WAYWALD PRINGLEMUNCHER. But only in Disnerland 2! ONLY.

[adventurelandia]

Peoplemover at Disneyland’s Tomorrowland