Tomorrowland

How did 1950s imagineers envision the future? As a galaxy-minded community filled with monorails, rockets and Googie–style architecture, apparently. In 1998 this "land" was revamped to honor three timeless futurists: Jules Verne, HG Wells and Leonardo da Vinci. Space Mountain, Tomorrowland’s signature attraction and one of the USA’s best roller coasters, hurtles you into complete darkness at frightening speed. Star Wars-themed attractions (separate from the Star Wars: Galaxy's Edge land) include Star Wars Launch Bay, showing movie props and memorabilia.

Meanwhile, Star Tours - The Adventures Continue clamps you into a Starspeeder shuttle for a wild and bumpy 3D ride through the desert canyons of Tatooine on a space mission.

If it's retro high-tech you're after, the monorail glides to a stop in Tomorrowland, its rubber tires traveling a 13-minute, 2.5-mile round-trip route to Downtown Disney. Just outside Tomorrowland station, kiddies will want to shoot laser beams on Buzz Lightyear Astro Blaster and drive their own miniature cars in the classic Autopia ride. Then jump aboard the Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage to look for the world's most famous clownfish and rumble through an underwater volcanic eruption.

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