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Tomorrowland…is a lesson

Well, folks…I believe we have been hoodwinked for more than a decade. Tomorrowland still is about a great big beautiful tomorrow. What Disney has done is show us what may happen to a city if you do not keep moving forward with great imaginative urban planning, a bit of risk taking, taking care of one another and the planet…it will succumb to URBAN DECAY! It ranges from a moth balled, bankrupt Tomorrowland Transit Authority mass transit system to global warming, pollutant emitting, antiquated personal vehicles to city buildings left empty to rot to previous visionary esthetics and attractions ripped out and demolished to…bad pizza! The current version of TL is a simple reverse flip of the “old” TL where we enjoyed visions of gee-whiz-what-ifs, circle visions of other cultures, innovative technology through the past century. A well run community of kinetic energy. Yeah, sure…now I get it. (please don’t mention the upcoming electrification of autopia…this is satire)

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More Smellephants! Chocolate-Dipped Churro, Cotton Candy, and Corn Dog Elephants Installed Along with Timothy Mouse’s Ticket Booth

Good afternoon from Storybook Circus, where even more Smellephants have been installed ahead of the May debut of the all-new activation. Smellephants on Parade, presented by multi-level marketing company Scentsy, will be an optional interactive search-and-sniff experience where guests will be invited to be Timothy Q. Mouse’s “Whiff-sistant” in search of a new act for Dumbo. Guests will find a ticket booth in front of Big Top Souvenirs, where a cast member will provide an illustrated map of the land and a sticker sheet to guide them. As a reminder, here are the Smellephants we’ve already seen installed. Popcorn Snow Cone Caramel-Dipped Apple Timothy Mouse’s Ticket Booth (NEW) Returning to our visit today, we noticed a few recent changes, including the installation of Timothy Q. Mouse’s ticket booth in front of Big Top Souvenirs! The booth replaces an older ticket booth that wasn’t in use. The new ticket booth will be manned by a Cast Member when the Smellephants on Parade offering officially debuts. The ticket booth even features a small door for Timothy Q. Mouse! Here’s a look. Cotton Candy (NEW) On the opposite side of Big Top Souvenirs, guests can find a cotton candy Smellephant! Corn Dog (NEW) Near the entrance to Pete’s Silly Sideshow is a corn dog Smellephant! Chocolate-Dipped Churro

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