In the 1990s there was an effort afoot to renew Tomorrowland at Disneyland. It never came about. I can remember vague rumors of a scary alien ride, but (not being a huge Disney nerd) didn’t realize there was a plan to redo the whole look. Someone who is a very huge Disney nerd has put together a history of all the various real and hypothetical Tomorrowlands, including Tomorrowland 2055:
Along the land’s main entry, you’ll see odd formations: crystals and rocks jutting up from the ground with crystal clear water pouring from them, undulating with light. Whatever these new, strange formations are, they seem to pulse with energy, creating an otherworldly, fantasy landscape. The story here is that these supernatural crystals – uncovered during the construction of this New Tomororwland – were ancient, buried beacons left by sentient beings. Now uncovered and exposed to Earth’s sun, the glowing crystals are transmitting messages deep into space, drawing aliens who had long forgotten about Earth.
I can only imagine this poster announces some internal Imagineer show-and-tell about the plans.
Photo by Antiques on Magnolia.