the "new" house of the future at dl

[Elena (aka: Bubble Lady)]

[font="Palatino Linotype"]aaaarrrrgggggghhhhh!!!!!!

just when i was gonna suggest to dl where they could put "mission space" at dl it seems that they'll be putting the "new" house of the future in that spot...or so it sounded from the news group report i just read...it sounds like they'll finally be getting rid of the old carousel of progress building (now a permanent trade show they call "innoventions")...too bad...it would have been THE perfect place for mission space here...<SIGH> even if they don't don't put it in that spot why on earth do we need another house of the future out here? wasn't the last one enough?[/font]

[GRUMPY PIRATE]

I wish they would bring it back, completely original!! No "updates"

[Elena (aka: Bubble Lady)]

[font="Palatino Linotype"]below is a quote from an email i received from a "newsletter"...notice the quotation marks...i'm not usually in the habit of passing along news like this, but thought this was too good not to[/font]

[font="Arial Black"]"Disneyland Resort and Four Partners Will Open Innoventions Dream Home in May
The Disneyland Resort announced a five-year alliance with Microsoft, HP, Life|ware and home builder Taylor Morrison to showcase integrated digital technologies for the home in the immersive, story-telling experiences for which Disney is known. The alliance includes the design and development of the new Innoventions Dream Home attraction, a 5,000+ sq. ft. home belonging to the fictional Elias family, scheduled to open in May in Tomorrowland at the Disneyland Resort.

Keeping with Walt’s vision of bringing cutting-edge and inspiring ideas to Tomorrowland, the Innoventions Dream Home will introduce Disneyland guests to newly available technology from the participating companies that will enhance their lives today, while providing them a glimpse of the emerging digital advances they may find in their homes in the future. The attraction will provide guests with a “high-tech, high-touch” opportunity to experience technology in an entertaining, low-risk environment showing them how the power of technology can connect them to the people and things they care most about.

The technology companies will showcase a wide range of technologies and products in the exhibit, including the latest in mobile phones, PCs, digital music and gaming. The Innoventions Dream Home demonstrates how home technology can be simple, intuitive and fun while helping guests understand how to seamlessly interconnect their home, the surrounding community and the world, helping consumers stay closer to the people, places and entertainment that are most important to them. The alliances also help ensure that the Innoventions Dream Home remains on the forefront of technology with the newest devices and products as part of the exhibit.

Guests will actively engage in this experience as they help members of the fictional Elias family prepare for a trip to World Soccer Championships in China, where their son is competing. Elias family members rotate throughout the house, randomly interacting with guests in the various rooms. Upon exiting the house, guests can learn more about the companies that collaborated to create the Innoventions Dream House, exploring the technologies for themselves first-hand.

The notion of a Dream Home has deep roots at the Disneyland Resort. Walt Disney was fascinated with the concept of a futuristic home and the "Monsanto House of the Future" opened in June, 1957, near the entry to Tomorrowland. In 1998, Disneyland opened Innoventions, an interactive pavilion featuring what was then considered breakthrough technology: voice-activated computers, high-definition TVs, smart-cars and satellite broadcasting. The story line always focused on progress that led to a better way of living.

The intent was not to predict the future, but to let people play with emerging technologies and imagine how those technologies might enhance everyday life. The precursors to the Dream Home enabled people of all ages to experiment with interactive devices, games and exhibits, demonstrating both the fun and the significance of modern innovations"[/font]

[goofyjoe]

[font="Palatino Linotype"]aaaarrrrgggggghhhhh!!!!!!

just when i was gonna suggest to dl where they could put "mission space" at dl it seems that they'll be putting the "new" house of the future in that spot...too bad...it would have been THE perfect place for mission space here...<SIGH> even if they don't don't put it in that spot why on earth do we need another house of the future out here? wasn't the last one enough?[/font]

I wonder if it has anything to do with liability. Mission: Space is known for being a rather intense experience (as I'm sure you discovered on your WDW trip; wish I ran into you while I was down there!). I wouldn't put it past people to sue Disney for ill effects stemming from the attraction, despite the numerous warnings and the "launch ticket" that you have to read and give back to the cast member before participating.

It really is an E-ticket, but it also cost over $100 million to develop, so that could be another factor.

[Elena (aka: Bubble Lady)]

I wonder if it has anything to do with liability. Mission: Space is known for being a rather intense experience (as I'm sure you discovered on your WDW trip; wish I ran into you while I was down there!). I wouldn't put it past people to sue Disney for ill effects stemming from the attraction, despite the numerous warnings and the "launch ticket" that you have to read and give back to the cast member before participating.

It really is an E-ticket, but it also cost over $100 million to develop, so that could be another factor.

[font="Palatino Linotype"]darn it! you just have to go and spoil ALL my fun! ;)
(what a GREAT ride...i had my dr. clear me before i rode on it :D: )[/font]

[svickersart]

From what a CM told me a couple weeks ago, the "house" will be in the lower level of inoventions, you will enter just as you do now, tour the house where there will be live actors playing the part of the family. After the tour you will be hearded upstairs to the inoventions interactive exibits where you can experience the exibits or leave through the exit. I'm a bit disapointed myself, they made it sound more like they were adding something, a house where you could tour and it would be a seperate attraction. If they were really wanting to do something like this in the inoventions building they should have do a COP type of show featering the new technology's with actors or AA's and a theater that moved from scene to ecene, that would have been much better.
Steve

[Elena (aka: Bubble Lady)]

From what a CM told me a couple weeks ago, the "house" will be in the lower level of inoventions, you will enter just as you do now, tour the house where there will be live actors playing the part of the family. After the tour you will be hearded upstairs to the inoventions interactive exibits where you can experience the exibits or leave through the exit. I'm a bit disapointed myself, they made it sound more like they were adding something, a house where you could tour and it would be a seperate attraction. If they were really wanting to do something like this in the inoventions building they should have do a COP type of show featering the new technology's with actors or AA's and a theater that moved from scene to ecene, that would have been much better.
Steve

[font="Palatino Linotype"]what are they doing with asimo? shipping him off to florida, no doubt? [/font]