Another piece of Tomorrowland’s retro entrance aesthetic is coming down. These towers were originally installed as part of the land’s 1994 makeover.
Tomorrowland Tower Demolition
Deconstruction is continuing on one of the decorative Tomorrowland towers near the bridge entrance to the land at Magic Kingdom. Earlier this month, demolition work began on the tower, following the removal of another nearby tower that has since been fully demolished.
As of today, more sections have been removed from the still-standing tower. The structure remains upright, but the entirety of the top dome feature has been removed.
Several of the lower outer panels and decorative pieces are now missing, exposing more of the underlying framework.
The tower sits near the rockwork and landscaping along the Tomorrowland bridge, with the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover track visible nearby. Temporary coverings are also visible on portions of the remaining structure.
Last month, a permit was filed for the Tomorrowland bridge, which was contracted to a demolition company. These removals are likely in relation to that permit, though Disney has not announced a specific project tied to the demolition of these towers.
The towers were part of Tomorrowland’s long-running metallic, industrial-inspired entrance design. With one tower already gone and the remaining tower now partially dismantled, the bridge area is continuing to lose pieces of that older visual identity.
The towers aren’t the first elements of the 1994 Tomorrowland to be removed. The interactive Robo-Newz and GCN phone booth were taken out in early 2019 after the spaceship facade was removed from Monsters Inc. Laugh Floor in 2018.
The Tomorrowland entrance archway was torn down and replaced with a sleeker entrance in 2019. The entrance rocks, another staple of the 1994 update, are apparently sticking around. They were recently repainted.
We will continue to monitor the area for further changes.
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