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AVP
01-29-2014, 06:18 PM
Last year several sites reported that Brad Bird's "Tomorrowland" was filming in Vancouver, specifically some outdoor scenes recreating the 1964 World's Fair with "it's a small world" and the Carrousel of Progress.

The website YVRSHOOTS.com (http://yvrshoots.com/2013/09/shoot-hugh-laurie-as-tomorrowland-mayor-at-its-a-small-world-set-at-h-r-macmillan-space-centre.html#.Uum_EvYT2Do) has some great photos of the filming - I've included one here, but you really need to go to their site (http://yvrshoots.com/2013/09/shoot-hugh-laurie-as-tomorrowland-mayor-at-its-a-small-world-set-at-h-r-macmillan-space-centre.html#.Uum_-fYT2Dp) and see them all. As you can tell from the photos, they set up the ticket booth and a bridge from "it's a small world" against a giant blue screen. Typically this means they'll go back and digitally add the background.

http://yvrshoots.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/tl800.2918.jpg

Inside the Magic reported (http://www.insidethemagic.net/2013/11/tomorrowland-films-in-tomorrowland-as-walt-disney-world-welcomes-movie-studio-crew-to-shoot-in-carousel-of-progress/) that "Tomorrowland" filming moved to Orlando over Veterans Day Weekend, with interior filming done at Carrousel of Progress.

Now "Tomorrowland" is coming to Disneyland February 4 and 5, with filming taking place in front of "it's a small world." Disney is keeping mum on the details, but here's what we've learned from various sources:



Filming takes place February 4 and 5, with clean up work February 6 and 7. This filming is likely the reason the post-holiday refurbishment of "it's a small world" was extended by 3 days. The ride is now scheduled to reopen on February 8.
Mickey and the Magical Map will be dark on February 4 and 5.
The Disneyland Railroad will not operate on February 4.
Small World Mall (the parade route between "it's a small world" and the Matterhorn) will be closed February 4 and 5. During this time, access to Toontown will be via the same walkway that is used during parades.
The Pumbaa Parking Lot will be closed to Cast Members February 4 and 5 to allow production trucks to park there. Cast members normally assigned to the Pumbaa lot are being given alternate parking locations for those days.
There will be some light set dressing of the "it's a small world" exterior to make it better resemble 1964.
As with the Walt Disney World filming, don't expect to catch a glimpse of "Tomorrowland" star George Clooney. There may be some actors from the film on hand for the shooting, but he won't be one of them.
In fact, don't expect to see much of anything. The walkway that will be open has extremely limited views onto the parade route, and those are easily blocked by planters. Expect every step to be taken to keep people from getting a good look at the set, and don't make a special trip just to see it.


IMDB (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1964418/) gives the following summary for Tomorrowland:


Bound by a shared destiny, a teen bursting with scientific curiosity and a former boy-genius inventor embark on a mission to unearth the secrets of a place somewhere in time and space that exists in their collective memory.

The film's release date has been moved to May, 2015.

olegc
01-29-2014, 06:31 PM
cool info. thanks...

cstephens
02-01-2014, 10:44 PM
For what it's worth, when we were standing looking at it today, with some blue screens up and various other things, I heard the cast member talking to various guests who were coming up and asking about the ride, and he told them the ride would be down for two weeks.