![]() Instead of using tires, they used state-of-the-art linear induction motors. Walt Disney World's Peoplemover opted for new technology. Notice the main typeface of the Peoplemover does not resemble the Goodyear font at the time of it's conception. If you jump over to the Disney Park Attraction Posters Blog you can see a comp of Disneyland's original Wedway poster. What is interesting about Disneyland's poster is that the designer used a typeface similar to that of the attraction’s sponsor, Goodyear, seeing how it utilized the propulsion system of rotating Goodyear tires. I began looking at both Wedway Peoplemover attraction posters before starting my font hunt. Because sans serif fonts are plentiful in today's world, simply using one would not convey the same message as it did back in the day. Today, however, more sci-fi themed display fonts are being used throughout the land. All sans serif typefaces have relatively little stroke contrast and are highly legible as display, and with added spacing, are successful as text. The term comes from the French word sans, meaning "without". Sans serif typefaces are fonts that lack the small features called "serifs" at the end of the strokes. Back when Disneyland, and even Walt Disney World, were being built, sans serif typefaces where used to convey simplicity, modernism and the future. In the world of fonts nothing says “Tomorrowland” like sans serif typefaces. Call me a traditionalist, but personally, I prefer the early Tomorrowland look (right down to the even fonts) to what is now present in the parks. I still call it the Wedway or the Peoplemover for nostalgic reasons.įor this case study I focused mainly on Disneyland and the Walt Disney World Resort's Peoplemover prior to 1994. The name today is the Tomorrowland Transit Authority Peoplemover. Then, in 2010, it was magically changed back to the Peoplemover. As well all know, the Peoplemover was rebranded back in 1994 and reintroduced as the Tomorrowland Transit Authority (TTA). This week’s case study is the Wedway Peoplemover.
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