Do you remember where you were on September 6, 1999? Yeah, I think we all do. I spent my day riding the Tomorrowland Autopia on its final day. I don't have many good demolition photos, but I'll try to cover that up with some nifty panoramas I made back in July and September 1999:
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Immediately after closing the attraction, Disneyland boxed up the Cast Members for sale on eBay. In their haste, they left behind this jacket:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilxz4dl-obV7bPAXa5UuSF0-ECLVYvx54ahlgOz0lhp9JYcPNfwMw7ZFHV-jyfHHQqbYxROzx16JNOQzW9pN-70_WDN1nXNEVhh0s72SabWyzOVz9999b-glPTl609A5Hl27AX9EHOMHxb/s320/20080415+Autopia+5.jpg)
The cars took it upon themselves to offer the attraction a farewell salute...
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXfkf2hiNrOUdP-gDw1BzwxFrqCYUnvTESuYlA377usNTYuan7NooFku-VaLQKC9jBVQydlJgCA-RU85h4sS0kXd-stNR8I6WnRfUaZs5YvkdznD7lmGymFNtwD5RMkUXjSa7DCr45WxHH/s320/20080415+Autopia+6.jpg)
...before they were driven over Backstage, to be boxed up and sold on eBay.
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By September 24, without regular maintenance, nature began to reclaim the Autopia area:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSN6uoxlc9p4q7_K1_gs9qNK8IMX0G5Yg8T4DepgYquZf_3X-pjgOBTyDHWZs178mgURHbto0Xw5lYoDKOAybRq12ki_TrIFiYcNrAhoCdyJ_kLjlgfIG3G2dJsWnw7uxozqAupW5NNksW/s320/20080415+Autopia+8.jpg)
Before Disney struck a deal with Caterpillar for Bountiful Valley Farm, they obviously investigated a tractor ride around Tomorrowland:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5SMBkHXLGCl9vhXDG0gepsDsG72QU4ov4BjBQ-SFzfo7VlcN5Rl40Ho_IrEFSOMqHCgtg-AnB-Sjt_XdTwG1WVwbKBei658IYlz-46xR2eHKOspnZsn0GVYHWIuVDEIM2jUppPUvuAlQp/s320/20080415+Autopia+9.jpg)
And one more panorama, from October 11:
1 comment:
Great post! Love the panorama shots, nice work! I miss the old Autopia Cars... The new Track is ok, but the cars are lacking... I wonder what will happen when Chervron ends its sponsorship?
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