Tomorrowland Transit Authority
| Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover | |
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The two-way track section at the entrance of Space Mountain
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| Magic Kingdom | |
| Area | Tomorrowland |
| Coordinates | 28°25′06″N 81°34′45″W / 28.41833°N 81.57917°WCoordinates: 28°25′06″N 81°34′45″W / 28.41833°N 81.57917°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | July 1, 1975 |
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| Attraction type | People mover |
| Manufacturer | Walt Disney Imagineering |
| Designer | WED Enterprises |
| Length | 5,484 ft (1,672 m) |
| Speed | 6.84 mph (11.01 km/h) |
| Vehicles | 32 |
| Riders per vehicle | 20 |
| Rows | 2 |
| Riders per row | 2 |
| Duration | 10:03 |
| Host |
Jack Wagner (1975-1985) |
| Propulsion | Linear Synchronous Motors embedded in track |
| Platform Speed | 1.84 mph |
| Motor Count | 629 |
| Formerly Called | WEDway Peoplemover (July 1, 1975 - June 11, 1994) Tomorrowland Transit Authority (June 12, 1994 - August 5, 2010) |
| Sponsor | Edison Electric Institute (1975-1985) None (1985-2005) Alamo Rent a Car (2005-present) |
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Jack Wagner (1975-1985)
ORAC-1 Commuter Computer (1985-1994)
TTA Central Announcer (Pete Renaday) (1994-October 2009)
Mike Brassell (October 2009-present)
The Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover, formerly known as the WEDWay PeopleMover from 1975 until 1994 and the Tomorrowland Transit Authority from 1994 until 2010, is a PeopleMover system in Tomorrowland in the Magic Kingdom at the Walt Disney World Resort. Themed as an urban mass transit system of the future, the ride takes passengers on a tour around the second floor of many attractions in Tomorrowland. It is also the lone remaining Magic Kingdom attraction to still have corporate sponsorship as a result of Kodak ending its sponsorship with Mickey's Philharmagic on December 31, 2012 (Happily Ever After, the nighttime projection and fireworks show at Cinderella Castle, is sponsored by PANDORA, but it is not considered an attraction).
The ride has a sole loading/unloading station, in the center of Rocket Tower Plaza, located beneath the Astro Orbiter. The Peoplemover's leisurely pace, lack of long queue lines, and the sneak previews it offers of other more extreme Tomorrowland attractions make it a favorite attraction among repeat visitors.
The ride begins by leaving the Rocket Tower Plaza then making a left turn followed by a sweeping turn over the plaza, before running along the outside of the north show building, above the queue line for Stitch's Great Escape!. After passing by the Tomorrowland entrance, the track enters a tunnel through the north show building, passing a large diorama containing a portion of the Progress City or "E.P.C.O.T." model that originally resided in the upper level of the Carousel of Progress at Disneyland in 1967, then passing a window looking downward at Mickey's Star Traders.
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