Comments on: I love Disney’s version of the future

By: Dunne

Dunne — Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:39:40 +0000

I would say about 40%-60% of any of this came true, placing aside the punch card factor and the space race. The concept of urban sprawl though was somewhat of an oxymoron in this video. Sadly enough we don’t have international tunnel ways yet, and trucks haul a lot more than this video can depict.

Lets see, video conference, navigator systems and safety systems integrated to the car dash are becoming common nowadays, and RV’s are pretty common now, save for the kind that transform in to hydroplanes. And turbine engines run hot, and jet engines would probably too impractical to maintain.

This video places a lot of faith in automation, when nearly every thing today contradicts this piece of film save for a few key concepts.

By: ReverendMLE

ReverendMLE — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 06:55:02 +0000

I like how “Father” has to go to work while “mother” and the child shop all day.
Also, punch cards? really?

By: George

George — Mon, 24 Dec 2007 00:38:53 +0000

if only socialism worked, this would too.

For this to happen the gov’t would really need to be in control and be accountable.

just like communism though, great on paper (in video) nearly impossible in practice.

By: Dexter

Dexter — Sat, 22 Dec 2007 23:24:08 +0000

Geez, who asked Disney to put this together? General Motors? I get that highways are the way of the future, but this looks like it was made during a time when petro fuel was ‘unlimited’ (so, like the 50′s). And wouldn’t it be nice to have an atomic powered car. Man, what an age we live in.

By: PurrNaK

PurrNaK — Fri, 21 Dec 2007 18:40:44 +0000

1. I have a rear view TV in my car
2. The road crusher does refinishing a lane as it drives along. Really cool and smelly to watch.
3. You can cut holes through rock with a lazar, but nothing too big yet.
4. In some places they have rotating parcking garages.
5. holy crap punch cards? This really is old.

And lastly, Too many people can’t drive well enough to handle change. Hell enough people can’t drive well enough to drive what they have and would destroy everything build in the future.

No flying cars, just SUN POWERED FLOATY CARS that can go upside down. yeah that would work…