After this addition, the attraction was advertised as the PeopleMover Thru the World of Tron. In 1982, the projections were changed to scenes from the film Tron and the tunnel was announced as the Game Grid of Tron by the on-board audio guide. Race cars were projected on the walls of the tunnel all around the trains. It was located in the upper level of the Carousel Building, which then housed America Sings. In 1977, the SuperSpeed Tunnel was added to the PeopleMover. In 1985, these safety rails were modified to completely wrap around each car, making it even more difficult for possible accidents to occur. In 1968, each of the 62 trains were retrofitted with safety rails for each car, to deter guests from climbing out. They were repainted all white with colored stripes in 1987-88, similar to the new Mark V Monorails that began operation around the same time. Originally, each four-car train was colored either red, blue, yellow or green with white roofs. The PeopleMover opened as part of New Tomorrowland in 1967. However, Goodyear's instrumental "Go Go Goodyear" advertising jingle still served as part of the attraction's soundtrack until at least 1990. Goodyear sponsored the PeopleMover from its opening until December 31, 1981. The PeopleMover's logo was then fashioned after Goodyear's logo, sharing a similar typeface. The wheels used in the WEDway system were replaced by Goodyear's tires. Goodyear was then approached to sponsor it, and accepted. When Disney asked Ford Motor Company to continue sponsorship by sponsoring Disneyland's new PeopleMover, they declined, because Ford was reluctant to support technology that appeared to replace the automobile. The attraction used an updated WEDway system based on the WEDway used for the Ford Magic Skyway at the 1964–65 New York World's Fair.
From 1976 until its closure, the attraction's onboard soundtrack consisted of instrumental pieces composed by Danish composer Ole Georg for Capitol Records' production music library, Capitol Media Music. The attraction's onboard soundtrack originally consisted of the Goodyear jingle "Go, Go, Goodyear" and George Bruns' instrumentals "Nation on Wheels" and "The Monorail Song". The tour continued from the center of Tomorrowland through a few of Tomorrowland's buildings, for a look inside, and over Disneyland's Submarine Lagoon and Autopia areas, before returning to Tomorrowland. The commentary pointed out Disneyland's attractions along the way as well as announcing promotional items. Įach car included its own sound system which broadcast a continuous audio commentary and soundtrack, relative to the train's location. Rather, they were pushed by rotating tires embedded in the track once every nine feet, each of which had its own electric motor. The trains were not powered by motors within themselves. Passengers boarded and alighted by a large speed-matched rotating platform inside the station. The attraction's vehicles were always moving. The PeopleMover (blue) and the Disneyland Monorail System (red) in 1979 A second PeopleMover opened on Jin Tomorrowland at the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida near Orlando, Florida, and is still operating today. The ride closed on August 21, 1995, but its station and track infrastructure-which it shared with its short-lived successor, Rocket Rods-remain standing as of 2023. The attraction was initially seen as a serious prototype for intercity public transport. PeopleMover was originally only a working title, but became attached to the project over time. The term " people mover," now in wider use to describe many forms of automated public transport, was first coined as the name for this attraction. Guests boarded small trains that ran on elevated tracks for a "grand circle tour" above Tomorrowland. The PeopleMover, sometimes referred to as the Goodyear PeopleMover and WEDWay PeopleMover, was a transport attraction that opened on July 2, 1967, in Tomorrowland at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California.
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