On our way to our time-share condo outside San Diego for spring break this week, we surprised the kids with a stop at Disneyland. They refused to believe at first, until money actually changed hands with the parking lot attendant -- sorry, "cast member."
One of my favorite attractions of recent decades has been the "Innoventions" exhibit in Tomorrowland. Housed in the rotating building next to Space Mountain, the exhibit is an unusually Disney character-free area that looks to demonstrate the marvels of modern technology, in a hands-on manner. Nearly a decade ago when we last viewed it, the Internet was the featured new technology. Free play browsers for everyone!
With a few minutes to kill before our Fastpass window at Autopia opened, we decided to make a run though Innoventions. I figured displays dedicated to the glories of 3.5 inch disks would be worth a laugh.
Thankfully, the exhibit has been updated. The display has been remade into the Dream Home, a tastefully decorated home employing touchscreen controllers in every room and Microsoft touchscreen tables throughout. It is very well done and thought-provoking. Plus, the upper level is set up with dozens of Xboxes, for hours (potentially) of relaxing videogame fun.
The whole thing would probably be even more impressive if the iPhone (and other devices with touch screens) didn't exist. The Dream Home is the house of Today, not Tomorrow.
(This blog post typed and uploaded on my iPhone from our hotel room while everyone else still sleeps off Disneyland, day one. Now that is living in Tomorrowland.)
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