Happy 37th Anniversary, WEDway Peoplemover! 

On this day in 1975, Tomorrowland Phase 2 was officially complete when the Walt Disney World version of the WEDway Peoplemover came online.

The second iteration of the Peoplemover system, this line differs from the Disneyland model of using moving tires, and instead moves vehicles along a track to using an induction linear model. This system utilizes electric magnets to activate in sequence and “pull” trains of Peoplemover cars down the tracks. 

This system was put to public use in Houston’s airport. 

There were also plans to install a WEDway line that would have taken guests to Lake Buena Vista, Walt Disney World’s host community. Similar plans detailed the inclusion of a WEDway line to the Future EPCOT Theme Center and the World Showcase Theme Center. None of these lines or projects materialized, though when EPCOT was finally completed, CommuniCore was built up to two stories in hopes of one day installing a WEDway on that second level. (The last two renderings are the LBV and World Showcase WEDways) 

Today, the Tomorrowland WEDway remains one of the great atmospheric rides in the Magic Kingdom. Providing a grand circle tour of Tomorrowland, it is a relaxing and interesting way to take in the sites and vistas of the land, and adds kinetics flair to Tomorrowland. 

Happy 37th, WEDway!