Tomorrowland: The Story Behind One of Disney’s Biggest Flops

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Over the years, Disney has gained a reputation for box office dominance with their various movie studios.  But not every movie is a winner.

This week, we go back to 2015 to look at one of the rare box office flops for Disney . . . Tomorrowland.

On paper, this movie should have been a home run.  It had a great director in Brad Bird, an A list star in George Clooney and a story that tied into the history of Walt Disney and Disneyland.

And yet, despite all of the that, basically no one went to see it.

So what went wrong?

We watched (the surprisingly good)Tomorrowland to find out, so join us as we look back on one of Disney’s lesser known films

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Timestamps

Welcome 00:00

Tomorrowland the Movie 00:46

The Main Themes of the Story 08:39

Box Office Failure 10:20

Famous Faces 11:28

Brad Bird 13:15

Nods to Disney in the Movie 18:15

Where Tomorrowland Fails 21:05

How Disney Should have Used This Movie to Fix Tomorrowland in the Parks 24:56

Unique Marketing Strategy 26:44

Guess the Real Review Mini Game 28:42

The Long Term Impact on Disney Movies 33:46

See You Next Monday! 38:39