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Tomorrowland (2015)

Where Tomorrowland says it takes place, and where it was really shot.

Only one stop in this film is on a map at all: the others are a Disney ride, a fair that closed in 1965 and a city that was never built

Scenes and places

The 1964 World's Fair, where a boy shows off his jet pack (1964)

Frank Walker, a young inventor, demos a homemade jet pack to the judges at the fair. It fails to impress them, but a mysterious girl named Athena sees potential in him.

Set in 1964 New York World's Fair, Flushing Meadows — Young inventor Frank Walker brings his homemade jet pack to the fair's invention showcase. Google Maps · Apple Maps

The real 1964 fair in Queens, New York, where Disney ran several attractions including It's a Small World.

The It's a Small World ride that hides a way out (1964)

Athena slips Frank a lapel pin marked with a T and points him toward the It's a Small World boat ride. On the ride, the pin triggers a hidden transport that leads him somewhere no fair visitor has ever been.

Set in It's a Small World ride, 1964 New York World's Fair — Athena gives Frank a pin marked with a T and sends him onto the ride, where the pin triggers a hidden transport. Google Maps · Apple Maps

A real boat ride built for the 1964 fair and later moved to Disneyland.

Filmed at It's a Small World, Disneyland, Anaheim (Disneyland Park, Anaheim, USA) — Extra filming took place at this ride in February 2014. The coordinate is the whole park, not the ride itself. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Tomorrowland, the city in another dimension (1964)

Frank arrives in a dazzling city of the future where robots repair his jet pack and he can finally fly. He joins a hidden community of inventors, and for a while it looks like the world he always imagined.

Set in Tomorrowland (fictional city in another dimension) — A futuristic city where robots repair Frank's jet pack and he joins its secret community of innovators.

A made-up place with no map position; the sources only say part of the filming was done in Valencia.

Filmed at City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia, Spain (City of Arts and Sciences, Valencia, Spain) — Part of the filming took place here. Which scenes were shot here is not stated in the sources. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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Casey tries to save a NASA launch platform (2015)

Casey Newton, an optimist, keeps sabotaging the demolition of a NASA launch platform because she wants to save her father's job. After she is arrested, she finds a Tomorrowland pin among her belongings.

Set in Newton family hometown, near a NASA launch platform, Florida — Teenage optimist Casey Newton keeps sabotaging the demolition of a NASA launch platform to save her father's job.

The film's present-day home, set in Florida near a NASA launch site.

Filmed at New Smyrna Beach, Florida (Florida, New Smyrna Beach, USA) — Scenes depicting the Newtons' hometown were shot here. The coordinate is the town; the launch platform itself is not stated to be filmed here. Google Maps · Apple Maps

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The Houston memorabilia shop that goes wrong (2015)

Casey follows her only clue to a memorabilia shop in Houston. The owners turn on her for information about the pin, until Athena bursts in and fights them off.

Set in Memorabilia shop, Houston, Texas — Casey follows clues to a memorabilia shop in Houston, where the owners attack her for information about the pin. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Houston is the city of NASA's mission control, a fitting stop for a pin tied to the future.

Frank's farm in upstate New York (2015)

Athena brings Casey to the now-adult Frank Walker, who lives alone and wants nothing to do with Tomorrowland. Casey finds a device he built to predict the end of the world, and her refusal to accept it changes the number.

Set in Frank Walker's home, upstate New York — Athena brings Casey to a now-adult Frank, a bitter recluse who wants nothing to do with Tomorrowland.

The film places this scene in upstate New York; the sources give no exact spot and no filming location.

The rocket hidden beneath the Eiffel Tower (2015)

Frank, Casey and Athena teleport to Paris and uncover an old Plus Ultra rocket beneath the Eiffel Tower. Frank explains that Tomorrowland was founded by a secret society that included Gustave Eiffel, Jules Verne, Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison.

Set in Eiffel Tower, Paris — Using a teleportation device, the trio reaches Paris and launches an old Plus Ultra rocket hidden beneath the Eiffel Tower. Google Maps · Apple Maps

Gustave Eiffel's tower, built for the 1889 World's Fair, is named in the film as one of Tomorrowland's founders' works.

Filmed at Carousel of Progress, Walt Disney World, Florida (Magic Kingdom, Bay Lake, USA) — Carousel of Progress Google Maps · Apple Maps

Filmed at Enderby, British Columbia (British Columbia, Enderby, Canada) — Principal photography Google Maps · Apple Maps

Characters

• Casey Newton — A teenage optimist who sabotages the demolition of a NASA launch platform to save her father's job.
• Frank Walker — A young inventor at the 1964 World's Fair who grows into a bitter recluse.
• Athena — A mysterious girl who recruits dreamers with a T pin, and an Audio-Animatronic.

Questions answered on the map

• Where does the boat ride in Tomorrowland really lead, and where was it filmed?