History Film / EscapeFromTomorrow

* UnusualEuphemism: "Find my hidden Mickey!"

A guerrilla [[HorrorFilms horror film]] shot incognito in [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disneyland and Disney World]], ''Escape from Tomorrow'' follows disgruntled father of two Jim White as he navigates his family vacation in the wake of being fired from his job, all while the theme park he and his family are vacationing at becomes [[FalseUtopia more ghoulish and strange]].

-->''People come here because they want to feel safe. But bad things happen everywhere...''

* TransferableMemory: Towards the end of the film, one of the security members [[spoiler: seems to transplant memories of riding the Buzz Lightyear ride into Elliot, since he never got to ride it. He even affixes a souvenir pin to the boy's shirt.]]

A guerrilla [[HorrorFilms horror film]] shot incognito in [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disneyland and Disney World]], ''Escape from Tomorrow'' follows disgruntled father of two Jim White as he navigates his family vacation in the wake of being fired from his job, all while the theme park he and his family are vacationing at becomes more ghoulish and strange.

* OffWithHisHead: Twice! Once [[spoiler: during the opening credits, a passenger on the Big Thunder Railroad roller coaster is decapitated by a low overpass]] and later, [[spoiler: Jim's interrogator at Epcot is revealed to be an animatronic after his head is removed.]]

* SoundEffectBleep: The ubiquitous mega-corporation's name is bleeped out during Jim's interrogation.

* ThePlague: The "cat flu" is referenced to be something like this, although [[spoiler: Jim is ultimately the only one to succumb to the disease]], at least the only one to show [[{{Squick}} symptoms]].

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* SurprisinglySimilarStories: This is not [[WebVideo/SomeJerkWithACamera the first project filmed guerrilla-style at a Disney park where something traumatic happens on It's A Small World]].

* GainaxEnding: [[spoiler: Jim becomes sick with the "cat flu," vomiting up hairballs and revealing catlike eyes. His patricidal son hears his cries for help, but locks him in the bathroom until he succumbs. Park security covertly removes his body, loads it in a vehicle, and drives off. As they do, a second car pulls up to the hotel, containing Jim, the alleged ex-princess from earlier in the film, and his daughter, all of them happy and smiling as they enter for their vacation.]]

* ThePlague: The "cat flu" is referenced to be something like this, although [[spoiler: Jim is ultimately the only one to succumb to the disease]], at least the only one to show symptoms.

* ThePlague: The "cat flu" is referenced to be something like this, although [[spoiler: Jim is ultimately the only one to succumb to the disease]], at least the only one to show symptoms.

* AlienGeometries: The film feature scenes in both Disney World and Disney Land (the former in Florida and the latter in California) to emphasize the surreal nature of the place. May qualify as GeniusBonus since only those familiar with the parks would probably notice this.

* NotUsingTheZWord: The film never outright states it takes place in Disney World and Disney Land

* StreisandEffect: Many suspect Disney's [[GenreSavvy awareness of this trope]] is the reason the notoriously copyright-protective company isn't going after the film; starting a lawsuit will just drum up publicity for the film.

* StreisandEffect: Many suspect Disney's [[GenreSavvy awareness of this trope]] is the reason the notoriously copyright-protective company isn't going after the film; starting a lawsuit will just drum up publicity for the film

* DancingBear: While the film was considered very good in its own right, much of the hype stems from the fact it was almost entirely shot at the actual parks, without Disney noticing.

* {{Patricide}}: Jim's son begins trying to kill him.