News Tron coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom

[Hawg G]

SDMT and SDD were both rides that were better than Disney or guests expected them to be. They are both underbuilt D tickets.

And are both themed to their SOURCE material much better for the ENTIRE ride.

 

[Hawg G]

How much of that Kinetic energy is lost by it's placement so far away from the rest of the land?

And what percentage of riders will ride at night every day? 15% on average?

 

[yensidtlaw1969]

SDMT and SDD were both rides that were better than Disney or guests expected them to be.

. . . Are they?

 

[celluloid]

Showing you what it could be, and not delivering as much on what it actually is. The modern metaphor of TDO.

 

[SplashJacket]

How much of that Kinetic energy is lost by it's placement so far away from the rest of the land?

Not really much kinetic energy. The main kinetics are under the canopy itself. The general ambiance as a whole? Incredibly underutilized (I suspect, haven’t seen WDW's in person, but I was impressed by the testing last summer, so maybe not as significant as we think?)

 

[UNCgolf]

How much of that Kinetic energy is lost by it's placement so far away from the rest of the land?

I think the night aesthetic is the bigger issue re: placement. It looks great in photos, but there aren't that many places where you can actually see it.

 

[UNCgolf]

. . . Are they?

I'm thinking he mistyped that somehow, considering he calls them underbuilt D tickets in the next sentence (which is an accurate description, although 7DMT is much better than SDD).

Maybe he meant busier?

 

[marni1971]

SDMT looks to be long compared with Tron.

And that’s saying something !

 

[drizgirl]

And that’s saying something !

Yes it is.

 

[trainplane3]

I just want to say that after nearly 30 years, I'm glad MK finally got an addition.

 

[DCBaker]

Touring Plans reporting MagicMobile does not work for TRON lockers -

 

[ctrlaltdel]

Touring Plans reporting MagicMobile does not work for TRON lockers -

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Hopefully they build in that functionality because that is really bad.

 

[lewisc]

Hopefully they build in that functionality because that is really bad.

Apple and Android?

 

[Andrew25]

Is it because they don't want people to bring their phones with them on the ride?

 

[wdwmagic]

Is it because they don't want people to bring their phones with them on the ride?

That's a good point. The idea is for the lockers to minimize what is carried onto the ride, so using something like a phone as the key is not ideal. Although here is a small storage area on the lightycles for things that are phone sized. My guess its just likely to be a compatibility issue.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Is it because they don't want people to bring their phones with them on the ride?

No, because there is a place for guests to put their phones on the vehicle.

More than likely, they don't want people to use their phones because of the likelihood that a good number of them will then unthinkingly store their phone in the locker, and thus, won't have their phone to open the locker.

 

[doctornick]

At universal, they give you a temporary card you can use for the lockers which allows you to put your phone in the locker and still use them (if your ticket media is on your phone). I would imagine Disney might do the same here

 

[lewisc]

Magic Mobile won't open your hotel room. My guess is the lockers have the same issue


DME can unlock your hotel room using Bluetooth. I guess Disney doesn't think it's worth the expense to set it up.

 

[WDWBryan]

At universal, they give you a temporary card you can use for the lockers which allows you to put your phone in the locker and still use them (if your ticket media is on your phone). I would imagine Disney might do the same here

They already do this. Magic Mobile isn't supposed to work. Magic band or card, if you have neither CM will give you a card

 

[Tom P.]

Legacy is a direct sequel to Tron, so it's all Tron. Everything in film 2 is built upon what was created for film 1.

If you say so...