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News Tron coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom

larryz

larryz

I'm Just A Tourist!
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celluloid said:
Someone my brother knew died at its HS Football field when the child was going back out to get his equipment after some practice drills. That lightning killed him and he was surrounded by taller metal structures, the stadium, the lights and more. He was struck and killed by a bolt.
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Surrounded by, but not covered. I'm no engineer, but it seems to me all that metal over the outdoor tracks would count as "cover."

And those in the train should be isolated from "ground currents" by the track supports, the track, the chassis of the "bikes" and the bike bodies.
 
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celluloid

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larryz said:
Surrounded by, but not covered. I'm no engineer, but it seems to me all that metal over the outdoor tracks would count as "cover."
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Makes sense, and that may be the difference. I was just clarifying that would be shelter, not a lightning rod at work. I did not mean to quote as if attacking the logic of safety. I am curious to see how operations choose to do that.

The type of Lightning danger known as "streamers" or "side strike" would be the concerns when something is a weak or open shelter. https://www.weather.gov/safety/lightning-struck
We had problems with this at Universal Entertainment before when I was there and arguing for actor and crew's safety and had a guy argue that there were taller buildings and structures in the area so we were safe in the closest lightning weather call we had.
 
HauntedPirate

HauntedPirate

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celluloid

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dreday3 said:
When does that start? October 2023? Or all of 2023? But isn't the 50th still going in 2023? How many times can I say 2023? :D
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JMcMahonEsq

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Incomudro said:
They could open Tron this spring if they wanted to, and they should.
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Opening Tron in the spring would be a horrible move. They don’t need the bump in attendance or PR for a new ride then. You will still have the 50th anniversary hype going, along with the natural bump in attendance for spring break. Couple that with an increase in travel post the flu/Covid winter numbers and you will be set for Q1 2022. The summer then brings Guardians opening so you don’t want to compete with that event/attendance bump. Best guess you hold tron until the later half of the 50th anniversary period to hold attendance figures. Depending on the state of design, you also likely try to link the closing of splash mountain for re-skinning to the tron opening to soften the blow of one of your premier rides being down.
 
mattpeto

mattpeto

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dreday3 said:
When does that start? October 2023? Or all of 2023? But isn't the 50th still going in 2023? How many times can I say 2023? :D
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They just said 18 months for the 50th, but the end date was kind of open ended. 18 months from October would end on March 2023. So April 1st 2023 is the earliest they could transition from 50th to 100 year stuff.

Your old friend andyman, said there are some considerations to extend the 50th celebration, although it's early and fluid.
 
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dreday3

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mattpeto said:
They just said 18 months for the 50th, but the end date was kind of open ended. 18 months from October would end on March 2023. So April 1st 2023 is the earliest they could transition from 50th to 100 year stuff.

Your old friend andyman, said there are some considerations to extend the 50th celebration, although it's early and fluid.
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We will be there April 2023. Would be weird to have celebrated the 50th in October 2021 and April 2023! 😂
 
Incomudro

Incomudro

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JMcMahonEsq said:
Opening Tron in the spring would be a horrible move. They don’t need the bump in attendance or PR for a new ride then. You will still have the 50th anniversary hype going, along with the natural bump in attendance for spring break. Couple that with an increase in travel post the flu/Covid winter numbers and you will be set for Q1 2022. The summer then brings Guardians opening so you don’t want to compete with that event/attendance bump. Best guess you hold tron until the later half of the 50th anniversary period to hold attendance figures. Depending on the state of design, you also likely try to link the closing of splash mountain for re-skinning to the tron opening to soften the blow of one of your premier rides being down.
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It's already delayed.
Open it when it's done.
 
Marc Davis Fan

Marc Davis Fan

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Some thoughts/questions, perhaps for people "in the know":
  1. Since I don't speak Mandarin: Does Shanghai's Tron count down for each gate that you pass through? That's what it seems like in the ride-through videos. If so, presumably this will be done for the English version. Perhaps it helps prepare riders for how soon it will end, rather than being surprised by how short it is? This might make a huge difference to the ride experience.
  2. There's a "pre-show" scene in which a wall disappears to reveal the launch area. Sometimes it's an actual "scene" in which a limited number of guests enter that room and the doors close. Other times it's just used as part of the queue, and you might see or miss the effect. Perhaps making this always be a true, timed show scene is one of the improvements they'll be making in this version? Having a "real pre show" might add a lot to the feeling of it being a more complete experience (rather than just a queue for a 65-second ride).
 

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