News Tron coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom

[J4546]

i cant wait till this opens, ill prob never visit shanghai disneyland, so getting this ride in US is a win to me. I think it will jumpstart a new look for tomorrowland (hopefully speedway is next for refurb) and it brings a ton of energy to what used to be nothing.


Also I must admit I love the original Tron movie so i am biased towards the ip

 

[Rich Brownn]

I will say, the ride vehicle, along with the canopy, are the best parts.

If you’ve ever ridden Hagrids, you know the bike seat is (generally considered by most people) better than the side-car. But Tron has that bike style seating (but better) for every single seat.

And I may be wrong, but I believe the back has normal seated seats.

Hagrids is basically a seat, but open or enclosed. TRON is a true motorcycle-style coaster. The way you sit is not similar. FOP is closer to TRON than Hagrid.

 

[Patcheslee]

Behold, the wonders of Google!:

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But Florida doesn't require kindergarten so we might have another year....

 

[Dear Prudence]

Again, whilst I love Tron....whyyyy is this a thing in 2022?

 

[tparris]

Just went on the Speedway and it looks like they’ve just installed one of the hexagonal led light bars on the underside of the canopy and it almost looked as if they were turned on. Speaking of which, they also were testing a few of the main canopy lights around that section, those were definitely illuminated. It’s still light outside so you couldn’t quite see it on camera, but if they’re still on when it gets dark I’ll try to get a few shots of it.

 

[yensidtlaw1969]

Again, whilst I love Tron....whyyyy is this a thing in 2022?

I have basically no problem, in the abstract, with Disney building a TRON ride in 2022. The property has brilliant potential for an amazing ride experience, and I'd be happy to see Disney capitalize on that regardless of - and nearly despite - when the movie came out.

My problem, in actuality, is that 1) They basically aren't doing that, because the TRON ride we're getting doesn't go far enough to really make good on the potenial of that movie, and 2) That they're only building a TRON ride in 2022 because they didn't finish building it in 2019 like they should have. Pandemic aside, the construction timeline on this attraction was always set to be out of whack.

 

[Dear Prudence]

I have basically no problem, in the abstract, with Disney building a TRON ride in 2022. The property has brilliant potential for an amazing ride experience, and I'd be happy to see Disney capitalize on that regardless of - and nearly despite - when the movie came out.

My problem, in actuality, is that 1) They basically aren't doing that, because the TRON ride we're getting doesn't go far enough to really make good on the potenial of that movie, and 2) That they're only building a TRON ride in 2022 because they didn't finish building it in 2019 like they should have. Pandemic aside, the construction timeline on this attraction was always set to be out of whack.

And it's a clone of the same attraction somewhere else

 

[J4546]

I wouldnt say it being a clone is a bad thing. Its likely Ill never go to shanghai park so gettiing to experience this in a park I will go to is a win to me

 

[SpectroMan93]

I wouldnt say it being a clone is a bad thing. Its likely Ill never go to shanghai park so gettiing to experience this in a park I will go to is a win to me

It’s a smart move on Disney’s part. Clone a ride with high guest satisfaction ratings from a park that relatively few tourists outside of China are likely to visit, and vice versa. No guests are cannibalized from either park and a great attraction is able to be experienced by more people.

Tbh, I wouldn’t be mad if Shanghai’s POTC was cloned at MK too

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

Tbh, I wouldn’t be mad if Shanghai’s POTC was cloned at MK too

It would be a great addition to DHS.

 

[T.Will]

Just noticed this today. Seems like they’re doing some light testing.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

It’s a smart move on Disney’s part. Clone a ride with high guest satisfaction ratings from a park that relatively few tourists outside of China are likely to visit, and vice versa. No guests are cannibalized from either park and a great attraction is able to be experienced by more people.

Tbh, I wouldn’t be mad if Shanghai’s POTC was cloned at MK too

Always rumors of them bringing that ride system to WDW but retheming it to another IP

 

[lazyboy97o]

Pandemic aside, the construction timeline on this attraction was always set to be out of whack.

It really wasn’t. When the attraction was announced it wasn’t much more than a Chinese footprint dropped onto an aerial of the Magic Kingdom. We’re talking well over 1,000 drawings that still had to be produced.

The far bigger sins were not coordinating the work to get the Walt Disney World Railroad open and the mothballing of the project.

 

[tparris]

Just noticed this today. Seems like they’re doing some light testing.View attachment 644729

I’m about to get on the speedway to get some pics of it now

 

[tparris]

 

[DisneyfanMA]

Why would you want it delayed?

As someone who hasn't ridden Guardians but has ridden Tron, it sounds like, from reviews, that Epcot finally has a "knock your socks off" headliner attraction, but I can assure you, Tron won't deliver that when it comes to Magic Kingdom, and that's a shame.

Each park has a modern headliner (from my point of view)

• Flight of Passage (Animal Kingdom)
• Rise of the Resistance (Hollywood Studios)
• Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind (Epcot)

But Magic Kingdom doesn't. I realize Magic Kingdom doesn't need more draws, but I feel that each Disney park around the world needs one showstopper attraction that makes people think "wow, that alone made this whole trip worth it."

Tron is a solid ride, but far from a headliner. Would I take it over, Everest? Probably not.

Just curious, why are you down on Tron? It certainly looks the part. And the POV I've seen was very cool other than probably being a minute too short.

 

[DisneyfanMA]

Just noticed this today. Seems like they’re doing some light testing.View attachment 644729

It's early June. They're testing exterior lights. The trains are testing. The site work looks much cleaner and almost ready for finish work. Is there any way this is not open by mid to late fall????

 

[T.Will]

Here’s some more.

 

[yensidtlaw1969]

It really wasn’t. When the attraction was announced it wasn’t much more than a Chinese footprint dropped onto an aerial of the Magic Kingdom. We’re talking well over 1,000 drawings that still had to be produced.

The far bigger sins were not coordinating the work to get the Walt Disney World Railroad open and the mothballing of the project.

I knew you were gonna have something to say about this

I'm not suggesting they should have just copied and pasted the Shanghai drawings. I do still think the timetable for TRON could have and should have been expedited faster than what was intended to be before the shutdown. But more than anything I think Disney just needs to get back in the habit of starting work, getting into production, and then making an announcement.

Of course, the TRON construction timeline was impacted by the Pandemic in ways no one could have predicted, and obviously that drew things out considerably. But Disney's habit of announcing an attraction 4 and 5 years before opening just seems silly. TRON was announced in 2017 and meant to open in 2021. Galaxy's Edge was announced in 2015 and opened (in phases) in 2019. Pandora was announced in 2011 and opened in 2017 (I know that was a bit different, but still silly). I know there are varying degrees there to which work had begun by the time of those annoucements, but it just feels like the easiest thing to tighten up. Keep the exact same construction timeline and just delay the official announcement.

But doing that would serve the guest more than it would serve the company. It feels more deflating than exciting to hear about a potentially great project and learn it's half a decade away.

 

[SplashJacket]

Hagrids is basically a seat, but open or enclosed. TRON is a true motorcycle-style coaster. The way you sit is not similar. FOP is closer to TRON than Hagrid.

I tried alluding to that by saying (but better).

Tron has that bike style seating (but better) for every single seat.

My point still stands, the seat greatly enhances the experience, just like Hagrid’s (similar but far more basic) motorcycle seat enhances the experience.