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News Tron coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom
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solidyne
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Funny joke, but those are all units of physical distance not units of time. My question still stands. Is GotG the longest indoor coaster in duration or distance or both?
No Name
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It’s not the longest in duration, Revenge of the Mummy is longer. But coasters have historically been marketed as “longest” regarding track length irrespective of duration.
Use parsec. For Disney's Star Wars, it's a unit of time *and* distance!!
mysto
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Rohde is gone man
ToTBellHop
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Every time my college friends discussed the length of something, it was measured in inches, centimeters, etc. No care was paid to time.
I would always remind them that for the fact that Mummy isn’t particularly long but does a lot with what it has and then they’d bring up Gringotts and I’d walk away, shamed.
Phicinfan
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Nothing has been posted by Disney. No real reports from insiders either. So no.
Walt d
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Im a user!
solidyne
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Thanks! Makes sense. That's what I wasn't sure of.
I thought discussion of Episode 8 was prohibited here. Oh wait, was that Solo...?
LOL, unfortunately my stomach bars me from either experience, so I'll have to take your word!
ToTBellHop
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Cosmic Rewind does more with more.
Mummy does more with less.
Gringotts does less with less.
Anteater
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I dunno. But, it'll definitely be measured in parsecs...
Rteetz
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My favorite word
ToTBellHop
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Definitely maybe this year. Possibly.
Coaster Lover
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- In the Parks
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Thank goodness! I may or may not be happy or angry when it does or does not open later this year!
Casper Gutman
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Gringott’s isn’t a great ride, agreed. But the theming and storytelling is MILES better then Rewind (or Tron for that matter) - it’s not even close. Honestly, Gringotts and RotR are an interesting comparison - spectacular theming and clear narratives that obscure some fundamental problems with the basic ride experience. My personal opinion is that SOME (not all) of the Gringotts backlash comes from WDW fans unhappy with how clearly Universal was beating Disney at the things Disney is supposed to do better then anyone else, story and theming, when Diagonal opened. SWL has done a lot to catch WDW up on that front (although I still find the Potter lands superior despite preferring Star Wars as an IP).
Essentially, the question becomes - what do people want most out of a Disney and Universal ride? Deep and nuanced theming and story or fun physical sensations? Since my love of WDW is founded almost entirely on my experiences with classic EPCOT, it’s not much of a question for me.
Animaniac93-98
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There was that brief period in the 90s when Disney and Universal hit the sweet spot between truly immersive [before they used that word to describe anything and everything] experiences and genuine physical thrills. Tower of Terror, Indiana Jones, Spider-Man etc
Those rides have earned their status as classics now, but it should be remembered that many of WDW's guests cannot do thrill rides for one reason or another and Disney's reputation and longevity is in no small part due to the rides that offer the kind of thing 3 generations will all want to see together (Pirates, Mansion etc).