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News Tron coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom
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TheMaxRebo
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It shouldn't, at least not for any length of time.
I would expect the windows that let you see into Splash from the train to be boarded up so you can't see the construction
Patcheslee
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doctornick
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Animaniac93-98
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Unless they mean the Paris version.
yensidtlaw1969
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Perhaps they meant Disneyland Paris' Space Mountain, which is a launch coaster - but that would have been good for them to clarify.
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yensidtlaw1969
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Jinx!
wdwfan22
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And they have done stuff like that before. Ratatouille sat completed for months before opening to Guests
michaelmickey
Member
Yes but you need to remember that Ratatouille was ready to open while attendance was reduced on purpose and foreigners couldn’t visit USA anyway… no point opening a ride when there were so many restrictions and you would miss out on all that potential… it was like wasting a new ride for nothing.
USA only opened in November 2021 to foreigners.. just a month after Ratatouille.
Now quicker they open something quicker they (re)attract visitors.
USA only opened in November 2021 to foreigners.. just a month after Ratatouille.
Now quicker they open something quicker they (re)attract visitors.
Patcheslee
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And I doubt they wouldn't open Tron without ILL, so the longer it takes to open, the longer they wait for that profit.
TheMaxRebo
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Yeah, but Universal opened new rides so it could have opened.
I get it from a business sense but also the frustration from guests that go regularly (even just annually at this point) to see construction take so long, things no opened that could be, etc
^^^^This.
UNCgolf
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It's not wasting it for nothing -- there were still plenty of people at the parks who would have liked to ride.
They really weren't going to miss out on any potential because it would still be a new attraction for people who didn't visit during that time. It's not like people are going to say "well, that new ride looks interesting, but they opened it 6 months ago so now I don't care!"
michaelmickey
Member
Sadly it is..
it’s how business and marketing works.
Something new as a short term high impact, and a long term low impact. Like an iPhone. Fashion. And any other ventures..
A new product sells itself. Then marketing cost money. They wouldn’t promote something twice.
WDW is the most visited theme park in the world.. There was no point to open a ride to American while still there is restrictions and people not comfortable to travel yet..
It is missing big on opportunities here…
UNCgolf
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That's not how it works with a theme park, though. You can't compare it to something like an iPhone -- it's a very different type of business.
Disney wouldn't have lost out on any potential customers by opening Ratatouille earlier. The point was likely to save money on operations.
michaelmickey
Member
Business is business.
Marketing is marketing.
Whatever the product.
You don’t go to business school and ask for a theme park speciality.
It defy logic to launch something when most of the potential public wouldn’t have access to it.
Anyway.. Tron is ready to go.
As soon as they finished, they will open it.. they won’t keep it close for long..
Marketing is marketing.
Whatever the product.
You don’t go to business school and ask for a theme park speciality.
It defy logic to launch something when most of the potential public wouldn’t have access to it.
Anyway.. Tron is ready to go.
As soon as they finished, they will open it.. they won’t keep it close for long..
Gran Fiesta
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Opening time frame now that they are testing human riders? I’m assuming November?
Patcheslee
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Or maybe have DD13 recreate her 2yo pic lol
ToTBellHop
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It is planned to open this year.