News Tomorrowland Speedway and Walt Disney World Railroad to be impacted by TRON construction at the Magic Kingdom

[Dan Deesnee]

Just got confirmation from a friend in the park right now that part of the past 4 years was spent upgrading the speed on the train. It now cruises through MK at a top speed of 45 miles per hour.

He sent me the below video:

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[JTH781]

That's Great News looking forward to riding on my next trip in 44 Days !

 

[yensidtlaw1969]

Just got confirmation from a friend in the park right now that part of the past 4 years was spent upgrading the speed on the train. It now cruises through MK at a top speed of 45 miles per hour.

He sent me the below video:

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And yet somehow the ride duration is still longer than TRON . . .

 

[DCBaker]

Does this mean Parade/Fireworks Viewing is back on the Train Station as well?

It is open for the parade today, with the center section reserved for VIP tour guests.

 

[Unbanshee]

They didn’t bring back the rattlesnake sound?

It's there

 

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Main Street U.S.A Train Station balcony opens to guests for the first time since the Magic Kingdom's reopening​

Main Street U.S.A Train Station balcony opens to guests for the first time since the Magic Kingdom's reopening

Main Street U.S.A Train Station balcony opens to guests for the first time since the Magic Kingdom's reopening

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[EricsBiscuit]

If anybody is there today, do they have 3 locomotives running?

On a side note, this is a great early birthday gift! Very excited for Tuesday!!

 

[Disstevefan1]

It’s truly a Christmas miracle!

I saw it on YouTube, it’s great to see the WDW RR is up and running for guests!

I am sincerely happy for the folks spending the big bucks to be at WDW for the holidays getting to be the first to ride the train again!

A couple of things:

The soundtrack still mentions splash mountain. They gotta remove that soon.

Wow, the tunnel through TRON is super boring. There are countless things they could have done.

Oh well, beggars can’t be choosers…

 

[Captain Barbossa]

I’ll give the new narration a 5/10. Very “meh”, which is what I expected. It started off promising (I liked the Adventureland part), but soon fell flat. The whole Peter Pan sequence is weird and feels out of place. And once you get through the Tron tunnel, there’s nothing until you approach Main Street Station. But what I miss the most are the references to “traveling on pure steam power”, the “iron horses”, and whatever little history/references to the train that the old script had.

 

[danlb_2000]

If anybody is there today, do they have 3 locomotives running?

On a side note, this is a great early birthday gift! Very excited for Tuesday!!

I heard on a live stream that all 3 were running.

 

[Captain Barbossa]

If anybody is there today, do they have 3 locomotives running?

Pretty sure it’s just Walter and Roy, but they probably have Lilly on standby in case the crowds pick up. This is the time of the year when they sometimes have to bring a 3rd train out.

 

[fgmnt]

Just really happy to have this back. My kids don’t even remember it because it’s been so long. It will be great to share this with them again. It’s a simple pleasure but I love the simple pleasures of MK. Not everything needs a 45+ minute wait.

The Magic in the Magic Kingdom, and Disne

Yes, I know that covid happened and they had to make sure certain aspects of Tron were complete, (saying this so the excuse mob doesn’t come after me), but regardless, it shouldn’t have taken 4 years and 1/2 a month. The fact that this took as long as it did and that the DLRR was only closed for a year and 6 months, while having much more extensive work and alterations done to the track route and the additions of new show scenes, to accommodate GE construction is absolutely mind boggling.

Because an equivalent sidelining of the train would have been unacceptable for the audiences of Disneyland. It’s the same reason they are content to leave a gaping, open wound in the center of EPCOT for 4 years; they know they can get away with it.

 

[larryz]

Pretty sure it’s just Walter and Roy, but they probably have Lilly on standby in case the crowds pick up. This is the time of the year when they sometimes have to bring a 3rd train out.

But with the reservation system, it's pretty much impossible for crowds to pick up.

 

[aladdin2007]

It's there

what about alllllaboarddddd?

they sure cut out a lot of the natural scrub and added too much mulch.

 

[Disone]

I heard on a live stream that all 3 were running.

It's true, they are. However, they're really really bad at it. Station stops have been 15 to 20 minutes at each station. Wish I was exaggerating. They're timing is awful but also to be expected. I'm sure most of them are new to running the railroad after 4 years of not having to run it at all.

 

[ToTBellHop]

It's true, they are. However, they're really really bad at it. Station stops have been 15 to 20 minutes at each station. Wish I was exaggerating. They're timing is awful but also to be expected. I'm sure most of them are new to running the railroad after 4 years of not having to run it at all.

They’ll figure it out real fast.

 

[Father Robinson]

Perhaps I missed it, but I was thinking the reopening would be this huge deal..music, countdown, characters and crew arrive on the train, fireworks shoot from the station - similar to how the old welcome show used to be...

Was there any fanfare for the 4 year later return of a favorite attraction?

 

[Disone]

Update:. They are now down from three train operation to just 1. They need aot of practice.

I got on at Main Street USA at 2:33pm. Took about 10 minutes or so and we were finally on our way. Roy had a long delay at Frontierland Station. But after 10 minutes there we were again on our way. We got to Fantasyland Station but by 3:15 gave up and left so I would not miss the parade. As luck would have it soon after I left on foot for town square Roy left Fantasyland Station and easily beat me there. He then remained at the station for the duration for the parade. When he left the station attendants mention Roy was now the only train on the line.

So it's 4pm now with one. But at least it's going.

On a lighter note: maybe it was due to the accident that unfolded directly Infront of me during the parade? There was a "train" accident where as I watched the locomotive disconnected from the rest of the train and then went all the way around the track and smacked into the back of the train! It then began pushing it's train around instead of pulling it. Fortunately no one was hurt.

Oh the drama..... on the parade float's model railroad ,

But the WDWRR really is now running with one. Sigh

 

[Disone]

Okay.... Roy was back in about 20.... So that's good!!!