News Tron coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom

[ToTBellHop]

They wouldn't announce CM previews like this, and April 4-8 wouldn't give enough time for AP/DVC previews which come after (assuming April 21 is the opening date).

I agree that seems rather tight. I feel like we are getting close but haven’t quite cracked this. CM previews of Cosmic Rewind were 5 weeks before opening.

 

[wdwmagic]

Those April dates are about in line with internal expectations just before Christmas.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Very surprised they’re firing the “tron shot” so quickly…interesting

Timing of the announcement says something

 

[Clamman73]

4/21 is a Friday. Guardians and Rat were officially opened on a Friday.

 

[Disney Glimpses]

I think the consensus here seems right but 5 days for CM previews seems short considering how long they were for Guardians.

 

[TQQQ]

I think you are right. I got the right line, but failed to apply the math...

April 21 is a bit later than people were expecting, but we got a date!

Better late than never.

Agree April 21 is the likely date but seriously………………


WTH are they waiting for?

Open it tomorrow!

 

[wdwmagic]

Agree April 21 is the likely date but seriously………………


WTH are they waiting for?

Open it tomorrow!

Well it isn't finished, so it can't open tomorrow.

 

[wdwmagic]

I think the consensus here seems right but 5 days for CM previews seems short considering how long they were for Guardians.

Guardians was very long, and CMs had multiple ride opportunities. Great for the Cast, but probably isn't necessary to be that long.

 

[spacemt354]

Well it isn't finished, so it can't open tomorrow.

This sums up 733 pages nicely

 

[mm52200]

Guardians was very long, and CMs had multiple ride opportunities. Great for the Cast, but probably isn't necessary to be that long.

It’s the most minimal perk they can offer cast and their families so might as well. It also helps serve for them to get the operational practice they need since soft openings are more or less a thing of the past.

 

[Disney Glimpses]

Also, I am a bit surprised Disney would allow Magic Kingdom to undergo the insane crowds of March and April with Splash Mountain's capacity completely absent.

 

[TQQQ]

Guardians was very long, and CMs had multiple ride opportunities. Great for the Cast, but probably isn't necessary to be that long.

was a figure of speech. I mean come on.


They could open it Feb 1 if they wanted too. The work is 99.9% done. Finish it and open it? Why wait?

 

[TQQQ]

wat

Not sure how that got there. I erased from original mssg

 

[Disney Analyst]

Guardians was very long, and CMs had multiple ride opportunities. Great for the Cast, but probably isn't necessary to be that long.

I'd also add, Guardian's likely had a longer preview period as it was a fully new attraction, that needed testing with CM's / Guests.

Tron is a clone, it has been tested, it likely already has a pretty solid ops plan from Shanghai = smaller preview period.

 

[donsullivan]

Have they finally completed standard operating testing yet? The last I heard they were having trouble getting it to run reliably enough (80 hour rule?) to achieve the threshold needed to open.

 

[durangojim]

Bummer. I was really hoping it would be open last week of March. Maybe there will be a soft opening.

 

[arich35]

If this isn't open by May 2nd I will be very disappointed.
Our first ever visit to Disney was December 2019 and we saw the construction, we have now been 3 times since then (May being our 4th) and it still isn't open lol

 

[surfsupdon]

Tron?? They’ve been dangling the carrot for years. Don’t even care any longer.

I’ll be there at some point. If it’s open great. If it isn’t I’m fine.

 

[ToTBellHop]

CM emails about early April previews going out.

 

[dreday3]

We arrive the 18th. We already have MK reservations for the 20th, 22nd and 26th! Glad to be at another park the 21st.

Actually we were planning to hop to MK on the 22nd. Hmmm, that may be out of the question now...