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News Tron coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom

MisterPenguin

MisterPenguin

President of Animal Kingdom
Premium Member
ToTBellHop said:
How did cramped DL get SWGE and MMRR without replacing anything other than a goat while “blessing of size” WDW was unable to build anything new at DHS without replacing an existing attraction? What use is the blessing of size if you don’t use it?
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Well, you're still replacing the goat!

DHS replaced a barely used flex theater, fake streets, and underutilized half-studio. It then killed two attractions to then give:
  • 4 new rides (one of which is regarded as a super-E)
  • 2 new lands
  • 50% extra capacity for TSM
A lot of back of house was taken over for that upgrade from 6 rides to 9. So the footprint of DHS was increased significantly.


The Hollywood Blvd flex space is sorta new. That increased the parks footprint, and it now has a permanent attraction.

While not in use for the general park guest, the Starcruiser increases the park footprint.

Also, Ratatouille and TRON made use of BoH or unused land to increase the parks' footprint without replacing any ride or attraction.

And Cosmic Rewind also increased the park's footprint with the BBB to turn a sleepy ride into a really good coaster with impressive length.

No to mention extra EPCOT footprint created to increase Soarin''s capacity by 50%.

If they eventually greenlight Mary Poppins, then that will be a new ride that doesn't replace an existing attraction.

The Blue Sky shown at D23 targets a lot of unused land.
 
dmw

dmw

Well-Known Member
In the Parks
No
_caleb said:
Aren't there websites dedicated to fans of non-Disney theme parks?
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At least in the case of Dollywood, I was not able to find any such fan web sites. The only active discussion platforms I found are on fan-created groups on FaceBook.
 
dmw

dmw

Well-Known Member
In the Parks
No
MisterPenguin said:
This is your chance to create DWMagic.com!!
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LOL! I did give it a brief thought. We purchased season passes last year, and it was a blast participating in the discussions. There really is a need for a non-FB forum. But, we don't live close enough to visit regularly, and the only reason we bought season passes is that it was less expensive compared to daily tickets (especially since we received six free passes apiece), and we wanted to experience the four major seasons/festivals at Dollywood, same as we did in 2019 at WDW.
 
GhostHost1000

GhostHost1000

Premium Member
RSoxNo1 said:
I'm excited to ride. I do wish it was better integrated into the land though. It feels too far away for the kinetic energy to really be impactful. This is all the more reason to eliminate the speedway and bring Tomorrowland and/or Fantasyland closer to TRON.
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You mean this modern attraction next to the old go cart track (Tomorrowland speedway) doesn’t look right?
 
Centauri Space Station

Centauri Space Station

Well-Known Member
ToTBellHop said:
How did cramped DL get SWGE and MMRR without replacing anything other than a goat while “blessing of size” WDW was unable to build anything new at DHS without replacing an existing attraction? What use is the blessing of size if you don’t use it? WDW is a poor man’s Ron Jeremy.
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Not like Smugglers Run, Pandora, Ratatouille, or Tron replaced anything more than an empty lot. SWGE not losing anything except the best BBQ at the DLR for a land that doesn’t fit the park what so ever. Everything SWGE replaced at DHS were shells of themselves or time killers.
 
ToTBellHop

ToTBellHop

Well-Known Member
Centauri Space Station said:
Not like Smugglers Run, Pandora, Ratatouille, or Tron replaced anything more than an empty lot. SWGE not losing anything except the best BBQ at the DLR for a land that doesn’t fit the park what so ever. Everything SWGE replaced at DHS were shells of themselves or time killers.
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I feel like you’re purposely being obtuse. DHS needed a physical expansion, not replacements for existing attractions. If DL can get SWGE and MMRR as actual expansions, DHS should have kept an updated Backlot Tour and GMR with SWGE as an expansion into the parking lot and with MMRR off of Animation Courtyard. They completely fumbled on the DHS renovation. We see the impact now when the park is packed nuts-to-butts on a quiet September afternoon.

And I am not one to complain about Rat, TRON, or Pandora.
 
Centauri Space Station

Centauri Space Station

Well-Known Member
ToTBellHop said:
I feel like you’re purposely being obtuse. DHS needed a physical expansion, not replacements for existing attractions. If DL can get SWGE and MMRR as actual expansions, DHS should have kept an updated Backlot Tour and GMR with SWGE as an expansion into the parking lot and with MMRR off of Animation Courtyard. They completely fumbled on the DHS renovation. We see the impact now when the park is packed nuts-to-butts on a quiet September afternoon.

And I am not one to complain about Rat, TRON, or Pandora.
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No you are not wrong, especially about MMRR deserving it’s own new build. I think the backlot tour was dead since the filming aspect was killed though. After residential street was removed it became pointless. Cars road trip at WDSP shows just when you think it can’t be any worse, it does.
 
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Hawg G

Well-Known Member
Tonto said:
It is an exact replica of Singapore. With that said, the "Copy and Paste" tag is being used to discredit what many people consider to be an amazing attraction. Like I said, it is still a unique attraction unless you've been on the Singapore Tron ride, which is very few and far between. Thats my point.
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Amazing attraction? It's a very simple layout Vekoma motorbike coaster. A design with very few installs anywhere. and this one is full of brakes.

The theme of being inside a computer is completely ruined for the majority of the ride. And there are hardly any TRON theming pieces. And the ride has two blink and you'll miss them video effects that really should have been redesigned for this version.

Yup, AMAZING!
 
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Hawg G

Well-Known Member
Ayla said:
The Big Lebowski Dude GIF
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That's s low rent Flynn knockoff.
 

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