News Tron coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom

SilentWindODoom

SilentWindODoom

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James Alucobond said:
I would be more forgiving if it were only highly visible from the upper floors of the DVC tower, but TRON’s show building is an eyesore on every level of both the A-frame and the tower. I had rooms on both the lowest and second-highest floors of the A-frame with guest rooms during my last visit, and the view was unflattering regardless. I will say that the side facing the Contemporary is at least “finished”, whereas the side facing Storybook Circus is just warehouse siding with exposed downspouts, but even the finishing is beyond puzzling. Why do the weird vertical striping that calls more attention to the building? Why paint the back half such a dark blue? Why not try to emulate the finish of the companion Chevrolet building in Shanghai if you knew it would be so visible?
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Much of this has been litigated over 800+ pages. I wish you brought pictures since low angles have been scarce to find and I'd be interested to see.

I'm just curious as you mention the back being finished and the front being unfinished. It seemed the front was done in a decorative cladding to be show and the back is just plain blue. Is there a feature back there I haven't seen?
 
No Name

No Name

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DavidDL said:
After taking in some comparison aerial shots between Shanghai and Florida's, I can now see why the sightlines might be an issue for some folks around the exit point of the attraction/Storybook circus approach. Shanghai's has an extra show building constructed that houses their sponsor's exhibit space.

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I still think Storybook Circus' view suffers the most but that both sightline issues could probably be fixed with some strategically planted trees. I'll wait to experience it for myself in person, though, before fully judging or saying it's an issue for me, in-person.

That said, for better or worse, the show building is currently "working as intended". While checking wait times yesterday I noticed that Tron's show building isn't hidden from the park's design the way Mansion's and Pirate's are. With it's own art in the app, it's clear Disney knew it would be on full display for Guests and are considering it "part of the façade". At least, for now.

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Hopefully some kind of sightline fix will come to the Storybook Circus/Barnstormer view featured earlier in this thread as I think it overly dominates that skyline in the same way Guardians' does at EPCOT. Again, all you'd probably need is some strategically placed foliage.

Also, @egg ; Should now be complaining about nearly all attractions at all Disney parks from a visual standpoint? Check the view of the Haunted Mansion and "it's a small world" from the air.

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I'm not saying there isn't merit in addressing sightline issues where they are particularly egregious on the ground. But taking it to a point where we are starting to over analyze the sightlines of the park(s) from the top of a hotel, planes or even space seems a bit extreme. It can come off like one is actively seeking things to criticize, and therefore to be taken about as seriously as those from the other side who think Disney can do no wrong. That is to say, not very seriously.
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I’ve literally never criticized a view from the air.
 
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James Alucobond

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SilentWindODoom said:
Much of this has been litigated over 800+ pages. I wish you brought pictures since low angles have been scarce to find and I'd be interested to see.

I'm just curious as you mention the back being finished and the front being unfinished. It seemed the front was done in a decorative cladding to be show and the back is just plain blue. Is there a feature back there I haven't seen?
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There are many pictures from A-frame balconies throughout the thread, though many seem to insist they are aerial or tower shots for whatever reason.

As for the finishing, the front (facing toward the canopy and the Speedway) is finished with panels in light and dark gray. The right side (facing toward the Contemporary) is finished in the same paneling part of the way and then switches to dark blue. I'm being generous in considering that part finished as well as it isn't quite so obviously a basic warehouse as the left side (facing Storybook Circus). The left side, while still paneled, really exposes that it's a massive box and has completely undisguised downspouts haphazardly set along its surface. Maybe it just feels worse because you get so close to it and it's so plainly visible from Storybook Circus and the train, though.
 
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DCBaker

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"Guests with a TRON Identity Program reservation are being notified that the experience will not be ready for opening day, April 4th. Guests who had previously held reservations for the experience are being offered a $90 gift certificate and still promised access to the Tomorrowland Launch Depot on opening day."

 
TomboyJanet

TomboyJanet

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DavidDL said:
After taking in some comparison aerial shots between Shanghai and Florida's, I can now see why the sightlines might be an issue for some folks around the exit point of the attraction/Storybook circus approach. Shanghai's has an extra show building constructed that houses their sponsor's exhibit space.

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I still think Storybook Circus' view suffers the most but that both sightline issues could probably be fixed with some strategically planted trees. I'll wait to experience it for myself in person, though, before fully judging or saying it's an issue for me, in-person.

That said, for better or worse, the show building is currently "working as intended". While checking wait times yesterday I noticed that Tron's show building isn't hidden from the park's design the way Mansion's and Pirate's are. With it's own art in the app, it's clear Disney knew it would be on full display for Guests and are considering it "part of the façade". At least, for now.

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Hopefully some kind of sightline fix will come to the Storybook Circus/Barnstormer view featured earlier in this thread as I think it overly dominates that skyline in the same way Guardians' does at EPCOT. Again, all you'd probably need is some strategically placed foliage.

Also, @egg ; Should now be complaining about nearly all attractions at all Disney parks from a visual standpoint? Check the view of the Haunted Mansion and "it's a small world" from the air.

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I'm not saying there isn't merit in addressing sightline issues where they are particularly egregious on the ground. But taking it to a point where we are starting to over analyze the sightlines of the park(s) from the top of a hotel, planes or even space seems a bit extreme. It can come off like one is actively seeking things to criticize, and therefore to be taken about as seriously as those from the other side who think Disney can do no wrong. That is to say, not very seriously.
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At least it's not DCA where you have a building that I guess is on another planet?? dominating the skyline of California. GOD I JUST wish they kept it TOT
 
ToTBellHop

ToTBellHop

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TomboyJanet said:
At least it's not DCA where you have a building that I guess is on another planet?? dominating the skyline of California. GOD I JUST wish they kept it TOT
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The fortress was slammed into DCA with such force that there’s a slime oozing from the ground outside the ride. I didn’t honestly have any issue suspending disbelief.

It is pretty ugly, though. But The Collector is not particularly subtle.
 
Centauri Space Station

Centauri Space Station

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egg said:
Hot take: the tower at DCA is much better looking than its previous incarnation, the guardians coaster at Epcot, or this Tron coaster.
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Idk, its pretty ugly and sticks out like a sore thumb throughout the park. Atleast the facades of the latter two look somewhat attractive
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TomboyJanet

TomboyJanet

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egg said:
I don’t think it’s ugly, I think even that top picture looks better than the bottom two.
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Well the Guardian's ride's building was originally the Energy Pavilion and it was designed to look like a force of energy pushing toward you as well as having all those solar panels powering it on top. Each Pavilion originally was designed based on what they were, Wavey for the seas, Round like a wheel for World of Motion, Organic cell like structure for Wonders of Life, A futuristic Building for Horizons, A World for Spaceship Earth, A greenhouse for Land, and Imagination had fantastical glass pyramids for letting the sky shine in and making you feel like you were in the clouds, until they closed that area off to us peasants. That was the wonder of the original Epcot is that it flowed SO well even better than Magic Kingdom imo. It's a shame we lost that. I miss the 90s and being a kid there. I grew up just in time to appreciate the rides that were closing in front of my eyes. :/.
 
TomboyJanet

TomboyJanet

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lazyboy97o said:
It’s not on another planet, it’s in the park. The story of the attraction is that you’re at the park.
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So it's a theme park.......themed to a THEME PARK!!!!???? Fits with The Pier at least. At least the one at Epcot brought back the old Pavilion feel even if it was about a fictional planet it did feel a bit like Horizons showing stuff that we may have in the future like controlled irrigation flow, and different unique ways of powering things.
 
MisterPenguin

MisterPenguin

President of Animal Kingdom
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TomboyJanet said:
So it's a theme park.......themed to a THEME PARK!!!!????
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Yes, the Guardians' Tower is referenced to be in Disneyland as the Collector shows off his collection to earthlings.

The Guardians' Coaster is in EPCOT as the Xandarians use the theme of an earthling exposition (the putative theme of EPCOT) to show off Xandarian tech.

The Awesome Mix Tape concert that had been happening in the Summers of EPCOT previously were also presented as a Xandarian cultural exchange with earthlings using World Showcase as an opportunity to share cultures.

In EPCOT's Soarin', you land in EPCOT.

Of course, many of the old Studio attractions were also presented as happening in Disney's Studios' lot.
 

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