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

[doctornick]

Yikes indeed. I've also heard 2 maybe even 3 years.

If it is closed for 2+ years, I would hope they use that time to improve the experience -- no reason they cannot add some show scenes along the way. The long boring portion between Frontierland and Fantasyland could really use a Grand Canyon diorama...

 

[EricsBiscuit]

From today

 

[marni1971]

Can't wait to read the moaning over the loss of trees !

Now or later?

 

[EricsBiscuit]

Can't wait to read the moaning over the loss of trees Thanks for sharing!

Now or later?

Rumor has it they're searching for a rabbit hole

 

[GlacierGlacier]

What's the work all the way this far outside the park for?

 

[jt04]

If it is closed for 2+ years, I would hope they use that time to improve the experience -- no reason they cannot add some show scenes along the way. The long boring portion between Frontierland and Fantasyland could really use a Grand Canyon diorama...

Yosemite? Red woods? Sequoias?

 

[EricsBiscuit]

What's the work all the way this far outside the park for?

WDWRR is my best guess. They're redoing parts of the track all around the park and the bridges.

 

[HauntedPirate]

Looking at the pictures I was thinking, "Oh man, are they cutting down a bunch of old growth trees?"

 

[jt04]

What's the work all the way this far outside the park for?

Tron has a larger footprint than space mountain.

 

[DisneyDreamerxyz]

wait why are they doing anything on the other side of space mountain? unless they are re-routing the railroad to the point where they have to remove the track that way as well.

 

[wdwgreek]

If the WDWRR has to be down for this extended time I'm praying they improve the show scenes. After riding the Disneyland railroad and the Disneyland Paris we should be very embarrassed at our railroad.

 

[EricsBiscuit]

If the WDWRR has to be down for this extended time I'm praying they improve the show scenes. After riding the Disneyland railroad and the Disneyland Paris we should be very embarrassed at our railroad.

that could be it. But, MK's railroad is the best because the locomotives are the best! The rest are puny in comparison.

 

[danlb_2000]

wait why are they doing anything on the other side of space mountain? unless they are re-routing the railroad to the point where they have to remove the track that way as well.

Permits showed a new storm water retention pond in the area...

 

[GlacierGlacier]

Permits showed a new storm water retention pond in the area...

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Again, a moment of silence for MK1

 

[trainplane3]

Again, a moment of silence for MK1

 

[MisterPenguin]

Well, the expansion of the pond south of SM would seem to indicate no short term plan to use that space as an expansion pad.

 

[EricsBiscuit]

Well, the expansion of the pond south of SM would seem to indicate no short term plan to use that space as an expansion pad.

So no Edison Square?? No International Street? Preposterous

 

[jt04]

So no Edison Square?? No International Street? Preposterous

No transportation hub to Future World....

 

[HauntedPirate]

If the WDWRR has to be down for this extended time I'm praying they improve the show scenes. After riding the Disneyland railroad and the Disneyland Paris we should be very embarrassed at our railroad.

Actually, the DLP RR is embarrassing. I thought there was very little "show" during the ride, and it was so boring we got off at the Discoveryland stop. Maybe it got significantly better between Discoveryland and Main Street?

 

[marni1971]

Actually, the DLP RR is embarrassing. I thought there was very little "show" during the ride, and it was so boring we got off at the Discoveryland stop. Maybe it got significantly better between Discoveryland and Main Street?

It has its diorama, the geysers now they work again, fantasyland bridge, crossing the Iasw facade and the Discoveryland bridge. Plus a great view around the back of Space Mountain. The emptiest (or prettiest depending on your point of view) area is the back of Adventureland through the original Indy expansion pad.