JEANYLASER
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Awesome pictures of Tron Lightcycle Run contruction!
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Ugh. Those clinging, moist, bipedal droids are the worst. And they make so much noise to matter how much hot oil I pour on them.
Because at its best it is a rough fit thrill from Shanghai, and at its worst, it is likely to be unkept show quality such as the simple missed lighting and sound cues as trains pass by.
sedati
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Because that's the job of this forum.
Please try and remember these timeless words of wisdom as you navigate the trenches here:
"You can get just so much
From a good thing
You can linger too long
In your dreams
Say goodbye to the
Oldies but goodies
Cause the good ole days weren't
Always good
And tomorrow ain't as bad as it seems"
Lirael
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is it just me or is there a loop in there? I hope there is, I feel like MK is missing a ride with loops.
Strong pessimism over a ride still in construction with no signs yet that point to it being less of a thrill are a symptom of too much time spent on this forum. I suggest the site that cannot be named for your pixie dust snorting needs to get some optimism to balance out this one. Remember to snort pixie dust in moderation!
Walt d
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Spoken just like a user “
no loops.
You'd be better off flinging cows at them.
danlb_2000
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It is next to space mountain.
Fox&Hound
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Right, but in the contstruction photos it seems like it is set back so far? I know part of it will be the canopy and part of it will be walkways (obviously), and I know the train tracks have to be added back in, but it seems like there is a lot of space directly behind the barnstormer coaster. It seems like there will be a lot of unused space or is it that old "the room looks larger without any furniture" concept?
lazyboy97o
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Look at an aerial view of Shanghai Disneyland. The canopy is nearly as long as the show building which means it should end up rather close to the Barnstormer.
MrPromey
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Don't forget that the Monorail route, the Contemporary Hotel, and TTC used to have toparies.
Here's a web page about it.
Not to further derail this thread but an interesting point is that to see topiaries today, they want you almost exclusively at Epcot's spring edition of Food and Wine.
Not only that but the ones you'll see are the fairly quickly produced ivy over frames stuffed with peat-moss version vs. the actual planted and pruned bush versions that these photos reflect which in some cases, took years to grow.
I totally get how that would seem crazy and impractical to a lot of people who never experienced it but it's the difference between something planted and established and then taken care of which is expected to be a permanent addition and something quickly set up and possibly expected to be chucked or left to die in a field or warehouse before being put back together again a year later.
I know about this because Disney themselves used to proudly talk about and show the difference between the two at Flower and Garden festivals before they pretty much abandoned the long-form approach here in Florida.
I get it, though. The trimmed bush approach only makes sense to invest in if you intend to keep them around and a lot of what they do now kind of pushes the limits of what you'd traditionally think of as a real topiary in order to make them look more like a character.
I think they may still have a few of the originals, spread around property though. Haven't thought to look in a while - did the sea monster make it through the hub redo at MK?
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azox
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I like the raised walkway in this new concept art, but a few of the other changes look odd. I liked the idea of having the signage up high under the canopy vs down low like it is shown here. It's also kind weird having a wall along the right hand side of the walkway. (Almost looks like permanent construction walls).
Still exciting for the ride to come, but I felt the first piece of concept art looked better (minus the steps)
They did.
I like the raised walkway in this new concept art, but a few of the other changes look odd. I liked the idea of having the signage up high under the canopy vs down low like it is shown here. It's also kind weird having a wall along the right hand side of the walkway. (Almost looks like permanent construction walls).
Still exciting for the ride to come, but I felt the first piece of concept art looked better (minus the steps)
180º
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I would paint this box go-away green rather than blue, at least up until the last ten feet or so. It looks like it should disappear into the trees most of the time, except when viewed from the Contemporary or Monorail when it doesn’t seem to clear the horizon by much. Maybe green on the southern and eastern sides, and blue on the western and northern sides where it can blend into the sky from Fantasyland?
Anyway, this box isn’t turning out quite as bad as I feared.
Anyway, this box isn’t turning out quite as bad as I feared.
Here's the outline of the ride as it exists in Shanghai overlaid from the same angle....
And from a different angle...