News Tron coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom

[danlb_2000]

 

[danlb_2000]

 

[ToTBellHop]

Here's the outline of the ride as it exists in Shanghai overlaid from the same angle....

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And from a different angle...

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Don’t let The Blob engulf Tomorrowland! I’ve seen this before! You think the boyfriend will be the hero but he is the first to get eaten!

 

[Walt d]

Tron coaster coming to Magic Kingdom's Tomorrowland

Concept art: http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/tron/gallery/16jul2017-tron-concept-art/30589.htm

Continuation from the original rumor thread at Replacement for Tomorrowland Speedway?

But were is the new tron film to go with the new ride bobby i

 

[Rteetz]

 

[KikoKea]

Will the load area be under a different building or under a canopy that covers the building, too?

 

[smile]

Will the load area be under a different building or under a canopy that covers the building, too?

fully indoors

 

[Rteetz]

 

[Skipper Dan]

The same standards that brought us the skyway and the Matterhorn right next to SBC?

 

[WDWtraveler]

Photo update as of Saturday, September 21, 2019. Status of terraced landscaping outside the railroad tracks at the Magic Kingdom. Not sure this is completely finished, there is still some bare ground and construction vehicles. Appears to be just large trees and grass. I was expecting more, perhaps seasonal flowering plants.

 

[WDWtraveler]

Photo update as of Saturday, October 5, 2019. During construction of Tron, Disney is taking the opportunity to refurbish some of the WDW railroad tracks, landscaping, and perform some railroad bridge repair. Next time you are waiting at the Magic Kingdom monorail express station, and as you ride the express monorail towards the Grand Floridian, look towards the railroad tracks. Some of the dense vegetation along the tracks has been removed and new smaller plants were planted. In the below photo, taken from the Main Street station towards Adventureland, the vegetation has been cut back, with some new plantings on the left side of the tracks, with new pine straw mulch on both sides of the tracks. This is more visible from the express monorail.

 

[Goofywilliam]

Photo update as of Saturday, September 21, 2019. Status of terraced landscaping outside the railroad tracks at the Magic Kingdom. Not sure this is completely finished, there is still some bare ground and construction vehicles. Appears to be just large trees and grass. I was expecting more, perhaps seasonal flowering plants.

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My local Shopping Center has more interesting plantings than these. Maybe they are temporary. We can only hope.

 

[itsy bitsy spider]

So they are changing all of Tomorrowland's look and atmosphere for this? Come on it's a cool ride, but the color scheme is pretty bland.

 

[KikoKea]

Photo update as of Saturday, September 21, 2019. Status of terraced landscaping outside the railroad tracks at the Magic Kingdom. Not sure this is completely finished, there is still some bare ground and construction vehicles. Appears to be just large trees and grass. I was expecting more, perhaps seasonal flowering plants.

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I agree- it looks very bland and dull. Saw it last week and DH asked, "Are they finished? Aren't they going to fix it up more?"

 

[Moka]

The placement does actually feel really odd. Not that it’s In Tomorrowland.. it just feels... behind everything. Not that it’s hidden, you can definitely see it while in the park. But yeah it just looks like a weird place to put it.

 

[KikoKea]

The placement does actually feel really odd. Not that it’s In Tomorrowland.. it just feels... behind everything. Not that it’s hidden, you can definitely see it while in the park. But yeah it just looks like a weird place to put it.

See, that's what I've been thinking. Had they taken out the go carts and made a nice Tron entrance with a water feature and flyover entrance, I think it would look a whole lot better and grander. As it is, it's wedged in behind the go carts and SM.

 

[lazyboy97o]

See, that's what I've been thinking. Had they taken out the go carts and made a nice Tron entrance with a water feature and flyover entrance, I think it would look a whole lot better and grander. As it is, it's wedged in behind the go carts and SM.

Then you’d have a warehouse looming over Fantasyland.

 

[KikoKea]

Then you’d have a warehouse looming over Fantasyland.

I didn't mean put Tron closer, just open up the front area so it wouldn't look like it was squeezed in behind 2 other rides. I wish they could have put the warehouse further back, and maybe dug out the area for less height.

I'm wondering how people are going to get to it since there's not a huge pathway between SM and the go carts. And, if there's a flyover, it'll be a raised walkway over smelly lawn mower carts. Bad enough walking by them.

 

[Chris767]

This may have been addressed already in this forum, but what is their plan to make the show building non-visible from StoryBook Circus? And I don’t mean the dome, cuz you can see space mountain from the circus, but like the side of show building not getting themed closest to train station. High Birm there?

 

[lazyboy97o]

This may have been addressed already in this forum, but what is their plan to make the show building non-visible from StoryBook Circus? And I don’t mean the dome, cuz you can see space mountain from the circus, but like the side of show building not getting themed closest to train station. High Birm there?

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