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News Tron coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom
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WDW Pro
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Other than looking from the Contemporary or certain Monorail angles, the show building itself should be mostly hidden with the facade dominating any visuals.
lazyboy97o
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The canopy does not wrap the building at all. The north side will be exposed. Steel is also already visible behind Space Mountain from Seven Seas Lagoon.
Mike S
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The way Magic Kingdom is laid out wouldn’t the north side be facing the backstage road anyway since this ride is at the back of the park?
msteel
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(Quoted for the pictures)
Here is something that has been bothering me. Unless the photo angle is deceiving, these slopes do not look like they are steep enough to require a retaining wall just to hold back the soil. Why are there even retaining walls here in the first place, and not just a slope?
How about Storybook Circus? Seems like that will be the big eyesore area
Mike730
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It seems pretty steep to me, but the walls are weird for sure. Why the terracing? Why the curves? Almost seems like we're missing something.
WDW Pro
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You'll have to go behind the Barnstormer to be able to see it. Landscaping will be added in locations needed to keep it hidden from most locations.
disneyC97
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I hope so. It should be noted that now fairly well-hidden or themed Magic Kingdom show buildings weren't always that way...
http://passport2dreams.blogspot.com/2012/08/go-away-green.html
Some still aren't...whenever I approach the Crystal Palace from the Adventureland side the ugly unthemed back of the Main Street buildings are clearly visible and hard to miss (now with the added fall protection railings that are everywhere, but that's a different complaint for another day...)
justintheharris
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How dare you suggest people wait til it’s done! There’s a complaint quota we must meet.
lazyboy97o
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The building is not at a true East-west alignment, so the north side is angled towards the northwest. Except for that one vantage in Tomorrowland looking straight ahead, any steel visible now will not be obscured by the canopy.
Mike S
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If it’s angled to the northwest then that’s not north, that’s northwest.
lazyboy97o
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Not sure what the stupid pedantry is about, but it’s not on a 45 degree angle either. Do you want an exact degree it is angled? It’s the north elevation. That’s how rectangular buildings are described, even when angled. In China it’s the south elevation even though it doesn’t face due south. None of which changes it’s already clear visibility.
It's this many degrees....
Marc Davis Fan
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The real sightline issue is the view from across Seven Seas Lagoon. It’s one of the most beautiful vistas at any Disney property, anywhere in the world. And for decades, the Magic Kingdom’s skyline has been updated with this consideration squarely in mind. My fingers are crossed that this won’t permanently change it for the worse.
Also, the approach from the monorail is not a trivial part of the MK experience, either.
Also, the approach from the monorail is not a trivial part of the MK experience, either.
Mike S
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Didn’t mean it that way. This only started because I was wondering how a part that only faces backstage matters.
Walt d
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Im a user...
From what I see from different aerial photos and thinking of when the overall ride is finished, I don't think you'll be able to see much of the show building from many vantage points.
And since MK has it's hallmarks, coming in from the monorail that direction, you may just end up looking right past it and see Space Mountain and over to Cinderella's Castle.
lazyboy97o
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The showbuilding is already visible.
But construction isn't completed yet. That's really the only thing that's mostly up from a vertical standpoint, as far as the last images I saw.
I'll bet it changes once the track comes out further and the complete canopy is built. Plus they'll probably put in trees that, over time, will grow to conceal most of the building.