News Tron coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom

[tparris]

Photo update from Saturday. Also, Space Mountain really needs a pressure washing. Not like they have the money to have people working on both Tron AND SM or anything...

View from the Barnstormer queue.

Pathway work going on under the outdoor loop.

It appears they are installing piping or something underground, probably for the queue and canopy area.

Monorail view. Load/unload and maintenance area is the shorter part jutting out to the right.

 

[JoeCamel]

Ok, seems strange to me that they would since the cycles are so separated from each other, tho side by side.

And upon further research, TLC in Shanghai does have a single rider line.

Hagrid's has single rider with a similar setup. Like Hagrid's I expect the single rider line to move very slow compared to the other lines.

 

[RobWDW1971]

It still existed and I happily used it when I was there in May 2019. Also, in California, Splash Mountain has a single rider line, but you have to search for it.

That's what makes the DL Splash single rider line so great - hardly anybody knows how to navigate to get to it and I've never waited more than a couple of minutes.

 

[UpAllNight]

That's what makes the DL Splash single rider line so great - hardly anybody knows how to navigate to get to it and I've never waited more than a couple of minutes.

Likewise for Space Mountain. It was an hour plus queue and we walked on 5 times within about 40 minutes, often on the same train just different rows.

 

[marni1971]

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As if by magic, the timeless forced perspective of Space Mountain is destroyed.

 

[RobWDW1971]

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As if by magic, the timeless forced perspective of Space Mountain is destroyed.

And not a tear was shed at today's "WDI".

 

[yensidtlaw1969]

I was thinking, what’s that pattern gonna look like from under the canopy? In Shanghai, you can see the top right corner of the show building where the trains enter. However, in Shanghai, the building is a shade of blue similar to Guardians in EPCOT. Seen here:View attachment 451547

Assuming the pattern bears out predictably, it should look something like this:

 

[yensidtlaw1969]

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As if by *•*•*~DISNEY MAGIC~*•*•*, the timeless forced perspective of Space Mountain is destroyed.

^Fixed that for you

 

[Andrew C]

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As if by magic, the timeless forced perspective of Space Mountain is destroyed.

I don't get what forced perspective was destroyed here. The front view of SM was somewhat ruined years ago. But what is the issue here with this view from the monorail through a parking lot?

 

[marni1971]

I don't get what forced perspective was destroyed here. The front view of SM was somewhat ruined years ago. But what is the issue here with this view from the monorail through a parking lot?

The front was obscured, but this view wasn't.

This was one of the grand reveals for visitors to the park. Nothing was placed by accident - Except a huge box that now shows how small the Mountain really is.

Kind of like why Tinkerbell is never lit until she’s away from the castle, lest she reveals how small the castle is.

 

[trainplane3]

And not a tear was shed at today's "WDI".

Joke here is modern WDI now can only build sheds. Oh and rocks. Lots of rocks.

Well, except Tokyo.

 

[JoeCamel]

The front was obscured, but this view wasn't.

This was one of the grand reveals for visitors to the park. Nothing was placed by accident - Except a huge box that now shows how small the Mountain really is.

Kind of like why Tinkerbell is never lit until she’s away from the castle, lest she reveals how small the castle is.

Martin I like your take and knowledge on all things WDW but I think space still looks like a big a** building to me. They could have built a complimentary building for tron but chose not to. Fodder for another discussion.

 

[tparris]

Martin I like your take and knowledge on all things WDW but I think space still looks like a big a** building to me. They could have built a complimentary building for tron but chose not to. Fodder for another discussion.

This. The tron building is very large in person, and SM is quite a bit bigger still. I don’t find the perspective ruined except for the fact that tron is just ugly from this angle

 

[RobWDW1971]

Joke here is modern WDI now can only build sheds. Oh and rocks. Lots of rocks.

Well, except Tokyo.

And boy can they build rocks! In case of emergency, MORE ROCKS!!!

 

[Purduevian]

This manufacturer has their headquarters in my area, so I see them trying the same thing often.
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(Apologies in advance for the poor quality of this one.)
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Just an FYI, the "camouflage" on prototype vehicles is NOT so that no one seems them. Instead it is designed to hide the lines and shapes of the body of the car.

 

[marni1971]

Martin I like your take and knowledge on all things WDW but I think space still looks like a big a** building to me. They could have built a complimentary building for tron but chose not to. Fodder for another discussion.

Fair. I’d never stifle balanced opinion. And thank you.

 

[NobodyElse]

Just an FYI, the "camouflage" on prototype vehicles is NOT so that no one seems them. Instead it is designed to hide the lines and shapes of the body of the car.

Yes. It also can make it more difficult for cameras (and cell phones) to casually auto-focus.

At this point though, some people think it's really done to gain attention.

 

[corran horn]

"Awful comparison" meaning ... ?

Three major attractions, three gigantic show buildings which are highly visible from outside the park.

In the Jurassic Ride(s) you're supposed to be in a theme park, for one. It's also contoured and themed on the outside with a modicum of design aesthetic. So far, TRON and Guardians look like boxes. One's blue.

Or just slap a big ENCOM sign on the side of the building to present it as one of their facilities.

yeap.

 

[Josh Hendy]

In the Jurassic Ride(s) you're supposed to be in a theme park, for one. It's also contoured and themed on the outside with a modicum of design aesthetic. So far, TRON and Guardians look like boxes.

Ok we're on the same page!

 

[solidyne]

[...] I think space still looks like a big a** building to me. [...]

[...] I don’t find the perspective ruined except for the fact that tron is just ugly from this angle

I respect these opinions, but I am curious about one thing. In what year did you first approach MK via monorail? And how old were you?

I ask only because folks like me have the double whammy: a memory of the view in the 1970s compounded (clouded?) by the nostalgia for childhood. We simply cannot abide this gross juxtaposition, but perhaps for others with different memories it is perfectly fine.

I'm genuinely curious. I happen to find this construction deeply offensive. (Admittedly hyperbolic, but basically true.)