News Tron coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom

[mergatroid]

No, that is the south side that faces the monorail loops, not the east side. You can see where the trains reenter the building which is on the west side.

Looked more like from here to me? Apologies if wrong.

Edit. I think the track you see is the one the public don't use taken from the monorail leaving the Contemporary then?

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[lazyboy97o]

Looked more like from here to me? Apologies if wrong

Your left, upper corner of the building. You can see the coaster track entering the building. Compare that to other views and you’ll see it’s the south side.

 

[mergatroid]

Your left, upper corner of the building. You can see the coaster track entering the building. Compare that to other views and you’ll see it’s the south side.

So the track you see is the one the public don't use heading to maintenance, taken from the monorail leaving the Contemporary then and curving left then?

 

[lazyboy97o]

So the track you see is the one the public don't use heading to maintenance, taken from the monorail leaving the Contemporary then and curving left then?

Yes, the track in the foreground does appear to be the roundhouse spur.

 

[SilentWindODoom]

If the view from World Drive is why there is a pattern it would have continued east. It does not.

If *that's* the situation, then this means that this isn't the final view.

Because if this entire wall were meant to be seen, they would have done that the whole way down. In fact, the lower portion of the building is done in the same "Nothing to See Here Navy" as the unseen-from-onstage back portion of the building. This suggests that the bottom half and the back half will be hidden from view by trees. That could keep it completely obscured from Storybook Circus, not interfering with the theming there at all, and would only come into view from the train by the time people are looking in the opposite side in wonder at the canopy.

Heck, there's a building between the gravity building and canopy in Shanghai that is not present in Orlando, so this could have been done because you can see it from the ride.

Anyone know what that building is? Is it the exit/shop? That actually might explain the mysterious building I was trying to figure out between the canopy and TTA/PM.

 

[Captain Barbossa]

You can see it from the Mansion grounds by the tombs.

True, but you have to be looking for it to see it.

 

[doctornick]

I don't really know all of the different angles and views from outside the park - since we always stay onsite, we just take the buses and haven't stayed at a monorail resort for ages - so I'm generally confused by a lot of the details discussed in this thread.

My big question is this: is the building going to be obscured from Storybook Circus? It seems to me that some significant foliage placed close to the circus would effectively block the building there. But with all the dizzying discussion I'm confused as to whether that will happen.

 

[lazyboy97o]

If *that's* the situation, then this means that this isn't the final view.

Because if this entire wall were meant to be seen, they would have done that the whole way down. In fact, the lower portion of the building is done in the same "Nothing to See Here Navy" as the unseen-from-onstage back portion of the building. This suggests that the bottom half and the back half will be hidden from view by trees. That could keep it completely obscured from Storybook Circus, not interfering with the theming there at all, and would only come into view from the train by the time people are looking in the opposite side in wonder at the canopy.

Heck, there's a building between the gravity building and canopy in Shanghai that is not present in Orlando, so this could have been done because you can see it from the ride.

Anyone know what that building is? Is it the exit/shop? That actually might explain the mysterious building I was trying to figure out between the canopy and TTA/PM.

Yes, more of the west elevation will be visible without the Chevrolet Digital Challenge post show building. That does not explain wrapping the corner. The on-ride view around the corner, at most, will be quite minimal as the track does not extend that far north, is banked and the canopy is over the track.

 

[lazyboy97o]

I don't really know all of the different angles and views from outside the park - since we always stay onsite, we just take the buses and haven't stayed at a monorail resort for ages - so I'm generally confused by a lot of the details discussed in this thread.

My big question is this: is the building going to be obscured from Storybook Circus? It seems to me that some significant foliage placed close to the circus would effectively block the building there. But with all the dizzying discussion I'm confused as to whether that will happen.

You’d really want the building to be green if that were the plan.

 

[danlb_2000]

Doesn't look like any more work has been done on the dome since the shutdown started.

 

[Brer Panther]

Ya ever notice that the Tron building looks like a giant pool cover?

 

[Screamface]

Still don't know why they don't just put attraction posters or billboards up on these things like there are on the Star Tours building.

It always annoyed me that they just built tree trunks, it seems so lazy, "studio" theming.

 

[JoeCamel]

Ya ever notice that the Tron building looks like a giant pool cover?

You have a pool with a cover?

 

[ToTBellHop]

It always annoyed me that they just built tree trunks, it seems so lazy, "studio" theming.

You mean like a movie set?

 

[UNCgolf]

You mean like a movie set?

They filmed Endor in the Redwood National and State Parks. Obviously Disney should have planted a mature redwood forest in Disney-MGM Studios.

 

[Jones14]

So what will they do with the space that the design center takes up in Shanghai?

Is the canopy going to be extended downwards a bit more, a new set-piece for the train added, or will they just plant some more trees to green up that side?

 

[Movielover]

It always annoyed me that they just built tree trunks, it seems so lazy, "studio" theming.

They filmed Endor in the Redwood National and State Parks. Obviously Disney should have planted a mature redwood forest in Disney-MGM Studios.

The actual village set was built in Elstree Studios in England. The Star Tours "set" is a nice nod towards the original actual production set.

And a nice look at one of the matte paintings of the village, the black parts in the center are where the actual live action is seen once the matte is placed over the frame.

 

[Screamface]

You mean like a movie set?

Yeah, I get what they were going for, I get the studio park idea. I'm not a complete idiot.

I just don't think it looks good, I don't like the break of, "it's just a movie" especially for a ride where you're stepping into that fictional universe.

 

[SJN1279]

Who has ridden Tron in China? How is the Ride? any good drops?

 

[SilentWindODoom]

Yes, more of the west elevation will be visible without the Chevrolet Digital Challenge post show building. That does not explain wrapping the corner. The on-ride view around the corner, at most, will be quite minimal as the track does not extend that far north, is banked and the canopy is over the track.

So thaaaaaaaat's what that is. Huh.

The area where it normally is is concrete right now and there are some access points. This could be backstage area since that smaller blue portion of the building isn't there in Shanghai and has several doors on it. Of course, they can't have that visible from the ride and the canopy does rise up there to allow visibility. So I'd assume they're going to fill that area with trees that won't grow above the canopy.

That would expand the coverage of the building from the railroad. So, the top of the building on two sides would be visible from the pathway between the railroad station and... well... Tron.

You’d really want the building to be green if that were the plan.

Would you? That would make it more noticeable from the places where it can be seen. It looks like it will peek out when viewed from Polynesian, but the current color blends in more at that distance. It seems practice to make buildings under a certain height green and above a certain height blue and this is tall. Also, it fits the white/blue/gray aesthetic of Tomorrowland more when viewed from the outside.

Who has ridden Tron in China? How is the Ride? any good drops?

Here's the track. The top portion on the right is where they come back into the building, so it looks like there's a descent drop right after.