News Tron coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom

TrainsOfDisney

TrainsOfDisney

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s2jrston said:
Thank You Marni. I'm really shocked that the Walt Disney Railroad would be out of commission as long as it already has. And if I'm understanding this thread it will be for another 2 years? How is that even acceptable? I'm so disappointed about this and feel like I won't return to WDW until this work is completed. By that time I won't be able to afford the tickets and my child will have outgrown the Magic Kingdom. https://www.wdwmagic.com/attraction...ck-at-the-walt-disney-world-railway/37479.htm
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I kept delaying a trip to Disneyland Paris until the railroad opened up again... big regret now.

I agree though, 2 years was already too long. How long was Disneyland’s closed and they built an entire mountain scene and rerouted a river!
 
raymusiccity

raymusiccity

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MansionButler84 said:
If that were true, as it stands, construction work would never stop...they would just pause the interior now, finish the exterior, then return to the interior and open the ride next spring.

I suspect, as long as this is our last Covid surge, that most guests won’t be aware they stopped construction if it takes that long to build the canopy. Only we will know that they took their sweet-Alien Swirling Saucers time finishing the project and push expensive set installation to the next FY.
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I don't see any 'expensive set installation' for this indoor coaster. There are no animatronics, or moveable themes. Just a bunch of panels and lighting elements. This is a cloned attraction, so there should be duplicates already available. or currently fabricated. This should be ready in plenty if time for the 50th Celebration. Any delays are purposely being put in place to push this as a 'new attraction for 2022.
 
ToTBellHop

ToTBellHop

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raymusiccity said:
I don't see any 'expensive set installation' for this indoor coaster. There are no animatronics, or moveable themes. Just a bunch of panels and lighting elements. This is a cloned attraction, so there should be duplicates already available. or currently fabricated. This should be ready in plenty if time for the 50th Celebration. Any delays are purposely being put in place to push this as a 'new attraction for 2022.
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All the pretty lights are very expensive set pieces.
 
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doctornick

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_caleb said:
Question: does sealing the entrances mean that they’re going to need to start using the HVAC system to regulate temp/humidity? Is the HVAC even installed (other than what’s visible on the roof)? Seems like that would be expensive for such a huge box.
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If it’s just basically the track at this point in the building, I’ve got to think there’s not much value in climate control. It would be the sets - even if they are mostly electronics - that would need a less harsh environment.
 
MisterPenguin

MisterPenguin

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MansionButler84 said:
The new WDI motto is, “if you can’t see it from MCO, don’t bother building it.”
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Of all the times I've flown into MCO, the only Disney building I was able to identify was the Swolphin.

Then again, my flights come in from the East.

I'm sure if from a different direction, I'd be able to make out more.
 
ToTBellHop

ToTBellHop

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MisterPenguin said:
Of all the times I've flown into MCO, the only Disney building I was able to identify was the Swolphin.

Then again, my flights come in from the East.

I'm sure if from a different direction, I'd be able to make out more.
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Oh, I’ve seen SSE, ToT, the Castle, Contemporary. I actually haven’t seen TRON or GotG because the paint jobs make those buildings vanish.
 
SpoiledBlueMilk

SpoiledBlueMilk

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WEDway Inc & Company LLC said:
Disney has tweeted an article by USA Today, with direct quotes from Josh D'amaro, and it directly says "The launched ride, which will also include indoor scenes, will be themed to the “Tron" sci-fi movies. The coaster isn’t expected to open during the park’s 50th birthday year. "

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I know we can track external progress, but do any of us actually know how much is done in the ride building itself? They could be pausing for a few months and still be on schedule for the 50th. Or am I completely wrong?
 
SilentWindODoom

SilentWindODoom

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Pages and pages of discussing the views of the building and now the canopy is actually being built and is indeed covering the building even better than I expected from inside the park and a bunch of newcomers pop in and say it's going to look terrible inside the park.

iMax said:
I'm sorry but its hard to believe they're really just gonna let the building sit for 8 months when in that 8 months they could potentially finish the ride.
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raymusiccity said:
I don't see any 'expensive set installation' for this indoor coaster. There are no animatronics, or moveable themes. Just a bunch of panels and lighting elements. This is a cloned attraction, so there should be duplicates already available. or currently fabricated. This should be ready in plenty if time for the 50th Celebration. Any delays are purposely being put in place to push this as a 'new attraction for 2022.
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The general consensus is it's for money reasons, which does make sense. It's not to create headlines later. The company is hurting for money and money they don't spend on this ride is money that can go towards other things, including keeping their losses low and making themselves look good to shareholders. If they have huge losses, they're going to make cuts that actually affect people.

The benefits of building it: You have a new attraction to draw people. But either you're going to have restrictions that mean you can only have so many people in so there can't be more people drawn, or people are going to be coming in huge numbers anyway because restrictions are finally lifted (except for more cautious people who wouldn't change their name for Tron). You can say that even if people can't come, that just means the crowds will be even better when the restrictions are lifted. But you'll also get that if you just open it at that later date. So, there's literally no benefit except for having it as part of the celebration.

The benefits of delaying it: The money spent paying for people to build it will not be counted as losses and can be spent elsewhere and ensure there are no cuts. There's been too many cuts. We've lost too many people.

Captain Barbossa said:
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(I've lost my nerve and feel the need to include that this is not actually accusatory and just meant for comedic purposes. 🤣)
 

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