News Tron coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom

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doctornick

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I think they are delaying it almost exclusively for attendance. They already have Ratatouille (and maybe Harmonius) as the "new thing" for this year and have a limit on how many people they can even accommodate until they get closer to "normal". Heck, they even have the 50th as a draw for whatever stuff then do. They don't want additional draws until they can really capitalize on it. Hence, 2022 opening.

The fact that they'll save some money in the short term and defer that spending is a nice side benefit. But given the amount of work already done, I don't think we are talking about an overwhelming amount of spending to save in the grand scheme of things for Disney.
 
Seanual757

Seanual757

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Best reason for delaying money and limited capacity. Opening a ride during 35%, 50% capacity and if no boarding groups
doctornick said:
I think they are delaying it almost exclusively for attendance. They already have Ratatouille (and maybe Harmonius) as the "new thing" for this year and have a limit on how many people they can even accommodate until they get closer to "normal". Heck, they even have the 50th as a draw for whatever stuff then do. They don't want additional draws until they can really capitalize on it. Hence, 2022 opening.

The fact that they'll save some money in the short term and defer that spending is a nice side benefit. But given the amount of work already done, I don't think we are talking about an overwhelming amount of spending to save in the grand scheme of things for Disney.
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Saving money and yes limited capacity. If they are still operating at 35% or even 50% and if they opt not to have boarding groups at the very least 2/3 of the crowds will be in line for Tron. My guess is that come Jan 2022 no masks and 100% capacity things will begin to return to normal and tourism picks back up.
 
SilentWindODoom

SilentWindODoom

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MisterPenguin said:
Consensus among whom?
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Everything I've heard said in this thread. The trusted people seemed to keep saying that it's being delayed to push costs into later quarters. Is that a misconception? I've checked in over months with weeks-long gaps in between so I can't remember specific instances but in my head it seemed totally sure which I assumed was from hearing it enough.
 
lazyboy97o

lazyboy97o

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doctornick said:
I think they are delaying it almost exclusively for attendance. They already have Ratatouille (and maybe Harmonius) as the "new thing" for this year and have a limit on how many people they can even accommodate until they get closer to "normal". Heck, they even have the 50th as a draw for whatever stuff then do. They don't want additional draws until they can really capitalize on it. Hence, 2022 opening.

The fact that they'll save some money in the short term and defer that spending is a nice side benefit. But given the amount of work already done, I don't think we are talking about an overwhelming amount of spending to save in the grand scheme of things for Disney.
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If you were just delaying for attendance then there is no point in incurring the additional costs involved in halting and resuming the work as you could just finish it and let it sit.
 
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yensidtlaw1969

yensidtlaw1969

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Not to kick up dust, but a video just popped up in my feed that inspired me to do some photoshopping.

This picture is a couple video screenshots photoshopped together into a Pano, showing the TRON showbuilding from an onstage, Guest-Facing area in Storybook Circus, with a Red Line showing approximately how much of it will be covered by the Canopy once it's finished.

Which is to say . . . almost none of it:

TRON Construction Screenshots with Canopy Overlay.jpg
 
TrainsOfDisney

TrainsOfDisney

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corran horn said:
Sure, given the landscaping stays that way (including the sign) and the fencing I imagine you're right.

That's likely to happen, I'm suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuure.
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I see your point but I also see how they have left Avatar show buildings in full guest view when arriving by Disney Transportation.

Hopefully they will add proper landscaping if only so I can get good photos of the trains... that path is the best place to watch trains since they have to work up the little grade there.
 
lazyboy97o

lazyboy97o

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corran horn said:
Sure, given the landscaping stays that way (including the sign) and the fencing I imagine you're right.

That's likely to happen, I'm suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuure.
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Where exactly would they put all of this landscaping? Right behind that fence is a drop off to a retention pond. There's some room further south but that would require larger and taller trees in a small area immediately adjacent to the canopy. The existing foliage could be removed but it would have made more sense to already do that so that irrigation could be supplied to the site and everything ready and stabilized for when the railroad is reinstalled.
 
corran horn

corran horn

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TrainChasers said:
I see your point but I also see how they have left Avatar show buildings in full guest view when arriving by Disney Transportation.

Hopefully they will add proper landscaping if only so I can get good photos of the trains... that path is the best place to watch trains since they have to work up the little grade there.
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You could always see backstage from outside the park.

lazyboy97o said:
Where exactly would they put all of this landscaping? Right behind that fence is a drop off to a retention pond. There's some room further south but that would require larger and taller trees in a small area immediately adjacent to the canopy. The existing foliage could be removed but it would have made more sense to already do that so that irrigation could be supplied to the site and everything ready and stabilized for when the railroad is reinstalled.
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You buried the lede - they haven't even reinstalled the railroad. This area will change substantially still.
 
lazyboy97o

lazyboy97o

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corran horn said:
You buried the lede - they haven't even reinstalled the railroad. This area will change substantially still.
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They have not reinstalled the track but they have been working on the bed. It wouldn't make sense to leave the landscaping, especially since it is such a narrow, sloped plot and larger plants would require a larger area. If the plan was to add significant landscaping then they would have provided a place to put said landscaping.
 
corran horn

corran horn

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lazyboy97o said:
They have not reinstalled the track but they have been working on the bed. It wouldn't make sense to leave the landscaping, especially since it is such a narrow, sloped plot and larger plants would require a larger area. If the plan was to add significant landscaping then they would have provided a place to put said landscapin
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I guess we'll see. The point is, the area is unfinished. That isn't in dispute.

marni1971 said:
Select areas yes. Not like this. Not “always”.

And backstage was more often than not designed to look like onstage. Theres a reason why Space Mountain was designed to be seen from any direction.
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You always could from World Drive. You always could from the Monorail. You always could from the Contemporary. Hell, the Skyway made it absolutely plain to be seen.

Soarin is pretty glaring from some vantage points and nobody mentions that.

(They kept damn Food & Wine booths in the Epcot parking lot for pete's sake.)
 

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