There’s no way to know really until people get on it. New track will in theory mean it’s smoother in terms of fixing unintentional roughness that came as a result of track aging, but it doesn’t mean it will smoothen what was intentionally designed intensity.
I was fortunate to experience an iteration of BTM when it was newly open, Paris in the early 90s. I had previously ridden WDW's version before Paris too, which was over a decade older than Paris'. Except for the town sequence and parts going underneath the moat, their layouts are almost identical, so it was possible to do some pretty direct comparisons. At the time, Paris' version of BTM was noticeably less rough than WDW's (though also significantly more thrilling due to the dark and fast paced tunnels to and from the island). I haven't had the opportunity to visit Paris since then to know how bad it has gotten in recent years, but i'm sure age has taken its toll in the nearly 35 years of operation. WDW's had already gotten a bit rough even by the early 90s despite only being a bit over a decade old, and it had gotten vastly rougher in the years prior to this refurb. Not in a good way that made it more thrilling either, talking about discomfort and pain. While I'm still baffled by the decision not to tackle Space Mountain first as it's in far worse shape, WDW's BTM was also way overdue for a retrack too.
We had the exact opposite experience in Paris then - I rode within days of it closing for an extended refurbishment in 2025. I was there for new years and it closed during my trip.
It was fine for my 2024 trip.
Seems to be a theme these days.
The geyser at the Wilderness Lodge is pretty good. This one definitely needs "more," but there's still time.
Yeah hopefully they figure this out. This entire area is National Park themed and they're leaning a lot on the geysers.
That bridge looks like it has potential fun "danger" to it.
It could be fun for sure. Hong Kong has some nice froth and vapor, this area around BTM could be really cool when all dialed in.
