Rumor Big Thunder Mountain to receive full retrack

[dreamfinding]

Collaborating on retrack happening soon. But yall probably didn't need my word LOL.

I am gonna say I heard the explosion effect is coming to Florida....

It’s not going to be the same explosion effect as DLR, right?

 

[Delta-7]

Meanwhile That Park Place makes a big deal about it going down for such a long time and taking capacity away from the park instead of what the final product will look like, while conspiracy theorizing that “it’ll make people go to TBA in the meantime.” Regardless, very excited for Big Thunder at my home Disney park to be getting the refurb it deserves.

Collaborating on retrack happening soon. But yall probably didn't need my word LOL.

I am gonna say I heard the explosion effect is coming to Florida....

Will it be the same projection mapping effect as in the other versions or will it be as Brayden described it?

 

[ToTBellHop]

Interesting that the permit expires 8/8/25. 11 months seems a bit quick to me.

 

[dreamfinding]

Interesting that the permit expires 8/8/25. 11 months seems a bit quick to me.

Couldn’t they file another permit?

 

[thepotat5216]

Interesting that the permit expires 8/8/25. 11 months seems a bit quick to me.

Maybe Disney knows they gotta speed up the construction. Gives me hope for Test Track and TA.

 

[JoeCamel]

Interesting that the permit expires 8/8/25. 11 months seems a bit quick to me.

If the footings are good it could be a nuts and bolts job to replace the track

 

[lazyboy97o]

Interesting that the permit expires 8/8/25. 11 months seems a bit quick to me.

Not really. Look at the months of testing that occurs with a new coaster. All of that will have to be done. A lot of work on new ride and show control systems will also have to be done after the new track is installed.

If the footings are good it could be a nuts and bolts job to replace the track

A track replacement is by nature just that.

 

[MerlinTheGoat]

Interesting that the permit expires 8/8/25. 11 months seems a bit quick to me.

That permit is just for track work though, isn't it? It doesn't necessarily encompass other elements that might be addressed. Like repairs or updates to surrounding scenery, repainting and potential new effects.

 

[JoeCamel]

A track replacement is by nature just that.

Hulk became much more than that

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

…I don’t spose they can throw in the Disneyland effects, huh?

 

[FigmentFan82]

…I don’t spose they can throw in the Disneyland effects, huh?

Moth says above that’s in the mix supposedly

 

[IanDLBZF]

…I don’t spose they can throw in the Disneyland effects, huh?

Brayden confirmed it, it’s happening no doubt about it.

 

[ToTBellHop]

That permit is just for track work though, isn't it? It doesn't necessarily encompass other elements that might be addressed. Like repairs or updates to surrounding scenery, repainting and potential new effects.

They would do that work concurrently with the track. They don’t want to needlessly draw this out.

8/8/25 is oddly specific and not just a default date.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Brayden confirmed it, it’s happening no doubt about it.

…right

I love to get all my info from people waiting on facial hair.

 

[ToTBellHop]

…right

I love to get all my info from people waiting on facial hair.

He has 3 hairs!

 

[lazyboy97o]

They would do that work concurrently with the track. They don’t want to needlessly draw this out.

8/8/25 is oddly specific and not just a default date.

You don’t want to do scenic work that might get damaged and have to be redone. You absolutely cannot set up triggered show action equipment without the track being fully installed and the vehicles able to run it.

 

[Henry Mystic]

Maybe Disney knows they gotta speed up the construction. Gives me hope for Test Track and TA.

I’m very excited for Test Track. It has all the makings to become a true modern classic.

Moth says above that’s in the mix supposedly

I mean, you’d assume they’d update multiple aspects of the attraction given the downtime.

 

[𝕴𝖒𝖆𝖌𝖎𝖓𝖊𝖊𝖗97]

And everyone was so skeptical. Not to toot my own horn, but...

Dude, people were skeptical it was going to take 3 years, which is what you said. Everyone agreed that this was likely to happen. Now let's see if your sources in OLC can come through...then you can toot all the horns you want.

 

[TheCoasterNerd]

Dude, people were skeptical it was going to take 3 years, which is what you said. Everyone agreed that this was likely to happen. Now let's see if your sources in OLC can come through...then you can toot all the horns you want.

Fair. I was kidding though to be fair

 

[MerlinTheGoat]

They would do that work concurrently with the track. They don’t want to needlessly draw this out.

8/8/25 is oddly specific and not just a default date.

When a coaster is being constructed from scratch, pylons and track are the first thing built. And they do test runs before the scenery goes in as well while all of the track structure is easiest to access in case there are any issues that are discovered and need fixing. Then they cover it with scenery afterwards.

While this isn't a from-scratch build of course, they will still no doubt need to tear out quite a bit of the scenery along the track and support structures to be able to gain access to these areas to remove/replace things. This scenery will need to be filled back in and rethemed afterwards. I would think they would probably finish the entire track replacement first AND do test runs before they fill in the areas they tore out though. Ensuring everything is structurally sound and that if there ARE any unanticipated issues, that the infrastructure remains easily accessible for further repair work.

They also wouldn't want to do much scenery work too close to these areas that have the possibility of something getting damaged. It's possible however that they could work on scenery repair in areas that aren't directly or closely connected to the track work.