News Big Thunder Mountain to receive full retrack

[arich35]

Thank god they listened to me lol
My daughter will be happy she gets to ride it again in December!

 

[OptimusPrime]

Anyways yall, be on the lookout if you like Inside Out. You know, the movie about controlling the body from inside the cranium

Get ready. Soon you’re going to hate hearing the name Figment because everyone will be begging for info about it.

 

[GhostHost1000]

Well this should definitely drop the price of MK multi-pass lightning lane in 2025 right?

 

[Steamboat71]

I think Sawyer and Riverboat will go down once BTMRR gets closer to reopening. They're trying to avoid a situation where the island, boat, Tiana and BTM are all down at once.

I thought the plan was to permanently close ROA the same time as Big Thunder went down for it's refurb.

 

[NormC]

Space Mountain needs to be done more than BT but I am glad it is getting done as well. The stop at the bottom of the lift hill is very jarring. BT has one or two spots but SM beats you up the whole ride. We were there last week. Great weather LOL.

 

[Sallie]

My opinion……it’s insane the amount of closures happening all at one time. Makes the parks seem more crowded than they are. Not to mention the price hikes that seem to keep popping up. I get things need worked on or upgraded but to do it all at once is insane to me.

 

[bmr1591]

I think Sawyer and Riverboat will go down once BTMRR gets closer to reopening. They're trying to avoid a situation where the island, boat, Tiana and BTM are all down at once.

I highly doubt this. Sawyer and Riverboat will be down by April, if not earlier. Them being down won’t affect park capacity by any measurable means.

 

[Disney Dad 3000]

My opinion……it’s insane the amount of closures happening all at one time. Makes the parks seem more crowded than they are. Not to mention the price hikes that seem to keep popping up. I get things need worked on or upgraded but to do it all at once is insane to me.

I don't disagree, definitely a PIA if visiting next year into '26, but probably a combination of a couple of things. Most of what's happening (and a multitude of other maintenance things that need to happen) are long past due and it's come to a head where they don't have much of a choice at this point, coupled with '25 being a big year down the street. Imagine it will be a common choice to avoid next year because of the closures, prices you mentioned, etc. (which has become common for us the last 2 years after 7-8 years of doing 10-14 days a year down there).
Bright side, the construction at MK will all bit in a back corner (until ROA gets started), so you won't see much of the walls.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Well, I hope the sideways Whiplash will be softened by more banking. Also they need to do something about the two lifts with their super loud clanking in a closed space I plug my ears for that part.

 

[tanc]

I want new attractions and such, but the amount of closures is really just crazy to me. Really wish they spaced this out better, and maybe there is nothing they could have done. Can't feel excited for what probably will be EPCOT construction 2.0 for the next few years. Going this November and I am done for a while. Went to Disneyland this September and really enjoyed it, felt like a breath of fresh air. When they begin all the DCA work though I can't imagine what that park will be like though.

 

[dmc493]

BTMR is in a corner so it'll actually be among the least obtrusive to park guests (other than missing out on the attraction itself). Obviously Cars will become a huge wall eventually but nothing will rival Epcot's "transformation" since all park traffic had to flow past Wallcot multiple times per day

 

[James Alucobond]

I want new attractions and such, but the amount of closures is really just crazy to me. Really wish they spaced this out better, and maybe there is nothing they could have done. Can't feel excited for what probably will be EPCOT construction 2.0 for the next few years. Going this November and I am done for a while. Went to Disneyland this September and really enjoyed it, felt like a breath of fresh air. When they begin all the DCA work though I can't imagine what that park will be like though.

IMO, at least one attraction in each park should be closed at any given time for significant maintenance and/or enhancement. If it’s not, you end up with a ton of deferred maintenance and stagnant attractions that could benefit from minor improvements and modernizations. That said, there should be a much more reliable announcement cadence and longer lead times for closures.

 

[dmc493]

BTMR is in a corner so it'll actually be among the least obtrusive to park guests (other than missing out on the attraction itself). Obviously Cars will become a huge wall eventually but nothing will rival Epcot's "transformation" since all park traffic had to flow past Wallcot multiple times per day

Cars should hopefully be more interesting to watch too since there will be large vertical elements being built that are hypothetically very close to current pathways and easily visible from multiple locations. Wallcot was basically years and years of generic hardscape and sitework that no one could see except from the monorail.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Right after the New Year? You don’t say.

 

[Streetway]

with every refurb, I always have a slight hope imagineering remembers this banger of a song exists and finds a way to work it into the attraction…

 

[Moth]

I highly doubt this. Sawyer and Riverboat will be down by April, if not earlier. Them being down won’t affect park capacity by any measurable means.

There's just gonna be the unavoidable Winter 2025 downtime for Tiana unless they reallyyyy wanna roll some dice and hold off that refurbishment until BTM is back up. I just think that would be an optics nightmare if Country Bears was the only thing open in Frontierland for the Christmas period. I guess if Tiana closes in January for the middling post-Christmas crowds it'd work?

 

[Streetway]

There's just gonna be the unavoidable Winter 2025 downtime for Tiana unless they reallyyyy wanna roll some dice and hold off that refurbishment until BTM is back up. I just think that would be an optics nightmare if Country Bears was the only thing open in Frontierland for the Christmas period. I guess if Tiana closes in January for the middling post-Christmas crowds it'd work?

Country bears being the only thing open in Frontierland? Here’s the original 1971 Frontierland that everyone has been asking for!

 

[JoeCamel]

I want new attractions and such, but the amount of closures is really just crazy to me. Really wish they spaced this out better, and maybe there is nothing they could have done. Can't feel excited for what probably will be EPCOT construction 2.0 for the next few years. Going this November and I am done for a while. Went to Disneyland this September and really enjoyed it, felt like a breath of fresh air. When they begin all the DCA work though I can't imagine what that park will be like though.

If they think Epic will make a dent maybe if they can point to all the construction as an excuse the investors will forgive them? Stranger games of chess have been played to put some shine on a grungy report or seven.

 

[co10064]

IMO, at least one attraction in each park should be closed at any given time for significant maintenance and/or enhancement. If it’s not, you end up with a ton of deferred maintenance and stagnant attractions that could benefit from minor improvements and modernizations. That said, there should be a much more reliable announcement cadence and longer lead times for closures.

I think for WDW it makes more sense to refurbish only up to 2 attractions resort-wide at any given time. If the parks had more ride capacity (specifically DHS and DAK), then what you were saying would certainly make sense… but one ride per park would definitely make me postpone a trip.

 

[James Alucobond]

I think for WDW it makes more sense to refurbish only up to 2 attractions resort-wide at any given time. If the parks had more ride capacity (specifically DHS and DAK), then what you were saying would certainly make sense… but one ride per park would definitely make me postpone a trip.

I mean, ideally they'd also be building new such that rotational closings become tenable.