Tha Realest
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Because they’ve “figured out” Frontierland/Liberty Square?
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News Big Thunder Mountain to receive full retrack
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Andrew25
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They've made a mess of Frontierland, but they've determined what will happen there. Whether or not we agree with it is a separate discussion. Disney is still trying to figure out the Tomorrowland problem. That's why they've decided to work on the western side of the park versus the eastern side.
lazyboy97o
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That’s not true. 18 - 24 months is typical for design, manufacturing and installation of a new roller coaster.
This not being new means there’s a whole selective demolition process.
Tha Realest
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I guess I should have been more clear: these are not appreciable improvements to the area, and I wish they’d stop.
This is not true. I even have standby skipper searching for me. Some rides never became available. Yes I was able to book additional rides but it’s not like you get off one ride and hop on the next unless you ride a bunch of smaller rides.
I found it most useful to get 3-4 rides in the morning then stack 3 more later in the day.
However to achieve this experience you either have to pay for an outside service like Standby Skipper or you need to be glued to your phone.
Either way it’s a sub par experience for what it costs, and your average guest won’t be getting max value out of it.
Disney needs to fix this service.
danlb_2000
Premium Member
DVC generates direct revenue, a ride does not.
True until Lightning Lane.
danlb_2000
Premium Member
In theory shutting down a ride drives demand for other rides, this increasing the need to buy Lightening Lane.
JohnD
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Ah. $$$$$. Got it.
John park hopper
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And that is why they build them so fast a down attraction doesn't mater they already have you money(admission to get in)
John park hopper
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Got my info off the web
JMcMahonEsq
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Why in the world would you think that a maintenance/replacement job on an existing ride, in the middle of an active theme park, would have any bearing/relationship on new construction of a hotel? Talk about trying to make an apples to sheep comparison, let alone apples to oranges.
JD80
Well-Known Member
The internet is a nest of lies.
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Well, the fact is there are very strong reasons this takes so long, there's a long line of historical coaster renovations taking this long, and I feel like the experts probably know better than the internet.
Another example is my home park, Busch Gardens Williamsburg, took 6 months to replace about half the track and add tv's and a statue (although even that wasn't ready for reopening day) so it would make sense that replacing the full track and a lot of the theming of a coaster that is so integrated into rockwork might take a year. It's not a Disney thing, it's a roller coaster thing.
danlb_2000
Premium Member
ToTBellHop
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Fewer rides lowers satisfaction with LL, however. They do care about that.
"Everything you read on the internet is true." - Abraham Lincoln
LSLS
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I think wood coasters are faster than that, but point remains, it's a longer process being not a start from scratch for this refurb. I certainly get on Disney for a lot of things, but I don't think a year (give or take a few months) is unreasonable. If this extends into the Fall of 2026, maybe then the conversation can be revisited.
