News Cars-Themed Attractions at Magic Kingdom

[tissandtully]

The video that was posted of the vehicles on the track, that just looked like they were running golf cars on the track, was it actually the trackless system? Pretty sure this was just them driving on a dirt track.

 

[Gusey]

The video that was posted of the vehicles on the track, that just looked like they were running golf cars on the track, was it actually the trackless system? Pretty sure this was just them driving on a dirt track.

Not the system, it was an environment test, to see what a rally race feels like and how to recreate it.

 

[tissandtully]

Not the system, it was an environment test, to see what a rally race feels like and how to recreate it.

Ok, the post says it was the ride system, so it was confusing.

 

[Gusey]

Ok, the post says it was the ride system, so it was confusing.

Yeah, there was some miscommunication when it was first reportred

 

[Gusey]

What is interesting is that Disney's own coverage of this event doesn't mention the test video, unless it will get it's own video release soon, and the panel was not supposed to be recorded, so the test footage was not meant to be publicly viewed at this stage (just for those attending the panel)

 

[Nickm2022]

Jack at DSNY posted a video a few weeks ago showing a new ride system oddly similar to what is shown in Brazil. With the ride system from Dynamic Attractions. shown at the 16:28 mark

 

[phillip9698]

With that scenario they could have had multiple timelines... Darth Vader, Luke, Han and Leia as well as the newer characters no one cares about.

We already have enough posts on how the timelines of rides don’t fit together in lands.

But it would have been ok to have an OT timeline Endor, a PT Tatoonie, and a ST whatever?

How would you even get to the different planets and not “break immersion and theme”. You would need a Universal type deal where the planets are in different parks and you need to ride a spaceship or whatever to access them. Which causes all types of issues in the Disney ecosystem that Universal doesn’t need to worry about.

Not to mention that on their own, each Star Wars environment is incredibly and purposely one note.

 

[JenniferS]

It's gonna be hilarious when this closes down daily for a muddy track. But at least all the track rackers they'll need are gonna add some jobs.

Is it really going to be a muddy track though ... or some kind of solid gunnite mixture moulded to look like a rough-hewn track?

It never once occurred to me that it would be a true mud track.

 

[bpiper]

I want to know who the manufacturer of the tires will be. I want their stock. With the sharp texture of the concrete track, those tires are going to wear down quickly and need frequent replacement. If it was a dirt track, there would be more slippage and less wear on the tires. They will be ordering them by the semi load. I could see several CM's working 3rd shift just replacing tires and checking the cars for any damage.

 

[danlb_2000]

Jack at DSNY posted a video a few weeks ago showing a new ride system oddly similar to what is shown in Brazil. With the ride system from Dynamic Attractions. shown at the 16:28 mark

Nothing odd about it, Disney is probably using their ride system.

 

[Gusey]

I want to know who the manufacturer of the tires will be. I want their stock. With the sharp texture of the concrete track, those tires are going to wear down quickly and need frequent replacement. If it was a dirt track, there would be more slippage and less wear on the tires. They will be ordering them by the semi load. I could see several CM's working 3rd shift just replacing tires and checking the cars for any damage.

How often does Test Track have to replace its tires? Isn't that track concrete?

 

[bpiper]

How often does Test Track have to replace its tires? Isn't that track concrete?

From what I have heard, yes they do often. But Test Track's track is steel with what looks like an anti-slip texture applied to it. The tires will grip that pretty good, minimizing wheel slippage. Now on a textured concrete track, there will be a lot of wheel spin unless your going as slow as the trucks on KS. The ride has to be thrilling, which means going fast, there will be slippage. Even with a dirt track, you can see a rooster tail of flying dirt behind the test car in the video at times from the wheel slippage. So instead of dirt flying, think tire particles instead.

 

[UNCgolf]

The ideal scenario was multiple planets in multiple sections of the land. Like have a Tatooine area, have an Endor area, have a Death Star with a cool interior space.

Sure, but they would have needed to build something a lot bigger than Galaxy's Edge to really pull that off.

 

[Andrew C]

It never once occurred to me that it would be a true mud track.

It won't be.

 

[Brer Oswald]

Sure, but they would have needed to build something a lot bigger than Galaxy's Edge to really pull that off.

Not really. Galaxy's Edge is massive. Too big for it's own merit.

 

[UNCgolf]

Not really. Galaxy's Edge is massive. Too big for it's own merit.

It's pretty big, but it's not really big enough to separate into different planets without it feeling really jarring. They'd all be small and jammed together.

 

[Bocabear]

in the MK you can travel from the Caribbean to Polynesia and Arabia in a very small footprint....

 

[Purduevian]

Anyone else getting Skyliner vibes from this thread?

It's all what about this issue and what about that issue? As if there aren't professional engineers/imagineers with years of experience working on this that haven't thought of these issues.

 

[UNCgolf]

in the MK you can travel from the Caribbean to Polynesia and Arabia in a very small footprint....

The Magic Kingdom is more about a general feel than an attempt to transport you to those locations, though. It's why it's just Adventureland as a catchall.

The World Showcase is probably be a better counterexample, but Galaxy's Edge is only about the size of two pavilions. The explorable area is smaller than two pavilions; if you include the Rise and Smuggler's Run buildings as opposed to just the explorable area it's bigger than two pavilions but not that much bigger.

So maybe they could have done two planets if they still wanted it to be immersive, but there'd have to be some kind of transition/demarcation between them.

 

[JenniferS]

It won't be.

Then why are we talking about it closing everytime it rains due to "mud"?