Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway - Disneyland

[lazyboy97o]

I was aware of the pandemic’s effects, just was unsure because of the rapid looking pace on recent construction images. It definitely looks like it could be late 2022 if they really wanted.

Most Disney projects could be done sooner if they really wanted, but they don’t.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

If they brought back the Jolly Trolley, Mickey's Toontown at Disneyland would have half as many rides as Disney's Animal Kingdom.

 

[Californian Elitist]

If they brought back the Jolly Trolley, Mickey's Toontown at Disneyland would have half as many rides as Disney's Animal Kingdom.

This is both funny and sad at the same time.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

This is both funny and sad at the same time.

AK had 9 rides, but they recently closed Primeval Whirl for good. Not a huge loss in and of itself but for a park with so little to begin with...

EPCOT and DHS right now have less than 10 rides each too. The WDW theme park experience outside of MK is paying $100+ to go on a handful of rides worth doing and then buying $15 watered-down alcoholic drinks. It's why I basically only go to MK now.

 

[No Name]

On Animal Kingdom’s opening day it had the same number of rides as Toontown.

AK had 9 rides, but they recently closed Primeval Whirl for good. Not a huge loss in and of itself but for a park with so little to begin with...

I thought it was seasonal. It’s still just sitting there right?

 

[Animaniac93-98]

I thought it was seasonal. It’s still just sitting there right?

Closed for good, but yes, still the track is just sitting there. Vehicles are gone.

 

[J4546]

maybe they took the cars off site for refurbishment and will bring them back?

 

[DisneyLostBoy03]

Hoping they could bring the Jolly Trolley back, even if it is only a photo op.

 

[PiratesMansion]

AK had 9 rides, but they recently closed Primeval Whirl for good. Not a huge loss in and of itself but for a park with so little to begin with...

EPCOT and DHS right now have less than 10 rides each too. The WDW theme park experience outside of MK is paying $100+ to go on a handful of rides worth doing and then buying $15 watered-down alcoholic drinks. It's why I basically only go to MK now.

Yet somehow Epcot and DAK are less frustrating to experience than MK even so (DHS too in the past; certainly not true now), unless your ideal MK day consists solely of TSI and theater attractions).

No wonder so many people go to WDW and don't even bother with the parks, or so many people start to prioritize non-park things over time!

 

[Little Green Men]

Yet somehow Epcot and DAK are less frustrating to experience than MK even so (DHS too in the past; certainly not true now), unless your ideal MK day consists solely of TSI and theater attractions).

No wonder so many people go to WDW and don't even bother with the parks, or so many people start to prioritize non-park things over time!

I had no problem doing Atleast ten rides in a day at MK a few weeks ago

 

[Little Green Men]

AK had 9 rides, but they recently closed Primeval Whirl for good. Not a huge loss in and of itself but for a park with so little to begin with...

EPCOT and DHS right now have less than 10 rides each too. The WDW theme park experience outside of MK is paying $100+ to go on a handful of rides worth doing and then buying $15 watered-down alcoholic drinks. It's why I basically only go to MK now.

There’s also resorts, shows, exhibits, Animal trails at DAK, cultural exhibits at Epcot, films

 

[PiratesMansion]

I had no problem doing Atleast ten rides in a day at MK a few weeks ago

Well, it's also a lot easier right now because there isn't FP+ mucking everything up at the moment.

A few years ago it was stunning to watch just how fast the lines started moving during an evening EMH from the moment the park closed and there were no more FP+ guests. The lines started to move the way they were designed to move. For me, FP+ specifically is a misery.

Its absence actually a wonderful perk of visiting WDW right this moment, and one reason that part of me would dearly love to visit before FP+ returns.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

unless your ideal MK day consists solely of TSI and theater attractions).

I bought a one-day, one-park ticket for MK months ago and I can't wait to spend time doing all the "boring" stuff like Tom Sawyer Island, Carousel of Progress, Hall of Presidents, Tiki Room, Small World, the Riverboat etc.

 

[PiratesMansion]

I bought a one-day, one-park ticket for MK months ago and I can't wait to spend time doing all the "boring" stuff like Tom Sawyer Island, Carousel of Progress, Hall of Presidents, Tiki Room, Small World, the Riverboat etc.

Not to take anything away from those, but when the waits for Pirates and Mansion, among other things, are routinely around double the wait of their Californian or Tokyo counterparts, it gets real old after awhile! Admittedly, again, better at the moment since FP+ is dead for now.

Small World also has FP+ so it's not quite the same as the others on your list.

 

[Animaniac93-98]

Jolly Trolley could also come back as a Chew Chew Train style ride through an expanded section of Downtown Toontown. Would be another way to explore the land without worrying about moving through crowds.

 

[mickEblu]

Update. I was told by a lovely gentleman that will be working on the project that (ours) California will indeed have an additional scene that couldn't be shoehorned in to the existing building for FL.

I remember reading a rumor that the additional scene would be between Daisys studio and the warehouse. Hope they also improve upon some of the lackluster looking scenes as well. The tornado comes to mind. That could easily be plussed with projections. The rain storm on Winnie the Pooh looks better.

 

[jmuboy]

Hoping they could bring the Jolly Trolley back, even if it is only a photo op.

It’s been a few years - but has the parked photo op trolly at the “station “ in the center of TT been removed?

 

[Sharon&Susan]

It’s been a few years - but has the parked photo op trolly at the “station “ in the center of TT been removed?

As of recently, yes. Believe it's been gone since Disneyland reopened.

 

[mickEblu]

That's what my friend that works the FL version thinks. It makes sense. That scene (warehouse) happens so quickly that by the time most vehicles go through the show is done.
And I would hope they add more in that scene. Maybe swirl around the tornado and not just stay to one side before going into the next scene

Exactly. Complete waste of the tracklesss vehicles to just move along one side of the tornado.

 

[Stevek]

I remember reading a rumor that the additional scene would be between Daisys studio and the warehouse. Hope they also improve upon some of the lackluster looking scenes as well. The tornado comes to mind. That could easily be plussed with projections. The rain storm on Winnie the Pooh looks better.

I haven't ridden it in person (will in December), but the only scene that really didn't work for me was Daisy's studio. I'd be happy if it was replaced altogether.