Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway confirmed

[JEANYLASER]

awesome sign!

 

[larryz]

Oh...and I won’t say any specifics but yes Uni did have a ride with a Twister...but I think they aren’t talking about that twister.

It's the cow caught in the twister. That was always our favorite moment: "...and a cow flew by..."

 

[Surferboy567]

It's the cow caught in the twister. That was always our favorite moment: "...and a cow flew by..."

You know what...I didn’t even catch the cow. Then I guess it has to be a reference. I‘ll revisit this when everyone has experienced the attraction.

 

[Surferboy567]

One more thing, that sign looks AWESOME! I also liked how they made it a (sorta) goofy short.

 

[Disney Analyst]

Just in case anyone wants the direct video.

 

[SplashJacket]

I like how there's a pickup truck just chilling in the background of the hub.

 

[No Name]

Don’t go in Goofy! You’ll turn into an ugly sewer rat drug addict!

It’s a sign. Should Stitch’s Great Escape been called “Joining the Galactic Guard” or Harry Potter and the Escape from Gringotts be called, “a tour of Gringotts bank?”

Hasn’t the company been adament about no signs in Pandora and Galaxy’s Edge that are thematically incoherent? Why a different standard here?

 

[Parker in NYC]

Hasn’t the company been adament about no signs in Pandora and Galaxy’s Edge that are thematically incoherent? Why a different standard here?

It's a marquee for a film premiere at a movie theater. Thematically coherent.

 

[No Name]

It's a marquee for a film premiere at a movie theater. Thematically coherent.

No, it’s not the marquee for the film. The film is Perfect Picnic, not Runaway Railway. Thematically incoherent.

 

[Parker in NYC]

No, it’s not the marquee for the film. The film is Perfect Picnic, not Runaway Railway. Thematically incoherent.

Bah.

 

[Andrew C]

No, it’s not the marquee for the film. The film is Perfect Picnic, not Runaway Railway. Thematically incoherent.

 

[No Name]

Not sure why good storytelling is being balked at.

 

[Andrew C]

Not sure why good storytelling is being balked at.

Who is doing that?

 

[No Name]

Who is doing that?

You, Parker, Conbon, etc.

 

[Parker in NYC]

You, Parker, Conbon, etc.

I think this is just your terribly veiled criticism of choices made in Pandora and Galaxy's Edge.

 

[Andrew C]

You, Parker, Conbon, etc.

Not really...more like giving you a hard time about the signage being thematically incoherent....

 

[Disney Analyst]

No, it’s not the marquee for the film. The film is Perfect Picnic, not Runaway Railway. Thematically incoherent.

Welp. We’ve gone there folks. Time to pack up the park and call it a day. Close the forum. We’re done here.

 

[yensidtlaw1969]

Hasn’t the company been adament about no signs in Pandora and Galaxy’s Edge that are thematically incoherent? Why a different standard here?

Not all attractions are built to the same standard of "Immersion", even these days. This one is a bit more self-contained than any of the Galaxy's Edge or Pandora attractions, and the land around the Chinese Theater isn't necessarily designed to communicate what you'll now find inside.

It's also possible that the imagineers felt in this particular case that this attraction would need to be more heavily advertised than the new signless trend would permit. Assuming that their aspiration was ultimately that this be another attraction with no incongruent signage, which is not necessarily the case.

Let's also consider that there are attractions with signage that doesn't make perfect thematic sense who would still suffer if that signage were lost. The Haunted Mansion comes to mind - it's a thematic masterpiece, but has anyone ever really felt it would be much better off if they got rid of those Gate Plaques? They don't make sense in-world, but they do valuable work for the experience.

There's more than one way to skin a cat, as it were.

Part of me does wonder if there was a way this sign could say "Perfect Picnic" and then somehow "break" and flash Runaway Railway, telling the truth of the ride while still staying "in-theme" for the story, kind of like the Hollywood Tower Hotel/Tower of Terror sign. That could have been fun and covered both bases. But I don't hate what this ended up being.

 

[mooshoo]

They just changed opening to 8 instead of 9 for the first two weeks of March. So maybe start checking for more fp.

 

[wdwmagic]