I personally don’t feel like most of the rides in WDW (particularly Magic Kingdom) feel very connected to the area around it, Tron just feels jarring because most of what we’ve gotten over the last decade has been part of a land and we’ve been conditioned to expect that from every ride.
I would even take them to do a refurb of Space Mountain. They could add some whippy transitions. Add some intensity to it.
I agree. Just retracking and adding some props would go a long way in getting me interested in riding it again.
Why not change the layout with a new coaster with some intensity to it?
They could if they wanted too, there's already a ride like that with guardians.
Guardians is not intense at all. They could keep 2 tracks and build a single rail coaster with some ejector air time.
Guardians is not intense at all. They could keep 2 tracks and build a single rail coaster with some ejector air time.
Many of us Disney fans prefer less intense coasters. This seems to bother you, but it’s a huge selling point for me and many others. Guardians is as intense as I can manage; in fact, it made me so queasy that I have only ridden it once and don’t plan to ride it again (same goes for Tron). I don’t want Space Mountain to be turned into the sort of thing you’re talking about. Such options already exist at other parks; they are not a big part of the Disney brand, and I for one don’t want them to be.
That's fair. It doesn't bother me at all. What I'm describing is not adding spinning or a launch to Space Mountain but adding some bigger drops with some air time that feels like it's trying to throw you out of the coaster.
I second this, I can’t do guardians at all.
I have no problem with that either, I was saying that as is I don’t a strong desire to ride it again and the minimum amount of work to change that for me would be a smoother track and more to look at while on the ride.
Also fair, and I didn’t mean to mischaracterise your stance. I would prefer them to limit whatever they’re going to do to just renewing the tracks while leaving the overall experience essentially unchanged. Sitting at the back (as I usually do), you already feel as if the coaster is trying to throw you out!
The different space mountains have similar capacity. The 2 track original version in florida has single wide rows of seats. The other versions all feature 2 person rows like most coasters. This means you get the same capacity, and at a cheaper price for disney, a win-win for disney no matter how we fans feel.
I don't disagree but there is also a big drawback to the single wide seating. Not that this is a typical first coaster for a kid but, kids riding space mountain for the first time probably want to sit next to there parents or an older sibling and not feel alone. I know I did the first time I rode space as a kid, I was kinda scared to sit by myself not knowing what to expect.
Kids riding Space Mtn. already rode Barnstormer, SDMT, SDD, Big Thunder, and Cosmic Rewind. They’re good.
How do you know they already rode ALL of those??
Because they all have a lower height limit and repeat young visitors can grow with the rides...
I still feel slightly uncomfortable with it as a 17 year old just because of how unusual it is. It makes me feel like something is about to go terribly wrong.
All of the horrifying mechanical noises occurring throughout the ride probably do not put your mind at ease either.