Replacement for Tomorrowland Speedway?

[MaximumEd]

At the speed they build, they would be pushed extremely tight to even think about getting Tron open by 2021, let alone then have time to retrack and refurb Space Mountain...even if shovels hit the ground Monday morning....absolutely not possible.

They built Epcot in 3 years. Hahahaha. Who am I kidding? That was back when people got stuff done. Carry on.

 

[Goob]

Something MAJOR is in the works for sure. When Martin throws out words like "shocked" and references 1980 and 1992, we are in for BIG news.

 

[brb1006]

They built Epcot in 3 years. Hahahaha. Who am I kidding? That was back when people got stuff done. Carry on.

And Horizons was finished in 10 months.

 

[djdan888]

I am beyond excited about this ride. I do have a concern. Seems like a lot of the "announcements" for WDW attractions are copies of rides at other locations. I hope this isn't a trend.

 

[Tony the Tigger]

Here you go - my entry from an imagineering contest last year. (We were only allowed to write 5 lines.)

http://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/...ering-competition.910068/page-10#post-7184741

Official mini-challenge entry:

For the potentially newly renamed "Disney Cars Speedway," a natural to straddle both Tomorrowland and Fantasyland, the decidedly non-futuristic gas-powered vehicles will be replaced with electric Cars. This would fit better with Disney's overall themes of conservation and innovation, and eliminate the need to pay Speedway cast members an extra 20 cents per hour for working in a hazardous environment. Each vehicle will be designed to represent a character from the popular Disney/Pixar Cars franchise that participated in the racing scenes. The interior will have a screen with interactive capabilities, such as welcoming guests who wear MagicBands by name, and recognizing other character cars as they pass in nearby lanes and communicating with them via pre-recorded messages by the original stars. This would include a new loading/pit-stop area featuring Mater and other non-racing friends offering words of encouragement to your particular character vehicle and "plugging in" your vehicle to drive the point home that it is powered by electricity.

 

[Jbres_]

I am beyond excited about this ride. I do have a concern. Seems like a lot of the "announcements" for WDW attractions are copies of rides at other locations. I hope this isn't a trend.

I think that something of this scale could possibly be something new. Same theme and ride type; but different story and track.

 

[Suchomimus]

That kinda proves his point, there is no one driving or pretending to drive those cars.

 

[lazyboy97o]

A train stop would be nice and could fit behind the berm between Space Mountain and CoP. Might be tricky to theme but it would be doable.

The grade along that section of track would make another stop difficult.

 

[disneygeek90]

I'm now also getting a little anxious about the silence on SM's future...

 

[Minthorne]

I'm now also getting a little anxious about the silence on SM's future...

Space Mountain's future is secure...

Spoiler: spoiler

...in Disneyland - I have no idea about the magic Kingdom!

 

[Jrn14]

I'm now also getting a little anxious about the silence on SM's future...

Same... I just hope Marni is torturing us, dangling us like a cat with a mouse... but SM is ok. Space Mountain is a really unique experience ... I have faith it can exist along side a TRON coaster

 

[djdan888]

I'm now also getting a little anxious about the silence on SM's future...

No way they get rid of Space Mountain. More likely a generous refurb of it to match the new Tron Coaster. Both can coexist. Splash and Thunder do just fine as neighbors.

 

[jt04]

Shocking that click bait Tom only got half the rumor right.

Anyways....

This is great news.

Keep the speedway, retheme it, electric cars. Big upgrade.

ADD Tron coaster as a people eating E-ticket. Big upgrade.

Where's @jt04 didnt he predict this exact thing? "WDW improves eventually" I think he said.

And people still doubted! What can you do?

 

[MaximumEd]

Tron Mountain: Lightcycle Space Run imminent.

 

[Incomudro]

Its no better on the coaster itself. When reentering the showbuilding you are just going into a warehouse.


It was overseen by the same guy who blew off Bob Gurr and then delivered an updated monorail that had no ventilation and no longer fit on its beamway.


It’s a giant warehouse. It has no visual connection to anything else, including the roof structure that ate up so much money.

I don't know... What's it supposed to look like?
The Speedway in Tomorrowland breaks up any theming more than a clean show building does.

 

[rd805]

I am beyond excited about this ride. I do have a concern. Seems like a lot of the "announcements" for WDW attractions are copies of rides at other locations. I hope this isn't a trend.

'If they are good attractions (Ratatouille, TRON Coaster) -- does it really bother you?
I just want more quality rides!

 

[TabulaRasa]

Don't know why this would even be a question to ask. If SM was going away that would be HUGE NEWS and not buried underneath some other announcement. IOW, it's staying.

I don't know, @marni1971's silence about Space Mountain is really terrifying.

 

[brb1006]

And people still doubted! What can you do?

Now don't get cocky now.

 

[djdan888]

'If they are good attractions (Ratatouille, TRON Coaster) -- does it really bother you?
I just want more quality rides!

I see very mixed reactions on Rat being a good ride. A decent ride maybe. If they plus it or change it, that is fine. That is beside the point. Seems like all the innovation goes to Shanghai or Paris and then trickles over here.

 

[MCast]

Alternative Theory: They expand Space Mountain and develop it into a Tron Space Coaster.

Not sure how I'd feel about that...