Rivers of America concept art revealed

[ForeverAnna]

It's above the people and the trail, up on a trestle and raised berm.

Another spot to wave at people on the train.

 

[Old Mouseketeer]

It's interesting that micechat wants to put the train so close to people walking on big thunder trail from Fantasyland.

I think MiceChat's biggest mistake is the straight line of track going up from Big Thunder Trail and turning sharply into ToonTown Station. I think it will make more of a curve hugging closer to the back of SW Land over where the building with the blue-green roof is. Train enthusiasts have commented that tight curves slow the train down. I know they have pulled up the track all the way into that station, but there is a limit to how many feet to the South they can move the track over the tunnel next to FL Theater.

Otherwise this layout is plausible. For one thing, if you are familiar with the fallout zone for Pyro, it's a radius from the Pyro Farm curving from back of the berm at the SE corner of Circle D on the South to the perimeter road to the East of the Parade Building. Picture a diagonal line going from NW to SE through the show building for the Millenium Falcon ride show building. Thus, no guest walkway is within the fallout zone.

 

[Stevek]

I've always been more of a wait and see type of person versus the folks at MiceChat that immediately go the opposite way, turning everything into the end of the world. I think that Disney realizes this change is incredibly significant and will do it with extreme care...kinda what you see in the artwork. If in the end, it sucks, I'll be willing to call them on it.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

It was pretty jarring seeing the railroad track right next to the Star Wars land in the new concept art.

 

[Variable]

It was pretty jarring seeing the railroad track right next to the Star Wars land in the new concept art.

It looks more like it's under a bluff or alongside a wall that will be higher. If you put foliage or whatever right along the tracks, as much of he line has now, not much height is equired to screen the view.

 

[Phroobar]

Besides most of the train cars face towards Frontierland.

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

Mike Fink Keelboat?

 

[Phroobar]

Mike Fink Keelboat?

Yes please.

 

[Stevek]

Yes please.

Disney legal just called and said nope.com

 

[Deleted member 107043]

It looks more like it's under a bluff or alongside a wall that will be higher. If you put foliage or whatever right along the tracks, as much of he line has now, not much height is equired to screen the view.

So basically similar to this (without the signature peak of course).

 

[George Lucas on a Bench]

Disney legal just called and said nope.com

I'm sure, but why is it in the concept art? Why would they include something like that?

 

[Variable]

So basically similar to this (without the signature peak of course).

I see it as a bit more of a wall up close to the rail bed edge, like going along a shot wall in a canyon. All you'd see to the SW side is rock

 

[Deleted member 107043]

I see it as a bit more of a wall up close to the rail bed edge, like going along a shot wall in a canyon. All you'd see to the SW side is rock

Right. Just like the Mine Train and lower portions of Cascade Peak.

Again, for our reference...

 

[180º]

I'm sure, but why is it in the concept art? Why would they include something like that?

There's been an old refurbished keelboat tied up by the burning cabin since the recent RoA refurbishment, just as decoration. Could be that.

 

[Phroobar]

I wonder how difficult it would be for the keel boats to follow the same track as the Mark Twain and Columbia. If they built a keel boat about the same size as a Jungle Cruise boat and put it on the same tracks (or even a separate set of tracks) as the bigger ships, they could have something pretty fun and safe. Granted it's ridership would never be very big but it would add a cool new element to the river.

 

[GiveMeTheMusic]

I bet the artist liked the keel boats and thought it would be fun to put one in the art. No one should read into it as some massive clue that they're coming back.

 

[Variable]

I bet the artist liked the keel boats and thought it would be fun to put one in the art. No one should read into it as some massive clue that they're coming back.

Or, "this will drive them nuts!"