News Test Track to be reimagined

[JohnD]

My point is that yeah, most things do look the same, because the majority of the work is being done indoors. Outdoor aesthetics aren't their major priority. The canopy is going to come down, which is why the equipment is out there, but your original post made it seem like you implying no work seemed to be happening because nothing looked different outside. If that wasn't your intent, I apologize for misreading it.

I totally believe lots of work being done inside. But the photo updates really haven't shown anything yet other than to show that TT is closed. Also, unlike Tiana, we at least saw the transformation from Splash to Tiana on the outside without seeing anything on the inside obviously. We're not really going to see much change on the outside with TT during the retheme.

 

[Horizons '83]

I totally believe lots of work being done inside. But the photo updates really haven't shown anything yet other than to show that TT is closed. Also, unlike Tiana, we at least saw the transformation from Splash to Tiana on the outside without seeing anything on the inside obviously. We're not really going to see much change on the outside with TT during the retheme.

Nor will we.

Regarding Tiana, the exterior is very much part of the attraction whereas TT, not so much.

 

[dmc493]

It’s hard to tell in the pictures posted but there’s cut members in the canopy that have come down. From the monorail you can see where the steel was cut. It’s in the roof kinda in the middle two thirds area.

 

[EeyoreFan#24]

I’m kinda surprised it is starting to come down at all yet. It seems like having a covered staging area in the Florida summer for the interior work in the queue area would be nice.

But I guess if they’re not using it for that there’s no reason to keep it around.

 

[saxamoophone]

What’s happening here?

 

[TTA94]

What’s happening here?

 

[EeyoreFan#24]

What’s happening here?

My pure speculation is they are using that as a access point for the upper level set changes. Same principle as the scaffolding built over the track to access the side doors.

 

[vikescaper]

What’s happening here?

Since Cars is going into MK, this will be for the new Duke Kaboom themed jump on the ride.

 

[Moth]

The chances of outdoor track enclosure are low but never zero.

 

[James Alucobond]

I imagine it's staging for things they're moving into the building from that point so that they're not setting materials directly on the track.

 

[Fantasmicguy2]

The chances of outdoor track enclosure are low but never zero.

That would be less down time in the rain. I'm all for it

 

[J4546]

way out of budget but imagine a massive indoor section with a model of Epcot in the middle of the loop made to look like its really far away

 

[MisterPenguin]

Maybe the canopy will be redeployed over the outdoor section!!

 

[rle4lunch]

The chances of outdoor track enclosure are low but never zero.

That'd go a long way in keeping the ride going in Thunder 1 conditions..

 

[DCLcruiser]

They should inclose it. Then they can use screens to make it look like you are driving fast through different areas. Maybe a track, or just change up the video for different parts of the country.

 

[wdwmagic]

They should inclose it. Then they can use screens to make it look like you are driving fast through different areas. Maybe a track, or just change up the video for different parts of the country.

According to the concept art, the outdoor sections will not be enclosed.

 

[trainplane3]

 

[danlb_2000]

Site which cannot be named is showing the center part of the canopy down.

 

[Moth]

Those images made me gasp and squeal with joy. I'm so happy.

 

[Sneaky]

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