Possibly. We shall know more at D23 2017.
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The Talk, News, Rumors, About Phase 3
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Possibly. We shall know more at D23 2017.
Progress.City
Well-Known Member
Is the unannounced E ticket the same of as the GMR replacement?
DinoInstitute
Well-Known Member
Yes. I know, disappointing
Progress.City
Well-Known Member
VeryYes. I know, disappointing
Haymarket2008
Well-Known Member
Yup! I had written this response before the news was leaked. So I meant the Mickey ride.
I am actually really looking forward to that ride.
Is The Great Mickey Ride phase 3?
brb1006
Well-Known Member
I heard a rumor that the Mickey ride will be trackless. Like how Pooh's Hunny Hunt is at Tokyo and later Mystic Manor.
Goofyernmost
Well-Known Member
That would make sense seeing as the building it is going in is trackless as well, and the previous ride vehicles were trackless too!
danlb_2000
Premium Member
Totally different system if I am not mistaken.
Haymarket2008
Well-Known Member
From what people have told us, no. It would open around the same time as Star Wars. So more of a Phase 2.5, if you will.
Goofyernmost
Well-Known Member
Yup, but, my point was that there are presently no physical tracks in the ride, so it is probable that the new one, although a different system, might be trackless as well. It seems like it would be cheaper to use an existing trackless system then having to tear up the concrete floor that is there now. But, just speculation on my part.
It's been posted on here many times.
It will be trackless in the style of Pooh and Antartica, not in the style of GMR or ToT.
brb1006
Well-Known Member
My apologize, I been focusing more on Rivers Of Light and Pandora that I keep forgetting about the Mickey ride system.
PirateFrank
Well-Known Member
Hey Marni (or anyone else), I'm unclear of the distinction between the two trackless systems you're referring to. Can you either explain or point me somewhere that explains it? Thanks!
Rteetz
Well-Known Member
GMR and ToT don't run on a track like pooh in WDW but rather run on a guide wire.
Pooh in Tokyo and rides like Ratatouille run on an LPS system which essentially uses sensors in the ground to follow.
The Mickey ride would be like the second trackless system I mentioned.
danlb_2000
Premium Member
To be more specific the sensors in the ground allow the vehicle to know where it is and then a computer controls where it goes. So it's no following a pre-set path of the sensors which give it a lot of flexibility of movement.
roj2323
Well-Known Member
The sensors are most likely in the ride vehicle. If anything the floor probably has High power magnets placed in a known grid that the ride vehicles can use for geo location. Another method for doing this is multiple wires imbedded in the floor and attached to a transmitter of one kind or another.
danlb_2000
Premium Member
Yes, good point, sensor isn't the best word.