Monorail_Red_77
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Here’s some pics of the new paint from back on May 1st. Some close up and others a wider view to take it all in.
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Monorail_Red_77
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Here a few more shots from around Tomorrowland. Back on May 1st.
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Monorail_Red_77
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Here’s a few pics of the completed track on Speedway.
TrainsOfDisney
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Thanks for the photos. I was there last week and noticed the new paint as well... it just seems like MK is doing so little for its 50th. I’m happy for new paint, and I guess a nod to the past is nice but idk.... if what we get for the 50th is a TRON coaster, some white paint, Main Street store facades and a move it shake it mc50th streeet party its gonna be slightly depressing.
trainplane3
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The good thing is the 50th is still 2 years away. The bad thing is it takes WDW 2 years to do anything noteworthy.
If nothing special is announced at this D23 or even rumored by trusted users on here, then I'll start to worry.
TrainsOfDisney
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Maybe they could at least bring back diamond Horseshoe for the 50th? But that’s a different land.
I’m hoping for something new in the stitch building, and something new for laugh floor. The latter is probably not going to happen but I can dream.
I’m hoping for something new in the stitch building, and something new for laugh floor. The latter is probably not going to happen but I can dream.
Darth Snips
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What's the latest on a "real" refurbishment for the Speedway (i.e. "Tron Racers" or similar)? I know that's been mentioned by our insiders before, but I agree with you. We're quickly running out of time for any kind of major overhaul, especially for an attraction that has just reopened from a major construction project.
TrainsOfDisney
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it seems that anything ambitious at all would require the speedway to close now to have it be ready for TRON. I suppose it’s possible that the speedway runs this summer and fall, and then goes down again for some updates.
GlacierGlacier
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Not much. The purple wall is a thing. The transition from the purple to the white is a really cool looking design, and it's only natural that folks would want to use it as a background for photos.
The majority of these colors and patterns are not in areas guests can typically use as backdrops...
jaxonp
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Thanks. We watched it. Slinky with lights and projections.I like the lighting effects, so at least there's that.
Well having ridden bother Slinky and Tron, I can assure you one is much more intense than the other.
Andrew C
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Monorail_Red_77
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Yes me too. It is definitely better in person. Tried to capture that in some of the wide angle shots.
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Looking forward to seeing it next month. Hopefully some more progress by then as well.
I like it! To me, it really makes the area seem so much more spacious as opposed to how the steampunk styling made it a little more claustrophobic (and I love steampunk!)
Plus, it will make the white and multi-color accents of Tron fit right in!
PREMiERdrum
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My Stagecraft professor (I have a Bachelors of Stagecraft and Theatrical Design - Capital University '06) described this as "planar disruption"* style. Using bisections of color that deviate from the structural planes surrounding them, you can evoke feelings of futurism, visual interest, and targeted sight. The color choice is very much in the back third of Googie's heyday and I think it works well here.
Lots of cleanup left to do, but I can see how these colors and patterns could be complimentary of the visual effects of TRON.
*This is about as opposite as possible from what the awful Project Kaleidoscope did to Communicore, where they strengthened existing planes and divisions to create a feeling of clunky brutalism that did nothing to direct your eye to anything except the color borders themselves. Points for the team who is handling this: Getting the scale of this right in such a tightly controlled visual story isn't easy.
Lots of cleanup left to do, but I can see how these colors and patterns could be complimentary of the visual effects of TRON.
*This is about as opposite as possible from what the awful Project Kaleidoscope did to Communicore, where they strengthened existing planes and divisions to create a feeling of clunky brutalism that did nothing to direct your eye to anything except the color borders themselves. Points for the team who is handling this: Getting the scale of this right in such a tightly controlled visual story isn't easy.
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WDWTank
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It should still be that way
Purduevian
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WDW Roller coasters can probably be broken into Tiers on intensity:
Tier 1, fun for the little ones: Barnstormer, Seven Dwarfs
Tier 2, fun for the family: Thunder Mountain, Primeval whirl (if its fun for anyone), Slinky Dog Dash, Space kinda floats between here and the next
Tier 3: Thrilling, not for Grandma or little Timmy: Everest, Tron, Guardians, Rock n Rollercoaster (wow 1 per park... almost planned out)
Tier 1, fun for the little ones: Barnstormer, Seven Dwarfs
Tier 2, fun for the family: Thunder Mountain, Primeval whirl (if its fun for anyone), Slinky Dog Dash, Space kinda floats between here and the next
Tier 3: Thrilling, not for Grandma or little Timmy: Everest, Tron, Guardians, Rock n Rollercoaster (wow 1 per park... almost planned out)
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