News Tomorrowland love

[Disney Maddux]

*patiently waiting to see an update on an SGE replacement*

 

[Dizknee_Phreek]

Sight lines aren't my issue here. It's that the narrow walkway between the old arcade and the Speedway is too narrow to get to TRON. It'll be an awful bottleneck at park open and it baffles my mind that they aren't redesigning it while they fix ~50-year old bottlenecks elsewhere in the park. Maybe they are assuming there won't be strollers but enough folks have no problem putting their 9-year olds in a stroller.

This has absolutely baffled me as well. I do not understand the placement of Tron. At all. It will be a complete nightmare to get to/out of. I feel like they could have torn down the old Skyway station and out it there. Or put it in the large area by Buzz where the theater was/is. From the map on the app it looks to be a large vacant area. Although there may be some backstage areas there that I am unaware of. But to put it in such a tight area makes no sense to me.

 

[rreading]

This has absolutely baffled me as well. I do not understand the placement of Tron. At all. It will be a complete nightmare to get to/out of. I feel like they could have torn down the old Skyway station and out it there. Or put it in the large area by Buzz where the theater was/is. From the map on the app it looks to be a large vacant area. Although there may be some backstage areas there that I am unaware of. But to put it in such a tight area makes no sense to me.

I suspect that its placement is for the benefit of those outside the park. The sight lines of MK at a distance have the castle, Astro Orbiter iirc, and SM. Were Tron placed in front of Buzz, they would have a huge box to hide. In this case, the box is somewhat tucked away, though I unfortunately expect that it will be more obvious than we would prefer

 

[Dizknee_Phreek]

I suspect that its placement is for the benefit of those outside the park. The sight lines of MK at a distance have the castle, Astro Orbiter iirc, and SM. Were Tron placed in front of Buzz, they would have a huge box to hide. In this case, the box is somewhat tucked away, though I unfortunately expect that it will be more obvious than we would prefer

You may be right. I was just under the impression that Disney doesn't care that boxes are seen anymore ::cough:: GotG ::cough::

 

[Timothy_Q]

You may be right. I was just under the impression that Disney doesn't care that boxes are seen anymore ::cough:: GotG ::cough::

They care when it interferes with the money they're making through their hotels

This would be an eyesore to the high-paying Contemporary guests

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

You may be right. I was just under the impression that Disney doesn't care that boxes are seen anymore ::cough:: GotG ::cough::

You’re right. Avatar, Everest, even beauty and beast is visible from the wdw Railroad.

 

[marni1971]

This has absolutely baffled me as well. I do not understand the placement of Tron. At all. It will be a complete nightmare to get to/out of. I feel like they could have torn down the old Skyway station and out it there. Or put it in the large area by Buzz where the theater was/is. From the map on the app it looks to be a large vacant area. Although there may be some backstage areas there that I am unaware of. But to put it in such a tight area makes no sense to me.

The original plan was for a raised concourse across the Speedway with lift/escalator/stair access. This changed but the location didn’t.

 

[jt04]

I suspect that its placement is for the benefit of those outside the park. The sight lines of MK at a distance have the castle, Astro Orbiter iirc, and SM. Were Tron placed in front of Buzz, they would have a huge box to hide. In this case, the box is somewhat tucked away, though I unfortunately expect that it will be more obvious than we would prefer

The benefit is that they will have more flexibility to do something with the raceway pad if they ever want to upgrade.

 

[jt04]

The original plan was for a raised concourse across the Speedway with lift/escalator/stair access. This changed but the location didn’t.

Did the location of the wdwrr have an influence on the configuration? Not sure a train runs through the original version.

 

[marni1971]

Did the location of the wdwrr have an influence on the configuration? Not sure a train runs through the original version.

Aside from the show building outside the berm? I doubt it.

The concourse would have bridged the Speedway and railroad, connecting to the undercover Shanghai plaza.

But who knows what the future may bring in this area.

 

[larryz]

Aside from the show building outside the berm? I doubt it.

The concourse would have bridged the Speedway and railroad, connecting to the undercover Shanghai plaza.

But who knows what the future may bring in this area.

Uh-oh...

 

[KBLovedDisney]

Any word on the Tomorrowland Trees?

 

[Kenshin_elite]

Aside from the show building outside the berm? I doubt it.

The concourse would have bridged the Speedway and railroad, connecting to the undercover Shanghai plaza.

But who knows what the future may bring in this area.

They cant be happy with the state of the Speedway as it stands right now correct? Do they have any backup ideas if the entrance becomes to unruly once Tron opens?

 

[KikoKea]

Aside from the show building outside the berm? I doubt it.

The concourse would have bridged the Speedway and railroad, connecting to the undercover Shanghai plaza.

But who knows what the future may bring in this area.

MarniAlert beeping wildly! Bracing for what's to come.
(They better not touch my Space Mt....unless to fix that rickety track)

 

[Dizknee_Phreek]

The original plan was for a raised concourse across the Speedway with lift/escalator/stair access. This changed but the location didn’t.

Well I'm sure that would have looked cool. Too bad it didn't happen. But I just feel the placement will never not bug me. Maybe I will be proven wrong with the final product, but I just feel like for such a major attraction it will feel in some way separate from the land it's supposed to be a part of. Like it's tucked away in some forgotten corner of Tomorrowland. Not that it will be forgotten, of course...we all know it will be crazy busy. But it will just be weird considering no other WDW attraction spill to the other side of the train tracks...right? This will be the only one that I can think of.

 

[HiJe]

MarniAlert beeping wildly! Bracing for what's to come.
(They better not touch my Space Mt....unless to fix that rickety track)

*Boom* Rumor Confirmed! Space Mt to be torn down for a Stitch Meet and Greet. You heard it here first!

 

[Bocabear]

Any word on the Tomorrowland Trees?

I don't think the trees have been in question only as an illustration of things that look like they move but don't.. like the canopy pieces on the main concourse they just painted white...

 

[Bostb71]

Well I'm sure that would have looked cool. Too bad it didn't happen. But I just feel the placement will never not bug me. Maybe I will be proven wrong with the final product, but I just feel like for such a major attraction it will feel in some way separate from the land it's supposed to be a part of. Like it's tucked away in some forgotten corner of Tomorrowland. Not that it will be forgotten, of course...we all know it will be crazy busy. But it will just be weird considering no other WDW attraction spill to the other side of the train tracks...right? This will be the only one that I can think of.

Space Mountain is outside the tracks

 

[Dizknee_Phreek]

Space Mountain is outside the tracks

Yes you're right! I felt like there was something outside the tracks, but couldn't think of it.

 

[marni1971]

Space Mountain is outside the tracks

Yes you're right! I felt like there was something outside the tracks, but couldn't think of it.

As is Pirates, Splash, the BTM barn...