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[marni1971]

I'm assuming Pre DHS really does mean before May 1989. Where were they looking to do Tron? The WoL/soon-to-be Play Pavilion site?

Sorry, rather before the Tron coaster was proposed for DHS.

 

[lazyboy97o]

I see. So they looked at Epcot first, then DHS, and then decided on MK.

TRON was considered for Magic Kingdom before 2010 as a co-financed project with Shanghai Disneyland along with Seven Dwarfs Mine Train.

 

[GymLeaderPhil]

I heard some mention of uplighting.

The PeopleMover support beams that end with stone bench seating near Monsters/Buzz/Astro/Lunching Pad had uplighting installed in the planter beds in the ‘94 update.

Since they were in the planters, mulch and foliage often blocked them. Either due to guests playing with the mulch, weather, or lack of horticulture upkeep. It was bad design and they never addressed it. Much like the flooding that occurs when they repaved the land.

 

[marni1971]

TRON was considered for Magic Kingdom before 2010 as a co-financed project with Shanghai Disneyland along with Seven Dwarfs Mine Train.

It’s worth pointing out this wasn’t the same attraction as was built.

 

[SplashJacket]

It’s worth pointing out this wasn’t the same attraction as was built.

Mind sharing any details possible on what this alternate version would entail?

 

[marni1971]

Mind sharing any details possible on what this alternate version would entail?

The entrance and queue would have been through the Circlevision theatre, with the ride in the parking lot to the south of Tomorrowland. It was a launched coaster but of a different layout than what is being built.

 

[Simon83079]

I do wonder, Is there any sign of them taking this thing down or are they just gonna repaint it like the fins?

 

[Mike S]

I do wonder, Is there any sign of them taking this thing down or are they just gonna repaint it like the fins? View attachment 451329

I’ve been to the park countless times and I don’t think I’ve ever seen this...

 

[marni1971]

I’ve been to the park countless times and I don’t think I’ve ever seen this...

It helps when seen in context

If I recall at night it has a cyan spinning light inside it

 

[Mike S]

It helps when seen in context

View attachment 451340

If I recall at night it has a cyan spinning light inside it

Oh, that.

 

[yensidtlaw1969]

The entrance and queue would have been through the Circlevision theatre, with the ride in the parking lot to the south of Tomorrowland. It was a launched coaster but of a different layout than what is being built.

What would the Show Building have looked like on the Magic Kingdom Skyline?

 

[marni1971]

What would the Show Building have looked like on the Magic Kingdom Skyline?

Better hidden than the current one. It was described as a low level rectangular block (nothing like the layout that’s being built remember)

 

[yensidtlaw1969]

Better hidden than the current one. It was described as a low level rectangular block (nothing like the layout that’s being built remember)

 

[RSoxNo1]

I’ve always felt like TRON and GotG should have swapped locations. Especially with Test Track 2.0 giving some strong TRON vibes.

That might have been the issue. One early proposal was for Tron to go to Futureworld.

A very early proposal. Pre DHS.

Since Space Mountain needed a re-build, I would have loved to see Space Mountain move to EPCOT with both TRON and Guardians going to Tomorrowland.

 

[SplashJacket]

Since Space Mountain needed a re-build, I would have loved to see Space Mountain move to EPCOT with both TRON and Guardians going to Tomorrowland.

Don't take this the wrong way, but I cannot tell if you're joking or not. If you're not, the actual building of Space Mountain does not need a rebuild, instead, the track within the building needs to be completely torn out and built from the ground up. Swapping out a track is a very different task from relocating an entire building, especially one built like Space Mountain.

Small World, is essentially housed in a glorified warehouse and could be moved. Space Mountain as a whole could be relocated but the costs would be astronomical and thus would not serve much benefit compared to ground-up construction.

 

[tparris]

Space Mountain as a whole could be relocated but the costs would be astronomical

Pun intended?

 

[SplashJacket]

Pun intended?

Unfortunately not!

 

[RSoxNo1]

Don't take this the wrong way, but I cannot tell if you're joking or not. If you're not, the actual building of Space Mountain does not need a rebuild, instead, the track within the building needs to be completely torn out and built from the ground up. Swapping out a track is a very different task from relocating an entire building, especially one built like Space Mountain.

Small World, is essentially housed in a glorified warehouse and could be moved. Space Mountain as a whole could be relocated but the costs would be astronomical and thus would not serve much benefit compared to ground-up construction.

Yes, the building is fine but since I'm playing God I would have rebuilt that too.

 

[trainplane3]

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[Timothy_Q]

10 bucks the white paint in the supports starts peeling in a few months