peter11435
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You are massively underestimating the amount of real estate still available. They could fit the Haunted Mansion in the available space if they desired. I’d call that meaningful.
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Hardly. Not without blocking the new build. But hey.
UNCgolf
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Which is exactly why they need to tear up the Speedway and use the land for something better. I said it elsewhere but there are hundreds if not thousands of better versions of that ride scattered all over the country. It's such a waste of space.
peter11435
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The new build isn’t really designed to be seen or accessed from the speedway side. There’s a lot they could do with the space. The space the speedway currently takes up is larger than most attractions at WDW.
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I am of course well versed with the size of speedway.
peter11435
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I know. Which is why I’m surprised you are so wrong on this topic.
I’ll step away from this one.
Rich Brownn
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And it kept shrinking.....
But are they capable these days of theming a ride building on more than one side? 
Epcot says no. There again be thankful we kept the Wonders dome.But are they capable these days of theming a ride building on more than one side?
owlsandcoffee
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The Speedway takes up about 4 acres. I think Martin is right on this one though, Disney is spending bookoo bucks on the TRON ride with it's large attention-grabbing light-show-having canopy. To then turn around and block it from an entire cardinal direction with something would be a surprise. It's far more likely that the Speedway gets chewed into bit by bit for other things until it's one loop.
I think the best use of the speedway is a smaller, windier two-lane car ride. Something more reminiscent of a drive in the country (like Autopia at DLR) than the current NASCAR-style grand prix. I always liked the Tin Lizzy at a lot of parks (including one in my hometown). To see Disney do something like that with modern electric cars would be nice.
I think the best use of the speedway is a smaller, windier two-lane car ride. Something more reminiscent of a drive in the country (like Autopia at DLR) than the current NASCAR-style grand prix. I always liked the Tin Lizzy at a lot of parks (including one in my hometown). To see Disney do something like that with modern electric cars would be nice.
tirian
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Please remind me: How’d this guy get that job?
tirian
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TrainsOfDisney
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My reply is not appropriate for this forum... lol.Please remind me: How’d this guy get that job?
tirian
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I reviewed my posts over the last few months, and I can track how brutally honest and critical I’ve become over the last year. It’s all just simply that bad. As a long-time fan and former CM, I hope it gets fixed soon.
lazyboy97o
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Insulated metal panels aren’t the future?But are they capable these days of theming a ride building on more than one side?
Maybe when Disneyland opened. Today... I’d have to say no.
owlsandcoffee
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Another problem of Orlando's TL is that it wasn't really planned well. The original view from the hub was this:
which is just the two theaters and the Skyway Station. Doesn't bode well when your weenie is the thing that takes you to a better section of the park. The *Star Jets added verticality which was much-needed, and Space Mountain was the kind of blockbuster attraction that the land really lacked.
Sightlines end up being the bane of TL; I'm not sure what needs to be removed to resolve that but I think that removing a lot of the crap that was added in 94* will go a long way in cleaning the views up.
which is just the two theaters and the Skyway Station. Doesn't bode well when your weenie is the thing that takes you to a better section of the park. The *Star Jets added verticality which was much-needed, and Space Mountain was the kind of blockbuster attraction that the land really lacked.
Sightlines end up being the bane of TL; I'm not sure what needs to be removed to resolve that but I think that removing a lot of the crap that was added in 94* will go a long way in cleaning the views up.
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yensidtlaw1969
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Here's the REAL question . . . do we have any indication that Disney has interest in redeveloping the Speedway plot any time in the next decade? Because all this talk of what they *could* build there falls flat if they're not even considering it.
