News Tomorrowland Speedway and Walt Disney World Railroad to be impacted by TRON construction at the Magic Kingdom

[wdwmagic]

Those folks who paid big bucks to stay at WDW for Christmas will be teased having to only WATCH the WDW RR creep around the track and not be able to ride it.

I guess these same folks will need to return to WDW for spring break 2023 to actually ride it.

Disney wins again.

Opening is imminent.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Opening is imminent.

 

[DCBaker]

Photo shared of Jeff Vahle, the WDW Ambassadors and Cast Members on the train today -

 

[HauntedPirate]

I just really hope they added a backstory to the train.

Ask and ye shall receive!

"Fresh from the keyboards of Disney's DEI and PR departments, soon to be available as a coffee table book for only $59.99 at Amazon.com, it's "The Story of Walt Disney World Trains"! Read about the magical ways Walt Disney World trains have helped guests make magical memories over the years. Relish the unmatched dream-making capabilities of Disney to modernize the train experience to help guests all ages, colors, and races continue to make those memories for generations to come."

 

[HauntedPirate]

Oh no.

"A new conductor has assumed the role, carrying on the long tradition of warm welcomes and amusing anecdotes while adding fresh commentary and story to the journey."

They Updated for Modern Audiences

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Jack Wagner audio is still there or we riot.

 

[arich35]

I wonder how long the wait to get on will be

 

[dreday3]

All my trips to WDW, we've never been on the train, even as a child. My husband always liked the one in Disneyland (he grew up there).
Now I feel like we have to ride it with this build up, but I also feel it can never live up to my expectations.

 

[EagleScout610]

The NEW Conductor: "As we pull into the tunnel, be sure to notice our new construction-themed attraction, TRON: Lightcycle Run!"

"And pay no attention to that mount - salt mine that just kinda showed up since our last passage. My my the times are a changing"

 

[Disstevefan1]

Opening is imminent.

imminent as in 2022?

 

[JoeCamel]

I wonder how long the wait to get on will be

You saw the popcorn bucket lines?

 

[Disstevefan1]

Do I hear virtual queue for the railroad?

How did we get here? Oh yea, COVID.

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

When I worked at a steam railroad in the NE, we had to have state licenses in the operations of boilers.

Probably a state requirement, not National. The steam railroad I worked on did not require it.

I think California might because I do notice that it’s always a maintenance CM actually operating the steamboat in California.

 

[_caleb]

In my talking with a MK CM the other day about when the railroad will reopen - she was being trained as a conductor, after first considering being an engineer/fireman. She said that she didn't know when it will reopen, not do any of the team leads.

What was interesting is when I asked about the training to be an engineer/fireman, I asked if they needed to be licensed. When I worked at a steam railroad in the NE, we had to have state licenses in the operations of boilers. She said there wasn't any state licensing requirements, that the engineers/fireman undergo local training, with no test.

Probably a state requirement, not National. The steam railroad I worked on did not require it.

I think California might because I do notice that it’s always a maintenance CM actually operating the steamboat in California.

Great. Now I fully expect to see an article on another fan site with the headline, "Disney Reopens MK's Railroad Using Unlicensed Engineers!"

 

[DCBaker]

Disney has shared video from the train traveling around the park -

 

[aladdin2007]

Video from the train traveling around the park -

it sounds a lot like the prior narration voice? am I wrong?
and I wonder if the allllllllll aboard spiel effect is returning?

 

[JohnD]

Video from the train traveling around the park -

What's the deal with the Tron Track audio before and through the Tron tunnel? I would have rather had the same narrator, "Now we're comin' up on a new fangled bicycle train. I hear tell it goes X mph" or something like that?

 

[MisterPenguin]

imminent as in 2022?

"Imminent" is sooner than soon.

"Sooner" is less soon than "imminently."

 

[MisterPenguin]

What's the deal with the Tron Track audio before and through the Tron tunnel? I would have rather had the same narrator, "Now we're comin' up on a new fangled bicycle train. I hear tell it goes X mph" or something like that?

It's the train's fault for time traveling. It gets the narrative interruption it deserves for not heeding the laws of God.

 

[EagleScout610]

it sounds a lot like the prior narration voice? am I wrong?

If it is, I doubt it'll last long before Tron officially opens and Splash is pulled for the retheme and they add a blurb about Tiana movin' on in

 

[Tuvalu]

Anyone want to ask, if the new conductor might have the voice of the "mayor" of main street who was let go durning the pandemic and none of the equity main street cast has come back yet? If there going to hype up this new narration by a person who grew up on main street and actually reference a "mayor" like figure.. I mean, fair game to ask?

The Mayor of Main Street was not let go during the pandemic. He passed away in 2017.

Christopher George Weaver, the 'Mayor of Main Street USA,' passes away

Christopher George Weaver, known to millions of Magic Kingdom guests as "the Mayor of Main Street USA," passed away on Christmas Eve at age 84.

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