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

Disone

Disone

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Unfortunately the tunnel looks like it's just about the right size for a train. Not sure there'd be much room for projection mapping once a train is in the tunnel.
 
Cmdr_Crimson

Cmdr_Crimson

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lazyboy97o said:
All of the plain, industrial tunnels along the Walt Disney World Railroad should have been replaced with themed tunnels during this extended closure, instead they’re adding another one.
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Yeah, the expressway overpass by NFL whisks me away to the fantasy that I-4 drivers are polite and courteuous...A cavern with a side waterfall feature with woodland creatures could have worked..
 
Animaniac93-98

Animaniac93-98

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ToTBellHop said:
The Primeval World gives fanboys wet dreams but to me it wouldn’t feel out of place in the dinosaur wing of a natural history museum that hasn’t been refurbished since the 1960s.

First time I saw it, I was like, “oh.”
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EPCOT topped the original in every way, but then they didn't keep it in good shape the last decade or so and now it's gone. ☹️
 
yensidtlaw1969

yensidtlaw1969

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ToTBellHop said:
The Primeval World gives fanboys wet dreams but to me it wouldn’t feel out of place in the dinosaur wing of a natural history museum that hasn’t been refurbished since the 1960s.

First time I saw it, I was like, “oh.”
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As someone who enjoys The Primeval World for what it is, I feel like a lot of praise for it is shaped by both the knowledge of the history with the World's Fair and the lack of basically anything to see along the WDW Railroad.

On its own it is sort of super random and not especially awe inspiring - it feels like someone looked and said "We have all these dinosaurs, can we squeeze them into Disneyland somewhere?", which is basically what it is.

Given the choice between having a Primeval World along the WDWRR and having nothing at all I would choose the Primeval World, but I can admit that it's a random thing that feels sort of like the relic it is. Which is kind of a gift for those of us who enjoy relics and see Disneyland increasingly losing them, but outside of that I can understand it being a bit of random and underwhelming moment.
 
ToTBellHop

ToTBellHop

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TrainChasers said:
What do you think of jungle cruise?
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It’s meant to be ridiculous. And they’ve updated it considerably, anyway.

Primeval World is serious to a fault and they mention it every time guests board the train. It’s simply not that good. Imagine if the WDW reminded guests boarding in Storybook Circus to stay on board long enough to see some Indians!
 
yensidtlaw1969

yensidtlaw1969

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TrainChasers said:
I get what you are saying but I think “random and charming” is better.

That’s Disneyland in general. Charming. The sleeping beauty castle walkthrough for example... random and charming. Mr. toads Wild ride, Casey jr., tiki room, etc.
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Well, *I* certainly think it's charming. It's more charming to get a peek into history with the World's Fair than it is to look at bare swamps like we get to in Florida.

But my point was that anyone who doesn't already know why it's there might find it puzzling, and not especially dazzling.

I'm not sure I'd put Mr. Toad, Casey Jr., Tiki Room, and the Castle Walkthrough in the same category as Primeval World. Those are all among my favorites and have that "they don't make 'em like this anymore" quality to them, but none of those are quite as perplexing or, I say with respect, dated the way the Dinos are.
 
yensidtlaw1969

yensidtlaw1969

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Touchdown said:
You are all knocking Primeval World but it’s not the only thing on the DLRR. Don’t forget the Grand Canyon.
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I don't think one post calling it underwhelming and one more saying "I can see why you say that" really counts as knocking it - and I also don't think we're forgetting the Grand Canyon. The poster was simply expressing that the PW was a let down to them. Perhaps The Grand Canyon didn't have that same effect.

And speaking of The Grand Canyon, while Disneyland's has some more nicely updated effects, the best use of the Diorama overall goes to Disneyland Paris, where the Grand Canyon is the first thing you pass through after Main Street Station and when you exit you're immediately met with the sweeping vista of Frontierland from along the backside of the Rivers of the Far West. It's a really great moment where the diorama seems to give way to you being transported in reality . . . and if you manage to catch it at sunset there's almost nothing better.

DLP features no dinos along their railroad, however.
 

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