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

[RScottyL]

Wow that’s disappointing that the speedway is not getting its retheme.

I agree! This is probably one of the biggest things in Tomorrowland that needs an update/retheme!

I think the best is to go with electric vehicles and make them more futuristic looking!

 

[marni1971]

I agree! This is probably one of the biggest things in Tomorrowland that needs an update/retheme!

I think the best is to go with electric vehicles and make them more futuristic looking!

Unless funding goes south it should before end of 2021.

 

[MisterPenguin]

Maybe to make the netting more thematic, they can put lights on it and call it the World Wide Web.

 

[lazyboy97o]

I had never seen the inside queue before. I mean if there have to be nets those are well engineered. I'd prefer glass tunnels or arches over the queues or something. More futurey.

You don’t know the difference between inside and outside?

 

[IMDREW]

The netting wasn’t obvious at all when I was there. The canopy is so impressive and the coaster is much higher above you then the images and videos make it seem.

 

[nbdysreal]

No net yet.

 

[999th Happy Haunt]

I think they should definitely try to improve how the ride looks at night. Driving under lots of neon and futuristic lights could be really cool. I don’t know if this is possible, but projection mapping on some parts of the track at night would be stunning.

 

[Disnutz311]

Should be sponsored by Tesla...

 

[ChrisFL]

Should be sponsored by Tesla...

Can't be, as long as GM/Chevy is still sponsoring an attraction and the vehicles WDW uses.

 

[GlacierGlacier]

Can't be, as long as GM/Chevy is still sponsoring an attraction and the vehicles WDW uses.

Not to mention Tesla is not in a state to sponsor an attraction. They've already got very strong brand recognition, and they're still needing to invest pretty much all their cash back into their development and production of product. Same with SpaceX. Both of these companies have much more important things to be spending money on right now.

 

[Creathir]

Not to mention Tesla is not in a state to sponsor an attraction. They've already got very strong brand recognition, and they're still needing to invest pretty much all their cash back into their development and production of product. Same with SpaceX. Both of these companies have much more important things to be spending money on right now.

Tesla is worth more than Ford, GM, or Honda.
Only Toyota and Mercedes are worth more.

Give Tesla time, they are just getting started.

IMO, eventually they should be sponsoring this and Test Track.

 

[Kman101]

I was always sort of fond of the idea of a speedway going behind test track instead. Would have freed up the Tomorrowland spot for other things. Too bad they don't think of moving and rebuilding, but I know it sounds silly to a lot of people to go through that effort.

 

[jt04]

I was always sort of fond of the idea of a speedway going behind test track instead. Would have freed up the Tomorrowland spot for other things. Too bad they don't think of moving and rebuilding, but I know it sounds silly to a lot of people to go through that effort.

If we get RSRs someday at DHS then Test Track could become a place for a 21st century Autopia.

 

[MisterPenguin]

It is so amazing to experience MK without that disgusting Speedway making noise and smelling the place up. Oh how I wish it was being removed forever. Alas no

Ya know... maybe if we all wrote to WDW and played dumb and just gushed how happy we are that they're getting rid of Speedway...

 

[HauntedPirate]

Tesla is worth more than Ford, GM, or Honda.
Only Toyota and Mercedes are worth more.

Give Tesla time, they are just getting started.

IMO, eventually they should be sponsoring this and Test Track.

Tesla is "worth more" than a company like Honda? Maybe in stock value, but not in any sort of real world way. Tesla has bigger things to worry about than sponsorship opportunities.

And, again, some of us like the smell from the Speedway.

 

[raymusiccity]

Tesla is "worth more" than a company like Honda? Maybe in stock value, but not in any sort of real world way. Tesla has bigger things to worry about than sponsorship opportunities.

And, again, some of us like the smell from the Speedway.

...and the noise of the engines, and the smiles on all of the faces when each child climbs out from behind the wheel!

 

[Andrew M]

Never understood the hate for the Speedway, I used to love it when I was too little for go-karts (Under 11/12). My 4 & 5 year olds are pretty bummed that'll be down for our next trip.

 

[Portable Hole]

Never understood the hate for the Speedway, I used to love it when I was too little for go-karts (Under 11/12). My 4 & 5 year olds are pretty bummed that'll be down for our next trip.

I think most of the hate is channeled not so much at the concept but the execution. And that every time it closes for a major refinement, all they do is make the track even shorter.

 

[WDWdream97]

Unless funding goes south it should before end of 2021.

But still not re-track of SM .

 

[ChrisFL]

But still not re-track of SM .

I'd expect that after TRON opens