News Tron coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom

[KYmickey]

It's certainly in the right area for Tron.

 

[NateD1226]

 

[Timothy_Q]

bump

tag, you're it

 

[abaker1975]

The waiting times via the app aren’t as accurate as the old fashioned way of an experienced cast member seeing how far the lines ran back. A seasoned CM could call a wait time with 5 minutes accuracy.

Though not quite as convenient when you are the other side of the park.

 

[Figment2005]

There is a lot more going on behind that scrim than what can be seen. They have done a very good job at hiding the progress. It seems the re-route of the canal is going to be completely under ground, and a large retaining wall is going up on the MK side of the trench. Lots of concrete work.

 

[GlacierGlacier]

There's some vertical construction on the lot now. Seems to be foundation work.

 

[geekza]

Jim Hill just reported that they ran into foundation issues on Tron. I wonder if he's wrong or if they've just resolved them?

 

[Figment2005]

There's some vertical construction on the lot now. Seems to be foundation work.

It's 100% canal rerouting currently. The cranes are placing the molds for the very large concrete retaining walls, and prefab concrete tunnels have been placed in areas where backstage access will be needed.

Location where the ride is going is still just a large pile of dirt, so no ride foundation work has even started.

 

[lazyboy97o]

Jim Hill just reported that they ran into foundation issues on Tron. I wonder if he's wrong or if they've just resolved them?

The only kind of issues they could have at this stage is finding something that doesn’t match the geotechnical investigation. Like the sound problem at the Space Restaurant, these are amusing “anecdotes” that sound plausible but are being told before they could occur.

 

[larryz]

The only kind of issues they could have at this stage is finding something that doesn’t match the geotechnical investigation. Like the sound problem at the Space Restaurant, these are amusing “anecdotes” that sound plausible but are being told before they could occur.

Key question -- how old are the geotechnical assessment results? Could be that the sub-surface has changed in the last 40 or so years...

 

[MisterPenguin]

We've already seen two differing water management permits. It seems they were trying to make the building fit within the confines of the canal and road, and then wound up moving the canal, and now, according to what's being said above, simply burying it.

I could see that as being called "foundation" problems, even though that's an inaccurate use of the term.

 

[RSoxNo1]

We've already seen two differing water management permits. It seems they were trying to make the building fit within the confines of the canal and road, and then wound up moving the canal, and now, according to what's being said above, simply burying it.

I could see that as being called "foundation" problems, even though that's an inaccurate use of the term.

Will this affect the Yeti inside the Tron coaster?

 

[danlb_2000]

Key question -- how old are the geotechnical assessment results? Could be that the sub-surface has changed in the last 40 or so years...

They were done in June of 2017.

 

[danlb_2000]

We've already seen two differing water management permits. It seems they were trying to make the building fit within the confines of the canal and road, and then wound up moving the canal, and now, according to what's being said above, simply burying it.

I could see that as being called "foundation" problems, even though that's an inaccurate use of the term.

The most recent permit shows the canal being re-located and will be "buried" in places.

 

[Missing20K]

Key question -- how old are the geotechnical assessment results? Could be that the sub-surface has changed in the last 40 or so years...

The age of the analysis isn't necessarily the issue, it's that sometimes what the core borings say differs from what they actually excavate. The core borings are just a small sample taken in various places throughout the site, actual excavation occasionally returns different findings in regards to soils analysis and water table.

 

[Indy_UK]

I'm surprised they are keeping the energy building, there's nothing left but a shell

 

[Movielover]

I'm surprised they are keeping the energy building, there's nothing left but a shell

Did this thread just buy a park hopper?

 

[mitchk]

Dirt.

 

[eddie104]

Dirt.

Thanks....it seems this is the slowest project out of all that are currently going on which makes sense if they don't plan on opening till 2021.

 

[Lensman]

Dirt.

Thanks for the photos!

BTW, is there any other online community that gets so excited about piles of dirt? Or has discussions, etc.

I'm not saying it's unjustified given the ground compaction that it serves, but I have a hard time explaining this to my friends. (Actually, this is something that I've decided will remain private, so I've never revealed this aspect of my Disney obsession to anyone.)