News Tron coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom

[shortstop]

For how useless the arcade is nowadays, it's quite an iconic and well-designed part of SM.

Meh, personally, I wouldn’t morn its loss.

 

[marni1971]

Thanks for posting this!

It also looks like they are doing some sort of destruction/construction on the hillside facing the bus loading area too. (Any idea what that is for?)

I belive to expand the retention pond.

 

[danlb_2000]

I belive to expand the retention pond.

Correct.

 

[MisterPenguin]

So why not rig up a second engine to the other end of the train, like a steam-powered monorail? Probably not quite that simple, but it'd be neat to see.

They could rig up a posse of CMs to pull it each way!

 

[azox]

Looks like a bunch of demolition is occurring now on the speedway. It will be interesting to see how they change the layout. (The site that shall not be named has photos).

 

[danlb_2000]

Looks like a bunch of demolition is occurring now on the speedway. It will be interesting to see how they change the layout. (The site that shall not be named has photos).

There are some posts over in the Speedway thread with the pictures and discussing what the new layout could look like.

 

[po1998]

Is the "quiet" walkway between Tomorrowland and Fantasyland gone for good?

 

[tparris]

Is the "quiet" walkway between Tomorrowland and Fantasyland gone for good?

I would think (and hope) that they will keep it in some fashion. They will have to make part of it bigger for the Tron entrance.

 

[Timothy_Q]

Is the "quiet" walkway between Tomorrowland and Fantasyland gone for good?

It'll come back.

It just won't be quiet anymore

 

[Bleed0range]

Is this going to be an exact clone? Does anyone know?

 

[yensidtlaw1969]

Is this going to be an exact clone? Does anyone know?

My understanding is that, outside of possibly some minor adjustments, it will be an "exact" clone.

As opposed to something like Splash Mountain between Disneyland and Walt Disney World, where the attraction was wholly redesigned and features many perceivable differences.

 

[ChrisFL]

Yep, if it's cheaper for them to make an exact clone, they will make an exact clone.

 

[RScottyL]

any talk of the future of the (fill-in-your-own-adjective) dance party they have over here?

LOL, hopefully they either get rid of it, or move it away somewhere else!

 

[RScottyL]

Not sure if this has been posted in this thread yet, but here is a wide angle shot of the Tron in Shanghai, along with the Tomorrowland Shanghai music:



Not sure if the music will stay a Shanghai exclusive, or if they will update ours with this when Tron is up and running!

 

[RScottyL]

If they build the same canopy style they did in Shanghai, I wonder if it has to be closed during thunderstorms like other outdoor coasters

I wouldn't think so, as if you look at the video from the Shanghai one, the coaster looks like it is up pretty close to the canopy, so should be fine!

 

[trainplane3]

Update from BlogMickey. Looks like we have a foundation pour happening.

http://blogmickey.com/2019/01/concr...n-site-more-tomorrowland-speedway-demolition/

 

[FigmentFan82]

Legit question, with Tron coming to MK from Shanghai, and Ratatouille coming to EPCOT from DLP, is there anything to the thought that perhaps Disney is looking at the forign parks as a sort of testing ground to gauge popularity of new attractions without having to be the sole bearer of R&D costs, etc?

 

[cjkeating]

Legit question, with Tron coming to MK from Shanghai, and Ratatouille coming to EPCOT from DLP, is there anything to the thought that perhaps Disney is looking at the forign parks as a sort of testing ground to gauge popularity of new attractions without having to be the sole bearer of R&D costs, etc?

More like WDW is lazy and just copying what's already been done elsewhere.

 

[lazyboy97o]

Legit question, with Tron coming to MK from Shanghai, and Ratatouille coming to EPCOT from DLP, is there anything to the thought that perhaps Disney is looking at the forign parks as a sort of testing ground to gauge popularity of new attractions without having to be the sole bearer of R&D costs, etc?

It’s not really about popularity, but Disney loves to use their international partners as a source of development dollars. It’s why Tokyo and Hong Kong now push for / demand exclusivity.

 

[CaptainAmerica]

More like WDW is lazy and just copying what's already been done elsewhere.

The percentage of WDW guests who will ever visit an international theme park rounds to 0%. For all intents and purposes, a ride imported to Orlando from Shanghai is "unique" as far as anyone is concerned.