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News Tron coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom
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DisneyDodo
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It's about both. Yes, they love saving on R&D. But there's also tremendous value in knowing that guests satisfaction for an attraction is high before investing tens of millions of dollars in it.
KrazyKat
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Itās really a matter of personal opinion about that and I respect your opinion on TRON. However, to me this is a HUGE addition to MK. I mean look at this!
ChrisFL
Premium Member
4 reasons I like the addition of TRON:
1. ) Another new E-Ticket in MK
2. ) I love Daft Punk's music
3. ) It should allow Disney finally close and rebuild Space Mountain properly
4. ) It will add a lot of futuristic aesthetic appeal to Tomorrowland that I hope the rest of the land will be more cohesive later on with it.
1. ) Another new E-Ticket in MK
2. ) I love Daft Punk's music
3. ) It should allow Disney finally close and rebuild Space Mountain properly
4. ) It will add a lot of futuristic aesthetic appeal to Tomorrowland that I hope the rest of the land will be more cohesive later on with it.
4 reasons I dislike the addition of Tron
1) Itās an indoor rollercoaster next to an indoor rollercoaster
2) The budget could have been better used to build a more suitable dark ride E ticket and to finally fix Space Mountain
3) Sightlines
4) Length (or lack of)
(But everyoneās entitled to an opinion)
1) Itās an indoor rollercoaster next to an indoor rollercoaster
2) The budget could have been better used to build a more suitable dark ride E ticket and to finally fix Space Mountain
3) Sightlines
4) Length (or lack of)
(But everyoneās entitled to an opinion)
lazyboy97o
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Why would Disney rebuild Space Mountain after just building their current vision of Space Mountain?
ChrisFL
Premium Member
I mean the track needs to be finally replaced, unless you think they're going to replace it with something else (I doubt)
The tracks needed replacing for over a decade. Thereās no indication at the moment this will happen.
lazyboy97o
Well-Known Member
People usually expect some sort of plussing to go along with work as intensive as a track replacement. But the whole idea of how Disney would update Space Mountain is going to be sitting next door.
yensidtlaw1969
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I'm guessing you're the kind who wouldn't be found putting a hat on a hat.
(Can't find a spot where I disagree - I'm especially worried about the sightlines.)
And now, the inevitable question -- was there an E Ticket Dark Ride on the table that got bumped for TRON, or is that just what you would have preferred in hypotheticals?
What Iād have preferred, although Iām worried thereās no movement with a total speedway overhaul yet.
Purduevian
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I see this complaint a lot... but aren't there multiple examples of similar ride systems next to each other at Disney Parks?
In MK: Pirates and Splash (different lands, but very close) [flumes]
Tiki room and country bears [AA shows]
EPCOT Center had WOM, Spaceship earth, and the living seas pretty close [omnivores]
Disneyland has Alice, Toad, Snow White, and Pinocchio in fantasyland [bus bar]
I'm not saying it's the best use of funds or even the right fit. However, people preach all the time that ride system does not equal ride experience. I've heard no complains that they are currently building an indoor LPS ride next to an indoor LPS ride in DHS.
yensidtlaw1969
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I'd probably be happy as a clam if Disney updated WDW's Space Mountain by replacing the track, adding speakers in the cars, playing the Disneyland soundtrack (which lines up surprisingly well with WDW's), and giving us a version of DL's re-entry tunnel special effects.
All of which is pretty bare-minimum for a Space Mountain makeover. They should totally be pushing further, especially in ways that differentiate Space Mountain from TRON. But I'd at least give the ride a pass if they brought it up to the standard of Disneyland. Right now the way they're treating Space Mountain at WDW is kind of sad.
EPCOTCenterLover
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1. ) Another new E-Ticket in MK
3. ) It should allow Disney finally close and rebuild Space Mountain properly
4. ) It will add a lot of futuristic aesthetic appeal to Tomorrowland that I hope the rest of the land will be more cohesive later on with it.
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3) Sightlines
4) Length (or lack of)
1. ) Another new E-Ticket in MK
3. ) It should allow Disney finally close and rebuild Space Mountain properly
4. ) It will add a lot of futuristic aesthetic appeal to Tomorrowland that I hope the rest of the land will be more cohesive later on with it.
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3) Sightlines
4) Length (or lack of)
Yes. But unlike other ride systems, and other themes, an indoor coaster in the dark IMHO is too similar to an indoor coaster in the dark.
Pirates, Splash and Jungle Cruise are virtually side by side. They are all variations of a boat ride. But the execution and theming couldnāt be more different.
lazyboy97o
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Would you build Phantom Manor next to The Haunted Mansion? TRON was specifically conceived of as a ādistinctly Chineseā Space Mountain.
yensidtlaw1969
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In this case, TRON was designed as a spiritual successor to Space Mountain. It executes the same concept with slightly different content - Thrilling, futuristic Roller Coaster ride in the Dark with funky lights punctuating the experience while backed by a thumping music track.
Except this time, instead of spiraling through Space, you're spiraling through . . . CyberSpace.
World of Motion, Spaceship Earth, and the Sea Cabs were all unique in content and context - you could be blindfolded and still sense you were on different rides, and if you weren't it was clear that they all had different objectives and different design methods. Alice, Toad, Snow White, and Pinocchio similarly all offer distinct variations on the busbar experience. Snow White and Pinocchio are arguably the most similar, and even then Snow distinguishes itself by being uniquely Scary.
TRON and Space Mountain are both designed to suit the same end, unlike any of the attractions above.
EDITED To Add: I'm personally excited to ride TRON. But I totally think that the rides make better cousins than neighbors.
jaxonp
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Well let me say this, having been on Tron, Shanghai Pirates, Mystic Manor and Journey at TDS, the one I want to reride the most is Tron (wish it were longer) and the one Iād ride least would be MM. I really donāt understand why people praise it so much, meh itās no HM replacement. Jttcote is a very close second. That ride has it all, crazy next level theming, thrilling dark ride. Itās so much better than MM or Pirates imo.
jaxonp
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No because haunted mansion is vastly superior and more fun than MM. I think Tron will make SM look and feel like crap. TDO will have to address SM sooner rather than later. Itās needs an overhaul.