lazyboy97o
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Big issues like climate and soil conditions are still different. Transformers was not accomplished because it was easier, but because of a massive commitment the likes of which Universal is not interested in repeating.
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News Tron coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom
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EricsBiscuit
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I like how it took longer to build Choza de Margarita than it did to build Transformers.
HoldenC
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I mean no?? Wasnt it already open at SDL?? I guess I'm just confused and ill informed at how this stuff works. But it truly shouldn't be more than taking the blueprints and copy and pasting. Please inform because you seem to be extremely knowledgable on the subject
lazyboy97o
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News - Tron coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom
It is a very quick timeline. Something else to consider: Building EPCOT is also the type of work that brings multiple national companies into an area, that have more resources to throw around. Building Tron and other current projects is more of a job for local/regional construction companies...
justintheharris
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There is a pressure to complete announced projects by a deadline more so than unannounced ones USUALLY. In most case scenarios, Disney or Universal will feel more pressure to finish up a project that has already been announced than to really fixate on one that has not been.
lazyboy97o
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Not usually. Unannounced projects still have deadlines. This idea that there is only a small team of Imagineers or Universal Creatives working on everything is not true. Projects get dedicated staff who are not going to be concerned about the announced project they are not working.
No Name
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Space Mountain sure as hell won’t be “embarrassed” to have better sightlines and placement than either hella expensive coaster being built 50 years later. The fact that both the Tron and GotG coasters have exteriors that are revealing in ways I only expect at a park like Six Flags is sad. Thematically Space Mountain is obviously stronger as well. It needs work but there’s a reason it’s iconic, and that’s because they gave a about it in relation to what’s around.
justintheharris
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I'm well aware there are individual teams working on everything. But resources can be diverted from one project to another if necessary. Allegedly that's what's been happening with Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway and Star Wars land. Star Wars land has been taking up all the resources which is why Runaway Railway has been delayed.
GlacierGlacier
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Happy Father's Day
danlb_2000
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Those things not being announced doesn't change the fact that construction work is happening right now. So Universal was working on Hagrid, Jurassic Park Coaster, Terminator 3D replacement, Today Show Cafe, two new resorts and the land prep for a third gate at the same time. Yes, not as much as Disney, but it's not accurate to say Hagrid was the only thing they were working on.
justintheharris
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We still don't know for fact whether or not Universal is indeed building a third gate. Does it seem likely right now? Of course. Is it a guarantee? No. For all we know, they could still surprise us and say "we're building 20 new hotels." Nothing is official until announced to the public. And there's not nearly as much pressure to finish a project with no announced completion date as there is for a roller coaster that had an opening date of June 13th. I'm simply saying that projects with announced completion dates are going to receive more attention and have more pressure to complete than a project that has no exact completion date and can have its completion pushed back without the public ever really knowing about it.
justintheharris
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Well I don't believe you and I know some people close to the project. I don't give specifics or ask them for specifics usually nor do I want to give out any information that could get them into trouble. All I've been told is part of the reason they're running behind is because Star Wars is receiving all the focus at the expense of Runaway Railway.
justintheharris
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Of course both have deadlines. But if you absolutely have to push back a deadline, will you do it for the project with the announced deadline or the unannounced deadline? In the vast majority of cases, I'm assuming the latter.
danlb_2000
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Whether they are building a third gate or not, work is going on to prep land for something. Just because a project hasn't been announced to the public doesn't mean it doesn't have an exact completion date.
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danlb_2000
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But how many of the things you mentioned for Disney have firm public dates?
It behooves a theme park to constantly have new things for the sake of advertising and bringing back business. Thus, part of long build times is that even though they might have been built faster, they don't need or want to if they need something new in a specific time frame.
justintheharris
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None except Star Wars which is why Runaway Railway is delayed. Would Disney rather push back Runaway Railway or come out and say “Sorry but Star Wars won’t be done by August 29th?” Obviously the former which is what I suspect happened.
Well M&MRR was supposed to be the Fall of 2019, which was officially announced on their website for almost a year before being changed to Spring 2020.
danlb_2000
Premium Member
The re-allocation of resources to Star Wars is only part of the reason for Runaway Railroads delay.