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News Tron coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom
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The Pho
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Even after being officially announced and under construction doesn’t guarantee it’ll happen. Things can change very quickly. Nobody can be 100% until it’s actually about to open.
Buried20KLeague
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flynnibus
Premium Member
You mean you were one of the types that didn't think BayLake tower was happening, while for ages the monorail wizzed by the construction site Disney wouldn't acknowledge?
Or if you really want to put weight behind 'announcements'.. your standards aren't as strong as you think..
https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...perion-wharf-among-plans-for-downtown-disney/
Clearly nothing is done until its done... but also, it's obvious UNI has a plan and is acting on it. They aren't doing site prep for fun...
I'm not getting how a launch forces there to be one track rather than two. Doesn't a launch take up the same or less space than a hill-climb?
And thematically, wouldn't a launch be more suited to a space-themed coaster than a clanky pull up hill?
Buried20KLeague
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No Name
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That in itself would not increase capacity. The time spacing between the trains wouldn’t be shorter if they go up the lift hill faster.
Of course it’s a null point because a launch would require a very different track and vehicles, and it’s a null point because that’s just a horrendous idea.
A launch would require a different style track which would absolutely take up more space than a tight wild mouse style coaster. There’s no way they could fit two decent launch coasters in there.
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ToTBellHop
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The ride’s current top speed does not make sense to me with a launch. And greater speed would not allow such tight turns. Is it technically possible? Sure. That’s just not how I’ve seen launched coasters designed. A launch into tight turns would be painful. A launch that merely gets you to the top of the mountain sounds completely unnecessary as it would require a completely different ride system for little gain. A slow launch doesn’t make the rocket launch significantly more believable, especially at the resort with Mission: Space.
I prefer to keep classic Space Mountain if they are building a modern launched coaster next door. TRON was built as Shanghai’s Space Mountain. If they convert our Space Mountain to that of Paris, it makes the placement of TRON next door more nonsensical.
Rich Brownn
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They basically alluded to the new park in a shareholders meeting. Universal tends to announce things when construction has started. Disney likes to announce things years before they open.
No Name
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I have always thought the Disneyland coaster is not a mousecoaster.
The irony.
I have no idea what you’re trying to say or what point you’re trying to make. Not that I’m surprised by that.
No Name
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Oh there is no rule but I think MK’s Space Mountain is absolutely better.
Ironically, part of the reason DL’s SM is not the double wild mouse style coaster that MK’s is is because the Matterhorn was already built nearby. But see, they were clearly being nonsensical back then. Today’s Disney should have two launch coasters with relatively similar interior aesthetics right next to each other!
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disnyfan89
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I personally would love Disney to partner with RMC to develop a family friendly replacement for SM using their raptor track. I think it would be a great way to modernize space mountain while keeping the aspects that make it unique.
flynnibus
Premium Member
You could do a launch into a climb to effectively just replace the hill climb. Since you already have a gravity design its not like you need a 'whole new ride' if the launch were to simply replace the initial gravity feed. Space itself would be the biggest issue with any sort of 'retro-mod' since the whole track is already designed to work with itself.
But frankly I find the hill climb the least of Space's problems
Animaniac93-98
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That's no excuse...
Movielover
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I mean, technically it did get built. There is a resort there using the few buildings that were under construction so again, technically it got built. Just add like 50 asterisk's on the end of that.
ToTBellHop
Well-Known Member
In practice, you'd have a launch and need a trim brake right at the top. Seems unnecessary to me. I would bet the current track gauge can't even support LSM. How about we settle for a silent lift like Everest and Mine Train and updated visuals along the lift hill?You could do a launch into a climb to effectively just replace the hill climb. Since you already have a gravity design its not like you need a 'whole new ride' if the launch were to simply replace the initial gravity feed. Space itself would be the biggest issue with any sort of 'retro-mod' since the whole track is already designed to work with itself.
But frankly I find the hill climb the least of Space's problems
danlb_2000
Premium Member
The one in Paris isn't, and it's a launch coaster.