Goofyque'
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It is AWESOME!! Walking up to the canopy in Shanghai was beyond exciting!!! Can't wait for this in our Tomorrowland!
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News Tron coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom
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JEANYLASER
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I can't wait for this in Tomorrowland ! Awesome!
Josh Hendy
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The building looks really blocky/chunky compared to Shanghai. Will it be wrapped in the tent-like structure eventually?
lazyboy97o
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Its the same.
Animaniac93-98
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Only the West side of the building in MK. North, South and East will remain blocky/chunky.
Animaniac93-98
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Contemporary restaurant and hotel guests should get a good view of the unthemed sides of the show building.
Josh Hendy
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Disturbing
lazyboy97o
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Well we know the DVC crowd loves big blank walls.
Josh Hendy
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No prob, just top it off with a giant green swan.
Or paint it blue with puffy white clouds like the guy who hides the great pyramid in Despicable Me.
Or paint it blue with puffy white clouds like the guy who hides the great pyramid in Despicable Me.
There’s a reason why the CoP and SM were themed on the backside.
Animaniac93-98
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Is it sad that I forgot Bay Lake Tower existed when I made my post?
Wishful thinking?
Perhaps they'll project clips from Tron and Son of Tron on the sides at night...
Animaniac93-98
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No, they'll show Toy Story 4 instead because it's a more important "Disney" franchise.
trainplane3
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doctornick
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Is there some reason why they can't/won't simply theme the Tron showbuilding all around? Seems like it would be fairly easy to do some circuitry or even just use the same type of covering as Space Mountain.
Animaniac93-98
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$$$
Not just in terms of materials, but coming up with a new design.
Remember, Tron is not a franchise Disney cares about. The ONLY reason MK is getting it is that it's already designed and tested thanks to SDL. Just plopping the Shanghai ride into the park with almost no changes makes it the easiest/cheapest E-ticket MK has ever built.
Gone are the days when Disney would alter the design of rides like Haunted Mansion, Splash Mountain or Pirates to better fit one park.
Josh Hendy
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I thought Tron Shanghai is just a coaster wrapped in a stretchy, kevlar tent or shell like they use on bandstands and expo type show buildings and Olympic venues. I wouldn't have thought adding more tent would be a big issue.
Will be interesting to compare Epcot and MK internal and external sightlines after the completion of GotG and Tron respectively.
lazyboy97o
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And the part it makes easier accounts for at most the first 25% of the design process.
The canopy is only at the front and is very expensive. It is not a tensile fabric structure.