News Tron coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom

owlsandcoffee

owlsandcoffee

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Oh lordy things are getting heated! Hahaha. My frustration just mostly comes from the lack of attention to theming, especially when the relatively new Storybook Circus did such a good job of it.
 
Giss Neric

Giss Neric

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celluloid said:
You are not kidding. It has less durration than Goofy's Barnstormer. I found the thing to be highly overrated.
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It actually doesn't feel short. It was fine. Most rollercoasters from Six Flags , Cedar Point etc, are roughly a minute only. It looks longer cause of the lift hill. Launch coasters will feel short cause it's so fast. I do have a problem with too many brakes mid ride. I think it was 3 mid brakes in the show building. Other than that, I think everyone can ride this without feeling too scary.
 
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celluloid

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Giss Neric said:
It actually doesn't feel short. It was fine. Most rollercoasters from Six Flags , Cedar Point etc, are roughly a minute only. It looks longer cause of the lift hill. Launch coasters will feel short cause it's so fast. I do have a problem with too many brakes mid ride. I think it was 3 mid brakes in the show building. Other than that, I think everyone can ride this without feeling too scary.
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It is great that it does not feel short to you, that is an opinion. It is nothing against you or the fun you had.
Objectively, it is shorter than most launch coasters from station to final brake run. Also, most modern permanant park coasters that are not junior coasters being under a minute is not factual, even without the lifthill. If we are comparing launch coasters form 20 years ago or regional park coasters from nearly 30 years ago, than Iger's hubris into resting on the long previous laurels is really showing.
 
Bocabear

Bocabear

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It feels very short when you are on it...the brakes in the show building ruin the experience. and having the ride split into three sections heightens the feeling of shortness... The Launch, The Canopy run, The show building. The don't flow together, they are like three acts. Sure the Canopy is cool...and it is exciting to see the coaster zoom outside, but from a storyline standpoint, it makes no sense and sort of takes you out of the world of tron..you are outside, then braking hard, then dropping into the show building with too many brakes. It is a beautiful ride, and a fun idea, it is just too short...
 
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celluloid

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Bocabear said:
It feels very short when you are on it...the brakes in the show building ruin the experience. and having the ride split into three sections heightens the feeling of shortness... The Launch, The Canopy run, The show building. The don't flow together, they are like three acts. Sure the Canopy is cool...and it is exciting to see the coaster zoom outside, but from a storyline standpoint, it makes no sense and sort of takes you out of the world of tron..you are outside, then braking hard, then dropping into the show building with too many brakes. It is a beautiful ride, and a fun idea, it is just too short...
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That about sums up my thoughts on it too. It is not thrilling enough or long enough to be a coaster person's coaster, and it is a neat aesthetic, but not themed enough or story placement enough to be evoking a theme for many tastes.
 
corran horn

corran horn

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J4546 said:
its kinda weird having 2 similar rides right next to each other...
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It sure is.
 
Beacon Joe

Beacon Joe

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celluloid said:
You are not kidding. It has less durration than Goofy's Barnstormer. I found the thing to be highly overrated.
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I thought you were exaggerating so I watched POV videos of both. TRON is ~ 1:45 in length... With the final :30 being a long, slow brake run. So it's effectively about 15 seconds longer than Goofy. I'll admit, that's pretty goofy when you think about it. Now you just bummed me out on the TRON coaster.
 
MisterPenguin

MisterPenguin

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Beacon Joe said:
I thought you were exaggerating so I watched POV videos of both. TRON is ~ 1:45 in length... With the final :30 being a long, slow brake run. So it's effectively about 15 seconds longer than Goofy. I'll admit, that's pretty goofy when you think about it. Now you just bummed me out on the TRON coaster.
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If you want to discount a long brake run, then you should also discount the slow clanky drag up a hill when comparing ride times.

Launch coaster are always going to be significantly shorter than coasters with a chain slowly pulling you up a hill. But the thrill part of the rides tend to be comparable.
 
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celluloid

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Beacon Joe said:
I thought you were exaggerating so I watched POV videos of both. TRON is ~ 1:45 in length... With the final :30 being a long, slow brake run. So it's effectively about 15 seconds longer than Goofy. I'll admit, that's pretty goofy when you think about it. Now you just bummed me out on the TRON coaster.
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Yeah sorry. It does fall flat there for me too. Facts are facts. Just think about how much shorter that is than Slinky Dog! Bummer.
 
jt04

jt04

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J4546 said:
its kinda weird having 2 similar rides right next to each other, but i think once the tron building/canopy is all finished, it will be a welcome addition to tomorrowland. the ride itself looks amazing on youtube. also if they retheme autopia with similar lighting, thatd be a swell update
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SM could get reimagined some day to be more family accessible so the rides would better compliment each other. Just one possibility.
 
larryz

larryz

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Beacon Joe said:
Probably an average of 120 minutes of wait time and millions of individuals' 8AM anger when learning that FastPasses for it are unobtainium for the next 5-6 years.
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I'm guessing we'll see Boarding Groups for the first six months or so...
 

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