News Tron coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom

[marni1971]

Yep, and Disney has to take some of the blame for this, having marketed themselves using images of Fantasyland rides for so many decades that, to much of the public, "Disney World" is thought to be a family amusement park with a castle.

That's the marketing which always worked in the short term, but at the expense of long-term perceptions of what makes Disney significant and special.

Honestly, if you tell the average person that Disney is about the unique experience of being believably transported to other times and places, a substantial percentage will say "I never thought of it that way."

We took first timers a few years ago. They’d only been to amusement parks previously. I had to go to great lengths to explain some of Orlando’s best attractions travel at less than 5mph and don’t go upside down.

 

[wannabeBelle]

We took first timers a few years ago. They’d only been to amusement parks previously. I had to go to great lengths to explain some of Orlando’s best attractions travel at less than 5mph and don’t go upside down.

So this!!! I live within an easy drive of a bunch of pretty impressive amusement parks and havent been to any of them in years. The things that make Disney special for me arent the rides exclusively. The atmosphere, the entertainment, and the great Cast Members who really bring the Magic to life. The rides are nice and all, but there is just so much more to it!!! Marie

 

[Brer Panther]

The carrot approach is to put more attractions and e-tickets in the other three parks to draw people out of the Magic Kingdom.

They could also add more smaller, D- or C-Ticket attractions to the Magic Kingdom to help with capacity. I think.

 

[_caleb]

Yeah, I‘ve always done this sort of orientation with non-Disney parks fans. I’d usually end up saying something like, ”You have to use your imagination!” But now, with TRON and GotG, etc., I’m not sure imagination would help.

 

[J4546]

i think the darth vadet meet n greet should be relocated to ge, and that building turned into a museum with rotating exhibits that changed every couple of months.

 

[doctornick]

They could also add more smaller, D- or C-Ticket attractions to the Magic Kingdom to help with capacity. I think.

They can always build some capacity adding attractions to MK while also adding larger E tickets to the other parks

(Y’know like the Main St Theater...)

 

[MisterPenguin]

They could also add more smaller, D- or C-Ticket attractions to the Magic Kingdom to help with capacity. I think.

I would guess that that's a two-edged sword. While adding ride capacity without drawing in crowds specifically for that new ride, it would, OTOH, reinforce that MK is the park with "all the rides."

 

[RSoxNo1]

I would guess that that's a two-edged sword. While adding ride capacity without drawing in crowds specifically for that new ride, it would, OTOH, reinforce that MK is the park with "all the rides."

Part of the reason why cancelling the Main Street theater hurt so much.

 

[disneyC97]

They could also add more smaller, D- or C-Ticket attractions to the Magic Kingdom to help with capacity. I think.

They can start with the keel boats!

 

[DCLcruiser]

We took first timers a few years ago. They’d only been to amusement parks previously. I had to go to great lengths to explain some of Orlando’s best attractions travel at less than 5mph and don’t go upside down.

...but, Peter Pan would be cool if it did invert!

 

[DCLcruiser]

I love the old feelings I get walking in WDW, or hell, just driving on property. While I enjoy the old nostalgia, I still enjoy the thrill rides at Disney more.

I'd trade the Indy stunt show for the Indy Paris Coaster, or Indy Car Ride DLR. ::runs and hides::

 

[SJN1279]

I certainly agree that DL is overall better than MK bolstered by more E tickets and a bunch more C ticket type rides. However one thing that often gets overlooked or ignored is that MK has a bunch more shows than DL - Country Bears, HoP, Philharmagic, Laugh Floor, Carousel of Progress - that help to complete that park. They tend to fill the role that the FL dark rides do in DL.

Also Disneyland is cramped, and it ruins the theme of the lands in many cases. Magic Kingdom has much better spacing than its California counterpart.

 

[Touchdown]

Also Disneyland is cramped, and it ruins the theme of the lands in many cases. Magic Kingdom has much better spacing than its California counterpart.

I prefer WDW to the DLR but you are dead wrong when you compare DL to MK, other then the castle, Splash, Pooh, HM, and the Tomorrowland midway DL is superior to MK in all other facets.

 

[rle4lunch]

I prefer WDW to the DLR but you are dead wrong when you compare DL to MK, other then the castle, Splash, Pooh, HM, and the Tomorrowland midway DL is superior to MK in all other facets.

There is no comparison. Other than MKs HM, all the clone rides at MK are pale imitations. HM is really good in both, but I'll give the nod to DL on that one too due to their holiday overlay. That thing is genius.

 

[RSoxNo1]

There is no comparison. Other than MKs HM, all the clone rides at MK are pale imitations. HM is really good in both, but I'll give the nod to DL on that one too due to their holiday overlay. That thing is genius.

Splash Mountain and Haunted Mansion are better in Florida.
Pirates and Space Mountain are better in California.

it's a small world is a push, but I prefer Florida.

 

[Rich Brownn]

Also Disneyland is cramped, and it ruins the theme of the lands in many cases. Magic Kingdom has much better spacing than its California counterpart.

Actually they do a lot more to make it seem less cramped (meandering walkways). And its amazing how they hide stuff (Autopia goes over the submarine show building, space mountain recessed 15 feet into the ground so you can't see it from Main Street)

 

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[rle4lunch]

Splash Mountain and Haunted Mansion are better in Florida.
Pirates and Space Mountain are better in California.

it's a small world is a push, but I prefer Florida.

I'll give you Splash too, but not HM, DL still edges MK for the reason I gave, IMO. Small World is like 8 minutes shorter in MK and its Much smaller in scale and intricacies than DL. And MKs facade for it feels like a county fair (this goes for that whole thoroughfare thru that part, they should've updated it to match NFL).

 

[doctornick]

I'll give you Splash too, but not HM, DL still edges MK for the reason I gave, IMO. Small World is like 8 minutes shorter in MK and its Much smaller in scale and intricacies than DL. And MKs facade for it feels like a county fair (this goes for that whole thoroughfare thru that part, they should've updated it to match NFL).

Both IASW in MK and DL are listed as 14 minutes in length on Touring Plans. The experience on the rides are similar in scope (I’d argue that the “flooded room” setup and lack of characters in MK make it a superior ride experience compared to DL and makes up for the facade but YMMV).

In comparing rides, I’d also argue for MK’s superior placement of Astro Orbiter.

 

[KaliSplash]

There is no comparison. Other than MKs HM, all the clone rides at MK are pale imitations. HM is really good in both, but I'll give the nod to DL on that one too due to their holiday overlay. That thing is genius.

Mere words cannot explain my hatred of the holiday overlay. I have Never been a fan of the stick drawings of that genre. Therefore, I dislike any of that whole approach.