News Tron coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom

[griffin ferrari]

Add in Ratatouille not being worked on either and it's not looking good for the 50th

Ratatouille is Done and ready to open.

 

[EricsBiscuit]

Yep I’ve been told something similar.

Any idea on the effect on the WDWRR?

 

[Coaster Lover]

Will the work at least get far enough along (on the outside) that they can reopen the train sometime early 2021?

 

[note2001]

Will the work at least get far enough along (on the outside) that they can reopen the train sometime early 2021?

I came to say this too. I want the train back! More importantly, Walt wants his trains back! (He told me so in a dream)

 

[easyrowrdw]

Tron WILL NOT open fall of 2021. The exterior will be completed to clean up the area (still tons of work to be done). December will end the construction on this project and it will be suspended until October 2021. The outdoor canopies will continue to go up during the winter and into 2021. Depending on how the economy and attendance goes construction will pick back up fall of 2021. Plan on Spring/Summer 2022 for an opening.

A ride that should've been finished before the shutdown is now looking at another year and a half? This is just ridiculous and awful.

 

[marni1971]

Ratatouille is Done and ready to open.

Almost.

 

[griffin ferrari]

Almost.

Its just finishing stuff right? All the major stuff is done right?

 

[britain]

Well, the 60th going to be great!

 

[Magic Feather]

Ah good another thing that Unscrupulous can steal from this site, of course under his pen name Jessica Figueroa...

All of the "Jessica is Tom" conspiracy theories always make me laugh. (And for the record, it's comedically untrue).

 

[matt9112]

My understanding is that most of the cuts on FEA had very little to with budget and had a lot to do with the challenges of re-skinning an existing attraction. They were also (unsucessfully) trying to get it ready to open in a very short amount of time. The re-skin and the timeline resulted in cuts.

Yeah so another reason to have just built a new ride in the same space.

 

[Seanual757]

Its just finishing stuff right? All the major stuff is done right?

Ride testing is currently in progress.

 

[Mesmer92]

This is really unfortunate to hear.

 

[Seanual757]

Will the work at least get far enough along (on the outside) that they can reopen the train sometime early 2021?

I do not see if they still need to put down the new tracks for the train and any expense they can put off they will. With zero International Travelers able to come and from what it looks like Disneyland may not open until 2021. WDW is going to be in for a world of hurt financially for the rest of 2020, 2021, and well into 2022....

 

[Seanual757]

A ride that should've been finished before the shutdown is now looking at another year and a half? This is just ridiculous and awful.

I agree we were full steam ahead and then delays before the pandemic and finally the pandemic.

 

[Horizons '83]

It makes sense why the delay between business hits and wanting to let the 50th and Rat be enough for a rebound year, but it does not change the fact that the Tron sect of fandom and that much general expectation of the public who go to high caliber theme parks are going to be dissapoonted in the wait by the time opening actually comes.

True, but if TRON 3 actually does come to fruition, the timing could be adventitious if the TRON light cycle run opens a few months before the theatrical release of TRON 3. Synergy I believe is the word

 

[Goofnut1980]

Glendale is the problem. My friend is in Imagineering and has been with the company 40 years.. and was just let go. It's crazy. He was in another division before Imagineering and made the company MILLIONS of dollars. But that doesn't matter now.

 

[trainplane3]

At least someone can reference their sources correctly:

Rumors Point to 2022 Opening Dates for TRON Lightcycle Run and Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind

Walt Disney World news, photos, and reviews! We provide you with daily news from the Walt Disney World theme parks and beyond

blogmickey.com

And if I recall correctly, @Seanual757 was also reliable when it came to various milestones for the MK swing bridge (before and during construction). There may be more but I can't recall them.

 

[Captain Barbossa]

At least someone can reference their sources correctly:

I think I know someone who could use a course on that. (cough, cough, Tom, cough, cough)

 

[CJR]

Tron WILL NOT open fall of 2021. The exterior will be completed to clean up the area (still tons of work to be done). December will end the construction on this project and it will be suspended until October 2021. The outdoor canopies will continue to go up during the winter and into 2021. Depending on how the economy and attendance goes construction will pick back up fall of 2021. Plan on Spring/Summer 2022 for an opening.

Any chance of the RR finishing up?

 

[LAKESHOW DVCER]

At least someone can reference their sources correctly:

Rumors Point to 2022 Opening Dates for TRON Lightcycle Run and Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind

Walt Disney World news, photos, and reviews! We provide you with daily news from the Walt Disney World theme parks and beyond

blogmickey.com

And if I recall correctly, @Seanual757 was also reliable when it came to various milestones for the MK swing bridge (before and during construction). There may be more but I can't recall them.

Is the MK swing bridge you mentioned the Grand Floridi walkway? When will this be ready to use and walk from GF to MK?