News Tron coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom

[yensidtlaw1969]

How many people actually believe they walked to another planet?

And how many people watch a magician and think he *actually* disappeared? That's not the point.

 

[BrianLo]

Would Journey to the Center of the Earth (from TDS) qualify?

(Or even better, actually building Fire Mountain)

Yes, I'd think so. Although it's also a somewhat short attraction and likewise doesn't have great capacity.

Asking for another huge capacity slow moving dark ride, while I wouldn't complain, is not actually what MK needs variety wise.

I tend to think Disneyland almost has a perfect attraction balance and I look towards the experiences that MK is missing. People will balk - but arguably a screen based thrill attraction is something the park could also use.

 

[yensidtlaw1969]

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I’m still not sure of the origins of this art, but:

 

[Touchdown]

Disney’s rides notoriously experiences way too much downtime when the ride debuts but usually they become more reliable with time.

Intamin rides notoriously never open on time, experience more downtime then uptime when they debut and don’t get much better with age.

Yeah, a real match made in heaven

 

[ToTBellHop]

Disney’s rides notoriously experiences way too much downtime when the ride debuts but usually they become more reliable with time.

Intamin rides notoriously never open on time, experience more downtime then uptime when they debut and don’t get much better with age.

Yeah, a real match made in heaven

At least it’s a clone.

 

[jocarol]

I actually prefer semi-intensity...don't like to have my brain shaken and my guts heaved. Those that do are welcome to Universal and the others. Frequently those intense coasters are not well themed either. Rockin' Rollercoaster is even a bit much for me. But I love BTM at all parks and and even Space Mtn in Disneyland.

I remember when BTMR opened. I was 12 and so excited that there would at long last be TWO thrill rides at Disney World. I was seriously underwhelmed. Now that I'm an old lady I like it more.

 

[JoeCamel]

Disney’s rides notoriously experiences way too much downtime when the ride debuts but usually they become more reliable with time.

Intamin rides notoriously never open on time, experience more downtime then uptime when they debut and don’t get much better with age.

Yeah, a real match made in heaven

Velocicoaster

 

[Bocabear]

Well if they built the Villain Mountain water ride where the Barnstormer sits, it would block the Tron building (or some of it) from NFL...
And it would add another E-ticket to Fantasyland that is needed...but doubt we will ever see that kind of elaborate dark ride again...

 

[marni1971]

Well if the built the Villain Mountain water ride where the Barnstormer sits...

...you’d get no more than half the queue.

For reference here’s the balloon height test behind the 20K lagoon

 

[Touchdown]

Velocicoaster

Let’s see what happens,

-Hagrids
-Kinga Ka
-Top Thrill Dragster
-Maverick
-Infinity Falls

 

[Jrb1979]

Let’s see what happens,

-Hagrids
-Kinga Ka
-Top Thrill Dragster
-Maverick
-Infinity Falls

I know Intamin has some issues with their attractions but I like about them is they try new things all the time. I like that most of their coasters are intense. It's part of why I don't enjoy B&M coasters much. Too GP friendly.

 

[JoeCamel]

Let’s see what happens,

-Hagrids
-Kinga Ka
-Top Thrill Dragster
-Maverick
-Infinity Falls

Pretty sure they could open this week if they wanted to. Hagrids was a very complicated machine with a switch, two drops, seven launches etc. Velocicoaster is done for the most part, testing at least. Now they are putting the cycles on the trains. I think Intimin has come of age with this one.

 

[Touchdown]

Pretty sure they could open this week if they wanted to. Hagrids was a very complicated machine with a switch, two drops, seven launches etc. Velocicoaster is done for the most part, testing at least. Now they are putting the cycles on the trains. I think Intimin has come of age with this one.

I’ll believe it when I see it, they’ve had tuning points before (Millennium Force) Universal might get lucky with Velocicoaster but eventually Intamin gotta Intamin. They like complicated and ridiculous redundant sensors that fail far too much.

Not that I don’t like their rides, but it’s been their MO for a generation now.

 

[Crazydisneyfanluke]

I mean, if ALL they are looking for is record breaking big steel, then yeah, Cedar Fair is where they need to be (I would be hard pressed to recommend Six Flags to anyone for any reason). But most folks are more nuanced than that.

I love big steel. I also love highly themed environs. But for me, it is not about "immersion". It is about coherent eye candy. I actually LOVE seeing the steel tracks AND a plethora of eye candy. Coaster fans can appreciate sexy steel and theming. I love this drawing a fan did.

I thought the coaster was the ring from Harm.

 

[larryz]

No one is asking for Disney to build Top Thrill Dragster. Just a few more rides that move slightly faster than a park bench. More stuff like ToT, Everest, and RnR.

Some of us would be happy with just the park bench.

 

[larryz]

There can be more to a ride (experience) than simply experiencing high "G" forces.

A good coaster is more about low or negative G forces.

 

[GimpYancIent]

A good coaster is more about low or negative G forces.

Those too!

 

[corran horn]

Well if they built the Villain Mountain water ride where the Barnstormer sits, it would block the Tron building (or some of it) from NFL...
And it would add another E-ticket to Fantasyland that is needed...but doubt we will ever see that kind of elaborate dark ride again...

And mean another 2-3 years of no WDWRR.

 

[ToTBellHop]

And mean another 2-3 years of no WDWRR.

It’s be worth it for Bald Mountain...

But, it’s never happening, anyway. It was east or west project for the 50th. They picked the eastern project and we know how often they add E-tickets to MK...

 

[lazyboy97o]

It’s be worth it for Bald Mountain...

But, it’s never happening, anyway. It was east or west project for the 50th. They picked the eastern project and we know how often they add E-tickets to MK...

Just think of how exciting it will be to attend Walt Disney World’s 80th anniversary celebration.