EricsBiscuit
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They’re working on track by FL station now. Let’s see how far they take it.
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News Tron coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom
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peter11435
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No, but I’m not referring to just coasters. Even attractions like Pirates or the Caribbean are physically not capable of accommodating every guest in the park on even a below average attendance day.
TrainsOfDisney
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Hey i would pay extra for the tour if I can ride from Main Street to fantasyland at this point!
JoeCamel
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Quiet! Bob will hear you
TrainsOfDisney
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Oh don’t worry... they will pull a Disneyland and add a “commemorative pin” and a cupcake to make it worth your money!
(When Disneyland railroad reopened the only way to ride in the Lilly Belle private car was to buy a tour that came with a pin and a cupcake.)
corran horn
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Hasn't it run on a partial route before? Didn't it go backwards when they were constructing the Birthdayland (at the time) station? (I was 11)
Maybe I'm having a fever dream or remembering the old railroad at our local zoo.
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JoeCamel
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Pre Frontierland reconfiguration of the tracks? Then yes, they did run shuttle before then when necessary.
DisneyCane
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If they had the park hours of a busy day on a below average attendance day then I'm sure most rides could.
peter11435
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Not really
180º
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There is a way to be sure, and it’s to look at capacity numbers. BlogMickey estimates attendance on an average day at the Magic Kingdom to be 57,433. The Peoplemover’s theoretical hourly rider capacity is 3,600, which, multiplied by a 14-hour day, is 50,400. That’s the Peoplemover, mind you. Only it and Carousel of Progress can hope for those numbers, theoretically. Most other attractions in the park are about half that. Splash Mountain, for example, has a THRC of 1,800. So, while on a light day the Peoplemover may be able to see every guest, most attractions could hope to see around half of all guests in the park.
Tron Lightcycle Power Run at Shanghai Disneyland has a THRC of 1,680, meaning 23,520 on an impossibly perfect day, so, well under half of all guests in an averagely-attended Magic Kingdom operating at long hours.
They did (during Splash construction) but it’s been discussed earlier in this thread why it’s not happening now.
TrainsOfDisney
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Yes it’s gone back and forth as much as the train would have at this point!
CastAStone
5th gate? Just build a new resort Bob.
They’re redoing all of the track while it’s closed, IIRC.
Animaniac93-98
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Surferboy567
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I assume the next step would be to start to put together the canopy’s roof and then lighting?
MadTeacup
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Personally, I wouldn't expect lighting until the hardscape is closer to completion. The lighting is likely being installed by a separate company and is probably not included in the scope of the current phase of construction. However, I would expect to see the covering installed on the canopy structure in the near future.
TrainsOfDisney
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I liked it better as a peaceful pathway perfect for train watching. :-/
I didn’t realize until just now how close Tron gets to Storybook Circus and the Fantasyland Train Station.
I didn’t realize until just now how close Tron gets to Storybook Circus and the Fantasyland Train Station.
owlsandcoffee
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Yeah it's ridiculously close, and that could be fine if WDI had done any sort of theming work to make it transition from SC to TL. Instead a giant blue box is right next to SC.
Jrb1979
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Maybe stop trying to hide every attraction