News Tron coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom

[doctornick]

Put ENCOM on the side of the giant blue cube! I beg of you! Make it an ENCOM tech expo building!

Agreed. It seems like the simple solution to the sightline issues with the Tron showbuilding is to actually theme it in some way; ideally it would be in a manner harmonious with the rest of TL (and tolerable when seen from the circus) but at least make it Encom themed as a building they own.

 

[owlsandcoffee]

Put ENCOM on the side of the giant blue cube! I beg of you! Make it an ENCOM tech expo building!

That was my thought too. You could do something similar to the old IBM offices too.

 

[EricsBiscuit]

Am I the only person who thinks a huge e ticket like Trom USS the perfect fit for MK? Anyways, I think it’s ridiculous they’ve taken so darn long to build it. Uni makes Disney look incompetent at every turn. In the time it has takes Disney to finish 1 coaster Uni will have built 2 fantastic and unique coasters.

 

[cookiee_munster]

I am positive it will be a big hit...Any coaster built in any Disney park will be a big hit...
I feel like the location is a bit of a problem It doesn't fit into it's location...and they are doing nothing to integrate the style into the rest of the land. To me, the style of the building fits more of that futurist vibe like EPCOT...
Tron is by no means a terrible ride...It just might have fit someplace else better...

I'd like to think that eventually, hopefully, hesitantly that maybe... TRON's canopy design and the overall aesthetic is integrated into the rest of Tomorrowland. But I'm not going to hold my breath.

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

Am I the only person who thinks a huge e ticket like Trom USS the perfect fit for MK? Anyways, I think it’s ridiculous they’ve taken so darn long to build it. Uni makes Disney look incompetent at every turn. In the time it has takes Disney to finish 1 coaster Uni will have built 2 fantastic and unique coasters.

I don’t think tron is a huge e ticket.

 

[UNCgolf]

I don’t think tron is a huge e ticket.

I don't see how it's anything more than a D unless someone considers any type of thrill ride an automatic E. It's short, doesn't have a story, and is very lightly themed overall.

 

[Bocabear]

Actually there is a sort of story, but my Mandarin is not good enough to really figure it out... You are players on a team being sent into the game grid against another team...something something something, says the blue eyed Asian lady on the screen... It is very slick and beautiful, but it should have done more and been longer. People will see it as an E ticket...Especially if they improve the Queue a bit over the one in Shanghai,...

 

[DCBaker]

 

[wdwmagic]

Lighting systems being installed in the canopy at TRON Lightcyle Run​

Lighting systems being installed in the canopy at TRON Lightcyle Run

Lighting systems being installed in the canopy at TRON Lightcyle Run

www.wdwmagic.com

 

[Incomudro]

Really looking forward to seeing this canopy completed and lit up.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Feels like the pause is more of a slow-down.

 

[uncle jimmy]

Feels like the pause is more of a slow-down.

Spring 2022 timeline?

 

[ppete1975]

I don't see how it's anything more than a D unless someone considers any type of thrill ride an automatic E. It's short, doesn't have a story, and is very lightly themed overall.

if we still had ticket books it would be an E ticket... isnt that we used to base that on..
remember Submarine Voyage, Matterhorn Bobsleds, and Disneyland–Alweg Monorail the Santa Fe & Disneyland Railroad, Rocket to the Moon, Rainbow Ridge Pack Mules, Rainbow Mountain Stage Coaches, Mark Twain Riverboat, Sailing Ship Columbia, Rafts to Tom Sawyer Island, and Jungle Cruise were all E tickets.

now i know that term has changed in what it means but a new attraction that isnt a spinner id assume to be an e at this point

 

[ToTBellHop]

Spring 2022 timeline?

Last I’d heard but I just figured a pause would involve less work...

 

[lazyboy97o]

Last I’d heard but I just figured a pause would involve less work...

The canopy was always supposed to continue. It was everything else that paused, namely the interior.

 

[Jrb1979]

Last I’d heard but I just figured a pause would involve less work...

Wasn't the plan to finish the canopy and then stop construction.

 

[ToTBellHop]

The canopy was always supposed to continue. It was everything else that paused, namely the interior.

Wasn't the plan to finish the canopy and then stop construction.

From current progress, I’d be shocked if the canopy (are they installing panels?) is done anytime soon anyway.

 

[Jrb1979]

From current progress, I’d be shocked if the canopy (are they installing panels?) is done anytime soon anyway.

Either way it blows my mind they are taking so long to finish this. Universal finished and opened a new coaster with just as much theming in less time its taking them to finish the canopy.

 

[Mr. Moderate]

I've said this before and I'll repeat it again. I would be happy if for right now they finished the ground work somewhat, the canopy, and got the steam trains running again. If Disney wants to spread out the cost and not open Tron until late spring early summer 2022, so be it, but at least care enough about you customer base to get the trains running again. To me, a visit to MK isn't complete without riding the trains around the park and it adds to the overall experience. That's just my opinion.

 

[Jrb1979]

I've said this before and I'll repeat it again. I would be happy if for right now they finished the ground work somewhat, the canopy, and got the steam trains running again. If Disney wants to spread out the cost and not open Tron until late spring early summer 2022, so be it, but at least care enough about you customer base to get the trains running again. To me, a visit to MK isn't complete without riding the trains around the park and it adds to the overall experience. That's just my opinion.

That's not happening til Tron is done.