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News Tron coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom
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Mike S
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MK still needed something big for its 50th.
Not for Guardians and Ratatouille right?
2020
EP: 3rd Quarter: Rat Ride
2021
EP: Spring: Guardians of the Universe of Energy opens
Notes from Neverland
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I'd be really curious to see how they're factoring Tron will bring more visitors to MK on its own over some of the other new items.
bhg469
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But they have a small foot print which is all that would be needed if the land was used for a better attraction. The speedway doesn't exactly pump out guests which is one of its many downsides.
matt9112
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I agree but a dense omni could fit there.
lazyboy97o
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It’s a roller coaster. There is a reason they are the de facto big addition throughout the industry.
Tavernacle12
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'Refresh' as in 'replacement' or 'update'?
I'm also curious what Tron does to Mine Train's wait. It's still the 'new' thing at MK, with Tron I wonder if it'll finally stabilise to be on par with the other 'mountains' at the park.
azox
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Wow that is a long time to wait for Tron. I am really surprised they announced it so early. (unless they were concerned about a leak) How long did it take to build the ride in Shanghai? 2 years? if so are we expecting construction to start in 2019.
Movielover
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Sorry, When I said overcrowded I meant as in people, Apologies if the joke and snark did not come though...
roj2323
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True but capacity is capacity and the TRON ride will have hours of cue line I'd imagine. Unfortunately it won't do anything for Main street crowding but fortunately permanently opening the bypass might.
Mike S
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I know what you meant. I just think it's ludicrous to complain about a new E Ticket in a park that hasn't had one since before I was born.
Movielover
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I agree! I find it ridiculous that people think that just because Magic Kingdom has more attractions out of the 4 parks then it means that this ride is unneeded. Like everything else WDW is building right now I can't wait to ride this!
Phicinfan
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@marni1971 , understand what you are saying and agree this will only clog MK more. My question is, if you can answer, some help will come once SW:GE is fully open, and obviously Pandora is helping some. I also saw you thought more in Epcot also will help. Is there a plan for more expansion in DAK and DHS post those openings? Rumors of Dinoland restage, and what will happen in animation area of DHS are really making me curious if WDW really wants to develop enough to clear out MK some?
Matt_Black
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Bender123
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I don't think you will ever clear out MK...ITs "Disney World" to people who are not us. Ask any normie tourist and they refer to the MK as Disney World.
The problem, I see, with many of these thrill rides is that they are short experiences and very quickly belch people out into the park to clog walkways/stores/eateries. I do think there is a place for thrill rides in the parks, but I think they should be adding two B/C/D rides, for every thrill ride, that have high capacity and a lengthy time on ride. I like that it appears Disney is doing this at Epcot with the addition of Rat/UK and GotG, but they also are removing an attraction that kept 1800 people off the paths for 40 minutes.
In the war for bigger and faster, Disney needs to appreciate that adding the right rides can keep congestion down and lines shorter/more spaced out.
Kman101
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This guy would.
LOL!
It'll be a draw for sure and I'm sure SOME will plan their trip around it
To re-do Tomorrowland for decades to come, something had to be done with Speedway. And if it's TRON (electric) race cars with a TRON coaster behind it, then that would be a great capstone for the land.
Problem is: the rocks are awful design, and they can't figure out what to do with the Stitch Space. And it wouldn't hurt if MincLF and Buzz were replaced with something much more fitting or greatly updated. Until that canyon of datedness is figured out, sticking TRON at the end seems... unbalanced.
Problem is: the rocks are awful design, and they can't figure out what to do with the Stitch Space. And it wouldn't hurt if MincLF and Buzz were replaced with something much more fitting or greatly updated. Until that canyon of datedness is figured out, sticking TRON at the end seems... unbalanced.