News Tron coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom

[JoeCamel]

Is there photos from Shanghai of tron 9 months before opening? from what I found it looks behind where Tron was in shanghai 9 months before it opened. Photo at 8 months before opening was farther along than where WDW is now.

Shanghai have a train running through it with daily guest operations around it?
Not really a fair comparison even if it is a clone

 

[Dunston]

Is there photos from Shanghai of tron 9 months before opening? from what I found it looks behind where Tron was in shanghai 9 months before it opened. Photo at 8 months before opening was farther along than where WDW is now.

Here are some pics I could find of Shanghai Tron posted from September to October 2015, 9-10 months from the park's June 2016 opening.

Not the best pics, but this is China.
I don't know anything about Shanghai's construction though, so I don't know if Tron was basically done before the whole park opened on June 16th. It probably was to some extent, but every ride spends some time in testing, cast training, and previews before anybody can line up (or virtual queue up) and ride.

 

[Ripken10]

Here are some pics I could find of Shanghai Tron posted from September to October 2015, 9-10 months from the park's June 2016 opening.

Not the best pics, but this is China.
I don't know anything about Shanghai's construction though, so I don't know if Tron was basically done before the whole park opened on June 16th. It probably was to some extent, but every ride spends some time in testing, cast training, and previews before anybody can line up (or virtual queue up) and ride.

The top photo is from October 5th, 8 months before opening.

 

[Dunston]

The top photo is from October 5th, 8 months before opening.

You seem to know a lot about Shanghai's construction. Where was Tron 9 months before opening, then?

 

[lazyboy97o]

Sesame Street Land at SeaWorld Orlando was built in around 9 months. It is enough time but this is also Disney.

 

[J4546]

just wanna say, i really wish usa would get shanghais pirates area, treasure cove. Along with new Potc, Camp Discovery mountain climbing course, and River Rapids

 

[Ripken10]

You seem to know a lot about Shanghai's construction. Where was Tron 9 months before opening, then?

I just knew that photo in particular. IMO they are close enough in timelines that Disney (yes even disney) could finish in 9 months. Whether they do or not I think will be more related to other projects timelines and the state of the pandemic (including supply line issues)

 

[Dear Prudence]

I am sort of confused, isn't Tron a basically irrelevant IP at this point?

 

[lazyboy97o]

I am sort of confused, isn't Tron a basically irrelevant IP at this point?

Yes, but Disney needed to add something and it already existed, just like Remy Ratatouille.

 

[G00fyDad]

I am sort of confused, isn't Tron a basically irrelevant IP at this point?

The sequel... yes. The original, never.

 

[MisterPenguin]

I am sort of confused, isn't Tron a basically irrelevant IP at this point?

So is Mr. Toad.

And Tom Sawyer.

And Swiss Family Robinson.

BTW, a new TRON show is being developed for Disney+.

 

[Dear Prudence]

So is Mr. Toad.

And Tom Sawyer.

And Swiss Family Robinson.

BTW, a new TRON show is being developed for Disney+.

Oh, that makes more sense! I hadn't even thought about TRON is literally a decade.

 

[Sharon&Susan]

The sequel... yes. The original, never.

 

[Surferboy567]

I really like TRON Legacy, it’s extremely underrated in my opinion. Very happy to see it come to MK.

 

[Sorcerer Mickey]

Can't wait to ride this in 2030.

 

[Casper Gutman]

So is Mr. Toad.

And Tom Sawyer.

And Swiss Family Robinson.

BTW, a new TRON show is being developed for Disney+.

Yes, because the cultural footprint of Tron is exactly the same as Tom Sawyer.

And Toad opened in 1955.

 

[erasure fan1]

I am sort of confused, isn't Tron a basically irrelevant IP at this point?

IP relevance really doesn't matter all that much when it comes to rides. I firmly believe that a well done attraction out weighs IP any time. Just look at flight of passage. Avatar was about as irrelevant an IP as there was at the time of the land being built. But you'd be hard pressed to find anyone that has anything bad to say about FoP and the quality of the land. Splash mountain is another great example. Most average people didn't really know it was from song of the south, but everyone LOVES the ride.

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

Avatar was about as irrelevant an IP as there was at the time of the land being built.

???

 

[erasure fan1]

???

Sure the movie did gangbusters. After that, it completely fell out of any relevance. That movie left zero pop culture footprint. The general attitude when Disney announced the land was, WHY would they build that? No cares about Avatar.

 

[Casper Gutman]

IP relevance really doesn't matter all that much when it comes to rides. I firmly believe that a well done attraction out weighs IP any time. Just look at flight of passage. Avatar was about as irrelevant an IP as there was at the time of the land being built. But you'd be hard pressed to find anyone that has anything bad to say about FoP and the quality of the land. Splash mountain is another great example. Most average people didn't really know it was from song of the south, but everyone LOVES the ride.

I agree with this to an extent, but having been to Pandora, I felt it was an intricately themed, very immersive landscape I didn’t care about at all. This may simply be because I enjoy built environments over ostensibly natural ones, because I love Cars land and don’t care for the movies. But it’s also because fondness for and familiarity with a property may not be necessary but it sure helps.

But boy, that Na’Vi AA is both absolutely amazing and deeply unpleasant.