News Tron coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom

[Thepuma]

Tron will be a great addition...ive often looked at the one in Shanghai and thought how visually brilliant it looks.

Yes it isn't a huge thrill rollercoaster, but that's not the point of it.

But it's very much an attraction which comes alive at night, so for 90% of the parks opening time it won't be worth riding.

 

[mergatroid]

Tron will be a great addition...ive often looked at the one in Shanghai and thought how visually brilliant it looks.

Yes it isn't a huge thrill rollercoaster, but that's not the point of it.

But it's very much an attraction which comes alive at night, so for 90% of the parks opening time it won't be worth riding.

Seeing it's mostly an indoor coaster in the dark I'd strongly disagree. It's about 1 minute and 50 seconds in total with only about 12 seconds outside under the canopy. Ironically almost 90% of the ride is in the dark so unless you're only riding it for the small outside component it shouldn't make too much difference to the majority of people when they ride it.

 

[Incomudro]

Seeing it's mostly an indoor coaster in the dark I'd strongly disagree. It's about 1 minute and 50 seconds in total with only about 12 seconds outside under the canopy. Ironically almost 90% of the ride is in the dark so unless you're only riding it for the small outside component it shouldn't make too much difference to the majority of people when they ride it.

"For 90% of the parks opening time Tron won't be worth riding."
That's quite a claim.
Doubtful Disney would invest in a ride if the vast majority of its riders would come away with such a conclusion.

 

[mergatroid]

"For 90% of the parks opening time Tron won't be worth riding."
That's quite a claim.
Doubtful Disney would invest in a ride if the vast majority of its riders would come away with such a conclusion.

Well yes, indeed. If the person saying that feels that way then fair enough. I'm perhaps old enough to realise that generalising my preferences and assuming everyone else thinks the same just doesn't usually work. It's a bit like saying Test Track isn't worth riding except at night if you prefer riding it then and assuming that everyone else must agree.

 

[Disstevefan1]

Tron will be a great addition...ive often looked at the one in Shanghai and thought how visually brilliant it looks.

Yes it isn't a huge thrill rollercoaster, but that's not the point of it.

But it's very much an attraction which comes alive at night, so for 90% of the parks opening time it won't be worth riding.

I guarantee IF it ever opens at WDW, this will have huge multi hour standby lines from rope drop to closing, no doubt about it.
I presume it will be an individual lighting lane attraction, maybe they will use boarding groups. In any event, this will be hugely popular morning, noon and night.

 

[Marc Davis Fan]

I had the good fortune to ride this in Shanghai soon after it opened.

I rode it during the day, and was seated near the middle of the train. It was fine, a solid addition, but by no means a centerpiece or a major reason to visit the park. It would have been a substantially better attraction if the ride time were longer and if there were more interesting/unique special effects.

That being said, I suspect it's a much better experience if you ride it at night (for the canopy section as well as because your eyes will be better adjusted for the indoor section) and in/near the back. I've found that the back rows of motorbike coasters are a whole lot more thrilling than the front/middle rows.

PS Maybe it would have been better if I understood Chinese and thus knew what was being said throughout the queue and ride. Maybe the "racing" aspect would have been more salient, then.

 

[JoeCamel]

I had the good fortune to ride this in Shanghai soon after it opened.

I rode it during the day, and was seated near the middle of the train. It was fine, a solid addition, but by no means a centerpiece or a major reason to visit the park. It would have been a substantially better attraction if the ride time were longer and if there were more interesting/unique special effects.

That being said, I suspect it's a much better experience if you ride it at night (for the canopy section as well as because your eyes will be better adjusted for the indoor section) and in/near the back. I've found that the back rows of motorbike coasters are a whole lot more thrilling than the front/middle rows.

PS Maybe it would have been better if I understood Chinese and thus knew what was being said throughout the queue and ride. Maybe the "racing" aspect would have been more salient, then.

I think Hagrid's would disagree with you but for the rest - yeah

 

[jaxonp]

Noted.

I mean... I've been on it probably 20 times or so give or take.

 

[jaxonp]

I think Hagrid's would disagree with you but for the rest - yeah

Really no comparing the two. Hagrid's blow it away. Visually, Tron looks neat. The ride isn't great and is over before it starts.

People will like it because:

a. its new
b. it looks cool
c. its "fast"

then everyone will get off and talk about how short it was just like they do in China, lol.

 

[JoeCamel]

Really no comparing the two. Hagrid's blow it away. Visually, Tron looks neat. The ride isn't great and is over before it starts.

Please will like it because:

a. its new
b. it looks cool
c. its "fast"

then everyone will get off and talk about how short it was just like they do in China, lol.

I was comparing the seating position on motorcycle coasters, on Hagride I want front row.
No question it is miles above Tron in design

 

[J4546]

Its gonna be a very popular ride, (that happens to be based on an IP i love) and I think it will add a ton of ambience to Tomorrowland, hopefully the start of a massive TL update.

 

[Kamikaze]

Tron will be a great addition...ive often looked at the one in Shanghai and thought how visually brilliant it looks.

Yes it isn't a huge thrill rollercoaster, but that's not the point of it.

But it's very much an attraction which comes alive at night, so for 90% of the parks opening time it won't be worth riding.

And this is just another example of why you should never form opinions on things solely from a video.

 

[Rich Brownn]

I was comparing the seating position on motorcycle coasters, on Hagride I want front row.
No question it is miles above Tron in design

Hagrid's only looks like a motorcycle coaster, but it has traditional coaster seating, unlike TRON.

 

[eddie104]

Its gonna be a very popular ride, (that happens to be based on an IP i love) and I think it will add a ton of ambience to Tomorrowland, hopefully the start of a massive TL update.

Yes enough with the negative nancy’s the ride visually looks great and it will add new energy to Tomorrowland.

 

[Casper Gutman]

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Yes enough with the negative nancy’s the ride visually looks great and it will add new energy to Tomorrowland.

It looks like a warehouse with a canopy. And it doesn’t seem to be visible from much of Tommorrowland.

 

[Touchdown]

Hagrid's only looks like a motorcycle coaster, but it has traditional coaster seating, unlike TRON.

The motorcycle seat is a motorcycle coaster. You don’t need a back restraint to make it a motorcycle coaster.

 

[Vinnie Mac]

I mean... I've been on it probably 20 times or so give or take.

This is information I didn't necessarily ask for but cool, I guess?

 

[lazyboy97o]

The motorcycle seat is a motorcycle coaster. You don’t need a back restraint to make it a motorcycle coaster.

Not really. Straddling the ride vehicle is a notable difference.

 

[UNCgolf]

It looks like a warehouse with a canopy. And it doesn’t seem to be visible from much of Tommorrowland.

I think a lot of people are just looking at pictures of Shanghai and assuming that's how it will look at WDW.

And sure, it will look like that if you're standing in the right place. But unlike at Shanghai, it's not the centerpiece of Tomorrowland. It's back in a corner. You probably won't be able to see it at all before you get past the Astro Orbiter.

It shows how little thought they put into the placement.

 

[G00fyDad]

I think a lot of people are just looking at pictures of Shanghai and assuming that's how it will look at WDW.

And sure, it will look like that if you're standing in the right place. But unlike at Shanghai, it's not the centerpiece of Tomorrowland. It's back in a corner. You probably won't be able to see it at all before you get past the Astro Orbiter.

It shows how little thought they put into the placement.

Where should they have put it? (Serious question)