News Tron coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom

[cranbiz]

Roy has not gone yet. Roger is the one currently at Strasburg, and is probably getting close to being finished if he isn’t already. Walter returned in August of 2020 and Lilly returned in July of 2016.

Yes, it is Roger, My mistake.

 

[wdwmagic]

Some more photos

TRON Lightcycle Run construction - May 17 2022

TRON Lightcycle Run construction - May 17 2022

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[UNCgolf]

Some more photos

TRON Lightcycle Run construction - May 17 2022

TRON Lightcycle Run construction - May 17 2022

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My immediate reaction was "My god that looks absolutely terrible."

Then I realized this is a telephoto shot so it doesn't look like that in person, thankfully.

 

[ToTBellHop]

My immediate reaction was "My god that looks absolutely terrible."

Then I realized this is a telephoto shot so it doesn't look like that in person, thankfully.

No, but the large gaps where the tarp doesn’t block the ride building are a design snafu that regrettably has occurred again.

 

[UNCgolf]

No, but the large gaps where the tarp doesn’t block the ride building are a design snafu that regrettably has occurred again.

Yep. That will be an issue, but not a surprising one -- almost nothing about the way they shoehorned the existing TRON design into that space is well done.

It probably won't be a concern from inside the park, though, because you won't be able to see TRON from most places. I think by the time you get to a location where you can actually see it, you'll be close enough that the canopy blocks the view of the show building. From that particular angle, that is -- the show building will still be a problem from other places.

 

[wdwmagic]

It probably won't be a concern from inside the park, though, because you won't be able to see TRON from most places. I think by the time you get to a location where you can actually see it, you'll be close enough that the canopy blocks the view of the show building. From that particular angle, that is -- the show building will still be a problem from other places.

 

[MisterPenguin]

They can put up a much bigger sign!!

 

[Disney Glimpses]

I think Storybook Circus is the one spot they were willing to do this at Magic Kingdom. But still, yikes. They need some tall trees and fast.

 

[James Alucobond]

That area literally needs an artificial mountain. There are lots of bad places for viewing from within Storybook.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Yep. That will be an issue, but not a surprising one -- almost nothing about the way they shoehorned the existing TRON design into that space is well done.

It probably won't be a concern from inside the park, though, because you won't be able to see TRON from most places. I think by the time you get to a location where you can actually see it, you'll be close enough that the canopy blocks the view of the show building. From that particular angle, that is -- the show building will still be a problem from other places.

The view from barnstormer is awful. Not that Barnstormer is the most aesthetically pleasing, itself….

I’d chuckle if they added a dark outline on the TRON building where Goofini “crashed”…

 

[UNCgolf]

That's why I specified from only that particular angle (i.e. from the front coming in at Tomorrowland -- should have been clearer about that)! I knew it would be a big problem elsewhere.

 

[Patcheslee]

My immediate reaction was "My god that looks absolutely terrible."

Then I realized this is a telephoto shot so it doesn't look like that in person, thankfully.

My immediate thought was "will we see this guy as an AA"

 

[JoeCamel]

That area literally needs an artificial mountain. There are lots of bad places for viewing from within Storybook.

Perhaps with a themed tunnel for the path?

 

[SpectroMan93]

I think Storybook Circus is the one spot they were willing to do this at Magic Kingdom. But still, yikes. They need some tall trees and fast.

It would be absolutely heinous if they don’t even attempt to address this sight line. I can’t imagine a berm with trees a top it would be that difficult to accomplish.

 

[skiir97]

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Why would they not have taken out the "ramp" between the pathway and the Speedway. Make it such that instead of the ramp, there is wall up against the speedway and you basically double the width the pathway.

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

It would be absolutely heinous if they don’t even attempt to address this sight line. I can’t imagine a berm with trees a top it would be that difficult to accomplish.

Hopefully there is a plan but Disney has shown us how little they care. Harmonious Barges, Guardians Building, Ratatouille, even galaxies edge and avatar land have some terrible views from public areas of the property.

 

[Disney Glimpses]

It would be absolutely heinous if they don’t even attempt to address this sight line. I can’t imagine a berm with trees a top it would be that difficult to accomplish.

Yeah, if it were close enough, it could be done pretty easily. I hope they will.

 

[gerarar]

Why would they not have taken out the "ramp" between the pathway and the Speedway. Make it such that instead of the ramp, there is wall up against the speedway and you basically double the width the pathway.

If they took out the "ramp" in that area, I guess it would look weird that the ramp stops and resumes again after the new walkway.

Also probably it would lead to another Speedway closure, and I guess they can't afford that rn. Should've done it way back when the Speedway did close for the track readjustment.

 

[Casper Gutman]

This ride is so absurdly badly placed that my working theory is that a Disney VP was having an office affair with a subordinate and, when their spouse walked in on them, they panicked, claimed to be working late on a new ride, and as proof grabbed the miniature Tron building from the HKDL model and shoved it into the WDW model at random. Then they had to build it or face an expensive divorce.

 

[MisterPenguin]

I don't think the train will be in the tunnel long enough to make any inside theming worth it....

Also, to the left of the tunnel is the pathway walking tunnel, well, the second one, the other one is where the red arrow is...

The wall to the left of it is a retaining wall that will presumably be filled with dirt for landscaping.