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News Tron coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom
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JoeCamel
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They replaced the entire track and rebuilt the roadbeds, look for slices into keychains at the Emporium
michaelmickey
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I am wondering what the little window in the left curved wall is for….
Movielover
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Just a guess, but that area may be filled in with landscaping, the hole might be fore access to that eventual landscaping.
Also in those pictures you can see the supports for the safety net under the coaster tracks.
michaelmickey
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From the night pictures from another blog.. you can notice couple things:
1- the plastic thing is being mounted to the metal structure of the canopy. They already started a while ago on the structure over the entrance, but they now finally moved on to the highest ones. Once this is done, canopy will be installed and another milestone done.
They might even have started to install the inner canopy over the entrance right now... not sure..
2- They are now installing the net under the ride track, attached to those poles.
This could also mean they prepare soon to test with people.
1- the plastic thing is being mounted to the metal structure of the canopy. They already started a while ago on the structure over the entrance, but they now finally moved on to the highest ones. Once this is done, canopy will be installed and another milestone done.
They might even have started to install the inner canopy over the entrance right now... not sure..
2- They are now installing the net under the ride track, attached to those poles.
This could also mean they prepare soon to test with people.
Latest look at TRON Lightcycle Run construction at Magic Kingdom
Latest look at TRON Lightcycle Run construction at Magic Kingdom
Walt Disney World's next rollercoaster is nearing completion but still does not have an opening timeframe.
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FigmentFan82
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Looking good! I'm there Sept, and while I def don't think it'll be open it'd be great to see the landscaping get closer to finish
DCLcruiser
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What is the current assumed opening? I am going in Nov/Dec '22.
JoeCamel
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Maybe
UpAllNight
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I'm thinking this will be a 2023 addition purely for marketing purposes.
This looks a fun ride, it's just the coaster next to a coaster vibe I'm mentally struggling to get onboard with. Feels a short sighted unplanned, impulse decision when so many other potential options are out there.
Still, MK's first E-Ticket since Splash. Shouldn't grumble.
This looks a fun ride, it's just the coaster next to a coaster vibe I'm mentally struggling to get onboard with. Feels a short sighted unplanned, impulse decision when so many other potential options are out there.
Still, MK's first E-Ticket since Splash. Shouldn't grumble.
Disney Glimpses
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Disney's 2023 begins Oct 1.
DCLcruiser
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Correct. Granted I could see a marketing benefit to holding this until CY2023...I just hope not.
ToTBellHop
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AFAIK it will open during calendar year 2022. They can certainly market it in 2023, though. They don’t really need to convince people to visit at Christmastime but might as well push this in movie theater promos in January like they were doing for Cosmic Rewind in May.
Rteetz
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Couple months sure...
Disney Glimpses
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It's absolutely possible. I don't think it will though.
TheMaxRebo
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For what it is worth, Jim Hill said he has heard they are hoping the RR is running by Labor Day, what is that? About 6 weeks?
Andrew M
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It's definitely possible. They can finish pouring the retaining wall and have the track laid by the end of next week if they wanted to.
I'd say mid-August is probably a little more realistic for getting the remaining track laid, then another week or two of testing, so I wouldn't say Labor Day is unrealistic. It's just a matter of exactly how quickly Disney/the Contractor wants it done.