With TRON's capacity and height requirement being what it is, I don't think there's any reason for them to take Seven Dwarfs out of the rotation so soon. There are only so many who can ride each day, and that's not equal to the number of people coming into the park. Magic Kingdom also has enough attractions to make Genie+ worthwhile even without TRON and Seven Dwarfs in the pool.
It’s possible you’re right, but they’ve been operating with one ILL at each park recently (all of which have height requirements), so my guess is that that’s their plan moving forward
Not sure but they have data from DLP and from WDW to compare and see which method works better. Not exactly 100% comparable but it’s the closest to an experiment they can get to. I think they could get away with it, even if they have to cut the price for SDMT.
True. MK unlike the other WDW parks actually can handle two ILL rides and still have a somewhat functional G+. Doing so with Tron opening makes it no worse than G+ is now (beyond the idea that Tron might bring more guests to the park).
That would make sense. At least for the first 4 to 6 months anyway. Then if demand drops, I can see them switch back to mine train. Now if I was a betting man, I would guess we start seeing them add more rides to the paid system. Especially at magic kingdom. I can easily see them having 3 attractions ILL there.
I think the other way. I would be highly surprised if they take 7 dwarfs off LL. I think the financials point to keeping both the most lucrative. If it was a different park maybe, but 7 dwarfs is too popular. I think a good chunk of people would buy genie+ and two LL at MK.
My feeling is that if they were willing to stick with 2 at MK, they would’ve kept Space as ILL until Tron opened
I disagree but just a hunch on this end too.
It's kind of a joke to put SM as an ILL. It only made sense when they were doing 2 everywhere IMO.
I don’t think it really follows since (1) Tron adds capacity so it doesn’t hurt G+ relative to how it is now while switching Space to G+ improved G+ and (2) 7DMT is still relatively “new” much like RSR at DCA and high demand. I think they’d like to keep 2 ILLs at each park if they can, but they just couldn’t get G+ to work well at other WDW with that because of a lack of capacity.
4-6 months? No...the popularity for this attraction will not wane for years... It certainly hasn't for 7 Dwarfs, and that has literally been open for 8 years...Debuted in 2014 and still mobbed everyday. The parks are starving for coasters... Every one of them should be in Lightning Lane...
But I am, and that's all that matters.
That was more my point with the, if I was a betting man, comment. Because I believe all the big rides will be paid. Disney will wait it out for a while, then start adding ILLs and say guest demand is the reason.
There's nothing like Tron at the Magic Kingdom, unless we count Space Mountain - as some do.
