News Tron coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom

[Schweino]

Anybody else find Universal's social media tack to be a total turnoff?

Like, I get what they're doing, and Disney certainly deserves to be called out on a lot of their stuff, but I feel like it's just such a bad look for them. It reeks of desperation. If your parks are so great why are you always talking about the guys down the street?

Probably shouldn't read Wendy's twitter then.

 

[James Alucobond]

Probably shouldn't read Wendy's twitter then.

Wendy’s comes off as a sassy, sarcastic parody. Universal comes off as the corporate personification of an earnest edgelord tween.

 

[J4546]

Wendy’s comes off as a sassy, sarcastic parody. Universal comes off as the corporate personification of an earnest edgelord tween.

pretty much. it comes off super cringey to me as well

 

[Schweino]

Wendy’s comes off as a sassy, sarcastic parody. Universal comes off as the corporate personification of an earnest edgelord tween.

Not sure I have the same feelings as you do. Where they obviously throwing a lil shade at WDW? Sure was. Was it horrible? Nah. A little shade never hurt anyone.

 

[James Alucobond]

Not sure I have the same feelings as you do. Where they obviously throwing a lil shade at WDW? Sure was. Was it horrible? Nah. A little shade never hurt anyone.

It’s shade devoid of the requisite tinge of self-awareness. Wendy’s is generally making as much fun of itself as anyone else; Universal, not so much.

 

[Schweino]

Agree to disagree I spose!

 

[DisneyfanMA]

We booked our trip in December 2021 for this coming November - purposefully for the 50th. At first, I was so thrilled with everything they announced - Mickey and Minnie in new outfits, the gold statues, weird fizzle sparkler character heads to add to your drinks, castle overlay - and the thought of both Tron AND Moana journey of water being completed way ahead of our trip - now I’m feeling completely duped lol. The 50th seems like nothing special and if anything, I’m sitting here wishing I could cancel.

I'd focus on all the great things that did open, and mitigate your expectations of the "50th"meaning too much. you'll still have a great time and enjoy many things.

 

[Br0ckford]

Our trip is 11/29-12/7 and I really thought Tron would be available by then, but alas. I have never been to Disney before the opening of a major attraction, so I was not sure if Disney did random sneak peeks before official opening. Though with Spring being a few months past Holidays, that's a tad too early for sneaks. Guess that answer is no!

We are Nov 27th - Dec 3rd. I thought we had a shot too. Oh well.

 

[yensidtlaw1969]

Probably shouldn't read Wendy's twitter then.

Nah, that's not really the same.

My issue isn't what Universal is doing on Twitter - I already said Disney deserves to be knocked down a peg. It's the way they do it that's so unappealing.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Ummm is this a Disney dig lokView attachment 666255

It’s a fun coaster but the sight lines are awful.

 

[JoeCamel]

It’s a fun coaster but the sight lines are awful.

But they built it during the pandemic and TDO decided to sit on their hands.......

 

[JoeCamel]

On another note did anyone who visited Shanghai notice if the walkways had the same pattern in the concrete and did they put lighting in the troughs between the slabs if it did? It seems a missed bet not to have chasing colored lights running through the path.

ETA: from what I can see on the interwebs there are some patterns poured but the troughs between them are solid and narrow not these wide ones they have formed up here

 

[Jrb1979]

It’s a fun coaster but the sight lines are awful.

Sightlines are overrated. How good the ride is, is more important.

 

[MagicMouseFan]

I’m Feb 1st. Missed Tron by a month

 

[_caleb]

Ummm is this a Disney dig lokView attachment 666255

The carnival coaster at the State Fair went up in about four hours. I guess that makes it even better?

 

[Jrb1979]

The carnival coaster at the State Fair went up in about four hours. I guess that makes it even better?

Velicoaster at least made the golden ticket top 25 steel coasters. None of Disney's coasters did. Why do Disney fans hate on coasters so much?

 

[James Alucobond]

Why do Disney fans hate on coasters so much?

I doubt they hate them, but different people like different things, and Disney has not typically been a haven for intense coasters. It's not unreasonable to assume that people who don't enjoy coasters have historically gravitated toward Disney over the competition.

 

[_caleb]

Velicoaster at least made the golden ticket top 25 steel coasters. None of Disney's coasters did. Why do Disney fans hate on coasters so much?

 

[Dranth]

Velicoaster at least made the golden ticket top 25 steel coasters. None of Disney's coasters did. Why do Disney fans hate on coasters so much?

Because they are generally uninteresting and unattractive.

Theme it well, have it not be an eyesore and I don’t think you will hear much in the way of complaints.

 

[JoeCamel]

Because they are generally uninteresting and unattractive.

Theme it well, have it not be an eyesore and I don’t think you will hear much in the way of complaints.

Hagrids?