News Tron coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom

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J4546

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yea but they are both very lightly themed, outdoor coasters without a massive and beautiful (imo) canopy and equally massive raised pedestrian footbridge taking you 20-30 ft in the air and over a railroad
 
_caleb

_caleb

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Coaster Lover said:
Honestly, at the pace they are going, Sea World Orlando may have announced, constructed, tested, and opened two separate coasters in the time between when Tron was announced and when Tron opens...
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Yeah. The best rides are always measured in how long it takes to build them.

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Disone

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_caleb said:
Yeah. The best rides are always measured in how long it takes to build them.

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I don't think he meant to imply that the sea world coasters were better than a Disney attraction, just that they were built faster.

Though there will definitely be us specific population that will say the SeaWorld coasters are better.

I agree with his observation that it will be interesting to see whether or not SeaWorld's newest coaster opens before Tron. Looking at its rapid construction I'm getting a sense that it will.
 
Skibum1970

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_caleb said:
What do you think would fit best? Something like TL's kugel ball fountain, Epcot's jumping fountains, or ? I'd love something like MK's original Tomorrowland entrance (except designed not to accidentally spray everywhere). Obviously it would need to be TRON-ified.
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A basic fountain mixed with color changing lighting or a cascade that is also. Using the lighting, they could almost make it seem electrified. It's just that they have the nice trees placed and the sound of water would bring some additional life to the area.
 
Coaster Lover

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J4546 said:
yea but they are both very lightly themed, outdoor coasters without a massive and beautiful (imo) canopy and equally massive raised pedestrian footbridge taking you 20-30 ft in the air and over a railroad
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_caleb said:
Yeah. The best rides are always measured in how long it takes to build them.
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Disone said:
I don't think he meant to imply that the sea world coasters were better than a Disney attraction, just that they were built faster.
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For clarification, my comment was in response to the statement that the track work on the hub coaster at Epic Universe may be completed before Tron opens. I was simply point out that Sea World may have gone well beyond that with the announcement, construction and opening of two separate coasters before Tron opens. I was in no way implying that Tron will be better than either of the last two coasters Sea World has built/is building.

For a more "apples-to-apples" comparison, Transformers was built in (I believe) 9 months and while it's not exactly the same, it's evidence that if Disney wanted, Tron could probably have been built in 2.5 years (three times the amount of time it took to build Transformers... probably less?). Not complaining, just saying that Disney builds things on their own timelines (though I think everyone already knew that).
 
UNCgolf

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DonniePeverley said:
You don't need a sneak peak. You can already view the ride at Shanghai. The opening is breathtaking, but from then on i don't think it beats Hagrid's.

Word of warning - don't go watch their versions of Peter Pan or Pirates of Caibbean - you'll be fuming how next level they are compared to the dross servings at Florida.
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I think Florida's Pirates is better than the Shanghai version.

The Shanghai version is neat and the ride system is really cool, but there's too much watching a video on a screen in front of you. It does a good job incorporating physical effects with the video, but it's just not as impressive/immersive as being in a space full of physical sets, AAs, etc.
 
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Bocabear

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Having seen the Shanghai version, it is a wow! Fast paced, always something to look at, beautifully done. It is Completely fresh, especially to those who are very familiar with the original versions... That said nothing seems to beat a ton of animatronics... and you should know if you haven't seen the others, WDW has the worst iteration of Pirates... It is the Cliff Notes version... The original Disneyland version or the Paris versions are far superior.
The Tron Queue in Shanghai reminds me a lot of the Space Mountain Queue in Disneyland... A lot of narrow hallways, very little story, and not very interesting. I hope they spent a little more on the Queue for WDW, but I think it will probably be the same thing dubbed in English.
 
tparris

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Most construction materials have been removed from the entrance plaza, and the walkways have been pressure washed. I’ll post some photos at some point today. Last night there was someone sitting in the entrance plaza with a laptop actively messing with the canopy lights. I got about 15 minutes of footage, but here’s a quick snippet:
 
Disney Analyst

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tparris said:
Most construction materials have been removed from the entrance plaza, and the walkways have been pressure washed. I’ll post some photos at some point today. Last night there was someone sitting in the entrance plaza with a laptop actively messing with the canopy lights. I got about 15 minutes of footage, but here’s a quick snippet:
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Ooh, need some daytime shots of the entry plaza!! @wdwmagic 🥺
 

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