News Tron coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom

[UNCgolf]

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.

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.

 

[Bocabear]

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]

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:

 

[Smiley/OCD]

Here at MK now…train is making complete cycles with CM’s on board…and of course we go home Thursday…

 

[Blanrson]

SO is there hope for the train opening by Saturday?

 

[Disney Analyst]

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:

Ooh, need some daytime shots of the entry plaza!! @wdwmagic

 

[tparris]

 

[Disney Analyst]

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Thank you! Looks so close.

 

[UNCgolf]

That looks good! I wish it was leading to a more substantive/better attraction.

 

[Clamman73]

Is this the Fountain of Tron dedication?

 

[MisterPenguin]

Is this the Fountain of Tron dedication?
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They're burying the work schedules.

 

[HauntedPirate]

They're burying burning the work schedules.

FTFY.

 

[EricsBiscuit]

Is this the Fountain of Tron dedication?
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Didn’t you know that every construction project requires a worker to supervisor ratio of at least 1:7?

 

[DonniePeverley]

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.

Good grief.

What a horrific post.

 

[GimpYancIent]

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.

Let's get something clear No One Cares about the ride in Shanghai, it's in China. The interest is in the ride in the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World in Florida. Sneak peaks of the ride in WDW is what is being looked forward to.

 

[UNCgolf]

Good grief.

What a horrific post.

There may be something wrong with you.

 

[lazyboy97o]

There may be something wrong with you.

He’s a sock puppet who has been banned several times before for trolling.

 

[TQQQ]

Let's get something clear No One Cares about the ride in Shanghai, it's in China. The interest is in the ride in the Magic Kingdom in Walt Disney World in Florida. Sneak peaks of the ride in WDW is what is being looked forward to.

Lol.

 

[TQQQ]

There may be something wrong with you.

What? You are saying that pirates Florida is better than Pirates Shanghai and you think there’s something wrong with him? Have you been on pirates Shanghai? Because I have and Florida is like playing Atari pong compared to Shanghai’s like grand theft auto.


Let’s get something clear, a better ride is a better ride, no matter where it is.

 

[UNCgolf]

What? You are saying that pirates Shanghai is better than Pirates Florida and you think there’s something wrong with him? Have you been on pirates Shanghai? Because I have and Florida is like playing Atari pong compared to Shanghai’s like grand theft auto.


Let’s get something clear, a better ride is a better ride, no matter where it is.

I'm not saying there's something wrong with him for liking Shanghai Pirates more. That's fine.

But it's not an objectively better attraction. Florida Pirates is better than Shanghai Pirates to me (and I'm apparently not the only one). Shanghai Pirates could have been fantastic but it suffers from stopping to watch videos. That's not why I ride theme park attractions -- you shouldn't be stopping during the ride to watch a movie play on a screen (there are some exceptions, but mainly attractions where the whole experience is a video isn't really doable in any other way, like Flight of Passage -- and I still generally like those less than other attractions); I can do that at home. Video/projections that are interspersed with other things can work very well, but Shanghai Pirates has a couple of moments where it's literally just watching a video.

It's still a quality attraction, but that really detracts from it.