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News Tron coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom
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BubbaisSleep
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I have to agree. The length & construction time complaints I understand but using copy & paste to discount people’s excitement? Most of us aren’t going to Shanghai anytime soon. Outside of Tomorrowland, Magic Kingdom itself is pretty much a less-charming copy & paste of another park so what is the problem? Does that mean the much weaker version of POTC is also discounted as an imagineering marvel & guests who will probably never visit DLR or DLP shouldn’t be amazed by it?
Jrb1979
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I would agree with it being unique if not for the fact a better motorcycle coaster is at the park down the road
No Name
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He didn’t… there’s a Tron coaster opening in 2 months. Despite neither movie doing well commercially.
ChrisFL
Premium Member
Tron Legacy grossed $400 million during its worldwide theatrical run against a $170 million production budget.....that does not include the marketing budget I don't think, so it probably did more than break even and probably made some merchandise sales.
Also, it's a super easy concept to understand, so people don't need to have watched the movie to fully comprehend what's going on.
Also, it's a super easy concept to understand, so people don't need to have watched the movie to fully comprehend what's going on.
No Name
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$400 million in box office means Disney probably made around $200 million in revenue, so unless they spent $30 million or less in marketing (they didn’t), it was a loss.
And I don’t think the ride makes it particularly clear that you’re trying to avoid crashing into some opponent lightcycle. But it’s not like it’s following either movie very closely, as the canopy isn’t remotely similar to the look of either movie.
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No Name
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Relative to their respective budgets, they were both similarly unprofitable.
Coaster Lover
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- In the Parks
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It's almost identical in length to Rock N Rollercoaster but yet few complain about that being too short... weird...
RnR was built in 1998 and opened in 1999. Over two decades ago, and only 5 years after the world's most amazing and known thrill ride opened directly across from it. Launches for coasters of that speed were still in infancy, onboard audio of that caliber had never been done, it only has one actual slow down block break whereas Tron has them frequently in its short journey and the thing is completely indoors with multiple inversions. Disney had also just opened a brand-new theme park on their property a year prior, the biggest theme park they had ever built before. Not to mention the numerous projects and new attractions around the rest of the resort.
Tron is the first new ground up attraction in MK in a very long time. It was built next to the most famous and iconic indoor rollercoaster on the planet that will be going on 50 years old soon. Disney's other biggest newest project is an indoor coaster at EPCOT that has a better level of theming, length and more lauded unique qualities.
Their biggest competitors have all recently built or are building launched themed coasters that are lengthier and arguably more interesting. They have also been completed much faster.
The ride is lackluster for the industry standard by most accounts, especially the standards of the resort it was built in.
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doctornick
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Yeah, I'm not sure I get that Tron is somehow uniquely short among Disney rides with RNR around. They seem remarkably similar in terms of ride experience but Tron looks much more interesting in terms of theming/visuals.
Andrew C
You know what's funny?
“I can’t fit in the tron seat”
No Name
Well-Known Member
RnRC doesn’t have four brake runs. It doesn’t enter a building partway through, turn twice, brake, turn twice, brake, turn twice, break and that’s it. Tron feels like it finishes without ever truly getting started. Something can feel much shorter because of the way it’s designed and that’s the case with the Tron coaster.
Fun fact, the average American adult weighs 34 pounds more than the average adult in China! I’m thinking the problem isn’t with the restraints…
Tom P.
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Tron: Legacy was fun. I saw it in the theater in its original run and enjoyed it. But it's far from being a beloved classic or even a cult classic. When you hear it mentioned, if people know it, the most common thing you hear praised is its soundtrack (and rightly so). But that's about it. From a visual standpoint, they did a few impressive things, but there's nothing amazingly innovative or different about it's aesthetic. It's a good CGI flick and it looks like a good CGI flick.
The original Tron, however, was the groundbreaking one. It is absolutely a cult classic. It has a visual style that was never done before or since. No other movie in history has ever been made using those techniques, many of which were literally invented for the film. Even today, with all the modern CGI eye candy that we are used to, it is visually striking. Not to mention the performances in it from the actors are wonderful and the score is beautiful as well.
In short, I think Disney has made a mistake here by focusing entirely on Legacy and not at all on the original. I know that the Hollywood mindset is always that "new is better" and, also, Legacy was made during the Iger years. But I think a ride that was based on the style of the original, or at least had some elements of both films, would have been a better choice.
The original Tron, however, was the groundbreaking one. It is absolutely a cult classic. It has a visual style that was never done before or since. No other movie in history has ever been made using those techniques, many of which were literally invented for the film. Even today, with all the modern CGI eye candy that we are used to, it is visually striking. Not to mention the performances in it from the actors are wonderful and the score is beautiful as well.
In short, I think Disney has made a mistake here by focusing entirely on Legacy and not at all on the original. I know that the Hollywood mindset is always that "new is better" and, also, Legacy was made during the Iger years. But I think a ride that was based on the style of the original, or at least had some elements of both films, would have been a better choice.
ToTBellHop
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~whispers~ Hagrid’s Motorbike Adventure isn’t actually a bike coaster…
JoeCamel
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Yeah yeah but Hagrid did ride a magical bike so it could be anything - magic right?
Or (and the irony shouldn't surprise anyone) Tomorrowland.