News Tron coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom

[HauntedPirate]

Poor Space Mountain will exit into all Tron merch lol

"Hmm... we can't sell Magic Bands, phone cases, plush, generic park t-shirts, and dozens of other things not really related to Space Mountain at the exit, what else could we try to sell there instead?"

Honestly. Make some cool Space Mountain t-shirts. I bet they'd all have some retro vibe since that's the only thing Disney seems to be able to produce these days, just avoid the horrible 70's color schemes. But the chances of that happening are slim to none, and slim just left.

 

[Surferboy567]

Photos from inside Tomorrowland Launch Depot and merch that will be available -

I’m going to spend more money then I care to admit…

 

[MrPromey]

"Hmm... we can't sell Magic Bands, phone cases, plush, generic park t-shirts, and dozens of other things not really related to Space Mountain at the exit, what else could we try to sell there instead?"

Honestly. Make some cool Space Mountain t-shirts. I bet they'd all have some retro vibe since that's the only thing Disney seems to be able to produce these days, just avoid the horrible 70's color schemes. But the chances of that happening are slim to none, and slim just left.

Funny enough, I got a really cool 60's modern-retro style Micky and Minnie character for Space Mountain a couple years back.*

The weird thing is, they weren't selling it in the ride exit gift shop.

It was at Disney Springs in the Wonderground space at the Co-Op. They also had framed and unframed prints, post cards, magnets, etc. with the same artwork.

I get it was "art" and all but they sell that kind of stuff at Momento Mori outside Haunted mansion for HM themed stuff done by the same people so why not for this when there is a space (pun intended) right there for it?

The way they do stuff is really nonsensical sometimes.

*it kind of matches some of the old DL artwork. It's not real retro and the style would obviously have been out of vogue before the ride was even built on either coast but it still looks cool.

 

[Andrew25]

Remember when the media used to focus on celebrating the ride not the merchandise...?

 

[HauntedPirate]

Remember when the media used to focus on celebrating the ride not the merchandise...?

When you put a crap peddler in charge of P&R and then the entire company... His stench remains. #ThanksBob

 

[celluloid]

You think it will take that long?

To get there? Not at all. But for a better desperate deal you can afford to wait.

 

[Patcheslee]

Wonder how expensive the Identity Program experience will be.

 

[Casper Gutman]

Seeing this huge merchandise push just reminds me of how tremendously dull both Tron films are.

If they needed to revive a box office disappointment from the vault, why couldn’t it have been The Rocketeer? Or Dick Tracy?

 

[Animaniac93-98]

Seeing this huge merchandise push just reminds me of how tremendously dull both Tron films are.

If they needed to revive a box office disappointment from the vault, why couldn’t it have been The Rocketeer? Or Dick Tracy?

Because this roller coaster was already approved, designed and tested for several years ago.

Same reason they chose Ratatouille for EPCOT over a multitude of other proposals.

 

[JoeCamel]

Wonder how expensive the Identity Program experience will be.

Too.......

 

[Moth]

Seeing this huge merchandise push just reminds me of how tremendously dull both Tron films are.

If they needed to revive a box office disappointment from the vault, why couldn’t it have been The Rocketeer? Or Dick Tracy?

Are you really implying The Rocketeer isn't dull? Really?

I'm just happy because they're using the Daft Punk music.


They are using it, right.

 

[dmw]

Are you really implying The Rocketeer isn't dull? Really?

/major thread drift...

For some reason when I hear the title, "Rocketeer", I think "Rocketman" performed by William Shatner. Youtube it...

 

[jeanericuser001]

Intriguing merch. Good for a first generation but though I will be curious to see what they can do once they start putting LEDs into use.

 

[Casper Gutman]

Are you really implying The Rocketeer isn't dull? Really?

I'm just happy because they're using the Daft Punk music.


They are using it, right.

Absolutely. It’s a genuinely great, well-constructed adventure film - heck, it’s in a tie with Last Crusade as the second best pulp adventure film of the last 50 years! And that’s not a particularly niche opinion, if you take a look at the reappraisals and retrospectives that have considered the film.

 

[DavidDL]

Just booked a trip for May to experience this coaster. Can't wait!

 

[JoeCamel]

/major thread drift...

For some reason when I hear the title, "Rocketeer", I think "Rocketman" performed by William Shatner. Youtube it...

I think of....

 

[No Name]

When I hear “Rocketeer”, I think of the song by Far East Movement, which is the same group that created the banger song Like a G6. Great candidate for an RnRC replacement though!

 

[networkpro]

Poor Space Mountain will exit into all Tron merch lol

That's okay as long as they have a stand for lidocaine patches, ibuprofen, and Absorbine Jr liniment to deal with the rough track.

 

[networkpro]

Remember when the media used to focus on celebrating the ride not the merchandise...?

Remember when the rides lasted more than a minute ?

 

[Casper Gutman]

I feel like a well-designed theme park wouldn’t have Space, Tron, and Barnstormer right next to each other, all in a row. If you walk from Tomorrowland to Toontown, it’s sort of a trip through the devolution of the themed coaster.