It’s from the Indiana Jones Adventure refurb in Disneyland. Last month they had mistakes on a ton of signs they put up… I’m guessing someone lost their job. Stuff like “Main Stret,” “Lightening Lane,” and multiple errors on their 100th anniversary banners. They even have a banner for Walt Disneyworld!!
I thought this was a problem in HKDL that was rectified in SDL? That would make sense. Just like when Walt realized Californians like kombucha tea so he insisted on it coming to the Florida Project. But, then he died and you know what happened. No kombucha. No EPCOT.
All framed as something unique to Chinese audience. We don’t have stories about how Space Mountain: De la Terre à la Lune is visible from outside because the Europeans just wouldn’t be able to figure out an indoor roller coaster. Hong Kong Disneyland was also a park with visitation problems, so of course rides wouldn’t be as visited. It was also cut down because of claims that the Chinese weren’t really interested in rides and would just be excited to take pictures of the landscaping.
I find the “topiary are good enough for them” to be more racist, honestly. They are implicitly saying they think the Chinese are too stupid, ignorant, or sheltered to understand what a ride is. And they don’t think that of the Japanese given how they built TDL, so this isn’t an “Eastern culture is different” statement. It’s condescension aimed directly at the Chinese.
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When is the last time they had legitimate soft openings like this?TRON Lightcycle Run to begin soft openings at Walt Disney World
TRON Lightcycle Run to begin soft openings at Walt Disney World
TRON Lightcycle Run to begin soft openings at Walt Disney World
TRON Lightcycle Run to begin soft openings at Walt Disney World
TRON Lightcycle Run to begin soft openings at Walt Disney World
TRON Lightcycle Run to begin soft openings at Walt Disney World
It’s pre-opening ceremony. And can open and close more easily at their will… It's really not a soft opening except in name.
The other choice is? Open up the line and let you "fight" with the masses and stand in line for numerous hours, for a soft open on a ride not guaranteed to be open? Honestly, not combative, what is a better form of soft open you have proposed?
I think there’s something fitting about the original Space Mountain being next to Tron.Mystic Manor would feel right at home if they could find some way to work it into Adventureland or someplace similar (Asia in Animal Kingdom? The ride does have an animal star). It wouldn't feel right next to Haunted Mansion anyways since that's in Liberty Square.
Conversely, TRON and Space Mountain look gorgeous next to each other.
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(Edit: crediting the photographer, @somewareatdiz over on Twitter for this one)
To @lazyboy97o's point; TRON was absolutely designed to be a different park's "Space Mountain". I believe the Imagineers/Disney have said so explicitly so to say anything otherwise would be silly. Still, the experiences are different enough and they look so good together (imho) that I really don't see an issue with it.
Being a big white structure in Tomorrowland that houses a roller coaster of some kind is where comparisons end for me. -and in this instance again, they look so nice next to each other that I could probably stand there all night taking in the sights I've been seeing online.
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I mean that's not new functionality. There have been instances in the past when there were 2 (maybe 3) simultaneous virtual queues. Like the Santa M&G at Disney Springs, AP Passholder Magnet distribution, Figment popcorn bucket, etc.
It appears to be tweaking group options for Monday nights at Epcot and which queues you'd be eligible for. Of course this is the same stuff they would use for Tron, so could be quick ugly copy. Hard to say for sure
We can be sure of only one thing: they will mess up the coding on this.
Exactly, they meant it to be an iconic attraction as Space Mountain has been.
It's not the view that concerns me the most. It is how long they continue to force guests off on the Barnstormer side and not allow us to leave on the Space Mountain side.