News Tron coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom

[gerarar]

Small thread bump, but thought this was worthy enough.

Tron has not opened yet for the day (2/4), even passed the 1pm drop today. This is the worst day operationally for the ride (there's not that many) since it opened last April.
Retracting this statement.
Sept 24, 2023 had 370 mins of downtime
June 12, 2023 had 392 mins of downtime
So Feb 4, 2024 is just one the rare days with 240+ mins of downtime. What makes it unique is the long delayed opening.

 

[DCBaker]

Small thread bump, but thought this was worthy enough.

Tron has not opened yet for the day (2/4), even passed the 1pm drop today. This is the worst day operationally for the ride (there's not that many) since it opened last April.
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Looks to be up and running now - groups started being called around 1:25pm.

 

[Sirwalterraleigh]

Small thread bump, but thought this was worthy enough.

Tron has not opened yet for the day (2/4), even passed the 1pm drop today. This is the worst day operationally for the ride (there's not that many) since it opened last April.
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In a bit surprised it waited this long to start breaking down

 

[tissandtully]

It happens, rides break down.

 

[RoysCabin]

Think this ride taught me that
A - Don't risk rides like this on an empty stomach, and
B - Motion sickness (especially when combined with hunger) gets worse as you start pushing 40

Ride kicked my butt, but it was really well done, and having it by Space Mountain to balance crowds somewhat ala how Thunder and Splash are supposed to do the same on the other side of the park is a good move.

 

[RoadiJeff]

Think this ride taught me that
A - Don't risk rides like this on an empty stomach, and
B - Motion sickness (especially when combined with hunger) gets worse as you start pushing 40

Ride kicked my butt, but it was really well done, and having it by Space Mountain to balance crowds somewhat ala how Thunder and Splash are supposed to do the same on the other side of the park is a good move.

Yes, same with me. Even with taking a Dramamene before the ride I still got motion sickness. Same thing happened with GotG the next day. My body occasionally reminds me that I'm not 25 anymore.

Both of those rides were a one and done for me. Kind of a shame since I got really good at the VQ microsecond timing to get a low number bg. I loved the competition doing that, my body apparently just doesn't love those types of rides

 

[gerarar]

Stolen from the site that shall not be named, but looks like Disney is sending surveys to Magic Kingdom guests about their opinion on the virtual queue.

It may be soon coming to an end since they're probably in the early stages of deciding to keep the VQ or not before Tiana's Bayou Adventure comes along in a few months.

We are 350+ days into the VQ system for Tron, and in the past week-ish, the VQ has been relatively easy to get. Reports on Twitter also indicate that they are no longer being strict on return windows/times and accepting late scans.

 

[sWANNISAX]

It's time for the vq to be retired on both the attractions that are using it.

 

[networkpro]

It's time for the vq to be retired on both the attractions that are using it.

I disagree, both do not have the hourly capacity to meet such demand.

 

[sWANNISAX]

I disagree, both do not have the hourly capacity to meet such demand.

Let people choose if they want to wait or buy an ILL or do a hybrid. VQ until 1 and then standby

 

[networkpro]

Let people choose if they want to wait or buy an ILL or do a hybrid. VQ until 1 and then standby

Operations and staffing doesnt work that way.

 

[sWANNISAX]

Operations and staffing doesnt work that way.

I'm sure someone could figure it out. Easier to just run them like any other ride.

 

[DisneyFanatic12]

VQ has a lot of positives and negatives, and it really depends on the person whether or not the positives outweigh the negatives. To me, the positives outweigh the negatives, and while I certainly see how some people prefer the lack of a virtual queue, there are just so many benefits to it that I greatly enjoy it.

Overall, I’m pretty much neutral, but would likely almost never ride Guardians of the Galaxy if it weren’t for the virtual queue.

 

[SamusAranX]

Have a feeling they will put TBA on VQ and remove Tron

 

[DisneyDodo]

I disagree, both do not have the hourly capacity to meet such demand.

The capacity is the same whether they use VQ or not. It’s just a question of where people wait: either in the queue for that ride or in the queues for other rides. As long as guests can fit in the footprint of the former (which I would expect to be the case at this point), that appears to be the more logical choice.

 

[Andrew25]

Both Tron & GOTG have an issue if you remove VQ... they don't have enough physical queue space. Tron and GOTG both have extended queues out in the sun... can't imagine people will be happy with that.

I'd imagine Tiana will get VQ, and then drop after a while, but Tron might keep it due to low capacity. GOTG probably would be fine if they had built a properly shaded extended queue.

 

[EricsBiscuit]

Both Tron & GOTG have an issue if you remove VQ... they don't have enough physical queue space. Tron and GOTG both have extended queues out in the sun... can't imagine people will be happy with that.

I'd imagine Tiana will get VQ, and then drop after a while, but Tron might keep it due to low capacity. GOTG probably would be fine if they had built a properly shaded extended queue.

They can throttle the demand with the wait time to keep it from getting out of hand.

 

[UNCgolf]

Both Tron & GOTG have an issue if you remove VQ... they don't have enough physical queue space. Tron and GOTG both have extended queues out in the sun... can't imagine people will be happy with that.

I'd imagine Tiana will get VQ, and then drop after a while, but Tron might keep it due to low capacity. GOTG probably would be fine if they had built a properly shaded extended queue.

I doubt TRON will draw huge crowds; I'd expect a standby wait there to be much shorter than a standby wait for GOTG (or for Tiana, for that matter).

Maybe not when the VQ first ends, but I'd expect it to settle in around an hour or even less standby except for the really busy days. Partially because it's just not very good, and partially because the MK has so much other capacity. It would get longer waits at DHS simply because there's less to do.

 

[Jrb1979]

Both Tron & GOTG have an issue if you remove VQ... they don't have enough physical queue space. Tron and GOTG both have extended queues out in the sun... can't imagine people will be happy with that.

I'd imagine Tiana will get VQ, and then drop after a while, but Tron might keep it due to low capacity. GOTG probably would be fine if they had built a properly shaded extended queue.

I hate these arguments in regards to waits and standing in the sun. I know it gets hot in Florida but it gets hot in other parts of the country in the summer too. Somehow the parks in those parts manage with guests standing in the sun. They put canopies over the queue and have fans that spray most to deal with it.

 

[DisneyDodo]

The GotG queue feels like it goes on forever (which makes sense considering that it consumes basically an entire building that used to house a 45-min attraction). I have to imagine it could accommodate most of the demand.