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News Tron coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom

Andrew25

Andrew25

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Jrb1979 said:
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.
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If the parks actually provided decently covered waiting areas away from the sun, they couldn't care. Flight of Passage is mostly indoors and people don't mind waiting in that queue, but Tron/GOTG extended queues rely on small umbrellas and maybe 2 fans in total? The parks definitely need to do better in this regard.

DisneyDodo said:
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.
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The wait from the planetarium entrance to first preshow typically takes ~40 minutes or so if the ride is running normal.
 
lnigo Montoya

lnigo Montoya

New Member
DrummerAlly said:
We travel with a DAS and got a virtual queue spot - our boarding group happened to open up around 11am. I talked with the CM at the tent to exchange our virtual queue for a lightning lane and explained that we would need to return a little later and asked if that would be okay. I was told that once our virtual queue was exchanged for a lightning lane that we'd be able to come back any time that day.

Not sure if I'd feel okay doing that just if we wanted to ride at night, but I have a hunch it would work fine. If I just wanted to ride at night, I'd probably try to secure a virtual queue spot at the afternoon drop.
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If this was a DAS-related need, fine. But as a DAS user, I feel accommodated enough that using this trick simply because someone wants to ride Tron at night, which is what many wish they could do as well, doesn't feel right. Just my opinion...
 
gerarar

gerarar

Premium Member
TRON Lightcycle / Run officially opened to guests 1 year ago on April 4, 2023.


Some virtual queue fun facts:
  • The morning 7am drop during its opening on April 4, 2023 lasted for 3.62 secs. Today on its birthday it went even faster with 3.43 secs.
  • Longest VQ windows:
    • 7am: Nov 1, 2023 with 2hr 6m
    • 1pm: Feb 18, 2024 with 8hrs 58m
    • 6pm: Nov 11, 2023 (MVMCP party night) with 3hrs 56m
  • Shortest VQ windows:
    • 7am: Mar 22, 2023 (soft opening) with 3.09s
    • 1pm: Apr 2, 2023 (soft opening) with 1.69s
    • 6pm: Aug 16, 2023 (MNSSHP party night) with 3.91s
  • There have been 381 morning/afternoon VQ windows and 101 party/EEH VQ windows to date.
    • This includes the soft-openings and previews before the official opening, which utilized the VQ system.
Here's an overview of all the VQ drops/windows over past year+. You can definitely see some patterns like when September rolled around, the morning drops lasted longer than usual. The afternoon drops fluctuate a lot, but there is usually a pattern day-to-day every week.
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Obviously, the VQ is still being used to this day. It remains a question whether the VQ will stay once Tiana's Bayou Adventure opens in a couple months, or will Tron ditch the VQ and move to standby + ILL.
Regardless, it has been fun to track this ride's progress, probably more than Rat and GOTG (and sorta MMRR at DL) at this point. One thing's for sure, I love the data (and math)!
 
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SaucyBoy

SaucyBoy

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In the Parks
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I finally rode this on my trip last month and I thought it was one of the worst coasters, not just at WDW but, in Orlando. Thank goodness Disney hit it out of the park with Guardians (even if it makes me sick every time I ride it)!
 
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Basil of Baker Street

Basil of Baker Street

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SaucyBoy said:
I finally rode this on my trip last month and I thought it was one of the worst coasters, not just at WDW, but in Orlando. Thank goodness Disney hit it out of the park with Guardians (even if it makes me sick every time I ride it)!
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I agree 100%! Rode it last week for the 1st time myself. If I could get it with under a 20 minute wait I would do it again. Just too short of a ride for the investment. Guardians on the other hand was worth every minute of the wait. Story could have been better but the ride itself was outstanding.
 
SaucyBoy

SaucyBoy

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In the Parks
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Basil of Baker Street said:
I agree 100%! Rode it last week for the 1st time myself. If I could get it with under a 20 minute wait I would do it again. Just too short of a ride for the investment. Guardians on the other hand was worth every minute of the wait. Story could have been better but the ride itself was outstanding.
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We were lucky enough to grap a Group 13 return time and our wait was very manageable, maybe 30 minutes tops. That's about as long as I'm willing to wait.
 
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pigglewiggle

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SaucyBoy said:
I finally rode this on my trip last month and I thought it was one of the worst coasters, not just at WDW but, in Orlando. Thank goodness Disney hit it out of the park with Guardians (even if it makes me sick every time I ride it)!
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Really? I get it's short, but it was still very fun. Although I lost my breath screaming on the launch.
 
Disstevefan1

Disstevefan1

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Wow! A lot of TRON coaster haters.

Are the TRON coaster haters the same folks as the Mission Space haters?

I have not ridden TRON yet. I am looking forward to it, I hope its not as bad as the haters say it is.
 
Basil of Baker Street

Basil of Baker Street

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Disstevefan1 said:
Wow! A lot of TRON coaster haters.

Are the TRON coaster haters the same folks as the Mission Space haters?

I have not ridden TRON yet. I am looking forward to it, I hope its not as bad as the haters say it is.
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I don't hate it. Just too short of a ride for the amount of time you wait. Takeoff and 1st turn is exciting but that's about it. RnRC and Velosicoster does it better. I just wouldn't wait long for it. Would be a nice LL pickup.

And I like Mission Space.
 
Rich Brownn

Rich Brownn

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My two complaints: It feels like the portion from load to launch, and from end break to unload is longer than the actual ride and the fact it brakes so hard entering the show building. It's like it teases you outside with the visible launch and then you hit the brake and slow waaaaay down. It's almost like "ah-ha! fooled you. Ya thought it was all high speed coaster!"
 
GhostHost1000

GhostHost1000

Premium Member
Tron looks cool in Tomorrowland, but the ride itself is just short and meh imo. Wish it wasn’t a cookie cutter attraction and was enhanced or expanded from the original.
 
DonniePeverley

DonniePeverley

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Like every modern DIsney ride - way too short, rather than the epic attractions they once built. Probably with an eye on keeping the queues down, rather than building a ride that has legacy for all time.

If Jungle Cruise, Pirates etc were built today they would last a minute.
 

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