News Tron coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom

[Mr. Sullivan]

So, this is now going to cause a damned stampede when the huge crowds are let past the rope at 9am!!

Can Disney not do ANYTHING right? What brainbox thought not letting its resort guests onto the most popular ride during early entry? And instead have to be part of a stampede with non- resort guests at 9am.

I’m sure it will join early entry later but I think it would be unwise to have it on early entry right at the very start of it having standby. The CMs need time to adjust for one thing, and they also need to be able to see what the plan of attack for opening it in the morning is. They would not get an accurate view of that with early entry off the bat. It will be weened off EE closure eventually but this is for now the right move.

 

[Spenspuma]

What do you mean by filter in the queue? They can’t stop an unofficial queue forming just outside where they block it off.

Exactly...so there becomes a huge congregation of hundreds of people up against where the staff block the walkway...THEN once this is opened there is a full on stampede to the rIde.

Why they cant just open the ride queue when early park entry starts so everyone who wants to get on Tron gets in a first come first served basis rather than whoever is fastest or barges past others the most

 

[Spenspuma]

I’m sure it will join early entry later but I think it would be unwise to have it on early entry right at the very start of it having standby. The CMs need time to adjust for one thing, and they also need to be able to see what the plan of attack for opening it in the morning is. They would not get an accurate view of that with early entry off the bat. It will be weened off EE closure eventually but this is for now the right move.

Not sure why that makes a difference.

The safest way is to have a steady filtered flow of people making their way into the queue line (rather than a stampede)

The BEST way of doing this is the actually entrance to the park itself. The steady flow is caused by everyone having to scan their magicbands at the entrance, so there is always that few seconds gap in between every entering guests. By congregating hundreds of people in a holding area (which gets more and more packed the closer to rope drop) and someone saying, "we are now open"..just causes an unnecessary stampede...people running, barging and heaven forbid someone falls over.

Not opening Tron at early entry is potentially going to create quite a few issues.

 

[MisterPenguin]

I remember back in the old times when Frozen Ever After opened. Dozens trampled to death at rope drop. What a tragedy.

 

[TalkToEthan]

I favor “running with bulls” style.

I miss the days of running at your own risk at rope drop. Great times!!
At least Tokyo somewhat still does it—— a bit watered down these days but it’s still there.

 

[Quietmouse]

I haven’t ridden tron yet. I heard it’s short but is it good?

 

[TalkToEthan]

I haven’t ridden tron yet. I heard it’s short but is it good?

 

[Br0ckford]

If they add it early entry resort guest might be less likely to buy a lighten lane single pass thingy or whatever it's called now.

 

[co10064]

I haven’t ridden tron yet. I heard it’s short but is it good?

Yes! It’s an excellent ride experience. Definitely a must-do E-ticket.

If it was longer and had a properly themed (or better hidden) show-building, it would be among the best additions on property.

 

[Mark Dunne]

when will they do the outside of the canopy?

I agree, that sun will be burning down on people, also its not the quickest loading for me, with only say 8-10 people in the show room, be interesting how long that line goes. if the line looks long for us, it'll be ILL's all round.

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

The CMs need time to adjust for one thing

It’s literally show up an hour early?

 

[Epcot81Fan]

If it was longer and had a properly themed (or better hidden) show-building, it would be among the best additions on property.

And If I was 6’10” and a had a good jump shot I’d be in the NBA.

 

[gerarar]

The VQ system (finally) ends today for Tron!
Standby line starts tomorrow September 9, 2024.

Scatterplot of every single VQ data point collected for the past 538 days, which includes soft opening and everyday since the ride opened on April 4, 2023.

Here's my final update for it and wrap-up post:

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And with that and 538 days later...that finally concludes the Tron Lightcycle/ Run Virtual Queue system and Boarding Group distribution!
It's been a pleasure to keep track of the VQ progress for the last (almost) 2 years.

The standby line will finally open tomorrow on September 9, 2024 for all guests, with the option of LLSP for an additional charge.
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Some extra fun statistics:

7am drop

• Quickest: May 29, 2024 with 2.02 secs.
• Longest: Sept 2, 2024 with 2 hrs 20 mins
• Highest Average of 9m on Tuesdays
• Lowest Average of 2m on Saturdays

1pm drop

• Quickest: April 2, 2023 with 1.69 secs.
• Longest: Feb 18, 2024 with 8 hrs 58 mins
• Highest Average of 2hrs 2m on Sundays
• Lowest Average of 1hr 8m on Wednesdays

6pm drop

• Quickest: Aug 7, 2024 with 1.09 secs (EEH)
• Longest: April 10, 2025 with 5 hrs 56 mins (EEH)
• Highest Average of 53m on Tuesdays
• Lowest Average of 21m on Fridays

Scatterplot of all the VQ drops for the last 538 days. Towards the end of the graph, both the 7am and 1pm drops were trending higher.
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[Coaster Lover]

I remember back in the old times when Frozen Ever After opened. Dozens trampled to death at rope drop. What a tragedy.

Human sacrifice, dogs and cats living together... MASS HYSTERIA!

 

[Spenspuma]

Not really how rope drop works anymore, people are calmy walked through multiple stops until opening. I’m sure there’s a new method toward Tron.

Done it 2 days in a row now and indeed it was a stampede...people running, jogging...saw one woman drop her phone and cause a dawned pile up as she stopped to pick it up.

 

[TalkToEthan]

Done it 2 days in a row now and indeed it was a stampede...people running, jogging.

Cool…..it’s refreshing to know it’s still going on

 

[MisterPenguin]

Cool…..it’s refreshing to know it’s still going on

It's refreshing to know Disney guests can still run and jog!!

 

[James Alucobond]

Not that I have a problem with jogging in general, but I never find that I’m very far in line behind the people who jogged.

 

[etc98]

Not that I have a problem with jogging in general, but I never find that I’m very far in line behind the people who jogged.

Ahh, but you are behind them? /s