News Tron coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom

[ToTBellHop]

The train.

So the one-night only, $1500/guest Disney Train After Hours event is a go?

 

[HauntedPirate]

So the one-night only, $1500/guest Disney Train After Hours event is a go?

Why would I need to spend that at WDW when I could just go to any train yard for the same experience? After all, I ARE THE MAGIC!!!

 

[lazyboy97o]

Wait... what?

At some point they’re going to close Splash Mountain for reworking into Frog Mountain and that’ll likely impact the Walt Disney World Railroad.

 

[Casper Gutman]

At some point they’re going to close Splash Mountain for reworking into Frog Mountain and that’ll likely impact the Walt Disney World Railroad.

I mean… do we really think they’re going to do this? Or just talk about doing it?

 

[larryz]

Or, maybe we will get Tron 3, and this will be torn down and built at Six flaggs somewhere

I think it's more likely that Six flaggs will buy the US Disney theme parks.

 

[HauntedPirate]

At some point they’re going to close Splash Mountain for reworking into Frog Mountain and that’ll likely impact the Walt Disney World Railroad.

Ah, right. Well, I'm still hoping that particular project gets thrown into the dustbin of history, never to be seen again.

 

[ToTBellHop]

At some point they’re going to close Splash Mountain for reworking into Frog Mountain and that’ll likely impact the Walt Disney World Railroad.

Not really. They’ll just black out the windows. It’s not the level of gutjob that would impact the train.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Why would I need to spend that at WDW when I could just go to any train yard for the same experience? After all, I ARE THE MAGIC!!!

But would that train have a view of an unthemed bridge? I think not.

 

[larryz]

Wait... what?

Can't have two coasters running side-by-side. That would make MK too much like one of the itinerant carnivals Walt hated so much.

 

[G00fyDad]

But would that train have a view of an unthemed bridge? I think not.

We already have a half themed Expedition Everest.

 

[matt9112]

Lol

You do know the difference between building thru a pandemic and deciding to put a project on hold? Because, remember, Universal put a whole new theme park on pause. So, where is the shade for them for doing that?

Ones an additional theme park that isn't neccessary. (Universal doesn't have the same capacity problems) the other is a single ride system at the most visited theme park on earth.

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

Don't forget the new dole whip flavors at typhoon lagoon

“Churros are back!” - Josh D.

 

[Bluewaves]

It’s 2022 and still not done, so much for the clones are easy to build narrative, just cheap to design apparently

 

[MisterPenguin]

It’s 2022 and still not done, so much for the clones are easy to build narrative, just cheap to design apparently

Not too cheap. It has to be redesigned for imperial units and different building codes, not to mention having a locomotive ride thru it. At least they have practical knowledge, tho, that the canopy doesn't collapse nor the vehicles jump off the track.

They do know guests like it. And the development cost might be shared among the different park budgets.

 

[EricsBiscuit]

From yesterday with some bonus pics:

 

[celluloid]

you get NOTHING! Good Day Sir and/or Ma'am!

Kind of like being a Magic Kingdom Fan expecting a new attraction ready at a reasonable time or expecting the railroad for the last few years.

 

[JMcMahonEsq]

It’s 2022 and still not done, so much for the clones are easy to build narrative, just cheap to design apparently

Yes because they definitely should have predicted a 2 year global pandemic into their construction schedule.

While it certainly isn’t the complete reason for the delay, it is absolutely a major contributor to it. The other part is that just because the ride “could” be build and opened faster, doesn’t mean it’s the best idea to rush it open asap. As soon as Covid hit and you knew the ride was going to be delayed, you had to start looking into when was the best time to open Tron. It made no sense to rush construction to get it open during a time when you were limiting attendance. Nor did it make much sense to rush it for the holiday season or busy spring break seasons of late 21 into 22. You want to open the ride when it is going to give you a pop either in attendance or press. You are already going to be opening guardians in summer of 22, so it makes no sense to have to major ride openings at the same time. The best case scenario is you get Tron at the end of 22, prior to holidays, or you open it near the end of the 50th anniversary to keep momentum there after it has been going on for more than a year.

 

[Casper Gutman]

Yes because they definitely should have predicted a 2 year global pandemic into their construction schedule.

While it certainly isn’t the complete reason for the delay, it is absolutely a major contributor to it. The other part is that just because the ride “could” be build and opened faster, doesn’t mean it’s the best idea to rush it open asap. As soon as Covid hit and you knew the ride was going to be delayed, you had to start looking into when was the best time to open Tron. It made no sense to rush construction to get it open during a time when you were limiting attendance. Nor did it make much sense to rush it for the holiday season or busy spring break seasons of late 21 into 22. You want to open the ride when it is going to give you a pop either in attendance or press. You are already going to be opening guardians in summer of 22, so it makes no sense to have to major ride openings at the same time. The best case scenario is you get Tron at the end of 22, prior to holidays, or you open it near the end of the 50th anniversary to keep momentum there after it has been going on for more than a year.

Tron should have been open or, at the least, almost open before the pandemic began. The fact that WDW delayed construction so long that it ran into a global crisis is a weak excuse.

Tron is not simply - or even primarily - meant to provide a pop in attendance. It’s a desperate bid to add capacity that is woefully needed right away.

If you need a pop in attendance you build and open a new ride. You don’t drag construction of a carbon-copy of a short screen-based indoor coaster into its fifth year.

 

[ToTBellHop]

Yes because they definitely should have predicted a 2 year global pandemic into their construction schedule.

While it certainly isn’t the complete reason for the delay, it is absolutely a major contributor to it. The other part is that just because the ride “could” be build and opened faster, doesn’t mean it’s the best idea to rush it open asap. As soon as Covid hit and you knew the ride was going to be delayed, you had to start looking into when was the best time to open Tron. It made no sense to rush construction to get it open during a time when you were limiting attendance. Nor did it make much sense to rush it for the holiday season or busy spring break seasons of late 21 into 22. You want to open the ride when it is going to give you a pop either in attendance or press. You are already going to be opening guardians in summer of 22, so it makes no sense to have to major ride openings at the same time. The best case scenario is you get Tron at the end of 22, prior to holidays, or you open it near the end of the 50th anniversary to keep momentum there after it has been going on for more than a year.

Have you heard that WDW actually only closed 4 months and was a significant crutch for the company?

 

[Animaniac93-98]

Tron is not simply - or even primarily - meant to provide a pop in attendance. It’s a desperate bid to add capacity that is woefully needed right away.

And unfortunately, after this summer, TRON will be the only new ride coming to any WDW park in the near future.