News Tron coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom

[adam.adbe]

It's a nice ride, I did it many times as there was no line in Shanghai... but it is so short, it is not worth waiting the hours and hours that it will take to get on board.

Is the park just all-round quieter in Shanghai, or is Tron not pulling the crowds there anymore?

 

[EricsBiscuit]

In any case I like Tron better than some trees and a berm so it’s a win in my book. The fact they actually decided to expand MK is a miracle in and of itself and we probably won’t see another pure expansion at MK for a very long time.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

In any case I like Tron better than some trees and a berm so it’s a win in my book. The fact they actually decided to expand MK is a miracle in and of itself and we probably won’t see another pure expansion at MK for a very long time.

Very much how I feel - even if not a tip-top attraction, it is additional capacity for the park ... Not like they tore down Space Mountain to build this

 

[JoeCamel]

Is the park just all-round quieter in Shanghai, or is Tron not pulling the crowds there anymore?

I believe he went for opening

 

[mlayton144]

I don’t get what all the negativity is about - a new ride that didn’t exist before within a really impressive space - looks really fun and a great add

 

[Horizons '83]

I don’t get what all the negativity is about - a new ride that didn’t exist before within a really impressive space - looks really fun and a great add

I think the general consensus is that is isn't necessarily adding much needed capacity to the worlds busiest theme park. MK desperately needs a people eater to relieve the crowding a bit and TRON doesn't fit that description. It's also a VERY short ride, again not helping with capacity issues.

 

[JoeCamel]

I don’t get what all the negativity is about - a new ride that didn’t exist before within a really impressive space - looks really fun and a great add

I think the general consensus is that is isn't necessarily adding much needed capacity to the worlds busiest theme park. MK desperately needs a people eater to relieve the crowding a bit and TRON doesn't fit that description. It's also a VERY short ride, again not helping with capacity issues.

Plus it is in the wrong place!

 

[mlayton144]

I think the general consensus is that is isn't necessarily adding much needed capacity to the worlds busiest theme park. MK desperately needs a people eater to relieve the crowding a bit and TRON doesn't fit that description. It's also a VERY short ride, again not helping with capacity issues.

The structure looks quite impressive from head to toe, can’t Imagine not enjoying the space including the queue prior to the ride. So , if they added another people eater , you don’t think they would let more people in the gate ?

 

[UNCgolf]

I think the general consensus is that is isn't necessarily adding much needed capacity to the worlds busiest theme park. MK desperately needs a people eater to relieve the crowding a bit and TRON doesn't fit that description. It's also a VERY short ride, again not helping with capacity issues.

Yep. A non-family coaster has a limited rider base compared to most Disney rides (see Guardians, which is relatively easy to get on even as a brand new attraction featuring a popular IP), and the fact that it's so short exacerbates the issue.

It's obviously better than adding nothing -- no argument there. But it was one of the worst options for adding needed capacity to the MK. The Main Street Theater would have been a much better use of money.

 

[Horizons '83]

The structure looks quite impressive from head to toe, can’t Imagine not enjoying the space including the queue prior to the ride. So , if they added another people eater , you don’t think they would let more people in the gate ?

I should have prefaced that I am a TRON fan as a whole, so I am excited about this one not having been to Shanghai, but I under its shortcomings as well. It will be a hit for sure with guests and enjoyable, but as of right now, publicly at least, there is nothing on the horizon that will suck up the crowds. As UNCgolf just mentioned, the proposed (and announced!) Theater that never happened would have been a great addition.

 

[mlayton144]

Yep. A non-family coaster has a limited rider base compared to most Disney rides (see Guardians, which is relatively easy to get on even as a brand new attraction featuring a popular IP), and the fact that it's so short exacerbates the issue.

It's obviously better than adding nothing -- no argument there. But it was one of the worst options for adding needed capacity to the MK. The Main Street Theater would have been a much better use of money.

I hear you , but personally I think it’s gonna pull people away from the mountains (you know - the ones with the longest waits) - this is what MK needs. God the last thing in the world we need is a theater playing Disney movies , live entertainment seems to be a dubious proposition as well with current management

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Yep. A non-family coaster has a limited rider base compared to most Disney rides (see Guardians, which is relatively easy to get on even as a brand new attraction featuring a popular IP), and the fact that it's so short exacerbates the issue.

It's obviously better than adding nothing -- no argument there. But it was one of the worst options for adding needed capacity to the MK. The Main Street Theater would have been a much better use of money.

Well, we were supposed to get both which would have been a nice complement/mix

 

[MerlinTheGoat]

Epcot doesn't have a theme anymore.

Not true. It's theme is "Remember EPCOT? Yes? Well **** EPCOT and **** you!"

 

[RobWDW1971]

Not true. It's theme is "Remember EPCOT? Yes? Well **** EPCOT and **** you!"

Bless you for so perfectly and succinctly summing it up.

 

[yensidtlaw1969]

I hear you , but personally I think it’s gonna pull people away from the mountains (you know - the ones with the longest waits) - this is what MK needs. God the last thing in the world we need is a theater playing Disney movies , live entertainment seems to be a dubious proposition as well with current management

The Main Street Theater was going to be built to house large-scale live stage shows, similar to the Hyperion Theater at DCA. It wasn't going to play Disney movies.

 

[mlayton144]

The Main Street Theater was going to be built to house large-scale live stage shows, similar to the Hyperion Theater at DCA. It wasn't going to play Disney movies.

Ok then , sounds good to me , will still take from over a live frozen show (make it Coco and you have a deal)

 

[TheMaxRebo]

Ok then , sounds good to me , will still take from over a live frozen show (make it Coco and you have a deal)

I feel like they use these types of shoes to prep for stuff that might go to Broadway ... So my guess would be Encanto

 

[Buried20KLeague]

Is the park just all-round quieter in Shanghai, or is Tron not pulling the crowds there anymore?

When we were there a year before Covid there was NOBODY there. Rode every ride in the park multiple times a day for 3 days straight.

 

[EricsBiscuit]

Yep. A non-family coaster has a limited rider base compared to most Disney rides (see Guardians, which is relatively easy to get on even as a brand new attraction featuring a popular IP), and the fact that it's so short exacerbates the issue.

It's obviously better than adding nothing -- no argument there. But it was one of the worst options for adding needed capacity to the MK. The Main Street Theater would have been a much better use of money.

Perhaps GotG isn’t hard to get on because they actually built a ride with a great capacity?

 

[raymusiccity]

Perhaps GotG isn’t hard to get on because they actually built a ride with a great capacity?

I think it's because there's a motion sickness factor involved. It's similar to the Mission Space issue that forced them to add a non-spinning side to the attraction. Maybe they can add a stable coaster loading platform to GotG.