News Tron coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom

No Name

No Name

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UNCgolf said:
It definitely has higher capacity than Rise, which helps, but I think it's actually less than Ratatouille. I don't think we'll see the kind of 3+ hour lines Flight of Passage routinely got either if it does go standby.

It's also admittedly hard to compare VQ to standby, because there are people who will grab a VQ since it means they won't have to wait in line but might balk at waiting even 45 minutes in a standby line. The presence of the VQ also skews the ILL purchase numbers, since there's not much reason to buy an ILL if you know you'll be able to get a free VQ spot unless you just really want to ride twice.

I imagine once they eliminate the VQ, the ILL spots will sell out much faster on Guardians.
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My bad, I guess it’s more like 2000 not 2400. Curse whoever was peddling 2400!

CastAStone said:
Lens source on that revised himself to 2400 THRC.
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Dagnabbit!

tommyhawkins said:
2400/HR is still possible in the coming weeks.
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Barnacles!
 
TaeFace

TaeFace

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MisterPenguin said:
In case this isn't a joke...

The 'Excavator' coaster has been rumored for DAK for years and years.

The Monster Inc. Door Coaster rumor is... ridiculous. A "door coaster" is a hanging coaster (like Peter Pan's Flight, but... a coaster). But RnRC is a tracked coaster. It's *impossible* to just retheme RnRC to a 'doors coaster.' But, this was a long time Jim Hill rumor who held onto it for years after our trustworthy insiders told us a Monsters Inc land was on indefinite hold.

The coaster at Pandora was the original E-Ticket that went around the floating mountains. It's too late to add that now.

So... if this is a genuine insider scoop... your source, I'm sorry to say, is 100% unreliable.

Guest-facing CMs generally only know what they read here and the crazy rumors on the Internet. Upper management most certainly does not keep them in the loop as to future plans except maybe for the very area they are assigned (e.g., a CM working in a theater may get notice the theater is closing as part of their reassignment). And blueprints for rides in different parks for several years to come aren't left in the front-facing CMs break rooms.

Oh, one more thing: Disney is beating back guests overcrowding MK. Huge hikes in costs have not deterred the crowds. WDW had to instate a reservation system to lock people out on peak days. So... WDW isn't worried about Epic Universe. Just like WDW had nothing to fear from Universal Studios or from Islands of Adventure.
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MisterPenguin said:
The coaster at Pandora was the original E-Ticket that went around the floating mountains. It's too late to add that now.
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DAK CM here. The excavator coaster was one of the original plans for dinoland, and it's quite possible they could bring it back. Lord knows we need SOMETHING to kick out Dino-Rama. That section was an Eisner band-aid from the start. The stupid carnival games and lack of shade cheapen the entire park. Based on guest popularity, Pandora makes the most sense to expand, especially with the new movie coming out. There's just a parking lot behind the big show building. It would be an easier location than adding a whole land, or even a single attraction between Africa and Pandora. Too many backstage facilities would have to move. Not to mention filling in multiple massive retention ponds.
 
MisterPenguin

MisterPenguin

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TaeFace said:
DAK CM here. The excavator coaster was one of the original plans for dinoland, and it's quite possible they could bring it back. Lord knows we need SOMETHING to kick out Dino-Rama. That section was an Eisner band-aid from the start. The stupid carnival games and lack of shade cheapen the entire park. Based on guest popularity, Pandora makes the most sense to expand, especially with the new movie coming out. There's just a parking lot behind the big show building. It would be an easier location than adding a whole land, or even a single attraction between Africa and Pandora. Too many backstage facilities would have to move. Not to mention filling in multiple massive retention ponds.
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Right. And that's why we've been hearing rumors about it for years and years. Always waiting in the wings, never having its trigger pulled.
 
danlb_2000

danlb_2000

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michaelmickey said:
Because those pictures are not the most recent… you need to check every day, different sources, différents videos, différents forums and you will see, the foundations are already done…

to all the others… I’m so sorry my English is not perfect…
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You are right, this is from yesterday. Still, they have a lot of work to do.

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fgmnt

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lazyboy97o said:
The weather, including high temperatures, can have a big impact on doing concrete work.
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I would say that the next 8 weeks are probably the hardest to get construction done in Florida. Too hot to work by 11 am and a risk of washout conditions any given day. My family used to take trips to the swamps in August; definitely cemented my decision to never live full time in Central Florida.
 
JoeCamel

JoeCamel

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fgmnt said:
I would say that the next 8 weeks are probably the hardest to get construction done in Florida. Too hot to work by 11 am and a risk of washout conditions any given day. My family used to take trips to the swamps in August; definitely cemented my decision to never live full time in Central Florida.
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michaelmickey

michaelmickey

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They just need the next week to finish those walls. Perhaps, two. After that, apart for the slab on the plaza which might take time depending weather, there are no more structural work to be done on this project… only paint, grass, railing along the path, perhaps tiles, and finish the canopy.. of course still a lot, but no more concrete needed anywhere.. unless I miss something.
 
tommyhawkins

tommyhawkins

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egg said:
My bad, I guess it’s more like 2000 not 2400. Curse whoever was peddling 2400!


Dagnabbit!


Barnacles!
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I have no idea what "barnacles" means, i havent seen Spongebob in a while and dont have time to read back over loads of a forum, to see what youre all arguing about.

But I was very very clear about both on twitter and my podcast about how 2400/hr is peak point and not operational, there was several sets of data to confirm this was possible including me being there at the ride on May 7th and 9th, observing 30 second dispatches. So no one was "peddling" anything.





 
JoeCamel

JoeCamel

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michaelmickey said:
They just need the next week to finish those walls. Perhaps, two. After that, apart for the slab on the plaza which might take time depending weather, there are no more structural work to be done on this project… only paint, grass, railing along the path, perhaps tiles, and finish the canopy.. of course still a lot, but no more concrete needed anywhere.. unless I miss something.
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It took 3 months to put a railing on the castle walkway once....
 

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