News Tron coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom

[Clamman73]

Photos from today -

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[mikeymouse]

That one tie by the curve in the sidewalk is a bit cattywampus.

 

[optjay]

THIS is the best update in a LONG time! only thing left is to wait for announcement of the actual RR opening date.

 

[matt9112]

Still utterly hideous.

Looks better than the tron ride building…or the guardians building…. IOA is one of the most beautiful parks. It’s incorporated well… god only knows why people consider exposed coaster track some kind of eye sore. Sure it can be but it can also be done with taste.

 

[matt9112]

Anybody else find Universal's social media tack to be a total turnoff?

Like, I get what they're doing, and Disney certainly deserves to be called out on a lot of their stuff, but I feel like it's just such a bad look for them. It reeks of desperation. If your parks are so great why are you always talking about the guys down the street?

You can be successful and still be number 2 it’s a marketing strategy that’s as old as time. Being number 2 doesn’t been you suck it just means your not the top dog.

I mean universal went from churro stand to roller coaster without any presser or fancy stage shows to talk about how excited they were. They didn’t leave any fans upset due to delays or artificial time frames.

 

[matt9112]

The carnival coaster at the State Fair went up in about four hours. I guess that makes it even better?

Apples and oranges….velocicoaster is probably the best rollercoaster in the southeast right now. That barrel roll….it’s like time stops.

 

[matt9112]

Is great. Better than Velocicoaster. (yes I have ridden both)

Better is subjective it is better as a total experience maybe…. I seem to enjoy the intensity of velocicoaster more BUT haggrids is a blast and a more well rounded experience.

 

[James Alucobond]

Looks better than the tron ride building…or the guardians building…. IOA is one of the most beautiful parks. It’s incorporated well… god only knows why people consider exposed coaster track some kind of eye sore. Sure it can be but it can also be done with taste.

I don’t really understand how it can be considered well-incorporated when it’s not incorporated at all. To me, it has about the same level of visual appeal as an exposed show building or the Harmonious barges. They all just look like exposed infrastructure completely out of proportion with and stylistically dissimilar to their surroundings.

 

[yensidtlaw1969]

You can be successful and still be number 2 it’s a marketing strategy that’s as old as time. Being number 2 doesn’t been you suck it just means your not the top dog.

I mean universal went from churro stand to roller coaster without any presser or fancy stage shows to talk about how excited they were. They didn’t leave any fans upset due to delays or artificial time frames.

Seems like you kinda missed my point

 

[Touchdown]

I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again. I’ve been on over 300 coasters, Veliciocoaster is in my top ten steel coasters, despite my heavy preference towards hyper/giga airtime machines (for which it is not.)

 

[BubbaisSleep]

I’ve said it before, I’ll say it again. I’ve been on over 300 coasters, Veliciocoaster is in my top ten steel coasters, despite my heavy preference towards hyper/giga airtime machines (for which it is not.)

I just had my first trip to Cedar Point and I was shocked how many conversations I heard of the general public comparing everything to Velocicoaster.

 

[Touchdown]

I just had my first trip to Cedar Point and I was shocked how many conversations I heard of the general public comparing everything to Velocicoaster.

It’s really the child of Maverick, bigger, faster smoother and finally does the ground level roll that Maverick was supposed to have but had to be removed as it would have been too much for the trains.

 

[Movielover]

finally does the ground level roll that Maverick was supposed to have but had to be removed as it would have been too much for the trains.

For the trains and for the riders, those original hard restraints were killer on that ride! lol

 

[EricsBiscuit]

The carnival coaster at the State Fair went up in about four hours. I guess that makes it even better?

Velocicoaster is the best coaster in Orlando.

 

[JoeCamel]

Velocicoaster is the best coaster in Orlando.

With 6 months to Tron and slow progress I can say the one two combo of Hagrid's/Velocicoaster was the second best addition to Universal after the Hogwart's express selling P2P. They have a long term plan and it pays

 

[ToTBellHop]

With 6 months to Tron and slow progress I can say the one two combo of Hagrid's/Velocicoaster was the second best addition to Universal after the Hogwart's express selling P2P. They have a long term plan and it pays

Velocicoaster is great and all but have you heard the good news about Tiana’s Bayou Adventure?!?!

 

[bhg469]

With 6 months to Tron and slow progress I can say the one two combo of Hagrid's/Velocicoaster was the second best addition to Universal after the Hogwart's express selling P2P. They have a long term plan and it pays

It kind of blows my mind that there is a significant amount of coaster track laid down at epic universe right now as well.

 

[JoeCamel]

It kind of blows my mind that there is a significant amount of coaster track laid down at epic universe right now as well.

You know building the box is what takes all the time.......

 

[bhg469]

You know building the box is what takes all the time.......

Plenty of vertical construction as well.. I really like to drive by and see more and more stuff go up. There is a pretty big berm that blocks my view but I can still see quite a bit. I recently found out my company didn't win the bid to provide their concrete so I was pretty close to having a pass to go on site.

 

[optjay]

This is the Tron Forum right?