News Tron coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom

[DonniePeverley]

i hope Iger greenlights an electric overhaul of the speedway. walking over to the tron entrance will be a lot better experience without gas fumes filling your nose

He didn't do anything about in his previous tenure.

It's funny that this coaster is almost 50 years old and has not had any substantial re-tracking or improvements...It was de-furbished when they removed the home of future living to give us RYCA 1 Dream of a new world...which was basically creating maintenance free dioramas that were not nearly as engaging as what was originally there and completely left out the upper show scenes for the TTA. I still think this version of Space Mountain is the best of the iterations, and was so much more than a rollercoaster... Why can they not bring it back to it's full and complete glory...a bit of science fiction, a bit of futuristic forecasting, a bit of education about space. It was beautifully done and integrated and all with a catchy fun soundtrack that still sounds better than anything they have come up with since...

STOP. Check out what they did to it in Paris. Don't give them any ideas.

 

[EricsBiscuit]

From DFB today

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So nice seeing Lilly with her own coaches instead of Roy’s!

 

[danlb_2000]

New permit today from Whiting Turner the main contractor on the project. No expiration so it defaults to 1 year.

4970 N World Dr (Tron) - MK2 Building Completion Package

 

[danlb_2000]

Still waiting to see a pic of the locomotive stack just at the end of the tunnel to see how close it is.

Got to be pretty close. You can see in the picture how close the top of the passenger cars are. This picture give a good perspective on how much taller the smoke stack is.

 

[Movielover]

Got to be pretty close. You can see in the picture how close the top of the passenger cars are. This picture give a good perspective on how much taller the smoke stack is.

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It will be fine, just got to coat the top of that stack in a can of Crisco each morning, no big deal!

 

[dreday3]

We are scheduled to arrive April 18th, looks like we will just make it!

 

[TQQQ]

We are scheduled to arrive April 18th, looks like we will just make it!

Make what?

 

[dreday3]

Make what?

Tron opening.

 

[TQQQ]

Tron opening.

Has it been announced?

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

Wondering how the test runs are going- adding a crossing right after a tunnel on the only significant grade on the railroad will keep the engineers and firemen busy.

 

[Vegas Disney Fan]

From DFB today

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I love how this is turning out, I just wish they hadn’t built that wall after the tunnel, I’d rather see “the back side of trees” from the train than a concrete wall.

I know the logic was to hide the train from Tomorrowland but the tradeoff is going to be an ugly view from onboard the train, I think a glimpse of an out of theme train through the trees might have been the lessor evil.

Hopefully they’ll at least throw some ride posters, paint a mural, or do something more exciting than leave it gray concrete.

 

[solidyne]

I love how this is turning out, I just wish they hadn’t built that wall after the tunnel, I’d rather see “the back side of trees” from the train than a concrete wall.

I know the logic was to hide the train from Tomorrowland but the tradeoff is going to be an ugly view from onboard the train, I think a glimpse of an out of theme train through the trees might have been the lessor evil.

Hopefully they’ll at least throw some ride posters, paint a mural, or do something more exciting than leave it gray concrete.

I like the idea of an out-of-theme train visible. More motion, more energy. What's more, the train is supposed to be a sort of common thread between lands.

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

Yeah…. You wouldn’t want a steam train taking away from the thematic perfection of the Tomorrowland Speedway.

 

[Vegas Disney Fan]

Yeah…. You wouldn’t want a steam train taking away from the thematic perfection of the Tomorrowland Speedway.

Good point…

 

[James Alucobond]

I love how this is turning out, I just wish they hadn’t built that wall after the tunnel, I’d rather see “the back side of trees” from the train than a concrete wall.

I know the logic was to hide the train from Tomorrowland but the tradeoff is going to be an ugly view from onboard the train, I think a glimpse of an out of theme train through the trees might have been the lessor evil.

Hopefully they’ll at least throw some ride posters, paint a mural, or do something more exciting than leave it gray concrete.

A Tomorrowland mosaic would be lovely, but there are already so many barren walls along the railroad even in locations where it's thematically less appropriate that I wouldn't hope for much of anything here.

 

[JoeCamel]

A Tomorrowland mosaic would be lovely, but there are already so many barren walls along the railroad even in locations where it's thematically less appropriate that I wouldn't hope for much of anything here.

Maybe they could find a talented artist to create mosaics on all those walls....
Nah, Disney would never do that.....

 

[fgmnt]

I like the idea of an out-of-theme train visible. More motion, more energy. What's more, the train is supposed to be a sort of common thread between lands.

The view of the train was a highlight of that area of the land before that heinous Arcade building was erected.

 

[mysto]

I know the logic was to hide the train from Tomorrowland but the tradeoff is going to be an ugly view from onboard the train, I think a glimpse of an out of theme train through the trees might have been the lessor evil.

I suspect the logic is that "those people" who clamber around on attractions aren't very likely to downclimb a 12' wall. Forces them to use the crossing.

 

[Captain Barbossa]

Got to be pretty close. You can see in the picture how close the top of the passenger cars are. This picture give a good perspective on how much taller the smoke stack is.

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And that’s not even the tallest smokestack of the fleet. I’m sure the clearance is close, but it fits.

It will be fine, just got to coat the top of that stack in a can of Crisco each morning, no big deal!

“Welcome aboard The Walt Disney World Railroad, presented by Crisco!”

Wondering how the test runs are going- adding a crossing right after a tunnel on the only significant grade on the railroad will keep the engineers and firemen busy.

The new crossing is pretty much in the exact same spot on the grade as the old one, so I highly doubt there’s going to be much of a difference in terms of what the fireman and engineer will have to do.

 

[TrainsOfDisney]

The new crossing is pretty much in the exact same spot on the grade as the old one, so I highly doubt there’s going to be much of a difference in terms of what the fireman and engineer will have to do.

It’s just going to keep them busy. The grade itself is one thing, a tunnel on the grade adds another things (adjust the blower, etc.) and as soon as you exit the tunnel whistle and look out for the crossing.