News Tron coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom

Buried20KLeague

Buried20KLeague

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ChrisFL said:
I wonder what it would take to re-track WDW's Space Mountain like that. It has extra room compared to DL and other versions, but do they just remove some of the side panels and extract the coaster pieces?
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I would guess knock out a chunk of a lower wall. But who knows. It would be doable. And the amount of space in there (pun) absolutely gives them big room.

Heck, if they really wanted to get crazy they could have built a box behind the mountain (like how the tron box is now) and utilize that as well.
 
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fgmnt

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Buried20KLeague said:
Clearly you haven’t been on goofy’s sky school or the Indy coaster in Paris or Tokyo. Lol
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Those are rides to fill out a punchlist. Hagrid’s Motorbike and Space Mountain were built to be signature attractions that are anchors of their respective parks. It’s just that Space Mountain, from design through to principal construction predates computer design of roller coaster track.

Whether Space Mountain in WDW should maintain the Starport 75 Alpha and Omega configuration in a rebuild, or should be redesigned in its entirety, is an interesting discussion to have.
Regardless, Burbank is content to let TDO slap the 48 year old coaster back together indefinitely until it crumbles or worse, and it is a real problem.
 
Rich Brownn

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fgmnt said:
Those are rides to fill out a punchlist. Hagrid’s Motorbike and Space Mountain were built to be signature attractions that are anchors of their respective parks. It’s just that Space Mountain, from design through to principal construction predates computer design of roller coaster track.

Whether Space Mountain in WDW should maintain the Starport 75 Alpha and Omega configuration in a rebuild, or should be redesigned in its entirety, is an interesting discussion to have.
Regardless, Burbank is content to let TDO slap the 48 year old coaster back together indefinitely until it crumbles or worse, and it is a real problem.
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Space Mountain was the first all-computer designed roller coaster..
 
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Hawg G

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Buried20KLeague said:
Has anybody figured out which rides have a shorter ride cycle time than tron? I bet it’s not many. And certainly no E’s.

The carousel is probably longer. Winnie the Pooh? Maybe?
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Why would you call it an E then? It isn't. If it had actual TRON theming besides the trains, maybe. Its a coaster in a box that COMPLETELY destroys the theme 3 seconds into the ride.
 
_caleb

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JoeCamel said:
Where are those computers today?
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gorillaball

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doctornick said:
i would hate to lose the dual track of WDW Space. If they were going to retrack it, I’d prefer they keep the basic setup but try to fit in a slightly wider track to allow a vehicle with side by side seating to increase capacity.

Edit: also add on board audio
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I don't disagree on keeping the dual track. I personally would not like to see the side by side seating, the seating configuration is one of the things that makes it so unique. Retrack in same or similar setup, upgrade audio obviously, back in service.
 
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JMcMahonEsq

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gorillaball said:
I don't disagree on keeping the dual track. I personally would not like to see the side by side seating, the seating configuration is one of the things that makes it so unique. Retrack in same or similar setup, upgrade audio obviously, back in service.
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Not being a fan of coasters, I will admit I don't ride Space Mountain when we go to WDW. Is the dual track an active feature of the ride? Meaning I know in Hershey Park they have Lightening Racer, a wooden coaster with dual tracks that "race" each other. I always thought (based on youtube clips) that Space mountain was pretty dark such that you really don't see much of the other track/ride vehicle
 
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Touchdown

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Never going to happen RMC coasters are extremely restrictive and kick off a ton of riders for not fitting in restraints Disney isn’t going to tolerate that, also those rides are way too intense for MK. Especially when that is going to be the story with Tron when it opens.
 
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doctornick

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JMcMahonEsq said:
Not being a fan of coasters, I will admit I don't ride Space Mountain when we go to WDW. Is the dual track an active feature of the ride? Meaning I know in Hershey Park they have Lightening Racer, a wooden coaster with dual tracks that "race" each other. I always thought (based on youtube clips) that Space mountain was pretty dark such that you really don't see much of the other track/ride vehicle
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Not unless you get to ride when the lights are on! No, the main benefit of the dual track is having double capacity. It also allows for some small differences in the track and experience between the two sides.
Andrew25 said:
An RMC single-track will be the dream for Space. They would be able to remove the lift hill and utilize launch systems.
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Meh. There’s already a number of launch coasters at WDW, including one being built right. I think it is better to have it with the lift hill plus the ride does need to be any faster or longer (a lot of the intensity comes from being in the dark and not seeing what is coming). It’s not like Space is a “short” coaster that needs more length to be acceptable.

Keep the layout, redo the track, add on board audio and better projection effects.
 
Buried20KLeague

Buried20KLeague

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Hawg G said:
Why would you call it an E then? It isn't. If it had actual TRON theming besides the trains, maybe. Its a coaster in a box that COMPLETELY destroys the theme 3 seconds into the ride.
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I’m perfectly context not calling it an E. I figured suggesting that here would be…. An issue with people.
 

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