hokielutz
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Because who wants to be walking into the Tron attraction and then Hear & smell the poorly burnt petrol of a 100 lawnmower engines.
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Because who wants to be walking into the Tron attraction and then Hear & smell the poorly burnt petrol of a 100 lawnmower engines.
hokielutz
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I was always hoping for a retheme to DL's Autopia or realistically a Pixar Cars theme....more detailing, different theme....loads of plussing.....The sheer joy to "drive" a car when you are 6....woohoo!
Here is my thought on redoing the Autopia. blow up everything... the current track, queue, and lawnmower cars. Make one track and have all the vehicles run on an electric guided rail, similar to Cars/Test Track... except vehicle loading is similar to the TTA. Step onto moving walkway in sync with slow moving vehicle... once loaded and vehicle leaves load area... it accelerates to a faster speed, and wider spacing, like TTA. The ride takes you past several scenes from Cars, but because of the footprint... you won't go fast like in California. The vehicle arrives back at the load/unload area and slows to Omni-mover speed for unloading. Single lane track would allow for a longer ride and room to build multiple scenes to 'cruise' past. Since the vehicles running are not as fast or large as the Carsland/TT ride system... it will be less prone to breakdown & replacing tires all of the time.
Downside = Cars 2 & 3 were not as well received and this IP redo will be expensive & may not give good ROI to the MK.
GlacierGlacier
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I love looking at that permit. Some things are quite clearly labelled, like 'Water Cooling Station (Contemporary)' but then you just have "pooh."
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I rode something similar when I was very young elsewhere and felt so beyond my years and tried so hard to not hit the center rail under the car....so yes for the kiddies it has a great charm, and I loved riding it with my children too....but I would not mind doing it in an more ecofriendly less smelly vehicle with a decent theming en route.......here's to hoping it is thought through and not just a byproduct of the Tron access.....
Marc Davis Fan
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Writing this from my room at the Shanghai Disneyland Hotel, having spent yesterday at Shanghai Disneyland, so it's fresh in my mind.
Tron is a solid attraction, and will be a good and very popular addition to MK. However, the outside portion actually takes away from the immersion and overall quality - both onride and as a spectator. The queue does a great job setting up the "entering the grid" concept, the station and vehicles are fantastic, etc., and then the outside portion reminds us that we're in a theme park and this is a roller coaster (now we'll have yet another "visible coaster track" attraction at WDW!). I read somewhere that there are cultural reasons why it was necessary to include the visible coaster track in China, but I think it's unfortunate that that feature is being replicated here, rather than having the track fully enclosed. On the other hand, this is a minor quibble with what will be a very solid addition to MK.
Tron is a solid attraction, and will be a good and very popular addition to MK. However, the outside portion actually takes away from the immersion and overall quality - both onride and as a spectator. The queue does a great job setting up the "entering the grid" concept, the station and vehicles are fantastic, etc., and then the outside portion reminds us that we're in a theme park and this is a roller coaster (now we'll have yet another "visible coaster track" attraction at WDW!). I read somewhere that there are cultural reasons why it was necessary to include the visible coaster track in China, but I think it's unfortunate that that feature is being replicated here, rather than having the track fully enclosed. On the other hand, this is a minor quibble with what will be a very solid addition to MK.
aladdin2007
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Hope your having a great time in Shanghai there, must be quite something to see in person!!! Not a fan of the visible track format either but at least here it wont be right in the middle of Tomorrowland so to speak, but instead way in the back north portion past the speedway, I guess that could be one plus for the MK version.
JEANYLASER
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I love Tron lightcycle power run in the Magic Kingdom and I think that redo the speedway will be ok too!
Any chance we still get the speedway removed?
That was never on the cards.
EricsBiscuit
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Removed would have been nice, yes. Never? Wow...
What about shortening the Speedway? They can still theme it to Tron but with if shortened they'd at least have room to add "something" else. (I'm in the bargaining stage)
What about shortening the Speedway? They can still theme it to Tron but with if shortened they'd at least have room to add "something" else. (I'm in the bargaining stage)
Why should they? It’s not that big a problem from the companies point of view.
Plus it’s already been shortened three times.
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Diminishing returns. Should have just removed it at this point. I guess shortening it again "would" be pointless. Still valued real estate though.
I’m sure when it costs more to operate than its worth it will be removed. Some say it’s gotten there already but obviously TDO don’t think so.
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When it occupies enough space to fit 8 "tea cups" I see it as a problem. There's enough "there" to expand Fantasyland and Tomorrowland, create a new footpath loop and have breathing room left over. Seems nearly pointless to keep it, IMO. Shame TDO doesn't agree. Disney's been struggling with "big picture" lately.
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smile
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that's been the justification for tron all along...
by building it and theming the speedway accordingly - you don't have to remove the speedway!
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building the speedway accordingly doesn't appear to be happening though. And even then I'd still probably rather something else.
lazyboy97o
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The Tomorrowland Speedway doesn’t need to be removed to facilitate good, cohesive expansion(something TRON Lightcycle Power Run is not). Huge open expanses have become a detriment to Disney’s theme park environments.
Fantasyland was expanded recently though. Tron is an Tomorrowland expansion. And it’s not as if the rest of the land doesn’t need help.
FrankLapidus
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There are far more pressing concerns than the Speedway in Tomorrowland, IMO. I do think the land it occupies could be put to far better use but if the area is going to get an overhaul/improvement, I'd start with Laugh Floor and Stitch's Great Escape and go from there.
Tron might (and should, hopefully) be a step in the right direction. But it would only be one step in what should be a fairly comprehensive project Tomorrowland's issues are going to be addressed in the coming years.
Tron might (and should, hopefully) be a step in the right direction. But it would only be one step in what should be a fairly comprehensive project Tomorrowland's issues are going to be addressed in the coming years.