News Tron coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom

[James Alucobond]

The openings are going to be there when the building is done.

Right, but they took off a massive portion of the facing to build out the arched re-entry. Surely they're at least going to get paneling back up there. Additionally, the canopy will shield it somewhat when completed.

 

[lazyboy97o]

Right, but they took off a massive portion of the facing to build out the arched re-entry. Surely they're at least going to get paneling back up there. Additionally, the canopy will shield it somewhat when completed.

The opening is a bit bigger now but there will still be an opening at the end. Rain was able to pour in while the panels were first installed. Even after the canopy is complete the air gets humid enough that moisture will get in the building.

 

[Splashin' Ryan]

I believe they may be putting in one or multiple of the air curtain devices to prevent the moisture issue. They're those machines that blast you with air as you walk into some stores. They're normally used to control the temperature which might be the same case here but it could help with moisture too. Don't forget, Shanghai, where Tron is now, has pretty high humidity during parts of the year as well so I'm sure they know how to deal with it.

 

[James Alucobond]

The opening is a bit bigger now but there will still be an opening at the end. Rain was able to pour in while the panels were first installed. Even after the canopy is complete the air gets humid enough that moisture will get in the building.

I don't mean to say that nothing will get in. It's Florida, after all. I just think it's weird that they'd install temporary panels explicitly to protect the project during a slowdown/halt only to remove them right before another slowdown/halt.

 

[EeyoreFan#24]

Hopefully its not the case here. I agree, it is weird, but Corporate America projects have a big reliance on cash flow. I've seen real estate projects come to a screeching stop, start a year early, pause for a specified time, etc. all based on quarter data and what is acceptable to the company at the time.

That's weird enough, but what gets me is the way they do it. Sometimes it seems like your spending 25% more of the project budget overall to just make the statements look good now. I could completely see some company tearing down the "temporary wall" working a while and then setting it back up just to finish the finale version in another quarter. Not recommended and pretty dumb project wise, but could happen.

 

[GimpYancIent]

Yeah I don't see one construction worker in those photos. Pretty sure its be stagnate for a while now.

We all know what happens when things go stagnant.

 

[SplashJacket]

Photos from yesterday. In the top photos you can see the railway path taking shape. Possibly a tunnel? Rebar seems to be taking shape for the walls.

 

[jt04]

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Photos from yesterday. In the top photos you can see the railway path taking shape. Possibly a tunnel? Rebar seems to be taking shape for the walls.

Great find!

 

[JEANYLASER]

Great find too!

 

[180º]

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Photos from yesterday. In the top photos you can see the railway path taking shape. Possibly a tunnel? Rebar seems to be taking shape for the walls.

The rebar you’re seeing isn’t following the path the train will take, which makes me guess it’s for a planter or retaining wall.

 

[danlb_2000]

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Photos from yesterday. In the top photos you can see the railway path taking shape. Possibly a tunnel? Rebar seems to be taking shape for the walls.

Not sure if that is related to the railroad, looks more like the continuation of one of the walkways...

 

[tparris]

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Photos from yesterday. In the top photos you can see the railway path taking shape. Possibly a tunnel? Rebar seems to be taking shape for the walls.

That rebar has been there since the outdoor track was being worked on. I’ve always thought it was for some kind of pathway or platform.

 

[Captain Barbossa]

Yeah, that rebar isn’t even close to where the WDWRR tracks are going to go. Must be for something else.

 

[gerarar]

Video from near Barnstormer.

 

[ctrlaltdel]

Haven't posted in a very long time and have been kind of out of it in terms of tracking projects/being into theme parks over the past few years with getting married, COVID, etc, but we're planning a trip down in Jan/Feb '23 (wife's first time at Disney World, though we did do Paris right before COVID hit), so wanted to see what the status of the new attractions were. After reviewing the thread, seeing the delays in construction funding, and knowing Disney's typical lethargic pace, I'm definitely not optimistic this will be done in time for our trip, but perhaps I'll be pleasantly surprised. Nice to see that at least some work is going on before October though.

 

[DCBaker]

 

[HauntedPirate]

Oh good. That crane really distracted me from the views of the Tron building.

 

[FigmentFan82]

Oh good. That crane really distracted me from the views of the Tron building.

Crane is migrating over to the castle

 

[wdwmagic]

A look at TRON from today

TRON Lightcycle Run construction - June 30 2021

TRON Lightcycle Run construction - June 30 2021

www.wdwmagic.com

 

[Fox&Hound]

Looking good! Does anyone know what the walking pathways will look like to access this area from Spaceship Earth and the Barnstormer areas?Just curious how the land will flow when all is said and done.