My issue with the Tron coaster being duplicated from Shanghai, is the problem that they're currently experiencing with the restraints on FOP at Animal Kingdom. Average American body proportions are much larger than the Chinese counterpart and so they will have to build something with this in mind.
I'd love that coaster to come over to WDW (and I'm sure Disney would love to keep costs down by just duplicating it) but I'd hate for lots of folks to be disappointed that they cannot ride it.
Also, I don't believe that if it is the same coaster, that it will be with the Tron branding. It'll be 'guardians of the galaxy: escape on some bike's' or something else. The appeal of the Tron branding just isn't there in popular culture for them to go with it (even though I personally really like both movies).
So the Internet says it's site prep. For a new show building. That is possibly going to be built for a new Energy location attraction.
But that isn't finalized so they're just moving stuff around as prep.
Yeah, because Disney would never do that. cough Pandora coughAlso, I don't believe that if it is the same coaster, that it will be with the Tron branding. It'll be 'guardians of the galaxy: escape on some bike's' or something else. The appeal of the Tron branding just isn't there in popular culture for them to go with it (even though I personally really like both movies).
This is #2, they moved the cast costuming building at DHS in prep for future expansion!Wow, so Disney is jumping ahead of potential construction? That's so un-Disneylike of them. me gusta
Yes, and the cast member parking lot is being relocated as wellThis is #2, they moved the cast costuming building at DHS in prep for future expansion!
I was almost counting the relocation of the north entrance road and cast parking, that one is a maybe for pre planning. I think once the flyover from World Drive is complete we might see a gate up there.Yes, and the cast member parking lot is being relocated as well
Because... spaceeeeee.Someone explain the logic of adding a Guardians ride to Epcot and how that fits at all...
Because... spaceeeeee.
It's science-y!
Frankly, I feel like Tron fits better. We already have a space ride in Future World. I wouldn't mind one based on computers, even if it's fictional. There could be interactive learning stuff in the queue and exit areas about how computers work or something. (Sponsored by Intel Inside, perfect!)
Then again, we already have a Tron-like ride in Future World too. So, no matter what, any reasoning on bringing a ride based on these properties will be tenuous at best.
No one will complain about losing Ellen's Energy disaster. We will riot if they mess with our ToT. It is the best one after all.Totally agree, although they both don't really fit to me, but I guess I'm just old. I mean, isn't it really odd that Disney converted Anaheim's ToT into Guardians and then may build a totally different Guardians ride here but not in Hollywood Studios? It makes zero sense.
With Chapek in charge, it's all about merchandise sales. That's their logic.Someone explain the logic of adding a Guardians ride to Epcot and how that fits at all...
No one will complain about losing Ellen's Energy disaster. We will riot if they mess with our ToT. It is the best one after all.
With Chapek in charge, it's all about merchandise sales. That's their logic.
Not as much as the world likes ours. Our Tower of Terror has the fourth dimension sequence... the part where the car actually travels forward. California's version had its budget cut and they left that part out. Theirs was always thought of as the lesser of the two American variations. If they rethemed ours there would be more of an outrage. Cause ours is better/more iconic.There's no question Ellen's Energy Adventure is ridiculously out of date. In fact its datedness is the only thing I enjoy about it lol. But didn't people in Disneyland really love their ToT? Since when does Disney care what we think?
Yea, supposedly Imagineers have wanted to rename that half of the park from "Future" to "Discovery" for over a decade now. That would allow for adventure based attractions to fit in better.GotG is based on futuristic ideas, I see no issue with it's placement here. I also don't think this part of Epcot needs to stay strictly to theme (like WS should be). I mean, test track is right next to Mission Space..
Someone explain the logic of adding a Guardians ride to Epcot and how that fits at all...
GotG is based on futuristic ideas, I see no issue with it's placement here. I also don't think this part of Epcot needs to stay strictly to theme (like WS should be). I mean, test track is right next to Mission Space..