Originally Posted By Mr F ...A Tron Attraction. The current Innoventions building will be demolished and a new show building will take it's place. The queue, loading area, and some show elements will occupy this new building. The ride vehicles will resemble vehicles from the newer Tron Movie, and will be enclosed. Each vehicle will have a dome like top, in which projections will be shown, simulating travel through the world of Tron, and also simulating speed and that the ride vehicles are traveling faster than they really are. Also, the ride will occupy the Old People Mover/Rocket Rods Track. The ride vehicles will travel on the track around Tomorrowland, once again giving the area a more kinetic feel. This Attraction will be the centerpiece attraction of yet another Tomorrowland revamp, which will include placing the Astro Obitor back on top of the old Rocket Jets Platform.
Originally Posted By Manfried They call him Mr F. What does the "F" stand for? Fibber? Fooler? Faker? False reporter?
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost Yea, like there wouldn't be an uproar if they tore down the old CoP building. I'm not a DL expert but that doesn't sound to much in line with reality.
Originally Posted By mawnck >>Yea, like there wouldn't be an uproar if they tore down the old CoP building.<< The what building? ;-)
Originally Posted By Bellella It would be great if they would put SOMETHING on the old PeopleMover track, but they mustn't tear down the Carousel Theater. That building is as much a part of Tomorrowland as Space Mountain and Autopia. They should definitely have a new attraction inside the theater, but they shouldn't have to tear it down. Btw, just how much credibility is in this report?
Originally Posted By mawnck >>they shouldn't have to tear it down. << Why not? The machinery is a maintenance nightmare and, let's face it, it's not exactly the prettiest thing. Carousel of Progress is LONNNNG gone and is not coming back. Let's get something that doesn't suck eggs on that plot of land. >>Btw, just how much credibility is in this report?<< Practically zero.
Originally Posted By Mr F Don't believe me? Ask Al Lutz. Ask him about the plans to tear down the Inno Building, the plans to place the Rockets back on top the platform, the Plans to put another dark ride in Paradise Pier, etc. Call me a fibber and a troll if you like. These are merely just blue sky concepts, for now, but IF and WHEN these concepts materialize, lets see who owes who an apology.
Originally Posted By SingleParkPassholder That reminds me, I owe my brother money for some Pete Townshend CDs.
Originally Posted By Longhorn12 >Ask Al Lutz< Oh lordy here we go again. Grab your umbrellas and raincoats everyone there's a S-storm a brewin.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I think Leemac, who tends to be pretty reliable when it comes to insider information, put the kabosh on any kind of TRON attraction a few months ago when there was speculation that Disney might be toying with the idea of bring something to Tomorrowland. The bottom line is that the TRON franchise has not performed as well as hoped and isn't big enough to warrant a major attraction in the park.
Originally Posted By phruby But lets build on the Tron idea on the people mover track. What if the ride vehicle was completely enclosed making it dark inside. Projections could be put on the "windows" so you can see the current tomorrowland but enhansed with Tron lights. Other effects could be put on the windows making it look like your chasing a lightcycle but you are just up on the people mover beam to give some motion to the ride. The ride would still move as slow as ever giving us capacity and a nice long show. This would be kind of a moving theater for six people at a time.
Originally Posted By berol Can the peoplemover track handle much these days? It's been sitting there for years.
Originally Posted By tonyanton you know, in another years, Innoventions will be in that space as long as America Sings (14 years) and longer than Carousel of Progress (which was only there 6 years).
Originally Posted By Bob Paris 1 "These are merely just blue sky concepts, for now, but IF and WHEN these concepts materialize...." If they are blue sky concepts, how can you state with certainty this WILL be the new attraction? Oh and DUH on the "Rocket Rods will go back on top" thing. That's practically a GIVEN!!! That's akin to a psychic trying to get street cred by saying "at some point in the future there will be an earthquake SOMEWHERE in the world". Fail.
Originally Posted By Mr F <<If they are blue sky concepts, how can you state with certainty this WILL be the new attraction?>> Did you not just read me mention that this is still a blue sky concept? I never said this attraction was greenlit and 100% approved, I mentioned that it was a BLUE SKY concept. <<Oh and DUH on the "Rocket Rods will go back on top" thing. That's practically a GIVEN!!!>> So you're admiting that I'm right then? Becuase you clearly know I am, you're just in denial. <<That's akin to a psychic trying to get street cred by saying "at some point in the future there will be an earthquake SOMEWHERE in the world".>> I'm not trying to be psychic. I have connections, who inform me about these things. If you've read Al Lutz's past colums, you're realize that these concepts match up to things that he's mentioned. We'll see who the "FAIL" is if these concepts materialize. <<What if the ride vehicle was completely enclosed making it dark inside. Projections could be put on the "windows" so you can see the current tomorrowland but enhansed with Tron lights. Other effects could be put on the windows making it look like your chasing a lightcycle but you are just up on the people mover beam to give some motion to the ride. The ride would still move as slow as ever giving us capacity and a nice long show. This would be kind of a moving theater for six people at a time.>> That's sounds right phruby, I believe the attraction will be very much like what you've mentioned.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros "...I never said this attraction was greenlit and 100% approved..." Well, you may not have specifically said that, the title of the thread does sort of imply that. Just slightly.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt I just saw elsewhere on LP that there is work being done on a TRON 3 film as well as an animated TV show. Maybe there is some kind of plan for at TRON attraction at the parks. Seems unlikely, but with Disney you never know.
Originally Posted By Longhorn12 >TRON 3 film as well as an animated TV show< To be fair these were already in the works before 2 even came out.
