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It seems to be in more of a valley than on any one "wild mountain".
Here we go.....the official start to a very long marketing campaign....lol. Hopefully a planned campaign could lead the GP and the fanatics like us through a backstory to help with whatever theme is going to happen.
But I'll go out on the limb and guess "Wild Mountain" has a 50% chance of actually being the name.
Well I am here now. Got a good look at the construction. It's hard to miss at this point. About the only rides open is FM, TNT, fith, and the train. Very few people here but lines are long. Currently in line at TNT then may hit the train then leave. FM is looking great and has that new paint smell
I'm told there's been a lot of little and big changes. We'll have a ton of photos to take next weekend. The new TNT entrance still sounds weird to me... They are going to have to open that area up one way or another eventually though. I wonder if the magic box is more in danger than the food stalls. I can imagine which one brings more revenue. They could move the magic box to GE.
It sounded to me like the only food place staying was the replaced big skillet and everything else (including the Magic shop) was being removed.
I'm told there's been a lot of little and big changes. We'll have a ton of photos to take next weekend. The new TNT entrance still sounds weird to me... They are going to have to open that area up one way or another eventually though. I wonder if the magic box is more in danger than the food stalls. I can imagine which one brings more revenue. They could move the magic box to GE.
Seeing it from this perspective and without sounding like a complete nerd I am kinda really wondering about those tiny footers littered around the hillside if this ride might be something else completely. They seem to be in the same style as the ones seen on TNT or a wooden coaster. Those are not the large square footers of a traditional steel coaster. Would they really put in yet another wooden coaster back to back? Granted they might not yet be poured by the construction crew, but it wouldn't explain the smaller ones already there. Perhaps a Hybrid structure to fit with the 1880's theme? See example photos below.
There is a difference - Disney does not upcharge for a fastpass. They are available to everyone.
Yeap Disney's system is 'free' but you have to be wise enough to know the best ways to use it. Unless it's changed in the past few years you still had to go to the ride to get a pass for later in the day and each person could only have one pass out at a time. The most popular rides usually run out of passes through the day (sometimes really early). Disney basically just created a way to reserve a ride time for later. It's not really a 'cut in line' pass because they have limited spots scheduled through the day for them and you won't get to 'cheat' without having already been to the ride during the day. You learn quickly to rush to the 2 rides you want to ride and are close first thing in the morning....grab a pass on one (hoping for an early spot)....ride another (or two) with time....use the pass....the hit the next busiest ride to get a pass. Do all that before lunch and you might get a chance to score a 3rd pass before they run out on the big rides. Also helps if you have a non-riders with you...used them a few times to grab 2x passes for the coasters. Not sure if you can pay up to be able to have multiple passes out at once.
Disney is totally different now with the introduction of the magic band. If you are staying on property you can book 3 fast passes per day up to 6 months ahead. Day visitors are a totally different system. Also the attractions are categorized so you can only book 1 a, b, or c class attraction per day. People plan way ahead in those parks.
As for SDC trailblazer passes. I do not understand people getting upset over this and calling it cheating and stuff like that. It is a perk you can pay for if you wish and if you choose not to that is fine also. Myself have never felt the need for it since we always go on non peak days. But, if the need arose I would certainly utilize it to the fullest.
There is a difference - Disney does not upcharge for a fastpass. They are available to everyone.
Yeah as I suspected for a while I think this is another omen that they are wanting to break away or possibly even completely retheme the park away from the 1880's ozarkain/hillbilly themes into something more generic or something new altogether and of course they recognize that the parks original target audience is getting older & attending less or dying off altogether as well. I wouldn't be surprised to see a revival of Celebration City with the 1950's theming brought into a portion of the park since so many elements have already been consolidated into SDC as it is. An example of this multi themed format can also be seen at Dollywood. I think their idea is to eventually make SDC a clone of what Dollywood currently is today.
So thinking outside the box here but also looking at how the footers are lining up. I think there will be a long launch that will go into some type of inversion - I'm guessing a form of an Immelmann loop that connects to that big support that I pointed out in the two updates and then it might loop around towards TNT. Now the two big footers there by TNT I think are going to be supports for a large vertical loop. They are too beefy to not be something that will need to distribute force downward. So, again thinking outside the box - could this be an interlocking inversion? How cool would that be!
Looking at the footers in the trees, I think there are two different paths here. Maybe two different curves of track? The footers over by the exit of the TNT tunnel I am at loss for. We will need some more footers to be filled in before I can even guess.
Watch me be way off, but that's my educated (? - ok that's questionable) guess on what may be happening.
Shoot we still don't even know what flavor or Mack coaster this will be.
Similar to what's seen on Disney forums, has there been a layout drawn onto a satellite image of the area to get an idea of the scope?
