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Noise at New Dumbo Location from Tomorrowland Speedway?
I was just looking at some recent in-progress photos of the New Fantasyland construction. Now that the tent and queue structure of the new Dumbo location appears to be built and visible, I noticed that part of it is directly adjacent to part of the Tomorrowland Speedway track.
Dumbo has always been a pleasant attraction with carnival-like music and ambience. To be blunt, the Tomorrowland Speedway is loud and smells like gasoline. Does anyone know whether there will be any sort of sound barrier to keep Dumbo sounding serene and child-like in its new location as opposed to hearing the "vroom vroom" of the Tomorrowland Speedway cars while in queue and on the ride at the new Dumbo location?
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I don't know the answer, but that's a great point. I suppose they'll drown it out with barriers, ride music, and background noise from the other circus elements. I wonder if it will work 100% though.
I still find it a little sad that there won't be the traditional view of the castle while riding it, though I'm not entirely a traditionalist and am open to change at WDW. if it is for the better.
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It'd be nice if Tomorrowland Speedway was next on the chopping block. I think Tomorrowland needs the next big refurb as a whole but goodness the Speedway serves little to no purpose.
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My guess is that they'll use a buffer of trees or some sort of wall that will (hopefully) block any noise.
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I hope they never get rid of the speedway! Especially now as a mommy of two boys! My 3 year old loves this ride and I got to see my dad ride it with my son this time. I remember riding it with my Dad and being soooo excited to drive myself!
With that being said I am sure they will find a way to drown out the noise. I too am upset that we won't be viewing the castle from the new dumbo ride. But it is my sons favorite ride and it carries so many memories for me so I guess I am just grateful that they aren't taking it away.
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I wish it was closer to the Autotopias its based off of. As currently constructed with all the gasoline smell and noise I feel that it does more harm than good. A refurb would be great but man that's a lot of land to put in a new E-Ticket.
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Originally Posted by HackLaSalle
I wish it was closer to the Autotopias its based off of. As currently constructed with all the gasoline smell and noise I feel that it does more harm than good. A refurb would be great but man that's a lot of land to put in a new E-Ticket.
But to my kids, it IS an E-ticket. That's my point. But yes, the Autopia's (particularly Hong Kong) are so much better themed/constructed. Again, I'm all for a refurb.
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Originally Posted by Melanie
But to my kids, it IS an E-ticket.
My son's favorite too. He'd be heartbroken if it went away.
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Originally Posted by Melanie
But to my kids, it IS an E-ticket. That's my point. But yes, the Autopia's (particularly Hong Kong) are so much better themed/constructed. Again, I'm all for a refurb.
I'm with you! CARS . . . . come on ~ it's seriously a no brainer . . . . refurb and a Cars theme!!! Sheesh . . . .
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I'm with you! CARS . . . . come on ~ it's seriously a no brainer . . . . refurb and a Cars theme!!! Sheesh . . . .
So true. My kids (both girls) also love this ride, but I would love an update.
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Our girls love the Speedway too! But I agree, a refurb would be welcome.
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Originally Posted by HackLaSalle
It'd be nice if Tomorrowland Speedway was next on the chopping block. I think Tomorrowland needs the next big refurb as a whole but goodness the Speedway serves little to no purpose.
I wish so much that they would make the tomorrow speedway a Cars theme. How cool would that be if you could drive around Mater or McQueen?
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and what of Cosmic Ray's?
Sorry to temporarily hijack this, but I am having trouble understanding the schematics of this (and I've been to MK so many times I've lost count). Dumbos and whatever that is being constructed in that photo are plainly visible from the TSpeedway, and if that's the case, then shouldn't Dumbo and say, the Mermaid ride, or the 7 Dwarfs ride or the Beast's castle be directly opposite Cosmic Ray's and Star Traders? Or maybe just adjacent to? It seems there is some overlap between the theming of the different lands. I just don't see how they're going to pull this one off, short of renaming and re-doing Cosmic Ray's.
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Originally Posted by minnie-mouse
I wish so much that they would make the tomorrow speedway a Cars theme. How cool would that be if you could drive around Mater or McQueen?
I definitely agree with suggesting a refurb, but how does a Cars theme corralate with tomorrow? Can't we do something with cars of the future? Maybe electric? It's bad enough Buzz and Monsters has nothing to do with the tomorrow theme. Let's take it back providing an outlook to the future, even if it's only a few years out. Or, just rename the entire land if they're no longer going to make attractions for this theme. Sorry to get away from the op.
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I agree that Cars has nothing to do with Tomorrowland. If anything, Cars is retro. It just doesn't fit!
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Just a giant, "I don't care in the least" if attractions don't fit the name/theme of the land.
I just don't.
As long as the facade is a design fit, I don't care what the attraction represents.
Virtually every ride operating in Tomorrowland is a non-sequitur in regard to "the future."
What IS "the Future" these days, anyway?
Smaller screens on Ipads?
Larger screens on iPhones?
More internal processors with faster speeds?
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Originally Posted by stitchingirl
Sorry to temporarily hijack this, but I am having trouble understanding the schematics of this (and I've been to MK so many times I've lost count). Dumbos and whatever that is being constructed in that photo are plainly visible from the TSpeedway, and if that's the case, then shouldn't Dumbo and say, the Mermaid ride, or the 7 Dwarfs ride or the Beast's castle be directly opposite Cosmic Ray's and Star Traders? Or maybe just adjacent to? It seems there is some overlap between the theming of the different lands. I just don't see how they're going to pull this one off, short of renaming and re-doing Cosmic Ray's.
I think it flows well. What you are seeing in that photo is the dueling Dumbo area only. They have built two tents (which are the queue areas), one for each Dumbo. This is the old Toontown area.
Ariel's Undersea Adventure, the new 7 Dwarfs mine coaster and Belle's Castle area all span the area directly in front of Pooh down to the Carousel. Does that make sense?
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Originally Posted by HackLaSalle
I wish it was closer to the Autotopias its based off of. As currently constructed with all the gasoline smell and noise I feel that it does more harm than good.
Kind of a strange sentiment. How in the world does a theme park attraction enjoyed by hundreds of thousands of children year after year do any "harm?"
You personally may not like it, but there's lots of stuff I don't like in WDW either (like Fantasmic, for example) but I certainly wouldn't condemn them as "harmful" and advocate for their removal. I understand that some people find them enjoyable and I'd prefer they stay so those folks can continue to derive pleasure from them.
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