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The highly-anticipated Tron/Lightcycle Run rollercoaster will open today (April 4) at Disney’s Magic Kingdom. The ride was originally scheduled to open in 2021 but experienced several setbacks due to the Covid-19 pandemic
Lauren Heath-Jones | Planet Attractions | 04 Apr 2023
Tron Lightcycle/Run is inspired by the 1982 film Tron, which stars Jeff Bridges as a software developer who is transported into a digital virtual reality Credit: Disneyworld
The highly-anticipated Tron/Lightcycle Run will open at Disney’s Magic Kingdom, Orlando, Florida, today (April 4).
Located in the Tomorrowland area of the park, Tron Lightcycle/Run is based on the 1982 film Tron, which stars Jeff Bridges as Kevin Flynn, a software engineer who is transported into the Grid, a digital virtual reality where he battles against its programmes in his bid to escape. Guests undertake a similar journey racing against the Grid’s programmes.
The attraction is Disney’s fastest coaster to date with guests travelling on their own Lightcycles through light gates at speeds of up 60mph (97kmph). It features unique ride vehicles, with each Lightcycle offering seven rows of motorcycle-style seats, as well as a virtual queue system and lightening lane access.
“The Lightcycles are very key to the movies, and we knew that guests had to experience that. Pure fun, pure adrenaline,” said Greg Johnson, show technical production manager at Disney Imagineering.
The Vekoma-designed rollercoaster was first announced in 2017 and originally scheduled to open in 2021 but experienced several setbacks due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Its opening serves as a spectacular ending to Disney World’s 18-month-long 50th-anniversary celebrations and forms part of the company’s springtime ‘Disney 100 Years of Wonder’ celebrations.
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