Walt Disney World's TRON Lightcycle Run rollercoaster will open with multiple queue options

Dec 05, 2022 in "Tron Lightcycle Run rollercoaster"

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Posted: Monday December 5, 2022 10:49am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

TRON Lightycle Run will open at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom in Spring 2023, and we are now starting to hear details of how the queue will operate.

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According to multiple sources familiar with the opening plans, TRON Lightcycle Run will open with a Virtual Queue and Lightning Lane but no standby line.

Disney will mirror the opening plans used for Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind at EPCOT, using My Disney Experience for guests to join the Virtual Queue at designated times during the day, likely to be 7am and 1pm. The Virtual Queue will be available to anyone visiting Magic Kingdom.

Disney will also offer Lightning Lane access via Individual Attraction Purchase as an alternative to the Virtual Queue. The cost is expected to be between $15 and $20, although dynamic pricing means it will vary depending on the day and demand.

Tron concept art

Demand is likely to be very high for TRON Lightcycle Run at Magic Kingdom, and we should expect the Virtual Queue to reach capacity almost instantaneously - within seconds of becoming available.

The lack of a standby line will mean that guests will be limited to a maximum of two rides per day, assuming they successfully obtain a boarding group in the Virtual Queue and a Lightning Lane reservation.

TRON Lightcycle Run construction - November 14 2022

Soft openings for TRON at Magic Kingdom are planned to take place in March 2023, including the usual previews for select groups of guests. These groups include Cast Members, Annual Passholders, Disney Vacation Club Members, Club 33 members, and a D23 ticketed event.

Following the month of previews in March, TRON Lightcycle Run is expected to have its official grand opening in April 2023. Disney is still to officially announce a specific date or month.

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gerarar15 days ago

Cross-posting to here, but Tron just had its worst day operationally since the ride opened, and it just celebrated its first anniversary/birthday last week! Here are the top 3 days with the most downtime: April 9, 2024 (today) with 467 mins (~8hrs) of downtime July 12, 2023 with 392 mins (~7hrs) of downtime Sept 24, 2023 with 370 (~6hrs) mins of downtime Tron usually has very good uptime and reliability, so these kind of bad days are very rare. Today's problems stem from yesterday (4/8) where it shut down around 4pm and never reopened for the rest of the day. That continued 'til today until it finally reopened at 1pm, but then went down again for another 3 hours. Only 100 BGs were called today. Good news (kinda) is MK doesn't seem to be that busy as the morning and afternoon VQ windows lasted for minutes today, which is longer than the norm.

TrainsOfDisney17 days ago

dmc49317 days ago

No one told me I was supposed to be reviewing the rides on Yelp

Advisable Joseph17 days ago

It has a 4.3 on yelp. For comparison, Space Mountain also has 4.3. So does Big Thunder. Jungle Cruise has 3.7. Haunted Mansion was better: 4.5. EDIT: This article from Christmastime 2023 also gives context.

tparris17 days ago

Okay.

DonniePeverley17 days ago

Like every modern DIsney ride - way too short, rather than the epic attractions they once built. Probably with an eye on keeping the queues down, rather than building a ride that has legacy for all time. If Jungle Cruise, Pirates etc were built today they would last a minute.

GhostHost100018 days ago

Tron looks cool in Tomorrowland, but the ride itself is just short and meh imo. Wish it wasn’t a cookie cutter attraction and was enhanced or expanded from the original.

Unbanshee18 days ago

New character profiles added to the Team Green area recently https://blogmickey.com/2024/04/new-team-green-characters-introduced-on-first-anniversary-of-tron-lightcycle-run/

Rich Brownn18 days ago

My two complaints: It feels like the portion from load to launch, and from end break to unload is longer than the actual ride and the fact it brakes so hard entering the show building. It's like it teases you outside with the visible launch and then you hit the brake and slow waaaaay down. It's almost like "ah-ha! fooled you. Ya thought it was all high speed coaster!"

ChewbaccaYourMum19 days ago

To me, TRON is fun, but it needs like 15 more seconds and one more thrill, like a drop. The feeling of a drop in that position on the bike would probably feel insane.

SaucyBoy19 days ago

Yes 👀

Basil of Baker Street20 days ago

I don't hate it. Just too short of a ride for the amount of time you wait. Takeoff and 1st turn is exciting but that's about it. RnRC and Velosicoster does it better. I just wouldn't wait long for it. Would be a nice LL pickup. And I like Mission Space.

Brian20 days ago

The short ride time is a common complaint among surveyed guests. I'd expect that to become even more common once the VQ goes away.

gerarar20 days ago

It's been very reliable. There's only a handful of days where the ride has been down for an "extended period". I believe this and GOTG: CR have been superb for their uptime throughout the park days.