Lighting systems being installed in the canopy at TRON Lightcyle Run

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TRON Lightcycle Run construction - May 10 2021

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Posted: Monday May 10, 2021 11:33am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Construction crews are working on the electrical systems for the lighting package at TRON Lightcycle Run.

TRON Lightcycle Run construction - May 10 2021

Large runs of electric conduit can now be seen being placed throughout the canopy support structure, and various light fixtures are already being installed.

TRON Lightcycle Run construction - May 10 2021

The canopy will feature a complex lighting package that will follow the ride vehicles bringing a lot of visual interest to the structure after dark.

Tron concept art

Elsewhere on the canopy, work is continuing on removing the last few support structures.

TRON Lightcycle Run construction - May 10 2021

Crews are working on removing the welded joins and repainting the structure.

TRON Lightcycle Run construction - May 10 2021

Following delays due to the pandemic, the TRON ride is now expected to open later in 2022. Disney is yet to make any official announcement on a timeline for the coaster's opening.

Click the gallery for more pictures of TRON Lightcyle Run Coaster construction at the Magic Kingdom.

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gerarar16 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.

TrainsOfDisney18 days ago

dmc49318 days ago

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

Advisable Joseph18 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.

tparris18 days ago

Okay.

DonniePeverley18 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.

GhostHost100019 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.

Unbanshee19 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 Brownn19 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!"

ChewbaccaYourMum20 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.

SaucyBoy20 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.