Disney confirms registration for TRON Lightcycle Run passholder previews will begin February 16

Feb 13, 2023 in "Tron Lightcycle Run rollercoaster"

Posted: Monday February 13, 2023 11:22am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Registration for Annual Passholder previews of TRON Lightcycle Run at Magic Kingdom will begin February 16, 2023.

Disney has started notifying passholders via email to be on the lookout for registration emails later this week.

According to WDWMAGIC sources familiar with the preview plans, Disney will begin Annual Passholder previews for TRON Lightcycle Run at Magic Kingdom in early March 2023, one month before the official opening on April 4, 2023.

TRON Lightcycle Run will officially open on April 4, but previews will begin in March 2023

Approximately nine days of Annual Passholder previews are expected beginning around March 4, 2023.

TRON Lightcycle Run opening date poster

The length of previews is consistent with recent attraction openings, including Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind, which had eight days of passholder previews, and Remy's Ratatouille Adventure, which had twelve days of passholder previews.

Signups for Passholder previews will use an online registration process, allowing guests to choose timeslots until they reach capacity. Notification of preview registration is typically sent via email, and as always, stay tuned to WDWMAGIC for the latest. Go here to join our preview registration notification service.

Other TRON Lightcycle Run previews will include members of Disney Vacation Club, D23, and Club 33. Cast Member previews will also be held.

Disney World President Jeff Vahle rides TRON Lightcycle Run at Magic Kingdom

In addition to the guest previews, various media events are planned throughout March leading up to the official opening.

TRON Lightcycle Run will officially open to guests on April 4, 2023.

TRON Lightcycle Run is currently testing ahead of opening to guests in the coming weeks

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DCBakerMar 27, 2026

Bill Kroyer (right), who animated the lightcycle sequences in the original Tron film, recently visited Magic Kingdom and brought with two of his original lightcycle sketches (via Steven Miller): Greeting, Programs! This past week, Bill Kroyer visited TRON: Lightcycle / Run at Magic Kingdom. He worked at Walt Disney Animation Studios when the original “Tron” was being made and animated the Lightcycle sequences. He’s credited as a Production Storyboard artist and he brought along two of his original sketches. There is an iconic photo of Bill working on the CHROMATICS 9000 computer published in “CINEFEX” magazine. Seven year old me would have never thought I’d ride a Lightcycle with the guy who animated the Lightcycles I watched countless times on VHS. Thank you to Chris from Synergy for such a unique opportunity. Bill was truly blown away by his visit to The Grid. End of line.

MisterPenguinDec 22, 2025

As of last week... yes.

TrainsOfDisneyDec 21, 2025

Speaking of underutilized!!!! (Does Iger mail me 10 cents in a check? Or does he PayPal - I’m new!)

MothDec 21, 2025

Is that Ares overlay still going?

Surferboy567Sep 16, 2025

The MCP in story is likely Ares, this is set 14 years after TRON Legacy. Where the programs of the red Dillinger grid are invading the blue ENCOM grid.

truecoatSep 16, 2025

They should install a screen above one of the gates with the old school MCP spinning, then stopping and looking at the cycles menacingly as you go under.

mattpetoSep 15, 2025

I am in interested to see if the overlay runs during the parties. I’m assuming yes, but will know by tomorrow night.

TheMaxReboSep 15, 2025

They used to do a parade for every new movie for a while, I believe that cost was funded by the budget for the movie though - not sure that would work nowadays

PurduevianSep 15, 2025

I'm all for Disney trying to get their movies into the parks super early... It used to be a big thing that would keep the parks constantly fresh... off the top of my head I think: -Space Ranger Spin opened before TS2 (before Zurg was a big thing) -BatB live opened the same day as the movie -Aladdin had a parade that opened the same day as the movie It would stop us from building an Encanto ride, set to open 6 years after the movie premiered

ToTBellHopSep 15, 2025

Listen. It’s not just lights. It’s also music. They charged us an extra $40 to turn the lights OFF at Space Mtn. New, expensive red lights and NIN music are worth at least $75 ($69.99 for APs in August and September). Wait til you visit the Grid at Christmas. You’ll be asking “Ho ho how many more of these movies will Bob approve before he accepts no one watches these movies?”