Tron coaster coming to Magic Kingdom's Tomorrowland

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Tron concept art

Posted: Sunday July 16, 2017 7:20pm EDT by WDWMAGIC Staff

Tron, the hugely popular coaster from Shanghai Disneyland, is coming to the Magic Kingdom.

Tron concept art

To be built on a brand new area beside Space Mountain, Tron will open in time for Walt Disney World's 50th in 2021.

The TRON Lightcycle Power Run attraction at Shanghai Disneyland is a coaster-style attraction where riders board a train of two-wheeled Lightcycles. It offers access into the energy, lights and excitement of TRON’s high-tech universe.

The nearby Speedway is set to remain, although various versions of the final plan show the Speedway being radically updated from its current Indy car type look.

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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?”