Latest look at the ETFE cushion canopy installation at TRON Lightcycle Run in Magic Kingdom

Jan 31, 2022 in "Tron Lightcycle Run rollercoaster"

TRON Lightcycle Run construction - January 28 2022

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TRON Lightcycle Run construction - January 28 2022

TRON Lightcycle Run construction - January 28 2022
TRON Lightcycle Run construction - January 28 2022
TRON Lightcycle Run construction - January 28 2022
TRON Lightcycle Run construction - January 28 2022
TRON Lightcycle Run construction - January 28 2022
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Posted: Monday January 31, 2022 10:05am ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

Crews at TRON Lightcycle Run at Magic Kingdom began the process of installing the ETFE cushion roof canopy this past week.

TRON Lightcycle Run construction - January 28 2022
TRON Lightcycle Run construction - January 28 2022

TRON Lightcycle Run construction - January 28 2022
TRON Lightcycle Run construction - January 28 2022

The plastic ETFE canopy covers the steel structure that wraps around the roller coaster track and provides weather protection and a striking visual design.

TRON Lightcycle Run construction - January 28 2022
TRON Lightcycle Run construction - January 28 2022

TRON Lightcycle Run construction - January 28 2022
TRON Lightcycle Run construction - January 28 2022

The first sections of the ETFE material are already in place, with more areas prepped for installation.

TRON Lightcycle Run construction - January 28 2022
TRON Lightcycle Run construction - January 28 2022

TRON Lightcycle Run construction - January 28 2022
TRON Lightcycle Run construction - January 28 2022

TRON Lightcycle Run construction - January 28 2022
TRON Lightcycle Run construction - January 28 2022

Click the gallery to see more pictures of the canopy installation at TRON Lightcycle Run at Walt Disney World.

TRON Lightcycle Run construction - January 28 2022
TRON Lightcycle Run construction - January 28 2022

Disney remains tight-lipped about an opening date for TRON, with no timeline yet announced.

TRON Lightcycle Run construction - January 28 2022
TRON Lightcycle Run construction - January 28 2022

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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?”

HauntedPirateSep 15, 2025

Surely changing the light color at Tron is worth at least a $10 if not $20/ticket bump. Plus they can claim “something new!!!”.

Disney AnalystSep 15, 2025

Needs more popups that won’t stop popping up no matter how many times you click “x”. Now that would be truly horrifying.

ToTBellHopSep 15, 2025

Should definitely consider this as a MNSSHP-exclusive next year.

jah4955Sep 15, 2025

classic Disney synergy...build hype for the movie by updating the ride first...hope it's worth the hype!

Surferboy567Sep 15, 2025

For a limited time thing, this is cool. I prefer Daft Punk but it’s a cool change. I think this could work well for a Halloween overlay. Excited to see the movie.
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