PHOTOS: Another Canopy Piece Installed, Protective Cover Added to Track on TRON Lightcycle Run at the Magic Kingdom

Shannen Ace

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PHOTOS: Another Canopy Piece Installed, Protective Cover Added to Track on TRON Lightcycle Run at the Magic Kingdom

More of the illuminated canopy structure has been installed on the TRON Lightcycle / Run track at Magic Kingdom. Though rumors indicate the project is severely delayed, progress continues solely on the canopy.

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While some of the track has had a white tarp on it, protective orange tarps have been added where the canopy will be.

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New white canopy is visible in the center of the support structure.

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The giant red crane perpetually parked at the construction site has been used for installing canopy pieces.

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Another crane seems ready to snag one piece while another sits in scaffolding on the bed of a truck.

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Some workers were visible on the installed canopy, which will completely cover the exterior track.

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We’re excited to see some progress on TRON Lightcycle / Run, even if the ride won’t be opening on time.

TRON was notably excluded from the recent list of “priority” projects across Disney Parks. The list, however, did include Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser at Walt Disney World, as well as Avengers Campus and Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway at Disneyland Resort. Between delays, layoffs, and a shift in priorities, you could say the project has been temporarily “derezzed”, unlikely to make the race for the deadline. A similar fate has fallen Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure, but with that attraction originally set for Summer 2020, it seems likely it will at least be ready for Fall 2021.

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