TRON Lightcycle Run kicked the day off by racing up to a short-lived 105-minute wait just after park open at Magic Kingdom today, its first day of offering a standby wait for the ride.
First Day of Standby Line for TRON Lightcycle Run
This marks the first time that a standby queue for TRON Lightcycle Run has been offered to day guests; previously, the ride had operated exclusively via Virtual Queue with standby available during select after-hours events. Lightning Lane Single Passes are still available for guests looking to purchase access rather than wait in a standby line.
At this time, the only attractions at Walt Disney World that still offer Virtual Queue are Tiana’s Bayou Adventure in Magic Kingdom and Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind in EPCOT.
We got into the park and started making our way to Tomorrowland before park open, joining the throngs of people also trying their luck with standby.
At one point, some guests were even running (don’t run in the parks!) to make it to where the standby line would eventually begin.
We joined the queue at 8:59 a.m., right next to Tomorrowland Launch Depot.
The end of the line at this point ran all the way back by the Thirst Rangers spaceship and stretched past Tomorrowland Speedway.
When Magic Kingdom opened this morning, TRON Lightcycle Run was initially posted at a 45-minute wait. Not too bad for the first day of standby. But this didn’t last long.
By the time we got to the actual ride’s entrance around 9:10 a.m., the wait time sign nearby stated that the line had jumped up to a 105-minute wait — the longest wait for any attraction at Walt Disney World at that time.
That being said, while we were near the sign, we watched the wait change three times, from 40 to 60, and finally 105 minutes. When it’s still so early in the park and few have actually boarded and disembarked the ride, it can be tricky to tell exactly how long the wait is.
We reached the point of the queue under the canopy after about 13 minutes of waiting.
In case you were curious, we reached the former Virtual Queue entrance point after 16 minutes of waiting.
At about 23 minutes into our wait, we reached the actual queue entrance point.
By about 9:21 a.m., the wait had dropped to 90 minutes.
At the time of publishing, 9:37 a.m., the wait was posted at 70 minutes. In addition, this new addition of standby at TRON caused the wait for Seven Dwarfs Mine Train to drop down to 30 minutes, the lowest we’ve seen in a while!
We made it inside the show building after 37 minutes. We did not have a pre-show. We reached the locker bay after 44 minutes of being in line and proceeded to drop off our gear and prepared to enter the Grid.
As of 9:48 a.m., the wait for TRON Lightcycle Run had dropped once again to 60 minutes.
By 9:55 a.m., we had boarded the attraction and completed our ride by 9:59 a.m., making our total wait just 56 minutes.
Update – 11:13 a.m.: At this time, the standby wait for TRON Lightcycle / Run is just 40 minutes! If you’re in line, stay in line!
Watch our full ride POV of TRON Lightcycle / Run:
Were you there for this morning’s standby wait? Do you prefer when rides offer standby or are you a fan of Virtual Queue? Let us know in the comments.
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