More themed elements have been added above the entrance to TRON Lightcycle / Run, still under construction in Tomorrowland at Magic Kingdom. From Storybook Circus, guests can see the lockers building, walkway, and Walt Disney World Railroad tunnel. The lockers building has a square archway entrance. A piece of wire hangs from above the entrance, … Read more
There are three interconnected construction projects ongoing in Tomorrowland at Magic Kingdom right now: TRON Lightcycle / Run, Walt Disney World Railroad, and Tomorrowland Light & Power Co. The exterior portion of the new TRON-inspired roller coaster is clearly visible from the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover. Crews have installed white paneling along most of the … Read more
Crews have added themed elements to the entrance of TRON Lightcycle / Run at Magic Kingdom. From the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover, we can see new white pieces at the entrance, covering the weather-proof sheathing. Crew members in scissor lifts were working on the entrance and the canopy framework above. There are two silver circles, … Read more
The Walt Disney World Railroad at Magic Kingdom has been closed for over three years while construction continues on TRON Lightcycle / Run, a new coaster in Tomorrowland. The railroad will go under the coaster thanks to a new tunnel. Crews finished installing the white canopy covering the exterior of TRON Lightcycle / Run last … Read more
We caught ride vehicles testing on TRON Lightcycle / Run in Magic Kingdom again. Push-pull testing began in March of this year. We could see a train of lightcycles high on the track this morning from Storybook Circus. From the Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover, we could see the train moving through the curve. This train … Read more
Construction walls have been erected next to Tomorrowland Light & Power Co. in Magic Kingdom, blocking a walkway that will eventually lead to TRON Lightcycle / Run. Though the opening of TRON Lightcycle / Run still seems far off, this is a good sign that construction will progress to this walkway soon. The walkway was … Read more
Canopy installation is almost complete above TRON Lightcycle / Run in Magic Kingdom. Crew members were unfurling another white canopy strip during our most recent ride on the PeopleMover. There is space for two strips near the top of the canopy curve, and a handful more at the bottom. Closing to Tomorrowland Speedway, crew members … Read more
Construction continues on the long-awaited TRON Lightcycle / Run in Magic Kingdom, which sits next to Space Mountain and behind Tomorrowland Speedway. Crew members have been installing white strips of canopy over the exterior portion of the coaster for the past several weeks. On the ground, concrete walls jut out from the raised walkway. Wood … Read more
While the lightcycle vehicles are being push-pull tested, construction around the TRON Lightcycle / Run track continues. It looks like more than half of the canopy has now been installed on the framework above the coaster. The canopy is made up of long white strips pulled taut and secured on the framework. The portion of … Read more
We may have to wait another year to actually ride TRON Lightcycle / Run at Magic Kingdom, but construction has been moving steadily on the exterior of the attraction in recent weeks. From the Monorail, we could see construction vehicles parked behind the show building. We also got a look at the crane towering over … Read more
Construction over at TRON Lightcycle / Run continues to move along in the Magic Kingdom. And with changes coming nearly every day, it’s always worth getting a look at the latest progress! From the buildings visible from the Walt Disney World monorail, we can see that the scaffolding has come down completely from the furthest … Read more
If you have been to Magic Kingdom any time over the past few years, you have no doubt kept up with the progress of TRON Lightcycle Run. The enormous construction site stretches from Space Mountain all the way to Goofy’s Barnstormer, so it’s hard to miss. This is a coaster that will travel in and … Read more
Since the TRON Lightcycle Run vehicle photo op and the first attraction walls were installed at the Magic Kingdom in December, there hasn’t been much visible action at the ride’s construction site. But today, we have a small breakthrough for those of us closely watching: more walls are being erected on top of the show building’s … Read more
On our trip to Magic Kingdom today, we stopped by TRON to check in on the construction progress and were greeted with several new updates since the last time we dropped by. While there are piles of dirt and building materials, as well as orange plastic construction barriers, and pits in the ground scattered throughout … Read more