In just under four short holiday-filled months, we will be introduced to 2021, and with the introduction of the new year comes an expectation for one major attraction at the Magic Kingdom: TRON Lightcycle / Run. While COVID-19 has certainly caused some delays, work has continued at a brisk pace to get this attraction done … Read more
Every week is a busy week when it comes to Disney news. To help you keep up with all the updates coming out of Walt Disney World and other Disney resorts, here’s WDWNT’s weekly recap of the Disney news from August 30 to September 6, 2020. Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom We ventured into the … Read more
Greetings, programs! Work continues to race along at the future site of TRON Lightcycle / Run in the Magic Kingdom, so let’s enter the Game… er Construction Grid! From Fantasyland, we can see portions of the illuminated canopy that will shelter the exterior coaster track continue to be erected. It doesn’t look like any new … Read more
Every week is a busy week when it comes to Disney news. To help you keep up with all the updates coming out of Walt Disney World and other Disney resorts, here’s WDWNT’s weekly recap of the Disney news from August 23-30, 2020. Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom Social distancing markers for the character cavalcades … Read more
While the illuminated canopy is constructed at TRON Lightcycle / Run in the Magic Kingdom, other areas of the coaster are also being worked on. We checked out what you can see of the coaster from inside, and outside, of the park for an overall look at construction progress. The framework of the canopy is … Read more
Since we last checked on TRON Lightcycle / Run’s construction, progress has been made on the illuminated canopy that will eventually shade the ride. Several more pieces have been added to the portion of canopy still on the ground. The long pieces to the back right of the white structure are new. As you can … Read more
Welcome to “The Most Magical Place On Earth” on a beautiful Sunday! It’s an exciting day to be at the Magic Kingdom, with the return of the Cheshire Cat Tail, a few new pieces of merchandise, great character interactions, and, unfortunately, some long lines and wait times. Let’s take a look inside the park and … Read more
Work has begun on the illuminated canopy above the exterior portion of the new TRON Lightcycle / Run roller coaster at the Magic Kingdom. We saw pieces installed and waiting for installation a few days ago. Now the canopy is further taking shape. From Storybook Circus, we could see a large crane over the coaster’s … Read more
The world of the Grid is speeding its way toward the Magic Kingdom. Construction workers continue to plug away at the site of TRON Lightcycle / Run, where the framework for the illuminated canopy has begun to be installed. The gigantic red crane continues to tower over the show building, which from this side is … Read more
While supports for the illuminated canopy at TRON Lightcycle / Run started appearing at the construction site a few weeks ago, actual installation of the canopy began just yesterday. We checked on the construction site again today to see if any progress has been made. There was work being done to a new canopy piece … Read more
TRON Lightcycle / Run has just reached another major milestone at the Magic Kingdom today, as installation has begun on the massive illuminated canopy that guests will travel through before entering “The Grid”. The first canopy support piece has been installed, and can be seen near the base of Space Mountain, with the white metal … Read more
Every week is a busy week when it comes to Disney news. To help you keep up with all the updates coming out of Walt Disney World and other Disney resorts, here’s WDWNT’s weekly recap of the Disney news from August 9-16, 2020. Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom Earlier in the week, “it’s a small … Read more
Since our last full construction update, we noticed more panels being added to the exterior of TRON Lightcycle / Run. We got a closer look at this paneling and the rest of the attraction during our next visit to Magic Kingdom. Previously, paneling only covered the park-facing sides of the “Grid” show building. It’s probable … Read more
Users may soon upload into The Grid when TRON Lightcycle / Run opens in Tomorrowland at Magic Kingdom. And with construction underway once more after the parks reopening, the ride is making slow-and-steady progress. The exposed track, canopy supports, and show building have all been seen going up in the last several months. And now, … Read more
With construction work on TRON Lightcycle Run having resumed just under two months ago, the project has been steadily progressing and inching closer to its opening, which was originally announced to be before Walt Disney World’s 50th anniversary. While we can still hope the attraction, which is Now Programming according to the Magic Kingdom guidemap, … Read more
