A few days ago, we saw interior props being moved around at TRON Lightcycle / Run in Magic Kingdom, confirming that interior construction has resumed. Now what appears to be drywall is being carried into the show building. A truck arrived this morning and crew members began transporting the wall pieces inside. Construction on TRON … Read more
Electrical work is underway on the TRON Lightcycle / Run canopy at Magic Kingdom to create its future illuminated effect. Lights and wiring are being installed along the framework before the canopy is covered. The last of the temporary supports beneath the canopy were removed this week. We can clearly see the entrance to the … Read more
Though we’ve been tracking exterior construction of TRON Lightcycle / Run for several months, the project was significantly delayed due to COVID-19. In December, most of the show building’s openings were sealed off as interior construction stagnated. It seems interior construction has resumed, however. We saw this illuminating arrow prop being moved around the construction … Read more
Although construction of TRON Lightcycle / Run at Magic Kingdom is significantly delayed, work continues on the exterior canopy. The final temporary supports from beneath the canopy have been removed, giving us a clearer look at the structure. The reddish-brown supports surrounded the coaster track and kept the canopy in place while the framework was … Read more
Progress on the TRON Lightcycle Run canopy is still underway, even though the attraction is heavily delayed. Electrical work for the lighted canopy began earlier this week. The brown temporary supports continue to be removed as well. Construction crews on the ground are still piecing together parts of the canopy as the next phase of … Read more
Though construction TRON Lightcycle / Run at Magic Kingdom has been delayed, we’re still seeing progress on the coaster’s canopy. Temporary supports are slowly being removed from beneath the white framework, revealing more of the canopy’s final shape. Now electrical work has begun, so lights can eventually run across the canopy. The wires can be … Read more
Our last update of the construction at TRON Lightcycle / Run saw the removal of temporary canopy supports from the framework. Although many temporary supports still remain, we noticed that many are now disconnected, soon to be removed as well. The curve of the canopy is practically crystal clear now that many temporary supports have … Read more
TRON fans eagerly awaiting a trip into the grid may be disappointed by today’s update on TRON Lightcycle / Run’s construction. After last week’s rapid progress, the removal of temporary supports from the canopy frame seems to have slowed. However, there was much afoot on the worksite today. It appears that more temporary supports have … Read more
It’s time for another update on the construction of TRON Lightcycle / Run at the Magic Kingdom! After the recent completion of the canopy frame, crews continued to remove the temporary supports that had supported the frame during construction. Progress continues on the removal in multiple areas. Many lifts are in place for crews to … Read more
Just a few days ago, after months of observing its construction, the canopy framework was completed on TRON Lightcycle / Run. Now, temporary structures supporting the framework are in the process of being removed. Large, brown temporary structures supported the integrity canopy frame as it was pieced together by construction crews. Though there are many … Read more
Construction on the canopy frame for TRON Lightcycle / Run has progressed over the last few weeks. Today, the final piece of the white frame has been installed, making the canopy framework finally complete. The final two crossbeams were installed towards the far right of the canopy frame. Now that the canopy frame is complete, … Read more
Though TRON Lightcycle / Run won’t be open in time for Magic Kingdom’s 50th anniversary, the attraction might at least be more pleasant to look at by October 1, 2021. Only some crossbeams remain before the framework of the coaster’s exterior canopy is complete. The final piece will complete two of the beams running from … Read more
We have kept a close eye on the progression of the framework for the illuminated canopy of TRON Lightcycle / Run at the Magic Kingdom. While we know the attraction will not be opening for quite some time, we are glad to see that the canopy framework only needs one more piece to be complete. … Read more
Construction continues on the frame for the illuminated canopy of TRON Lightcycle / Run. While the canopy itself is still months way from completion, the white puzzle-like frame is closer and closer to having its last piece installed. The American Flag still sits at the highest point of the attraction. Construction workers added the flag … Read more
The construction of the TRON Lightcycle / Run illuminated canopy has reached a milestone. Workers have placed an American flag at the canopy’s highest point. This “topping off” tradition signifies that vertical construction has reached its highest point. Despite this milestone, the canopy structure is still months away from reaching completion. The attraction, originally slated … Read more
We are keeping a close eye on the progress of the TRON Lightcycle / Run construction at the Magic Kingdom. While this attraction will not open for the Walt Disney World Resort’s 50th Anniversary as originally planned, we are still glad to see that progress is moving forward on the canopy framework. Temporary support structures … Read more
