Good Morning from Magic Kingdom! It is going to be a beautiful and hot day today. We are on the hunt for what’s new. We will be checking out construction updates and new merchandise. I hope you enjoy following along with our day. Before we got started, we decided to take a ride on the … Read more
Good morning from Magic Kingdom! We’re starting our day aboard the Walt Disney World Monorail system to take a peek at construction happening around EPCOT and over at Spirit of Aloha by Disney’s Polynesian Village Resort. Construction at Journey of Water Inspired by Moana is progressing along well with new formations rising daily. Over on … Read more
Last week we shared a first look at TRON Lightcycle / Run’s dazzlingly bright canopy as it tested for the first time at Walt Disney World Resort. Today Walt Disney Imagineering finally shared their momentous milestone with a post on Instagram. And we know it’s official name — the Upload Conduit. Imagineering explained its purpose … Read more
Good morning from a rainy Magic Kingdom! We have low crowds and (hopefully) some low wait times for today too, let’s see what we can find around the park today! New sequined Americana Minnie ears were waiting for us in the Emporium. These sparkled perfectly when the sun hit them, and the bow was super … 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
While construction continues on TRON Lightcycle / Run, construction has also begun on the side of Tomorrowland Light & Power Co., which guests will walk past to reach the attraction. Let’s take a look at progress on both the coaster and the store at Magic Kingdom. The canopy was completely installed a week ago. White … Read more
The white canopy has been fully installed above TRON Lightcycle / Run at Magic Kingdom. The canopy is made of strips of white pulled taut and secured over a framework. On the ground, wooden walls are coming together for a second walkway that will go under the coaster. The Walt Disney World Railroad will go … Read more
The next big coaster coming to Magic Kingdom is TRON Lightcycle / Run, a near copy of TRON Lightcycle Power Run at Shanghai Disneyland. Here’s our most recent construction update. Walkways At the front of the site, just beyond the Tomorrowland Speedway, many crew members were working on constructing a wood wall. The base and … Read more
More canopy pieces have been added to the exterior portion of TRON Lightcycle / Run at Magic Kingdom and work continues on the entrance to the attraction. Crew members in three scissor lifts were working on the canopy framework leading to the entrance. The green sheathing at the main entrance has been covered with black … Read more
Good morning from a beautiful day at Magic Kingdom! We started our day with a ride over to EPCOT on Monorail Coral to check out progress at Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind. We found some curious new markings on the ground! The sign over at Connections Cafe and Eatery has been installed on the … Read more
Almost the entire canopy of TRON Lightcycle / Run has been installed above the new coaster at Magic Kingdom. Crew members are attaching strips of the canopy to the framework piece by piece. On our latest ride on the PeopleMover, we saw them working near the show building. The blue netting is temporary while the … 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
In an interview with Screen Rant, Jared Leto teased that a third “TRON” film — which he is set to star in — is “getting closer.” The first “TRON” was released in 1982, followed by “TRON: Legacy” in 2010. News first circulated in 2017 that Jared Leto would star in a “TRON” reboot. It has … Read more
We have yet to see any trains being push-pull tested at TRON Lightcycle / Run in Magic Kingdom, but there’s still construction to see around the new Tomorrowland coaster. We can see some of the attraction from Storybook Circus. A large portion of the canopy framework has now been covered with canopy pieces. More paneling … Read more
At the future site of TRON Lightcycle / Run at the Magic Kingdom, we spotted more canopy installed on the roof framework. This new strip is below the one we saw last week. Several straps extend from the top of the framework over the canopy pieces, possibly helping to secure them before the crew installs … Read more