TRON Lightcycle Run

“Remember – hold on and keep your face forward…”

Hold on, indeed! Walt Disney World’s newest thrill ride is a high-speed adventure that takes you outside of, back into, and through the show building at a blinding pace as you clear targets in a race against time. TRON Lightcycle/Run may hold two different records at WDW at this point: It’s one of the fastest rides on property, clocking in at just under 60 miles per hour; and it just might have the shortest ride length on property, clocking in at only 60 seconds from launch to the brake run.

The first 15 seconds of your ride will absolutely take your breath way; after that, it’s mostly bend and dips to get you through your contest course, with some cool lighting effects that don’t lead to a whole lot of changes for the remainder of the experience. 

The initial part of the queue includes lockers for all items that need stowing. Disney is fairly restrictive on allowing cameras, hats, glasses, etc on board TRON Lightcycle/Run because there’s a good chance you will lose said items. It’s quick and easy to store your goods and move on to the queue so be sure to take advantage of this necessary luxury. There’s even a small compartment on the front of your cycle that can fit most phones.

Behind the Schemes:

This attraction first opened at Shanghai Disneyland as TRON Lightcycle Power Run in 2016 and was an instant success. Primarily based on the 2010 film Tron: Legacy, crowds flocked towards the show building which is adorned with a huge canopy on the outside to cover the track for the moments the Lightcycle trains come whizzing by.

A very similar version was greenlit and announced for the Magic Kingdom in 2017 and then progress took a distressing turn after ground had been broken. The construction necessitated the closure of the beloved Walt Disney World Railroad – closure that lasted until the summer of 2023. While the plan was to have the attraction ready for Walt Disney World’s 50th Anniversary in 2021, a certain pandemic had other plans and all construction was halted. As progress resumed, it did so at a snail’s pace, causing confusion and suspicion among those keeping an eye on the situation, and the attraction didn’t start taking riders until February 2023 – six years after being announced at the D23 Expo.

To guard against pure chaos with paying guests, Disney decided to completely bypass using a traditional Standby Line when it launched, and all riders were forced to reserve spaces using the Virtual Queue or ponying up the dough for a special Lightning Lane pass. In September of 2024, the ride started accepting standby riders.

Reality Check:

Because the ride vehicles on TRON Lightcycle/Run are shaped akin to motorcycles, guests must be able to lean forward and grab the handlebars while having their legs strapped into place on the lower section of the cycle. (There are certain seats where this is not required and guests can sit normally. If this is more your speed, be sure to let a Cast Member know before boarding.) There have been mentions of larger and taller guests being unable to properly fit into the allotted seating so Disney has placed an example car outside of the building so you can try it out and see if it’s a good fit.

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