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TRON Lightcycle Run

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Martin has stated on wdwmagic that the speedway is planned to be turned into a TRON themed ride as well. This will be interesting.
 
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ChrisFL said:
Martin has stated on wdwmagic that the speedway is planned to be turned into a TRON themed ride as well. This will be interesting.
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It will just be a retheme, he called the ride "Light Racers".

He did mention though that Disney wants to finally move to Hybrid or Electric for this change. It was also said that this project is a part of the Lightcycle Run project, meaning if it happens, Disney will look to open the two rides essentially as a TRON mini-land within Tomorrowland.
 
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The ride tech looks cool but why does Disney assume anyone cares about Tron?
 
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SpyderDan said:
The ride tech looks cool but why does Disney assume anyone cares about Tron?
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I think it's more about the fact that it gets high satisfaction scores. That's what they talked about at D23.

No one cared about Song of the South at the time, but it made for a good ride.

(Also, I like Tron and really enjoyed Tron Legacy.)
 
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SpyderDan said:
The ride tech looks cool but why does Disney assume anyone cares about Tron?
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IP does not make a good ride. Star Wars is a huge IP, but that doesn't automatically equal great rides.

Ride design and ride tech are what make for a good ride. Riding a lightcycle is a cool concept, whether or not you've seen the movies. And Daft Punk's TRON: Legacy score will be great in the queue as well.
 
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SpyderDan said:
The ride tech looks cool but why does Disney assume anyone cares about Tron?
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Did anybody care about Song of the South?
 
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scott_walker said:
Did anybody care about Song of the South?
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Totally didn't know Splash was based on a film until a year ago haha


Tron has the nostalgia factor...And people should know the film
 
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Tron has the nostalgia factor...And people should know the film
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Disney has the opportunity to create a badass arcade connected to this ride. Maybe add a small connected F&B area, too. There's money to be made here from the Flynn's Arcade concept.
 
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Totally didn't know Splash was based on a film until a year ago haha


Tron has the nostalgia factor...And people should know the film
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Even beyond the nostalgia. It has a lot going for it; It's a roller coaster, it's dark and neon, it has a badass soundtrack and you're riding a god damn lightcycle.

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It just doesn't really get any better than that as an experience.
 
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Literally. And you may not care about Tron, but the ride was so fun, it was hard for me not to buy up the whole store. I settled for a t-shirt and glow in the dark pen.

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Man I can't wait for this. Even the re-theming of the speedway to electric cars has me excited.
 
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Man I can't wait for this. Even the re-theming of the speedway to electric cars has me excited.
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I'm still skeptical that the speedway will actually undergo actualy changes to the cars beyond painting them all Blue, but i'm hopeful. I believe part of the track is going to have to be shortened again for the coaster so that would be a good time for the ride to go down for a full refurb and retheme if it's going to happen.
 
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I think Tron will be very successful and popular at MK. And it fits the land really well. Good move by Disney.
 
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It's a great idea, considering Tron will become the most restrictive ride in MK with its 48-inch height requirement. This way, a Tron re-theme of the Speedway can get everyone in on the excitement.
 
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UNIrd said:
It's a great idea, considering Tron will become the most restrictive ride in MK with its 48-inch height requirement. This way, a Tron re-theme of the Speedway can get everyone in on the excitement.
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To be fair, I would not be surprised if they have for each of the trains to have sitdown seats in the back of the train, similar to what Shanghai does.
 
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To be fair, I would not be surprised if they have for each of the trains to have sitdown seats in the back of the train, similar to what Shanghai does.
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I think the height requirement still stands, even for the sitdown seats.
 
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scott_walker said:
Even beyond the nostalgia. It has a lot going for it; It's a roller coaster, it's dark and neon, it has a badass soundtrack and you're riding a god damn lightcycle.

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It just doesn't really get any better than that as an experience.
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Mad Dog said:
I think Tron will be very successful and popular at MK. And it fits the land really well. Good move by Disney.
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Is it wrong that I'm looking forward to Tron more than SW?
 
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Is it wrong that I'm looking forward to Tron more than SW?
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I'm the same. I can't tell if it's because I've already seen videos of the finished product in Shanghai.
 
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Is it wrong that I'm looking forward to Tron more than SW?
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It won't matter. Lines for all three (2 Star Wars and 1 Tron) will be so long that we won't be able to ride them until we're too old to ride. :lol:
 
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I visited it’s Future Home today. Found a little purple marker flag. Can’t wait to see some more action.

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