Hate to quote myself, but here's confirmation on no SR.
Rode it today. It appeared the dark ride scenes were a bit more brightly lit... not a bad thing, IMO. Noticeably absent were the last strobe flash at the very end of the ride, and the guards dropping down before the launch. The strobe isn't that big of a deal (and maybe it was just my particular ride), but the guards not dropping was interesting, because not only did they not drop, but they did not even light up the sides where they would drop. So of hints that the dropping guards may be gone for good.