Tron Lightcycle Power Run is a semi-enclosed launched steel roller coaster attraction at Shanghai Disneyland Park and announced for Magic Kingdom Park in Walt Disney World. Based on the Tron series, the attraction takes guests on a ride through the Grid on their own light cycle.
Video Tron Lightcycle Power Run
History
The Shanghai Disneyland ride debuted along with the rest of Shanghai Disneyland on June 16, 2016.
The Magic Kingdom version of the attraction is planned to be opened by 2021, in time for Walt Disney World's 50th anniversary. It was first announced at the D23 Expo on July 15, 2017 as part of the unveiling of 23 improvements to Disney Parks, including 4 new rides across the theme parks.
Maps Tron Lightcycle Power Run
Design
In Shanghai Disneyland, the attraction is located inside, underneath a color-shifting canopy in Tomorrowland. The planned Magic Kingdom version of the attraction will be placed in a completely new section of Tomorrowland to the north of Space Mountain.
The coaster's track takes riders inside and outside the attraction's building, reaching speeds of nearly 60 miles per hour (97 km/h)--the fastest for any Disney roller coaster.
The attraction's motorbike-styled vehicles were created by Walt Disney Imagineering as a method of specializing individual rider experience. The ride was then given a Tron-theme because the ride vehicles resembled the lightcycles featured in Tron: Legacy. When aboard the ride vehicle, riders lean forward and grip a set of handlebars. A pad situated behind the seat secures the rider in place.
References
External links
- Official website
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