Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith vs TRON Lightcycle / Run

[iamgroot61]

I'm sure you're right. I was coming into it with zero knowledge of Tron (or at least, nothing that I remembered: I saw the first film as a child, and never watched the more recent one). However, I felt that the preshow seemed to promise a type of experience that the ride didn't remotely deliver.

Yeah, all of that stuff comes from the film. In both Tron films, the lightcycles don't race, they are in a battle of life and death (or, in the case of the "programs" piloting them, deresolution.). As for the ride itself, I love the initial acceleration and the trip through the game grid.

 

[Raidermatt]

Yeah, all of that stuff comes from the film. In both Tron films, the lightcycles don't race, they are in a battle of life and death (or, in the case of the "programs" piloting them, deresolution.). As for the ride itself, I love the initial acceleration and the trip through the game grid.

Having never seen the movie (which is another problem with basing a ride on a film many are not familiar with), it does come off as a cheap attempt to fulfil the "racing" promised by the pre-show. Then there's the way they jam in the last few gates. It feels like they realized they were running out of track and didn't want to go back and respace the earlier gates.

On top of all that, the indoor portion is neither visually interesting nor thrilling. The launch is fun, but then they immediately put on the brakes and provide very little else of worth. The outdoor portion is ok at night, but again, that section is very short.

I didn't expect to be emotionally connected to the story having never seen the film. Similar to my expectations for Flight of Passage, where I did see the film but did not like it. But unlike FoP, Tron the ride just does not stand on its own at all.

 

[iamgroot61]

Having never seen the movie (which is another problem with basing a ride on a film many are not familiar with), it does come off as a cheap attempt to fulfil the "racing" promised by the pre-show. Then there's the way they jam in the last few gates. It feels like they realized they were running out of track and didn't want to go back and respace the earlier gates.

On top of all that, the indoor portion is neither visually interesting nor thrilling. The launch is fun, but then they immediately put on the brakes and provide very little else of worth. The outdoor portion is ok at night, but again, that section is very short.

I didn't expect to be emotionally connected to the story having never seen the film. Similar to my expectations for Flight of Passage, where I did see the film but did not like it. But unlike FoP, Tron the ride just does not stand on its own at all.

I agree that if you haven't seen the movie the ride isn't as "good" or fun. But, my GF has never seen either Tron film and she LOVES the ride. The ride certainly makes more sense if you've seen the film. It's not a "race." It's a battle to the death. LOL!