News Tron coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom

[Gran Fiesta]

I don’t know that CMs would actually know that but 11/1 for previews is a little earlier than I had heard but I suppose possible in very limited numbers.

You think we will get an opening date sometime this weekend? Same for the railroad?

 

[ToTBellHop]

You think we will get an opening date sometime this weekend? Same for the railroad?

I should think so.

 

[trainplane3]

I should think so.

I mean, what else do they have to announce? I really hope a Target promo takes up half of the time just to watch the world burn.

 

[Thepuma]

I mean, what else do they have to announce? I really hope a Target promo takes up half of the time just to watch the world burn.

Maybe the ALL NEW Super-Genie-Extra-Plus-Mega, that everyone should need for only $30 pppd?

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

11/1 for CM previews...does that mean it "could" be open to the public by the end of November? Our Epcot day is Fri, Dec 2.

 

[JoeCamel]

11/1 for CM previews...does that mean it "could" be open to the public by the end of November? Our Epcot day is Fri, Dec 2.

Yes

 

[DCBaker]

Josh D’Amaro has announce the opening season for TRON Lightcycle / Run - Spring 2023.

 

[SplashZander]

Josh D’Amaro has announce the opening season for TRON Lightcycle / Run - Spring 2023.

Not even a date

This is why all my excitement is funneled towards Epic Universe

 

[Gran Fiesta]

Josh D’Amaro has announce the opening season for TRON Lightcycle / Run - Spring 2023.

Well this killed my hopes of riding it in December. Really no excuse for it to take this long

 

[Homer fan]

Josh D’Amaro has announce the opening season for TRON Lightcycle / Run - Spring 2023.

How is this even possible? And he announces it with a straight face!

 

[tparris]

It literally only needs a bit more pathway and some landscaping, this is absolutely ridiculous.

 

[strictfoo]

I had kind of resigned myself to the fact that Tron wasn’t going to be open until after we were there this fall.

I’m a huge Tron fan having watched the original probably close to a hundred times, so my plan this winter was to treat myself to a quick jaunt down to Florida to check out the ride. But now… a non specific “Spring” opening date results in that not even being an option. I guess maybe I’ll swing down in 2024. Maybe…

So disappointing.

 

[floydbeatle]

I don't even know what to say. All I can do is laugh and think how ridiculously long this ride has taken to open.

 

[Gran Fiesta]

6 years since this was announced to when it opens…..let that sink in

 

[ppete1975]

So april may

 

[jerseygirl29]

Not sure why I was so shocked with that announcement. Maybe because they have been working on this for 5 years?!? ugh. Guess I can officially stop wondering if I will get to ride this in November lol.

 

[Gran Fiesta]

Not sure why I was so shocked with that announcement. Maybe because they have been working on this for 5 years?!? ugh. Guess I can officially stop wondering if I will get to ride this in November lol.

Feel the same way, maybe we can at least get to ride the railroad

 

[imagineer97]

I was as surprised as you to hear this, but from what I heard the ride will not be ready by October. They said it's more complicated than just cloning the ride—different building codes and other technical stuff like that. This was on a time-limited Zoom call and they were being very careful not to say much. I wanted to say, "Hey, that doesn't make any sense! It looks totally done from all the photos I've seen!" But that would have been a bit rude to someone who already was telling me more than they probably should. So I don't know, I think I trust what they're telling me. There would be no reason for this person not to know what was going on at the work site.


I agree, though I definitely got the indication that the inside is also not done.

Here's my more-educated-than-usual guesses (piecing together what my source told me):

OPTIMISTIC: at D23 they will announce that TRON will open in mid-December 2022 (during the holiday season, they'll keep Splash open until mid-January in this scenario). This is supposing that no further issues come up while they're finishing up.
PESSIMISTIC: at D23 they will announce a Spring 2023 opening for TRON, which will at the worst mean May 2023 a la Guardians. I can't imagine this happening, but if what my source says is to be believed, there's still quite a bit left and this would have to be the farthest limit.

Looks like my source knew what he was talking about. And it was even worse than I thought.

 

[SaucyBoy]

I am simply amazed it will have taken Disney nearly six years from announcement to opening for them to build one coaster. Call me a #H8ter but this is beyond embarrassing at this point.

 

[JoeCamel]

Josh D’Amaro has announce the opening season for TRON Lightcycle / Run - Spring 2023.

This is going to be the big 100th anniversary addition - clean build not a replacement! if you ignore the clone part