News Tron coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom

[No Name]

Disney has shared these photos as WDI puts the finishing touches on the TRON Lightcycle / Run post-show.

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This looks much nicer and more modern than the actual ride queue (which I guess makes sense because it was designed about 12 years later).

 

[SplashJacket]

A nicely done corporate sponsor is always a win in my book

 

[J4546]

i agree, looks good in green and adds a little more to the experience

 

[invader]

I don’t think there’s been enough discussion here about how bad the graphics are in the queue (and now apparently the post show).

 

[No Name]

I don’t think there’s been enough discussion here about how bad the graphics are in the queue (and now apparently the post show).

I’ve brought it up here a few weeks ago but I don’t think anyone else here has. The worst offenders are the still art along the walls… way way too cluttered, with outlines around everything. Looks jarringly dated.

 

[JoeCamel]

I’ve brought it up here a few weeks ago but I don’t think anyone else here has. The worst offenders are the still art along the walls… way way too cluttered, with outlines around everything. Looks jarringly dated.

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Are they screenzz?

 

[invader]

I’ve brought it up here a few weeks ago but I don’t think anyone else here has. The worst offenders are the still art along the walls… way way too cluttered, with outlines around everything. Looks jarringly dated.

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I strongly dislike that entire switch back area and I think a major part of it is those graphics. Very 2005 feeling. They really could have done so much more with that space.

Are they screenzz?

Nope. Posters.

 

[mysto]

I’ve brought it up here a few weeks ago but I don’t think anyone else here has. The worst offenders are the still art along the walls… way way too cluttered, with outlines around everything. Looks jarringly dated.

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"Dated" is part of the theme of both Tron and Tomorrowland isn't it? Retro-future, yesterday's concept of the future. If so this theming would be on-point. Or do you mean the art is too modern looking for the theme?

 

[ChrisFL]

I’ve brought it up here a few weeks ago but I don’t think anyone else here has. The worst offenders are the still art along the walls… way way too cluttered, with outlines around everything. Looks jarringly dated.

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Agreed, there's a ton of low-cost things they could have done instead that would be waaaaay better

 

[gerarar]

 

[DCBaker]

Appears no re-rides so far as the first APs go through.

 

[vikescaper]

Appears no re-rides so far as the first APs go through.

We asked multiple cast members and they all said one ride only. I understand the reasoning but I was still a little disappointed. Overall, it’s a fun ride but obviously short. As a fan of the franchise, I really want to spend more time in the grid. Unlike Cosmic Rewind, I would not spend the money for Lightning Lane for this.

 

[Rider]

I'm sure they have no enforcement of this but it's pretty rude.

 

[Rider]

Now for real posting: It's pretty good. The launch is really fun but the whole ride is short. I think I prefer Guardians at Epcot but it's a solid addition to Magic Kingdom.

Oh and the locker system is very clever.

 

[No Name]

"Dated" is part of the theme of both Tron and Tomorrowland isn't it? Retro-future, yesterday's concept of the future. If so this theming would be on-point. Or do you mean the art is too modern looking for the theme?

Well, there are pretty important differences between “retro-future” and “dated.” Retro-future is so beyond a dated vision of the future that it leans into a certain nostalgia people have. For example, the Tomorrowland sign replacement:

Dated:

Retro-future:

Also, there’s nothing retro about the blue lights along the walls in the queue, the launch room, the light cycles themselves, or really any part of the attraction, so even art that’s consistent with the retro-future style of the land marquee and Space Mountain would be out of place. Art that looks like it’s from 2005 (but worse) makes even less sense.

 

[yensidtlaw1969]

Now for real posting: It's pretty good. The launch is really fun but the whole ride is short. I think I prefer Guardians at Epcot but it's a solid addition to Magic Kingdom.

Oh and the locker system is very clever.

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Thanks for these great pics!

I do feel like going with the full white for the Canopy was a mistake, it looks so gray and drab in full daylight. Even just a slight hint of blue like they have in Shanghai would have made a difference.


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[SingleRider]

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I’m wondering if this was left in place from the CM previews.

 

[No Name]

I would say it's actually a tad bit lower due to dispatch delays and the normal seats in the rear.

The Shanghai one also has those seats.

 

[DCBaker]

 

[JoeCamel]

The Shanghai one also has those seats.

I think there are more of them in this iteration