News Tron coaster coming to the Magic Kingdom

[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

 

[Disgruntled Walt]

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

 

[CalebS]

Gonna cancel my december trip and reschedule. How ridiculous

 

[DCBaker]

TRON Lightcycle / Run has been added to the Walt Disney World website -

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/attractions/magic-kingdom/tron-lightcycle-run/

 

[danlb_2000]

So is Disney continuing to slow walk this project, or is there something that is actually preventing the project from being completed sooner?

 

[Captain Barbossa]

I’m taking spring 2023 as Memorial Day weekend.

 

[ilovetotravel1977]

This ride is how long? 80 seconds or something? Glad I won't have to bother wasting time and sleep trying to get a $LL to ride it.

Spring 2023---what a joke.

 

[Vegas Disney Fan]

This announcement made me so mad, we’re going in January and I’d have bet anything this would be open for a few months before we got there.

I’m really starting to hate this company. Everything they’ve done in the last 2 years has annoyed me.

 

[SaucyBoy]

For perspective SeaWorld will have built two brand new coasters since this was announced in 2017

 

[Surferboy567]

Spring 2023 is a joke. Better be open by Springtime Surprise next year.

 

[Clamman73]

If I go through another fall trip without the railroad

 

[Captain Barbossa]

If I go through another fall trip without the railroad

Was hoping for an announcement today regarding the reopening of the WDWRR, but that’s if they’re even planning to reopen it before Tron.

 

[arich35]

Pathetic. Really thought it would be open come mid December