Well the wait is finally over! Disney World’s newest attraction, the Tron Lightcycle Ride, finally has a firm opening date, and it’s not far away at all. The long-awaited high-speed motorbike themed roller coaster, based on the 1982 Disney sci-fi flick Tron and 2010 follow-up Tron Legacy, will open in the Magic Kingdom’s Tomorrowland on April 4 of this year.
Tron Lightcycle Run was originally announced to much fanfare back in 2017. It replaces the old Tomorrowland Speedway as part of the continued re-imagining of Magic Kingdom’s Tomorrowland.
The Disney Parks Blog announcement describes the ride’s themes as spinning out of the events of Tron Legacy:
“Kevin’s son, Sam Flynn, has opened a second gateway into a digital realm called the Grid. The first of these portals he created is found at Shanghai Disneyland with the original TRON Lightcycle Power Run,” Disney explained on its blog. “When you enter the queue at Magic Kingdom, you’ll feel as if you’re digitized and transported to the Grid for a special Lightcycle race. It’s your Team Blue against the Grid’s menacing Programs, Team Orange. Your goal is to be the first to race through eight Energy Gates and secure victory.”