Photo courtesy Disney Parks BlogThrill ride fans have complained for a long time that there isn’t a big enough thrill at the Magic Kingdom. Sure, there is the triple mountain threat, but all three have fairly low height requirements. Even Seven Dwarfs Mine Train is called a “family friendly” roller coaster! Things are going to be taken up a notch with TRON Lightcycle / Run. We don’t yet have an opening date, but there has been a lot of progress! Here is the latest update from Disney Parks Blog.
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Imagineering Ride Team Enters Next Phase for TRON Lightcycle / Run
by Chris Beatty, Portfolio Creative Executive
Our Walt Disney Imagineering project team will soon celebrate a significant milestone on the construction of the TRON Lightcycle / Run attraction, as guests at Magic Kingdom Park will be getting their first glimpses of ride vehicles on the track!
As we begin the next phase of ride testing, we’ll soon start a process known as “push/pull,” where sections of the seven-vehicle train are slowly moved through the entire ride track. Once the track is completely ready, trains will begin launch tests at incremental speeds, with the team eventually working their way up to full-speed launches.
All of this exciting progress will be visible to our guests in Tomorrowland at Magic Kingdom Park as trains make their way out of the launch zone and underneath the attraction’s iconic canopy.
Check out this new video for a behind-the-scenes look from Executive Ride Engineer, Jerold Kaplan, as the team prepares for this important milestone.
Stay tuned to the Disney Parks Blog for future updates on the construction of TRON Lightcycle / Run!