Details on the Tron Lightcycle Power Run Roller Coaster Ride Story

Details on the Tron Lightcycle Power Run Roller Coaster Ride

The Magic Kingdom is finally upgrading its Tomorrowland as the Tron Lightcycle Power Run roller coaster is officially coming to Walt Disney World!

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In fact, the immensely popular TRON roller coaster from Shanghai Disneyland is coming stateside and we can’t wait to ride it!

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Disney has just made the announcement that Disney World’s TRON Lightcycle Run roller coaster is opening on April 4, 2023.

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This may seem surprising seeing how quickly construction has moved along, but there is a method to the madness and a reason why Disney delayed it until April 2023.

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