PrincessInOz
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This IS a Roller Coaster – TRON Lightcycle Power Run
The grey day was getting greyer and the rain was a steady sprinkle now. Zanzibar suggested that we get on the Tron ride next. We weren’t sure if the ride would be shut if the rain got heavier and besides, Tron was billed as one of the two major attractions at SDL.
We walked in this general direction.
I got the distinct impression that in land area this park was even bigger than Magic Kingdom!
By the time we got to Tron, I was absolutely sure that this park was bigger than MK. Effectively…..walking between the Pirates and Tron is about as far apart as you’ll get in this park. And they are a long way apart!
It’s not deserted….the rain was keeping everyone indoors!
The Tron ride is located in Tomorrowland. It’s the first time that Disney have not included a Space Mountain in Tomorrowland at any of their parks. Without this mainstay at Tomorrowland, Tron had a LOT to live up to. By all accounts, this ride delivers.
I do remember watching the original Tron movie in the 80’s (yes, I AM that old fogie)…..and watching the Tron: Legacy sequel not so long ago. If you do watch the original now, the computer graphics in the movie will seem very dated. Just remember….Tron, the original has reached cult classic status in geekdom.
In any case, today was going to be my turn to experience the virtual world come to life...and to find out how much this ride delivers.
You will need to put ALL bags and loose items away in the (free) lockers before boarding this ride. There is a small compartment on the vehicles where you can put things away; but it fits a cell phone and spectacles; and probably a small compact camera. And yes….spectacles do count as ‘loose items’.
Wendy’s DD decided to sit out this ride. So, we left our bags with her. Just as well. I did try to leave my camera bag in the lockers and got completely frustrated when I couldn't work out how to do it. Yes, I could have asked a CM but it was just easier to leave it with Wendy's DD.
I took my cell phone in with me and grabbed some quick snaps.
The theming inside the queue area is straight out of the Legacy sequel.
There were some announcements during the queue area. As they were in Mandarin, I have no idea what they were saying! I think my mother was telling me that one of them was around the fact that this is a roller coaster ride and that you needed to be in good health to ride it. You know….the standard safety message.
It’s awfully grainy, Zanzibar and Wendy. But this was the snap I got of the two of you. I missed taking my mother and Fairy Floss!
I think the standby queue indicated that this was a 10-minute wait time. That’s practically walk-on because it took us about that amount of time to walk through the queuing area.
My glasses? I kept them on. I had specially purchased a sports strap from my local optometrist before I left because I knew that they did check and ask people to put all loose items away. And yes, the CM did indicate that I should put my glasses away until I showed him the safety strap. He let me keep them on after that.
Then we were off into the I/O Portal, travelling through The Grid. For a couple of minutes….you get to live in a virtual reality world where make-believe and G-forces collide. It’s a pretty incongruous franchise in the Disney stable to base a major roller coaster theme ride on and hat’s off to the Imagineer that dreamed this up. Pure Geek Heaven.
So….here’s the photopass picture of me on this ride. It was a BLAST!
Aussie Wendy, Zanzibar, Fairy Floss and FireflyFi – I have FINALLY downloaded your pics to a USB stick. I’ll get them to you shortly.
For the record. I totally get why they ask for all loose items to be put away. The acceleration and the twists and turns of this ride is one where if anything isn’t bolted down, then there is an high chance it will fall off.
This ride completely lived up to expectations. Everyone – including my DM – just loved it. There have been a few posts about the vehicles being uncomfortable to sit in but they were more comfortable than expected.
It’s an AMAZING experience and probably in my top 3 Disney rides list so far.
The grey day was getting greyer and the rain was a steady sprinkle now. Zanzibar suggested that we get on the Tron ride next. We weren’t sure if the ride would be shut if the rain got heavier and besides, Tron was billed as one of the two major attractions at SDL.
We walked in this general direction.
I got the distinct impression that in land area this park was even bigger than Magic Kingdom!
By the time we got to Tron, I was absolutely sure that this park was bigger than MK. Effectively…..walking between the Pirates and Tron is about as far apart as you’ll get in this park. And they are a long way apart!
It’s not deserted….the rain was keeping everyone indoors!
The Tron ride is located in Tomorrowland. It’s the first time that Disney have not included a Space Mountain in Tomorrowland at any of their parks. Without this mainstay at Tomorrowland, Tron had a LOT to live up to. By all accounts, this ride delivers.
I do remember watching the original Tron movie in the 80’s (yes, I AM that old fogie)…..and watching the Tron: Legacy sequel not so long ago. If you do watch the original now, the computer graphics in the movie will seem very dated. Just remember….Tron, the original has reached cult classic status in geekdom.
In any case, today was going to be my turn to experience the virtual world come to life...and to find out how much this ride delivers.
You will need to put ALL bags and loose items away in the (free) lockers before boarding this ride. There is a small compartment on the vehicles where you can put things away; but it fits a cell phone and spectacles; and probably a small compact camera. And yes….spectacles do count as ‘loose items’.
Wendy’s DD decided to sit out this ride. So, we left our bags with her. Just as well. I did try to leave my camera bag in the lockers and got completely frustrated when I couldn't work out how to do it. Yes, I could have asked a CM but it was just easier to leave it with Wendy's DD.
I took my cell phone in with me and grabbed some quick snaps.
The theming inside the queue area is straight out of the Legacy sequel.
There were some announcements during the queue area. As they were in Mandarin, I have no idea what they were saying! I think my mother was telling me that one of them was around the fact that this is a roller coaster ride and that you needed to be in good health to ride it. You know….the standard safety message.
It’s awfully grainy, Zanzibar and Wendy. But this was the snap I got of the two of you. I missed taking my mother and Fairy Floss!
I think the standby queue indicated that this was a 10-minute wait time. That’s practically walk-on because it took us about that amount of time to walk through the queuing area.
My glasses? I kept them on. I had specially purchased a sports strap from my local optometrist before I left because I knew that they did check and ask people to put all loose items away. And yes, the CM did indicate that I should put my glasses away until I showed him the safety strap. He let me keep them on after that.
Then we were off into the I/O Portal, travelling through The Grid. For a couple of minutes….you get to live in a virtual reality world where make-believe and G-forces collide. It’s a pretty incongruous franchise in the Disney stable to base a major roller coaster theme ride on and hat’s off to the Imagineer that dreamed this up. Pure Geek Heaven.
So….here’s the photopass picture of me on this ride. It was a BLAST!
Aussie Wendy, Zanzibar, Fairy Floss and FireflyFi – I have FINALLY downloaded your pics to a USB stick. I’ll get them to you shortly.
For the record. I totally get why they ask for all loose items to be put away. The acceleration and the twists and turns of this ride is one where if anything isn’t bolted down, then there is an high chance it will fall off.
This ride completely lived up to expectations. Everyone – including my DM – just loved it. There have been a few posts about the vehicles being uncomfortable to sit in but they were more comfortable than expected.
It’s an AMAZING experience and probably in my top 3 Disney rides list so far.
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There will be an update on Pirates. Hope you'll stick around for it.
Bad Jessica... I have lots of reading to dooooo
I am really nearsighted. -11 on both eyes. How am I even going to find my ride vehicle???? I guess I better invest in a safety strap like you did!! I am starting to realise that I am way behind on my SDL research!!! Thank you so much for this trip report, I can catch up at least a little bit!
