For the final 4 months, TRON Lightcycle Run has been launching visitors right into a Tron: Ares model of the high-speed, thrill trip that bends actuality into the online game world. That may quickly attain the ‘Finish of Line’ because the overlay completely closes and the common incarnation of the attraction returns.
Since mid-September, TRON Lightcycle Run at Magic Kingdom and TRON Lightcycle Energy Run at Shanghai Disneyland have been celebrating the discharge of Tron: Ares movie with an overlay on their sights. The limited-time particular version of the attraction replaces the blue and orange hues of the trip, with vibrant crimson and orange gentle trails.
The crimson hues in Tron: Ares throughout the digital realm distinction sharply with the traditional blue tones of the Grid. Including to the immersive visuals, the economic sounds of 9 Inch Nails drive the trip’s vitality, pushing your expertise between the Grid and actuality into an immersive and futuristic symphony of sunshine, pace, and sound.
All of this can attain Finish of Line on January 19, 2026. That’s the ultimate day of the Tron: Ares overlay of the attraction.
Beginning January 20, 2026, the OG TRON Lightcycle Run returns, at the least on the Magic Kingdom model of the curler coaster.
We by no means reviewed the Tron: Ares overlay of TRON Lightcycle Run, largely as a result of it was fairly easy–consisting of audio and lighting modifications, for essentially the most half. Not one thing that basically warrants a assessment, as just about nobody goes to trip or not trip on the idea of our phrases.
Nonetheless, we each preferred the overlay for what it was. Whereas the modifications definitely weren’t sufficient to e-book a visit round, or something that will considerably transfer the needle on visitor satisfaction scores for the attraction amongst first-timers, the overlay was enjoyable. It was the kind of factor that’s good for regulars and repeat guests, wanting a contemporary option to expertise a well-recognized favourite.
That’s mainly what the overlay boiled all the way down to, at the least for me. I preferred the brand new colours, and the traces about malicious code, in addition to the NIN soundtrack. However truthfully, I can’t say it was any higher or worse than the OG TRON Lightcycle Run. It was one thing completely different, and generally completely different is adequate!
What I’d actually wish to see is Walt Disney World program the cover to have a wider vary of colours, and rotate within the heat ones with higher regularity. It’s heavy on the blues and funky colours, with the oranges being uncommon and transient. It’s been some time since we’ve visited Shanghai Disneyland, however I may swear the model there has far higher selection (my evening photographs recommend it does).
This most likely doesn’t matter to many/any of you, nevertheless it’s nonetheless a change Walt Disney World ought to make. I assume it’d be pretty simple to program, and hotter lighting would look higher in cellphone photographs posted to social media. (Generally, whoever handles Walt Disney World’s lighting packages is a bit of too enamored with cool colours.)
The Tron: Ares overlay is strictly the kind of factor I’d like to see Walt Disney World do extra typically. This sort of ‘studio advertising price range’ limited-time providing has traditionally been Disneyland’s area, and it’s very nice to see Walt Disney World get in on the enjoyable.
We’ve been advocating for exactly this kind of factor for some time. One premise of our article, Walt Disney World is Incorrect About Journey Overlays, is that demographics have shifted a ton within the final couple of many years, to the purpose that WDW’s viewers now resembles Disneyland’s greater than its personal from the Nineties.
That is due to a mixture of Disney Trip Membership, Central Florida’s inhabitants explosion, the rise of Disney Adults, and out of state Annual Passholders.
Not solely that, however there are occasions when it’s solely upside to overlays. Ones that first-timers are unlikely to note or be impacted by, however diehard followers will respect. It is a good instance of that, as is the upcoming Soarin’ Throughout America.
Identical goes for the entire Star Excursions modifications, and even (most likely) the upcoming Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run mission. The identical argument may most likely be made for Rock ‘n’ Curler Coaster Starring the Muppets, too.
Come to consider it, the final yr or so of bulletins has really been an attention-grabbing one for Walt Disney World, because the parks are seemingly embracing this kind of technique, at the least to some extent. (Solely requires the ‘minor element’ of trying previous the Rivers of America and MuppetVision closures.) It’ll be attention-grabbing to see if this development continues.
In case you missed it (and also you most likely did), Tron: Ares began streaming on Disney+ immediately, January 7, 2026. So you’ll be able to have a good time this information by watching the film for the primary time, since 98% of you didn’t see it in theaters.
Directed by Joachim Rønning, the most recent chapter within the TRON saga invitations followers to expertise a hanging new world and high-velocity spectacle proper from house. The sting-of-your-seat motion thrusts audiences right into a high-stakes conflict between synthetic intelligence and humanity, powered by cutting-edge visible results and an electrifying authentic rating by 9 Inch Nails.
Increasing upon the unique Tron and Tron: Legacy movie sequence, Tron: Ares bombed on the field workplace. It made one thing like $142 in theaters, which is roughly 3.5 tickets and a pair Cokes on the Disney Springs AMC. Okay, it really made $142 million, which suggests it misplaced round $130 after taking its manufacturing price range and advertising prices into consideration. Nonetheless not as unhealthy as Star Wars: Galactic Starcruiser, the last word barometer of success!
Just like the 98% of you, I haven’t seen Tron: Ares but. The premise is intriguing, although.
When a extremely refined Program named Ares is distributed from the digital world into the actual world on a harmful mission, it marks humankind’s first encounter with AI beings. Ares is a robust and self-aware Program despatched from the digital realm into the actual world for a mission that might change each perpetually. Tron: Ares is a mind-bending collision of expertise, identification, and actuality.
Jeff Bridges returns to star in Tron: Ares alongside Jared Leto as Ares, with Greta Lee, Evan Peters, Jodie Turner-Smith, and Cameron Monaghan. The movie was directed by Joachim Rønning, identified for helming Disney action-adventure hits like Maleficent: Mistress of Evil and Pirates of the Caribbean: Lifeless Males Inform No Tales.
With Tron: Ares bombing, it means we gained’t see one other movie within the franchise for an additional decade or so, till Disney forgets that it did poorly and wishes one other franchise to reboot. At that time, they’ll discover an actor who’s field workplace poison to star alongside Jeff Bridges, and one other flop shall be born. In all seriousness, I actually hope one silver lining of Tron: Ares failing is that Hollywood stops subjecting us to Jared Leto.
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If you happen to skilled it, what did you consider restricted time Ares trip overlay on TRON Lightcycle Run at Magic Kingdom? Did you even understand it was completely different? Trying ahead to the OG trip returning? Need to see extra overlays like this geared toward locals and repeat Walt Disney World guests? Do you agree or disagree with my evaluation? Any questions we will help you reply? Listening to your suggestions–even while you disagree with us–is each attention-grabbing to us and useful to different readers, so please share your ideas beneath within the feedback!
