TRON Lightcycle Power Run

TRON Lightcycle Power Run
Chinese: 创极速光轮
Shanghai Disneyland
Park section Tomorrowland
Coordinates 31°08′37″N 121°39′09″E / 31.1437282°N 121.6525508°E / 31.1437282; 121.6525508Coordinates: 31°08′37″N 121°39′09″E / 31.1437282°N 121.6525508°E / 31.1437282; 121.6525508
Status Operating
Opening date June 16, 2016 (2016-06-16)
General statistics
Type Steel
Manufacturer Vekoma
Designer Walt Disney Imagineering
Model Motorbike roller coaster
Speed 60[1] mph (97 km/h)
Duration 2 minutes
Height restriction 122[2] cm (4 ft 0 in)
Theme Tron
Sponsor Chevrolet
Music Daft Punk
Fastpass available
Single rider line available
Must transfer from wheelchair
TRON Lightcycle Power Run
Chinese: 创极速光轮 at RCDB

Pictures of TRON Lightcycle Power Run
Chinese: 创极速光轮 at RCDB

TRON Lightcycle Power Run is a semi-enclosed launched steel roller coaster attraction at Shanghai Disneyland. Based on the Tron series, the attraction takes guests on a ride through the Grid on their own light cycle.[2] The coaster's track takes riders inside and outside the attraction's building, reaching speeds of over 60 miles per hour (97 km/h)—the fastest for any Disney roller coaster.[1][3] The ride debuted along with the rest of the park on June 16, 2016.

Design

The attraction is located inside, underneath a color-shifting canopy[4] in Tomorrowland.

The attraction's motorbike-styled vehicles were created by Walt Disney Imagineering as a method of specializing individual rider experience. The ride was then given a Tron-theme because the ride vehicles resembled the lightcycles featured in Tron: Legacy.[1][5] When aboard the ride vehicle, riders lean forward and grip a set of handlebars. A pad situated behind the seat secures the rider in place.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Nolfi, Joey (May 9, 2016). "Watch a POV video of Shanghai Disneyland's TRON: Lightcycle Power Run roller coaster". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  2. 1 2 "TRON Lightcycle Power Run". Shanghai Disneyland. The Walt Disney Company. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  3. Pimental, Joseph (April 12, 2016). "Photos: Shanghai Disneyland will have a familiar feel". The Orange County Register. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  4. "Opening Date Set for Shanghai Disney Resort, Disney's Newest World-Class Destination". Disney Parks Blog.
  5. Fritz, Ben (June 23, 2016). "At Shanghai Disneyland, a High-Tech Pirates of the Caribbean". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
  6. Sharon, Keith (June 16, 2016). "Video: How the TRON ride feels and Tomorrowland looks at Shanghai Disneyland". The Orange County Register. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
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