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TRON Lightcycle Run construction update

TRON Lightcycle Run is an indoor/outdoor roller coaster under construction right now in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World. It’s a clone of the TRON Lightcycle Power Run currently open at Shanghai Disneyland*. The attraction is based off of Walt Disney’s popular TRON franchise.… Read More »TRON Lightcycle Run construction update

Big Thunder Mountain Railroad at the Magic Kingdom

Take a virtual ride on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad from Walt Disney World

The Big Thunder Mountain Railroad roller coaster attraction at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom is one of the true modern classics. It bridges the best whimsy and detail of classic imagineering with the talents and technology of the modern era.  Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is… Read More »Take a virtual ride on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad from Walt Disney World

Behind the Science of Disney’s Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster

Disney has dipped back into its video archives for a look at how the engineering behind the popular Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster attraction works. There’s a lot of science behind the magic, but Disney’s Mechanical Engineers Angel and Josh break it down into easy to… Read More »Behind the Science of Disney’s Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster

TRON Lightcycle/Run — status: still loading

Hold on there programs. The work on the TRON Lightcycle/Run roller coaster coming to Tomorrowland in the Magic Kingdom is still uploading to the server. Since I was last at the Magic Kingdom to check in on the progress of TRON: LightCycle/Run, there has been… Read More »TRON Lightcycle/Run — status: still loading

TRON Lightcycle/Run roller coaster construction update

Are you ready programs? The world of TRON is coming to the Magic Kingdom as a clone of the fan-favorite Shanghai Disneyland roller coaster is being ported to the Magic Kingdom. We stopped by the park last weekend to check in on construction progress. Earlier… Read More »TRON Lightcycle/Run roller coaster construction update