Today (March 20th) is a very important day in Magic Kingdom!
TRON Lightcycle / Run
TRON Lightcycle / Run officially opens on April 4th, but it has a soft opening on March 20th through April 2nd. The new coaster does NOT have a standby line, so in order to ride you’ll need to either get a spot in the virtual queue or purchase an individual Lightning Lane. Due to the ride’s popularity, both options are going to be a little more difficult than you may be anticipating!
This morning, we were ready to try to secure our spot in the virtual queue, but that queue filled up within SECONDS. Note that the virtual queue is the only FREE way to ride TRON Lightcycle / Run right now. The first virtual queue opens at 7AM for all guests as long as you have a Magic Kingdom park pass reservation or an Annual Pass. There is another opportunity to join that queue at 1PM (but, unlike the 7AM option, you must be inside Magic Kingdom in order to join that queue), and for guests who are eligible for Extended Evening Hours, another queue opens at 6PM on days when that event takes place in Magic Kingdom.
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So what happens if that virtual queue doesn’t work out for you? The next option is to buy an individual Lightning Lane. TRON Lightcycle / Run is NOT included in the normal Genie+ system (the new-ish way to skip the line at some Disney World rides). Instead, it’s a pay-per-ride attraction, so you must pay a separate, additional fee in order to skip the line.
TRON Lightcycle / Run queue
Individual Lightning Lanes go on sale at 7AM for people staying at Disney World hotels and at the park’s opening time for all other guests. With TRON, however, you may need a hotel reservation if you want even a chance at securing one of these Lightning Lanes. This morning, the Lightning Lanes were sold out within MINUTES of them going on sale at 7AM. That means that, by the time the park opened at 8AM, there were no spots left for non-hotel guests.
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The price for one of those Lightning Lanes for TRON was $20 per person, according to Scott Gustin. We’ll continue to watch for more updates on the soft opening of TRON Lightcycle / Run, and we’ll be ready at 1PM to try again for that virtual queue!
TRON Lightcycle / Run by night.
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Do you know if the 6pm bonus virtual queue for deluxe resort guests will be available during the soft launch period when they offer Extended Evening Hours on March 29th?
Despite all the push back on paying for individual rides, people are still willing to do so. No one wants to wait in line for 2+ hours especially if your time is short or you’ve traveled a long distance to get there and you trying to maximize your time.
We’re still having trouble even getting to ride Rise of the Resistance. ILLs sold out within seconds on our trip there last October. I imagine Tron passes will be hard to get for several years to come. Heck, we haven’t been able to get a lightning lane for Slinky Dog Dash in the past 2 years, either. I’m on my phone at 7am and everything is gone within seconds. I don’t know if my wife would ride Tron, but I’ll give it a shot in December when we’re there for the Christmas party. No big deal, though. We’re more excited to ride the train again.