Knowing about something ahead of time isn’t the problem, we’d just have a giant suspicious roller coaster and building in the back of tomorrowland for multiple years that isn’t announced, it would still take this damn long just with no hype for the last four years or so
Disney hypes up an attraction too early on so people have higher expectations. Universal keeps quiet and let people speculate for the majority and just watch it progress. When it's nearly done then that's when they hype it up.
At least you guys are getting a ride out of it. In Disneyland Paris it was to build a now half of the time vacant Frontierland Theatre and above all a cost cutting measure.
When I visited in 2019 they had sent the engines off to Pennsylvania for refurbishment. I'm sure they were trying to have them done and back by the time WDW turned 50 but the pandemic put a damper on that. The cast member at the railroad station DID let me walk around the cars in ways you normally aren't allowed to do, which was awesome, and even spent quite a bit of time talking about the technical aspects of the cars, the engine, and the railroad itself. That was a whole lot of fun, and kind of a unique thing that you wouldn't normally be able to do during a Disney visit.
I noticed that pretty much most new Disney rides, not just TRON, are taking longer to build than they used to. Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind was also announced in 2017, and still won't open until this Summer. And unlike TRON and Ratatouille, there are no earlier incarnations with supposed exclusivity contracts. Meanwhile, Universal was able to construct both Hagrid's and the VelociCoaster within much shorter timeframes.
I mean yeah, the upcoming rides are taking longer. Not sure why that comes as a suprise. They lost a year of construction and now are dealing with staffing and material shortages. Universal is in the same boat as super mario land was pushed back in the US until maybe 2025 now. It stinks but expected. Not sure why some are trying to make this a bigger suprise then it is at this point but I guess that is what people online do.
@@BAM5636Epic universe was pushed back to 2025 which was close to original schedule anyway. Super mario land is in epic universe. Universal building whole park therefore obviously it was going to be pushed back. Disney building one attraction
Cosmic Rewind however not only is going to be a first of its kind coaster, but also part of the delay is because the show scenes where delayed in filming due to the 3rd movie starting production late, which from what I’ve heard was the main reason for the opening getting pushed back
@Jonathan Pal It isn't going to be until 2025 now. Sorry. It was put on hiatus in 2020 and the original schedule now it has resumed is not realistic. They have only down scene work ground level They have not built up anything really yet If you think they are opening in 2023, well, that is extremely wishful thinking. Also, universal should care a bit more about nostalgia to be honest. I actually love both but it is universal that has slipped a bit ride wise for me, not really Disney. Hagrids is a awesome coaster though as long as it stays running. Seems to be a bit better now after the first year or so.
What’s there not to love about him? I love paying for Disney genie even though I can only choose one ride at a time and have to wait for a time window to open up and then having to still wait in a line even waiting multiple hours to use a fast pass!! Oh and don’t even get me started on how amazing the paradise pier overlay looks with unfinished painting and baby kabobs, not cheap at all!!
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If I was in charge of planning I would’ve put GotG in Tomorrowland and Tron in EPCOT. You would’ve entered Flynn’s arcade in the play pavilion, get digitized, ride the coaster, and end up in the energy building where you can eat at the end of line club before reentering the real world. Think of how much money they could’ve made off that!
Agreed no marvel in MK. However I do agree with you about Tron in Epcot.. test track inside looks like Tron so can retheme outside and queue area and have a Tron area, but that would be $$
@@rebeccaheuer3255 Points and idea are valid. however what a lot of ppl seem to forget is the footprint of the attraction- Tron is massive, and there's just now way it would have fit in EPCOT given the area. Cosmic Rewind while a big attraction doesn't take up nearly as much real estate as Tron would have. In addition, putting Cosmic Rewind where it is, allows Disney to utilize the former Universe of Energy show building and saves them the cost of ripping it completely out. Guardians is a good fit for that section of EPCOT and I think it will do fine- I can't see it squeezed into Hollywood Studios and competing with Rockin Rollercoaster or Galaxy's Edge. The whole idea behind putting Guardians where it is is to lure ppl to EPCOT to begin with.
One rumor I heard is that because Guardians is a lot further along than TRON, they could open Guardians in Summer 2022 and, once the Guardians hype has died down a bit, they’ll open TRON in summer 2023.
I’ve wanted more Tron from the minute I left the theatre in 2010. I wish Disney invested more in this property over the past 12 years. They were clearly going for building their own sci-fi adventure franchise but then bought Marvel and Star Wars and neglected Tron.
I was sad our family missed TRON when we went in April 2021, but we still had a great time. We definitely won't be there on opening day - WDW is maybe a once-in-a-decade trip for us. But we'll ride it eventually!
I highly expect Tron's opening in late 2022 or early 2023. I agree with your idea of opening the ride towards the end of the 50th anniversary cause even though it didn't start the celebration is originally intended but it would still be in the window of the celebration.
Well greetings, Fellow Program! So glad to find another Tron fan! Fun fact: my wedding was actually Tron themed! We even had a projection screen up so people could play Tron RUN/r at our reception. I had an Identity Disc sewn onto the back of my wedding dress in iridescent fabric. Lol we understand your love for these movies! Also I'd LOVE a end of 50th opening I'm just...realistically I'm inclined to agree with Summer '23. Just makes more sense to me!
Why do I have the feeling the quality of Disney Parks (Disneyland and Tokyo Disney being one of the few exceptions) have deteriorated; the more corporate focuses on $$$, appeasing special groups (which dangles $$$ in a company’s face) and IP (which is cheaper in terms of ideas), the parks won’t be worth $$$ or what Walt envisioned. One of the secrets to Walt’s success was that he did not care about appeasing; he did what he wanted, went with his gut and it paid off. Mind you, the atmosphere was more receptive to Walt and his creativity. I seriously wonder if Walt would be welcomed today by the public. If Disney continues in the current trajectory, you’ll see other parks like Universal, King’s Island or even Holiday World have increased attendance. So much of my armchair imagineering (although, being an honorary imagineer would be pretty incredible). However, if anyone should be deemed an honorary one, It’s Dallin. He’s met Crump and Baxter and his ideas are feasible while respecting the classics. Am I the only one who sees this?
The quality of WDW has been sliding since 2001. It’s only now with so little left to cut that people are beginning to notice it. Eg This was a park that used to have a maintenance crew whose sole job was replacing lightbulbs when they reached 80% of expected life. Remember four full time custodians at all times per restroom location? The list is endless and it all started as an emergency cuts over 20 years ago… and then they realised they didn’t have to put it back.
This video made my day. I've been waiting soooo long for the Tron Light Cycle coaster to come out, and finding out that Offhand Disney is a mega Tron fan means I'm not alone in waiting!
They're just delaying while Chapek can figure out a way to create a new fee for the ride. Because it isn't Disney unless they suck every single dollar out of your pockets
My GOD, it's like Test Track all over again. BUT, I think they're trying to AVOID the problems that they had with Test Track (which I was working at EPCOT when it opened). TT had a boatload of technical issues. No way are they going through that hell again.
I don’t know when the Florida version is going to open, but I rode the Shanghai Tron 3 years ago, and it’s amazing fun. It’s also remarkably short. I rode twice, and, as stated in the clip, daylight and nighttime rides are very different experiences.
I really hope they'll end the 50th with it opening. That would be the perfect book end. I could see them holding back that announcement from D23 because the Guardians should be the focus. I'm just going to assume 2023 though.
As a die hard tron fan I’m absolutely excited for this ride. sad that it’s taking so long and that even when it opens there’s the queue variable. I’m totally fine with waiting hours in line but if they go the boarding group route I could end up missing the chance due to luck. But in the end I’m just over the moon that Tron is being acknowledged by Disney on such a grand scale!!
I really hope that, once Tron is opened, they continue expanding Tomorrowland with Tron content Bring back Flynn's Arcade from ElecTRONica back from DCA a whole decade ago xD Maybe even revive some of the Tron stuff from before, like the tv show, and the rumoured third movie Hell, make a VR game or something too
If they gave us back ElecTRONica and Flynn's I would die happy, hell someone a few comments up suggested a End of Line cafe and I would eat there regardless of the menu
Well, at least the thing is already standing there. I mean, according to Disneyland Paris Frozen land is still going to open in Walt Disney Studios in 2024. There's nothing there yet!
Literally had a dream LAST NIGHT I was the first one to ride Lightcycle and I woke up so sad. The ride was weirdly interactive; I came in last (it was a racing ride I guess) cause I kept buying stuff at the in-ride supermarket
People saying the problem is with how long ago they announced it but that wouldn’t matter cause they still would be taking this long to build it we just wouldn’t know what it is officially. It’s the timeline of construction not of the announcement
I really really want a Tron tiki shirt now. I hope the ride opens soon just because this is the only new content us Tron fans get from Disney anymore...
Biggest Tron: Legacy fan? Our battle will be legendary sir for I too am a huge Tron: Legacy fan. On a side note, I really am hoping it’ll be sooner than 2023 I was really hoping for a soft opening summer 2022 but we shall see, we still have no idea what the inside looks like it could be done who knows but gosh I do hope it’s sooner.
i like how disney took longer to build tron than it took them to build the entirety of magic kingdom and longer than hagrid’s motorbike adventure/velocicoaster, two incredible roller coasters that are both highly themed and aren’t clones
When will TRON THE RIDE open??? The first time I attended DISNEYLAND was in 1955. I had to wait until 1982 for the first time to see the movie TRON. I'm now over 70 awaiting the promise of TRON the ride. All things being equal on the Disney timeline you will be over 70 when the ride opens in the U.S. Why not join me to Shanghai Disney to ride TRON. Join me, won't you, on a slow boat to China? Maybe even a Disney Cruise Ship? Jim
It would be Awesome to see Tron open and go on the Attraction even more it would be Awesome meeting you Dallin, this is a very Awesome Film all your Offhand Disney Films are Awesome
I think, something that doesn't get mentioned often, is materials have also been incredibly scarce, or at least much more expensive, in the construction industry lately (and by lately, i mean ever since.. well, y'know). I think that may have also been one of the factors pushing back construction.
Hot take: Not only is Tron Legacy an underrated gem, it's one of the best movie sequels ever made, right up there with the likes of Aliens, Terminator 2 and Mad Max: Fury Road.
Disney is the epitome of the emperor has no clothes. Even if the ride does open in 2023 (& I'm assuming GotG will also open next summer?), Disney will really only have 2 years to get its act together. Universal plans on opening Epic Universe in 2025. They just stated on their earnings call that they're working overtime to make up for lost time. And Universal NEVER talks about timelines. So the fact that they're already giving it a ballpark opening timeline means they're serious about it. (& yes, I know Disney has far & away the lion's share of Orlando theme park visitors, but Universal has been on a hot streak for years & doesn't seem to be slowing down any time soon, while Disney, well....)
Oh Mickey! I'm gonna go out on a limb here... Disney World Railroad open @ late May early June 2022 at the latest. TRON open before October 31st 2022! Just a wild guess. (But I took a screenshot of it as a precaution!)
I have been a TRON fan since I saw the InfoWorld edition that had the photos from the upcoming movie (yes, a computer magazine in 1982). Well, ok, all of my fellow computer geeks at the small county DP department I worked at were. I even loved that lame video game they had. Sigh. So to finally get on the grid, well, that would just be plain cool.
What's your opinion about the old Rocket Rod track above Tomorrowland in Disneyland, and the rumors long ago how it was supposed to be a Tron ride? I feel like no one else talks about it (Tron: Legacy is also a favorite movie of mine, so I understood the hype)!!
Thank you for the video. I want to kind of put the brakes on a little tiny bit. There is absolutely nothing wrong with being enthusiastic about any theme/amusement park ride, especially a new Disney theme park ride, but in this particular case I would strongly suggest not getting too overly excited about Tron Light Cycle Run. In my book it is nowhere near worthy of the massive pre-opening overhype that Walt Disney World fans are giving it and if you fall for the overhype you might be massively disappointed in it. If you stand back and look at it, this is a cloned Vekoma Booster Bike coaster. Now, that may be your cup of tea if you like that type of roller coaster but no matter how you look at Tron Light Cycle Run, it is basically a cloned roller coaster with no changes (that anyone knows about) aside from its location. I don't know if you have ridden Tron Light Cycle Power Run at Shanghai Disneyland but I have several times during the park's opening year and though it was a fun roller coaster it was far from mind blowing to be honest. It is not a coaster that I'd wait more than 30 minutes for and thankfully it was only about a five minute wait every time that I rode it. (I rode it about three or four times total.) This is just one guy's opinion but despite what Bob Chapek said in his introductory presentation that was shown in this video, Tron was most definitely not the most popular attraction at Shanghai Disneyland. Based on my experience over several days at the park, the most popular attraction there by far was Soaring Over The Horizon and it was not even close. The most popular attraction amongst myself and my family was Pirates Of the Caribbean: Battle For The Sunken Treasure and that was not even close. By the end of each day that I was at Shanghai Disneyland, every major attraction was a walk on except for Soaring and my family and I kept riding Pirates Of the Caribbean over and over. I could have easily ridden Tron again but I had no urge to do so since, though it was a fun ride, it just was not all that great in my opinion - unlike Pirates. (In my book, Pirates Of The Caribbean: Battle For The Sunken Treasure is THE reason to visit Shanghai Disneyland, attractions-wise...no doubt about it.) Tron was not the most popular attraction at Shanghai Disneyland based on my visits, not by any stretch of the imagination. The idea that Bob Chapek possibly doesn't know about ride popularity at Shanghai Disneyland does not really surprise me at all. Now, I will admit that I am both a life-long Disney theme park fan and roller coaster enthusiast so my perspective admittedly might be out there in left field compared to everyone else so please take what I say here with a grain of salt. It's just my opinion and nothing more and as always your mileage may vary. It's just that I really didn't know much about Tron Light Cycle Power Run before actually riding it aside from the fact that it was a Booster Bike coaster from Vekoma themed to the newer Tron film. Even though the ride was not hyped up much at all in my mind, it still did not blow me away. It sure was fun but it was not mind blowing and certainly not worthy of a fraction of the over-hype that Walt Disney World fans are now giving to the clone one being built. On the other hand, I did know all about Pirates Of The Caribbean: Battle For The Sunken Treasure way before I went to the park and that attraction still completely blew my mind and exceeded the hype. That's just my opinion though. It's admittedly hard not to get hyped up about any Disney theme park attraction even if it is just a cloned coaster from Vekoma, the company that built its reputation on the whole concept of standard roller coasters bought from a catalog. I just wanted to warn you and others that if you hype up Tron Light Cycle Run too much in your mind before it opens, you may be setting yourself up for a major disappointment after you do actually take a ride on it. Thank you for the video again and I look forward to hearing your opinions about Tron Light Cycle Run after you actually ride it.
I’m going in October and would love for it to be open by then, but I’m guessing you’re right about summer of 2023. I’d bet on Memorial Day weekend, with previews the 2-3 weeks before 🙌
Serendipity thy name is Offhand. Literally today my dad came into the house and was like “Have you ever heard the score to Tron Legacy by Daft Punk?” And I was like…dad…cmon, what do you mean have I? And then you dropped this video lol.
Lets just say historically when a Disney ride takes this long to build and hit with so many delays... they usually get downgraded if not canceled entirely. Tons of features and idea's were cut and possibly if it takes too long rebranded like the Submarines being turned into Finding Nemo.
I'm honestly more excited for Cosmic Rewind as it way looks longer and better themed. Tron is themed wonderfully but it lacks thrill and it's only a one minute ride.
I'm excited for Cosmic Rewind too, but I must say I was truly surprised how thrilling it was straddling a light cycle throughout this albeit short experience, much superior to pony express. For me the indoor queue portion and theme (especially at night) were done really well and hyped up my ride experience. Excited for both!
To dilute the lines a little bit. Also Studios just got two new lands and Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway railroad. If anything it’s Epcot that needs help.
@@hallking7441 Nah the issue with Epcot is that Tron is visually too similar to Test Track. However, it could possibly work in Future World with where Disney is currently trying to take it. But Epcot is a construction zone and that's a problem in and of itself and I unfortunately hope that the rides there get some TLC soon.
I predict that it'll come out timed to Tron 3, which I swear will come out someday. I STILL REMEMBER, DISNEY, EVEN IF YOU DON'T! Seriously though, I have no idea when it's going to open, I just know I'm excited for it when it does. I genuinely hope some of this delay time has been spent negotiating the music, because the Tron Legacy soundtrack remains one of my favorite soundtracks in all of movies to this day.
I agree that mid 2023 seems the most likely. They do not have many major projects in the works (publicly at least), so I imagine they want to space it out from Cosmic Rewind to bring people back.
My friend's and I are planning a trip for after it (and Princess and the Frog) open! I also love Tron. Have you watched Tron Uprising? Iz an animated series.
When I heard there was a TRON ride coming out I wished I could go to Disney World so badly(I live in CA so we gots Disneyland ;-; ) but it hasn't came yet and I'm slowly losing hope tbh, like...its just Pony Express ( at Knotts) but TRON themed and NEON!!!
Explain what you mean by mess at disneyland paris? Apart from re teeming space mountain to hyperspace mountain for star wars. Dlp has the best discoveryland in the world. It chose jules vernes vision of tge future making it (Unlike other discovery lands) timeless. Space mountain in dlp is absolutely beautiful. Especially at night
Aw man, glad to see there ARE fans of Tron: Legacy out there. Cuz spam it, I don't care what the haters say, THAT MOVIE IS COOL! So cool that I actually wanna ride this ride whenever it finally opens, and I'm not even really into rollercoasters!
We need to learn to Trust in Disney and make sure that this ride that coming to tomorrowland is safe and be willing to support this massive structor and coaster. Trust me its well worth the wait. Memorial Day 2023
The amount of time I'd wait in line to ride Light Cycle Run is ∞
Just go ride Pony Express at Knotts. It’s a similar experience.
We got a Lightning Lane slot right after the Triangle at Shapeland.
You don't nave to wait that long. You could travel overseas to the current one and ride it in a matter of weeks.
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i was there last summer my son what asking what they were building
I love that Universal not only builds much faster than Disney, but also they simply say nothing until 6 months before opening. Lol. I appreciate that.
Knowing about something ahead of time isn’t the problem, we’d just have a giant suspicious roller coaster and building in the back of tomorrowland for multiple years that isn’t announced, it would still take this damn long just with no hype for the last four years or so
@@sideeswipe I mean it wouldn’t say anything but the hype would probably be even greater if you didn’t know what exactly was happening.
Definitely just a churro stand
Disney hypes up an attraction too early on so people have higher expectations. Universal keeps quiet and let people speculate for the majority and just watch it progress. When it's nearly done then that's when they hype it up.
I would agree with that.
It's ridiculous and the railroad has been closed for such a long time as well.
At least you guys are getting a ride out of it. In Disneyland Paris it was to build a now half of the time vacant Frontierland Theatre and above all a cost cutting measure.
They were testing the train the other day!
Hard to have a train running when the track is supposed to go through the construction area
When I visited in 2019 they had sent the engines off to Pennsylvania for refurbishment. I'm sure they were trying to have them done and back by the time WDW turned 50 but the pandemic put a damper on that. The cast member at the railroad station DID let me walk around the cars in ways you normally aren't allowed to do, which was awesome, and even spent quite a bit of time talking about the technical aspects of the cars, the engine, and the railroad itself. That was a whole lot of fun, and kind of a unique thing that you wouldn't normally be able to do during a Disney visit.
I noticed that pretty much most new Disney rides, not just TRON, are taking longer to build than they used to. Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind was also announced in 2017, and still won't open until this Summer. And unlike TRON and Ratatouille, there are no earlier incarnations with supposed exclusivity contracts. Meanwhile, Universal was able to construct both Hagrid's and the VelociCoaster within much shorter timeframes.
I mean yeah, the upcoming rides are taking longer. Not sure why that comes as a suprise. They lost a year of construction and now are dealing with staffing and material shortages. Universal is in the same boat as super mario land was pushed back in the US until maybe 2025 now. It stinks but expected. Not sure why some are trying to make this a bigger suprise then it is at this point but I guess that is what people online do.
Cosmic Rewind was originally supposed to open September 2021 but got delayed because of covid
@@BAM5636Epic universe was pushed back to 2025 which was close to original schedule anyway. Super mario land is in epic universe. Universal building whole park therefore obviously it was going to be pushed back. Disney building one attraction
Cosmic Rewind however not only is going to be a first of its kind coaster, but also part of the delay is because the show scenes where delayed in filming due to the 3rd movie starting production late, which from what I’ve heard was the main reason for the opening getting pushed back
@Jonathan Pal It isn't going to be until 2025 now. Sorry. It was put on hiatus in 2020 and the original schedule now it has resumed is not realistic. They have only down scene work ground level
They have not built up anything really yet
If you think they are opening in 2023, well, that is extremely wishful thinking. Also, universal should care a bit more about nostalgia to be honest. I actually love both but it is universal that has slipped a bit ride wise for me, not really Disney. Hagrids is a awesome coaster though as long as it stays running. Seems to be a bit better now after the first year or so.
A moment of silence for all the people who think Dallin is being serious about loving Chapek.
What’s there not to love about him? I love paying for Disney genie even though I can only choose one ride at a time and have to wait for a time window to open up and then having to still wait in a line even waiting multiple hours to use a fast pass!! Oh and don’t even get me started on how amazing the paradise pier overlay looks with unfinished painting and baby kabobs, not cheap at all!!
Chapek is Trash it My opinion the reason why people like him Because they are Anti Walt Disney Legacy Because Chapek is Anti Disney if Dallin was anything like Chapek I wouldn't be a Offhand Disney Subscriber
You misspelled Cheapek.
And 'Tron: Legacy'. LOL! =)
3:09 Mickey saying _"We proudly present Space Mountain"_ is going to be my ringtone! Lol
If I was in charge of planning I would’ve put GotG in Tomorrowland and Tron in EPCOT. You would’ve entered Flynn’s arcade in the play pavilion, get digitized, ride the coaster, and end up in the energy building where you can eat at the end of line club before reentering the real world. Think of how much money they could’ve made off that!
I'm sorry but No Marvel in Magic Kingdom. It's better off in Hollywood Studios.
@@gissneric down with that too
Agreed no marvel in MK. However I do agree with you about Tron in Epcot.. test track inside looks like Tron so can retheme outside and queue area and have a Tron area, but that would be $$
I agree. Tron would've be much better in Epcot and I like the Idea of GOTG in Tomorrowland.
@@rebeccaheuer3255 Points and idea are valid. however what a lot of ppl seem to forget is the footprint of the attraction- Tron is massive, and there's just now way it would have fit in EPCOT given the area. Cosmic Rewind while a big attraction doesn't take up nearly as much real estate as Tron would have. In addition, putting Cosmic Rewind where it is, allows Disney to utilize the former Universe of Energy show building and saves them the cost of ripping it completely out. Guardians is a good fit for that section of EPCOT and I think it will do fine-
I can't see it squeezed into Hollywood Studios and competing with Rockin Rollercoaster or Galaxy's Edge. The whole idea behind putting Guardians where it is is to lure ppl to EPCOT to begin with.
One rumor I heard is that because Guardians is a lot further along than TRON, they could open Guardians in Summer 2022 and, once the Guardians hype has died down a bit, they’ll open TRON in summer 2023.
I am so excited for Tron. I am a huge TRON fan!
You guys should do a collab one of these days 🙂
@@Austar7 psychic much? 😆
DisneySea: New land with 4 rides in it on 2023
Magic Kingdom: One clone of a coaster on 2023
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I’ve wanted more Tron from the minute I left the theatre in 2010. I wish Disney invested more in this property over the past 12 years. They were clearly going for building their own sci-fi adventure franchise but then bought Marvel and Star Wars and neglected Tron.
I was sad our family missed TRON when we went in April 2021, but we still had a great time. We definitely won't be there on opening day - WDW is maybe a once-in-a-decade trip for us. But we'll ride it eventually!
Hopefully you will be able to go sooner
I highly expect Tron's opening in late 2022 or early 2023. I agree with your idea of opening the ride towards the end of the 50th anniversary cause even though it didn't start the celebration is originally intended but it would still be in the window of the celebration.
Adjust that to early 2045 lmao
Personally, I don’t care when Tron opens. I just want to see the train make the Grand Circle Tour again.
Well greetings, Fellow Program! So glad to find another Tron fan! Fun fact: my wedding was actually Tron themed! We even had a projection screen up so people could play Tron RUN/r at our reception. I had an Identity Disc sewn onto the back of my wedding dress in iridescent fabric. Lol we understand your love for these movies!
Also I'd LOVE a end of 50th opening I'm just...realistically I'm inclined to agree with Summer '23. Just makes more sense to me!
Awesome
That is amazing! Tron and Legacy are my all time favorite Disney films. So excited for the ride and we need Tron 3!
Maybe Lightcycle Run will open whenever Tron 3 comes around...
Grid I would love to see pictures of that it sounds amazing
Universal will literally build a whole-ass theme park in the time it takes Disney to build a clone of one of their existing rides 😂😂😂
Why do I have the feeling the quality of Disney Parks (Disneyland and Tokyo Disney being one of the few exceptions) have deteriorated; the more corporate focuses on $$$, appeasing special groups (which dangles $$$ in a company’s face) and IP (which is cheaper in terms of ideas), the parks won’t be worth $$$ or what Walt envisioned. One of the secrets to Walt’s success was that he did not care about appeasing; he did what he wanted, went with his gut and it paid off. Mind you, the atmosphere was more receptive to Walt and his creativity. I seriously wonder if Walt would be welcomed today by the public. If Disney continues in the current trajectory, you’ll see other parks like Universal, King’s Island or even Holiday World have increased attendance. So much of my armchair imagineering (although, being an honorary imagineer would be pretty incredible).
However, if anyone should be deemed an honorary one, It’s Dallin. He’s met Crump and Baxter and his ideas are feasible while respecting the classics. Am I the only one who sees this?
The quality of WDW has been sliding since 2001. It’s only now with so little left to cut that people are beginning to notice it. Eg This was a park that used to have a maintenance crew whose sole job was replacing lightbulbs when they reached 80% of expected life. Remember four full time custodians at all times per restroom location? The list is endless and it all started as an emergency cuts over 20 years ago… and then they realised they didn’t have to put it back.
You know it’s been forever when the advertisement sigh is fading
This video made my day. I've been waiting soooo long for the Tron Light Cycle coaster to come out, and finding out that Offhand Disney is a mega Tron fan means I'm not alone in waiting!
They're just delaying while Chapek can figure out a way to create a new fee for the ride. Because it isn't Disney unless they suck every single dollar out of your pockets
I have a t-shirt from the 50th and it has a little Tron building on it.
My GOD, it's like Test Track all over again.
BUT, I think they're trying to AVOID the problems that they had with Test Track (which I was working at EPCOT when it opened). TT had a boatload of technical issues. No way are they going through that hell again.
They shouldn't have that level of problems because there's already a working version of it in China.
@@MrStGeorgeIllawarra Shouldn't...yet here we are.
"...trying to AVOID the problems that they had with Test Track."
"... boatload of technical issues"
*Rise of the Resistance has entered the chat*
It's a damn launch coaster lmao it's been built already
@@nomnom3451 LOL
Great honest Disney coverage! 😎👍
I don’t know when the Florida version is going to open, but I rode the Shanghai Tron 3 years ago, and it’s amazing fun. It’s also remarkably short. I rode twice, and, as stated in the clip, daylight and nighttime rides are very different experiences.
I really hope they'll end the 50th with it opening. That would be the perfect book end. I could see them holding back that announcement from D23 because the Guardians should be the focus. I'm just going to assume 2023 though.
Yeah but it should’ve opened FOR the 50th
Hey it's me, Disneyfied Ash, and I WAS freaking out when I spotted the train from the Riverboat! Best day ever.
And you KNOW Disney is going to tout it as being “SO immersive and intricate” that it took 5 years to build
As a die hard tron fan I’m absolutely excited for this ride. sad that it’s taking so long and that even when it opens there’s the queue variable. I’m totally fine with waiting hours in line but if they go the boarding group route I could end up missing the chance due to luck. But in the end I’m just over the moon that Tron is being acknowledged by Disney on such a grand scale!!
Well said, User
I really hope that, once Tron is opened, they continue expanding Tomorrowland with Tron content
Bring back Flynn's Arcade from ElecTRONica back from DCA a whole decade ago xD
Maybe even revive some of the Tron stuff from before, like the tv show, and the rumoured third movie
Hell, make a VR game or something too
If they gave us back ElecTRONica and Flynn's I would die happy, hell someone a few comments up suggested a End of Line cafe and I would eat there regardless of the menu
Yeah, that kinda didn't happen.
Well, at least the thing is already standing there. I mean, according to Disneyland Paris Frozen land is still going to open in Walt Disney Studios in 2024. There's nothing there yet!
Nice Test Trac background music during your Tron video. LoL! 🤣. I always enjoy your videos ❤️
I think 22. They did the pull through a long time ago. Maybe they just got cosmetic stuff left. I don't know for sure but here is hoping.
Literally had a dream LAST NIGHT I was the first one to ride Lightcycle and I woke up so sad. The ride was weirdly interactive; I came in last (it was a racing ride I guess) cause I kept buying stuff at the in-ride supermarket
I think this would be a great opportunity to bring the elecTRONica dance party back 😌
I'm hopping they're trying to figure out making another Tron movie that would come out around the same time the ride opens.
The greatest Disney content creator there is! I'll be at Disney world in October! Hopefully the stars will align and I can meet you!
Thanks for putting in Mickey introducing Space Mountain. Now I understand the way Adam mimics him every time he says "Space. Mountain!"
People saying the problem is with how long ago they announced it but that wouldn’t matter cause they still would be taking this long to build it we just wouldn’t know what it is officially. It’s the timeline of construction not of the announcement
As someone who has been able to ride it in Shanghai, Y'all the wait is worth it! It is AMAZING!
3:14 gets me every time!
What was up with astronaut Mickey’s voice 💀 😂
I really really want a Tron tiki shirt now. I hope the ride opens soon just because this is the only new content us Tron fans get from Disney anymore...
Biggest Tron: Legacy fan? Our battle will be legendary sir for I too am a huge Tron: Legacy fan. On a side note, I really am hoping it’ll be sooner than 2023 I was really hoping for a soft opening summer 2022 but we shall see, we still have no idea what the inside looks like it could be done who knows but gosh I do hope it’s sooner.
i like how disney took longer to build tron than it took them to build the entirety of magic kingdom and longer than hagrid’s motorbike adventure/velocicoaster, two incredible roller coasters that are both highly themed and aren’t clones
Sad that I won't be able to go on Tron when I go to DW in March with my family :( But it'll give us another reason to go again in the future lol
And we won’t probably get Tron at Disneyland Park
Hopefully the re-opening of the Railroad & the grand opening of the Light Cycles will help with wait times.
I looked at the ride pov and it seems really short!
Also there is no story. I love coaster with a list a little story like hagrid or the mummy
When will TRON THE RIDE open???
The first time I attended DISNEYLAND was in 1955. I had to wait until 1982 for the first time to see the movie TRON. I'm now over 70 awaiting the promise of TRON the ride.
All things being equal on the Disney timeline you will be over 70 when the ride opens in the U.S.
Why not join me to Shanghai Disney to ride TRON.
Join me, won't you, on a slow boat to China? Maybe even a Disney Cruise Ship?
Jim
I'm guessing July 9th 2023 since Tron came out on July 9th and Disney likes to do that type of stuff sometimes.
It would be Awesome to see Tron open and go on the Attraction even more it would be Awesome meeting you Dallin, this is a very Awesome Film all your Offhand Disney Films are Awesome
I think, something that doesn't get mentioned often, is materials have also been incredibly scarce, or at least much more expensive, in the construction industry lately (and by lately, i mean ever since.. well, y'know). I think that may have also been one of the factors pushing back construction.
I’m glad we have off hand Disney as the voice for us Disney fans. Tron is taking so long to build I’ll probably be dead from old age when it opens.
Hot take: Not only is Tron Legacy an underrated gem, it's one of the best movie sequels ever made, right up there with the likes of Aliens, Terminator 2 and Mad Max: Fury Road.
Yes yes !
Agreed!
And Breakin' 2, Electric Boogaloo!
It's amazing... Everything you just said is... Right.
A Year after this is being posted, Tron is FINNALY going to open this April without delays.
WOW! TRON is a roller-coaster that goes outside! Historically, that's practically unprecedented!
"Good old..Bobby Chapeek ..ouur best frieend..." ;-D haha..!
8:46
Oh dam they groovin
The first motor roller coaster is in the Netherlands. Also called booster bike roller coaster from Toverland
Disney is the epitome of the emperor has no clothes. Even if the ride does open in 2023 (& I'm assuming GotG will also open next summer?), Disney will really only have 2 years to get its act together. Universal plans on opening Epic Universe in 2025. They just stated on their earnings call that they're working overtime to make up for lost time. And Universal NEVER talks about timelines. So the fact that they're already giving it a ballpark opening timeline means they're serious about it. (& yes, I know Disney has far & away the lion's share of Orlando theme park visitors, but Universal has been on a hot streak for years & doesn't seem to be slowing down any time soon, while Disney, well....)
Oh Mickey!
I'm gonna go out on a limb here...
Disney World Railroad open @ late May early June 2022 at the latest.
TRON open before October 31st 2022!
Just a wild guess. (But I took a screenshot of it as a precaution!)
I have been a TRON fan since I saw the InfoWorld edition that had the photos from the upcoming movie (yes, a computer magazine in 1982). Well, ok, all of my fellow computer geeks at the small county DP department I worked at were. I even loved that lame video game they had. Sigh. So to finally get on the grid, well, that would just be plain cool.
0:22….Dear God, Chapek is SUCH a charmless toad!
Two videos in a week? I’ve been blessed by God😩
Bob Cheapskate? Our friend? *Laughs* Like that'll ever happen.
Remember when Haunted Mansion at Disneyland took almost a decade to open?
Patience is one of our keys ---Bob Chapek (If he remotely cared)
I love your uploads
For Disney California, they should just invest the money in redoing The People Mover and possibly a bit longer since room is an issue 🙏
What's your opinion about the old Rocket Rod track above Tomorrowland in Disneyland, and the rumors long ago how it was supposed to be a Tron ride? I feel like no one else talks about it (Tron: Legacy is also a favorite movie of mine, so I understood the hype)!!
Thank you for the video. I want to kind of put the brakes on a little tiny bit. There is absolutely nothing wrong with being enthusiastic about any theme/amusement park ride, especially a new Disney theme park ride, but in this particular case I would strongly suggest not getting too overly excited about Tron Light Cycle Run. In my book it is nowhere near worthy of the massive pre-opening overhype that Walt Disney World fans are giving it and if you fall for the overhype you might be massively disappointed in it. If you stand back and look at it, this is a cloned Vekoma Booster Bike coaster. Now, that may be your cup of tea if you like that type of roller coaster but no matter how you look at Tron Light Cycle Run, it is basically a cloned roller coaster with no changes (that anyone knows about) aside from its location.
I don't know if you have ridden Tron Light Cycle Power Run at Shanghai Disneyland but I have several times during the park's opening year and though it was a fun roller coaster it was far from mind blowing to be honest. It is not a coaster that I'd wait more than 30 minutes for and thankfully it was only about a five minute wait every time that I rode it. (I rode it about three or four times total.) This is just one guy's opinion but despite what Bob Chapek said in his introductory presentation that was shown in this video, Tron was most definitely not the most popular attraction at Shanghai Disneyland. Based on my experience over several days at the park, the most popular attraction there by far was Soaring Over The Horizon and it was not even close. The most popular attraction amongst myself and my family was Pirates Of the Caribbean: Battle For The Sunken Treasure and that was not even close. By the end of each day that I was at Shanghai Disneyland, every major attraction was a walk on except for Soaring and my family and I kept riding Pirates Of the Caribbean over and over. I could have easily ridden Tron again but I had no urge to do so since, though it was a fun ride, it just was not all that great in my opinion - unlike Pirates. (In my book, Pirates Of The Caribbean: Battle For The Sunken Treasure is THE reason to visit Shanghai Disneyland, attractions-wise...no doubt about it.) Tron was not the most popular attraction at Shanghai Disneyland based on my visits, not by any stretch of the imagination. The idea that Bob Chapek possibly doesn't know about ride popularity at Shanghai Disneyland does not really surprise me at all.
Now, I will admit that I am both a life-long Disney theme park fan and roller coaster enthusiast so my perspective admittedly might be out there in left field compared to everyone else so please take what I say here with a grain of salt. It's just my opinion and nothing more and as always your mileage may vary. It's just that I really didn't know much about Tron Light Cycle Power Run before actually riding it aside from the fact that it was a Booster Bike coaster from Vekoma themed to the newer Tron film. Even though the ride was not hyped up much at all in my mind, it still did not blow me away. It sure was fun but it was not mind blowing and certainly not worthy of a fraction of the over-hype that Walt Disney World fans are now giving to the clone one being built. On the other hand, I did know all about Pirates Of The Caribbean: Battle For The Sunken Treasure way before I went to the park and that attraction still completely blew my mind and exceeded the hype.
That's just my opinion though. It's admittedly hard not to get hyped up about any Disney theme park attraction even if it is just a cloned coaster from Vekoma, the company that built its reputation on the whole concept of standard roller coasters bought from a catalog. I just wanted to warn you and others that if you hype up Tron Light Cycle Run too much in your mind before it opens, you may be setting yourself up for a major disappointment after you do actually take a ride on it.
Thank you for the video again and I look forward to hearing your opinions about Tron Light Cycle Run after you actually ride it.
TLPR is a great ride, not my favorite at SDR but worth bringing over. The seat is not like Hagrid's, more like Flight of Passage.
I’m going in October and would love for it to be open by then, but I’m guessing you’re right about summer of 2023. I’d bet on Memorial Day weekend, with previews the 2-3 weeks before 🙌
Tron: opens
The Disney executives: laughs in lightning lane money
Serendipity thy name is Offhand.
Literally today my dad came into the house and was like “Have you ever heard the score to Tron Legacy by Daft Punk?” And I was like…dad…cmon, what do you mean have I? And then you dropped this video lol.
Lets just say historically when a Disney ride takes this long to build and hit with so many delays... they usually get downgraded if not canceled entirely. Tons of features and idea's were cut and possibly if it takes too long rebranded like the Submarines being turned into Finding Nemo.
I'm honestly more excited for Cosmic Rewind as it way looks longer and better themed. Tron is themed wonderfully but it lacks thrill and it's only a one minute ride.
I'm excited for Cosmic Rewind too, but I must say I was truly surprised how thrilling it was straddling a light cycle throughout this albeit short experience, much superior to pony express. For me the indoor queue portion and theme (especially at night) were done really well and hyped up my ride experience. Excited for both!
Why would they build it in the busiest park? Its already way too crowded in Magic Kingdom. Hollywood Studios would seem to be a better fit.
To dilute the lines a little bit. Also Studios just got two new lands and Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway railroad. If anything it’s Epcot that needs help.
@@ninjagirl226 I was gonna say Epcot but I think the novelty of one new ride would wear off faster there.
@@hallking7441 Nah the issue with Epcot is that Tron is visually too similar to Test Track. However, it could possibly work in Future World with where Disney is currently trying to take it. But Epcot is a construction zone and that's a problem in and of itself and I unfortunately hope that the rides there get some TLC soon.
Just join the American Coaster Enthusiasts because we get to go to the soft opening
Ur excitement is infectious
I predict that it'll come out timed to Tron 3, which I swear will come out someday. I STILL REMEMBER, DISNEY, EVEN IF YOU DON'T!
Seriously though, I have no idea when it's going to open, I just know I'm excited for it when it does. I genuinely hope some of this delay time has been spent negotiating the music, because the Tron Legacy soundtrack remains one of my favorite soundtracks in all of movies to this day.
It takes foooorrrreeeevvvveeeerrrr for anything Tron-related to happen
Tron is the I-4 project of Walt Disney World.
I agree that mid 2023 seems the most likely. They do not have many major projects in the works (publicly at least), so I imagine they want to space it out from Cosmic Rewind to bring people back.
only Disney could take 5 years building a rollercoaster, specially since verkoma is making it
My friend's and I are planning a trip for after it (and Princess and the Frog) open! I also love Tron. Have you watched Tron Uprising? Iz an animated series.
When I heard there was a TRON ride coming out I wished I could go to Disney World so badly(I live in CA so we gots Disneyland ;-; ) but it hasn't came yet and I'm slowly losing hope tbh, like...its just Pony Express ( at Knotts) but TRON themed and NEON!!!
Heard the music in the background and had to go listen to the entire soundtrack and cry.
There was a preview of Tron on the Disneyland People Mover in 1990.
I just hope I can see CLU in the queue
More Tron is never bad, Dallin :)
Is there a restaurant under the canopy too?! Wow, that will be so hot if there is.
You’ll wait 7 hours to ride tron, but not to buy a figment popcorn bucket? Priorities man!
3:10 is it just me or does Mickey sound like Peter on Alex Crish's channel?
This aged perfectly, you were only about a month off
Explain what you mean by mess at disneyland paris? Apart from re teeming space mountain to hyperspace mountain for star wars. Dlp has the best discoveryland in the world. It chose jules vernes vision of tge future making it (Unlike other discovery lands) timeless. Space mountain in dlp is absolutely beautiful. Especially at night
He means the park itself which is a mess indeed. It always has been.
@@im.joeyb. no it isnt
Tron opens October 1st, 2022
Good to see the railroad has been testing since 2013
I think it will open by August 1 2022
Aw man, glad to see there ARE fans of Tron: Legacy out there. Cuz spam it, I don't care what the haters say, THAT MOVIE IS COOL! So cool that I actually wanna ride this ride whenever it finally opens, and I'm not even really into rollercoasters!
We need to learn to Trust in Disney and make sure that this ride that coming to tomorrowland is safe and be willing to support this massive structor and coaster. Trust me its well worth the wait. Memorial Day 2023
You said "darn" I'm so offended LOL