TRON Lightcycle Power Run
| TRON Lightcycle Power Run Chinese: 创极速光轮 | |
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| Shanghai Disneyland | |
| Park section | Tomorrowland |
| Coordinates | 31°08′37″N 121°39′09″E / 31.1437282°N 121.6525508°ECoordinates: 31°08′37″N 121°39′09″E / 31.1437282°N 121.6525508°E |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | June 16, 2016 |
| 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 | |
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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 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.
- 1 2 "TRON Lightcycle Power Run". Shanghai Disneyland. The Walt Disney Company. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
- ↑ Pimental, Joseph (April 12, 2016). "Photos: Shanghai Disneyland will have a familiar feel". The Orange County Register. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
- ↑ "Opening Date Set for Shanghai Disney Resort, Disney's Newest World-Class Destination". Disney Parks Blog.
- ↑ Fritz, Ben (June 23, 2016). "At Shanghai Disneyland, a High-Tech Pirates of the Caribbean". Wall Street Journal. Retrieved August 22, 2016.
- ↑ 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.