TRON Lightcycle / Run is the newest Magic Kingdom coaster at Disney World, and it opened in Magic Kingdom on April 4th, 2023. But over the past few years, since it opened, many guests have expressed frustration over the attraction.

Since the ride’s opening, guests have experienced issues with fitting on the unique style of ride vehicle. Unlike other rides at Disney World, this attraction requires you to sit in a similar seat to a bike. This caused issues with guests being able to sit on these seats. So if you’re wondering if you will fit on TRON, you aren’t alone.

First, here’s some general information about TRON Lightcycle / Run, just in case you aren’t quite up to speed on the attraction’s background and status.

General Information about TRON Lightcycle / Run

The ride, based on the TRON films, will be very similar to its counterpart in Shanghai Disneyland. In Magic Kingdom, the story of the attraction picks up after the TRON: Legacy film.

Sam Flynn, the main character in TRON: Legacy, has been opening up new gateways into the digital realm all over the world. The first, as mentioned above, was at Shanghai Disneyland (where the original TRON Lightcycle Power Run attraction is located). Now, Sam is opening a SECOND portal to the digital world in Tomorrowland in Magic Kingdom. (You’ll find it right next to Space Mountain and behind Tomorrowland Speedway.)

Disney shares that this attraction will allow riders to “experience the energy, lights, and excitement of TRON’s high-tech universe” in this “thrilling race through the digital frontier.”

Get ready to board a train of two-wheeled Lightcycles and “launch into the Grid for a race through a dark, computerized world” reaching speeds up to 59 miles per hour! (To give you an idea of the speed, although this is faster than Rock ‘n’ Roller Coaster, it doesn’t quite out-speed Test Track’s 65-mile-per-hour limit.)

Lightning Lane Single Pass

TRON Lightcycle / Run is also offered as a Lightning Lane Single Pass selection. Single Pass is a pay-per-ride service for in-demand attractions that allows guests to skip the line on popular attractions for an upcharge.

Now that you know all about TRON Lightcycle / Run, let’s get into the PROBLEMS you may encounter with this coaster.

Unique Ride Vehicles Could Be Restrictive

The ride vehicles from TRON Lightcycle / Run are unlike any you’ve ever seen in Disney World. They’re lightcycles, which are built like racing motorcycles. The vehicle trains have two lightcycles in each row, with several rows making up the train.

You might compare this ride with Avatar: Flight of Passage, which also utilizes a bike-style ride vehicle. However, when we rode the coaster, we noticed that the bikes on TRON felt very different from the Flight of Passage bikes.

On Flight of Passage, you’re basically sitting straight up, but on TRON, you’re laying forward almost flat against the lightcycle. Unless you’re more accustomed to racing motorcycles than riding a normal pushbike, the TRON vehicle will feel less natural.

In addition to the difference in position, you’re actually being thrust forward at high speeds on TRON, whereas you don’t actually move quickly on Flight of Passage. That made the position feel even more uncomfortable, even though the ride is actually pretty short (it lasts a little longer than a minute — about the same as Rock ‘n Roller Coaster).

The problem that some riders have reported is that the TRON bikes don’t allow for all body shapes to board and ride. We found that the most restrictive part of the bike is the small metal bars that extend over your calves to hold your legs in place. The bars don’t allow for much space, so if you have fairly large calves, those bars may not lock in place, and you might not be able to ride on the lightcycle.

Here’s a closer look at the leg restraints on TRON: Lightcycle / Run. pic.twitter.com/F2h7sD2ivc

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Aside from the leg restraints, the rest of the bike seemed to be fine for most body shapes. There is a restraint that comes up against your back, but it’s much more accommodating than those little bars over your calves. (The back restraint just comes up to rest against your back, whereas the position of the bars over your calves is not adjustable, at least as far as we’ve seen.)

Pull down mechanics for TRON seating: You pull on the handlebars to lock the back in place (at least for testers). Once we’re on the actual ride, we will update you on how tight they actually get! pic.twitter.com/v5VqwX6ODr

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We noticed when we rode that those little bars were generally the problem when people were turned away from the lightcycles. Body shape above the waist did not seem to be an issue.

What Happens If You Can’t Fit or Board

If you’re unable to board the lightcycles, you’ll likely still be able to ride TRON Lightcycle / Run. There are adaptive seating cars on some trains, which offer seating for those guests who do not fit on the lightcycles or have a disability that prevents them from comfortably riding on the motorcycle-style seats.

These cars are similar to the ride vehicles on Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and Expedition Everest. They’re benches with a safety bar that comes down over your lap. Guests can sit down on the bench, pull down the lap bar, and ride the coaster behind the train of lightcycles.

If you are unable to board a lightcycle or simply would rather use the adaptive seating, you can ask to go in one of these cars. Just speak to a Cast Member when you get to the boarding area, and you’ll be directed to a different line for the adaptive seating.

This is what the accessible seating vehicle looks like on TRON 🎢 pic.twitter.com/QQQjis6irq

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There aren’t adaptive seating cars on all of the trains, so it’s possible that the wait for these cars will be longer than the wait for the lightcycles. You may not be able to ride on the same train as the rest of your group because of this issue.

Test Vehicles

If you want to find out whether you can board a lightcycle or not before you get to the actual boarding, you can try out the test vehicles that are located outside the ride’s queue. You’ll find them off to the left, before you enter the queue.

You can board a lightcycle and pull down on the handles to engage the leg and back restraints, which will give you a good idea of how the actual lightcycle ride vehicles feel. If that test vehicle feels fine, you should be good to ride the lightcycles in the attraction.

However, note that the test vehicle restraints do NOT lock into place the way they do on the actual ride vehicles, so it’s possible that, even if the test vehicle feels fine, the actual ride vehicle will not.

Other Problems With the Ride Vehicles

Aside from the restraints and comfort of the ride vehicles, there are a couple of other problems you might run into that you should be aware of.

Boarding

The boarding process is tricky, even if you have no problem being on the lightcycle. If you would have trouble getting onto a low motorcycle, you’ll likely have trouble with the TRON bikes (so the ride could cause problems for anyone with mobility problems).

Safety information for getting into the ride vehicle for TRON: Lightcycle / Run 🏍️ pic.twitter.com/zjD7f6JsHB

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We found that stepping onto the bike is not easy. You have to swing your leg over the bike and position yourself to lay flat over the bike.

The boarding process feels very fast, as the ride is fairly short (just over a minute in total), so Cast Members are trying to get guests onto the lightcycles as quickly as possible.

Storage

In addition, there isn’t much storage available on the lightcycles. There’s only a small compartment that can store items like phones, glasses, and wallets, but anything larger than that must be stored in lockers, which are provided about midway through the attraction’s queue.

If you choose not to put your phone in the lockers at TRON, you can put it in the small items compartment on the ride vehicle. Just don’t forget it when the ride is over! pic.twitter.com/Ccf8q8w969

— Disney Food Blog (@DisneyFoodBlog) February 11, 2023

We hope this helps you if you’re planning on riding TRON Lightcycle/Run on your next Disney World vacation. For more Disney attraction news and tips, be sure to follow DFB!

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