For it’s grand opening, there are a bunch of new products created for TRON Lightcycle / Run presented by Enterprise and should be available on the ride’s opening date of April 4, 2023. All of these look great, and we can see many of these items joining our closet collection soon!
There will be three merchandise collections, related to the attraction experience, the film “TRON: Legacy”, and the nostalgia around the digital world first introduced in 1982 with the release of the original “TRON.”
“There are generations of guests now visiting Walt Disney World who grew up playing the TRON video games and imagining their bicycles were Lightcycles,” explained Taryn Johnson, Senior Manager for Brand Merchandising with Global Product Creation. “These collections have a dash of 1980s nostalgia mixed with incredibly fun items that continue the thrills of this new Tomorrowland attraction at home.”
The first collection is called “Back to the Arcade,” with nods to Flynn’s Arcade from the original film. Elements from video game cabinets were turned into backpacks and illuminated wall signs. and the tumbler even includes vintage Lightcycles that race around a domed top.
The “Thrill of the Race” collection which contains racing-inspired apparel for adults and kids.
There will be a light-up replica of Sam Flynn’s helmet as seen in “TRON: Legacy” and a separate decorative helmet bag is available as well.
Make sure to get your hands on the TRON Lightcycle Handlebars, an interactive toy that contains lights and sound effects from TRON and can turn into an interactive game for up to four players.
Life on the Grid is the third merchandise collection with light-up jackets and other accessories like a backpack that holds a Identity Disc that doubles as an audio speaker.
The TRON Identity Program is an all-new retail experience, offering guests a customizable “Program” action figure and identity chip that can be used to “re-program” other merchandise such as the interactive Identity Discs and Remote Control Lightcycles.
Reservations for this interactive experience can be made beginning March 21 by visiting disneyworld.disney.go.com/shops/magic-kingdom/tron-identity-program/.
For those with a reservation for the TRON Identity Program, please visit Tomorrowland Launch Depot for the experience. It’s the merchandise shop located between the entrances to TRON Lightcycle / Run and Space Mountain.
We can’t wait for this attraction to open and can’t wait to add these items to our collection!
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