Tomorrowland Speedway Reopens

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After a lengthy 5 month refurbishment, Tomorrowland Speedway is open once again at Magic Kingdom. According to sources, the track was not changed much, just shortened.

This had to be done to make room for the new TRON roller coaster.

The speedway which opened in with the Magic Kingdom has went through many changed over the years. It was known as Grand Prix Raceway until 1994 when it was changed to Tomorrowland Indy Speedway until 1999.

It has been shortened many times as well, most significantly prior to the opening of Space Mountain.

Tron Coaster Progress

Posted on by Mathew Corn Disney Parks, Magic Kingdom

The construction crews at Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom theme park have hit a new stage of work for the future Tron roller coaster ride.

The attraction is based on the Tron Lightcycle Power Run at Shanghai Disneyland and puts riders behind two-wheeled Lightcycles that race the digital world from the film series. There’s no specific opening date yet for the attraction, but Disney said it should be ready for the 50th anniversary of Walt Disney World in 2021. 

A video shared by Disney said the attraction will use more than 300 ride columns to support it. Much of the underground and foundational work for the new attraction started more than a year ago. 

The attraction will be built between the Space Mountain and Tomorrowland Speedway rides in Magic Kingdom’s Tomorrowland area.

Disney’s has been hard at work on the project filing multiple permits. In February, the company pulled permits to begin installing ride steel at an address that was near the Tron coaster.

Overall, new additions are more tools for Disney to create experiences that keep visitors coming back to Orlando, where the local $70 billion tourism industry drew a record 75 million visitors in 2018. That helps as the region awaits the debut of major expansions such as Disney’s planned new Star Wars-themed hotel.