How to Get an Advance Ride on Tron Lightcycle Run BEFORE it Opens to the Public

Plus the Great News Coming Out of Disneyland and Walt Disney World

You could be one of a select number of guests who get an opportunity to ride Tron Lightcycle Run at Disney's Magic Kingdom Park before it opens to the public on April 4, 2023. This story plus more news from Walt Disney World, Disneyland and Disney Aulani in Hawaii.

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This is How You Could Ride TRON Lightcycle Run Before it Opens to the Public on April 4 

Disney are eagerly awaiting the opening day of TRON Lightcycle / Run, which is scheduled for Tuesday, April 4, 2023 at Disney's Magic Kingdom Park.

But before the attraction officially opens to the public, there will be an opportunity for select guests to get a chance to ride Tron. Cast members almost always get this perk (understandably) but Disney has hinted that Annual Passholders and blue card Disney Vacation Club Members will also get an opportunity to get a shot at this major park perk.

Details haven't been announced, but there will lbe a rush to get a spot once everything becomes clear.

In other Tron news, we now know the story of the ride at Magic Kingdom Park. Tron Lightcycle Run picks up after the “TRON: Legacy” story where Kevin’s son, Sam Flynn, has opened a second gateway into a digital world called the Grid. The first portal to this world was built at Shanghai Disneyland with the original TRON Lightcycle Power Run. We like that Disney put some thought into this and has worked to continue the story (and didn't just make this an exact replica of the Shanghai Tron).

Once you board Tron, you will be Team Blue racing against the Grid’s Team Orange. Your goal is to be the first to race through eight Energy Gates and secure victory against these bad guys. How this all pans out remains to be seen, but one thing is certain: Tron Lightcycle Run will be one of the fastest coasters at any Disney theme park in the world.

Welcome Changes at Walt Disney World Resort

1. If you're a Walt Disney World Annual Passholder you'll soon be able to visit the theme parks after 2:00 p.m. without needing a park pass reservation. The only exclusions are Saturdays and Sundays at Magic Kingdom Park and pass blackout dates.
2. You can once again self-park at Walt Disney World hotels at no cost when you are a guest staying there.
3. When you buy Disney Genie+ you'll also get free digital downloads of Disney PhotoPass attraction photos taken in the park on the day of your purchase.

 
Welcome Changes at Disneyland Resort
 

1. Starting February 4, 2023, if you have a Disneyland theme park ticket with a Magic Key pass or a Park Hopper ticket you can start hopping two hours earlier – starting at 11:00 a.m. 
2. Disneyland will offer nearly two-months-worth of $104 park ticket dates throughout 2023, which means more opportunities to enjoy the lowest price one-day, one-park tickets.
3. Disney PhotoPass digital photo downloads taken on any Disney PhotoPass attraction during a park visit will be complimentary for ticketed park guests on the Disneyland app starting February 4 and lasting for the Disney 100 celebration.
4. Disneyland Resort will make select Magic Key passes available for new sales from time to time throughout 2023 as pass inventory becomes available. 

Tiana's Opening a New Restaurant, as Tiana’s Palace is Coming to Disneyland Park in 2023

Just as Tiana transformed an old sugar mill into her dream restaurant in “The Princess and the Frog,” Disney is transforming the French Market Restaurant in New Orleans Square at Disneyland Park into a news restaurant called Tiana’s Palace.

Tiana’s Palace will have peach-colored walls and green wrought-iron balconies with elegant fixtures and appointments reminiscent of Tiana’s film life. This quick-service restaurant will offer authentic New Orleans flavors and expand on the current items served at the French Market, while exploring seasonal flavors and, of course, offer several New Orleans classics.

To make the change, the French Market Restaurant (and Mint Julep Bar) will be closed as of February 17, 2023, and will reopen as Tiana’s Palace (alongside the Mint Julep Bar with its famous mint juleps and Mickey beignets) later in 2023.
 
Moonlight Magic is Back 2023
 
Disney Vacation Club members, mark your calendars:
 
Disney California Adventure - February 1, 2023
EPCOT - February 8 and 15, 2023
Disney's Hollywood Studios - May 11 and September 13, 2023
Disney's Animal Kingdom Park - July 11 and August 2, 2023
Disney's Typhoon Lagoon Water Park - May 23 and August 23, 2023
 
Pool Closures at Disney Aulani in Early 2023

Disney Aulani in Hawaii has two amazing water slides, but they're closing for refurbishment.

• The Volcanic Vertical body slide will be unavailable from January 16 – February 3, 2023.
• The Tubestone Curl tube slide will be unavailable from February 20 to March 10, 2023 and 

Aulani's other water features will be open during the closures, including Waikolohe Pool and Stream, Ka Maka Pool & Grotto, the multiple whirlpool spas, Keiki Cove splash zone, and Wailana Pool.

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