TRON Lightcycle Run Virtual Queue stays open longer than ever before at Magic Kingdom

Aug 29, 2023 in "Tron Lightcycle Run rollercoaster"

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Posted: Tuesday August 29, 2023 12:30pm ET by WDWMAGIC Staff

TRON Lightcycle Run at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom set a new record today for the longest period of time that its Virtual Queue remained open.

TRON Lightcycle Run daytime

The 7am drop closed at 8:21am, remaining open for just over 1 hour and 20 minutes. The Tuesday 7am average is around 5 minutes.

This marks the longest duration the 7am Virtual Queue window has ever been open for, outdoing the former record of 1 hour and 19 minutes set on April 25th, which was primarily attributed to a My Disney Experience outage.

TRON Lightcycle Run daytime

Similarly, at EPCOT's Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind, the Virtual Queue remains open for 2 hours 37 mins, significantly longer than the Tuesday 7am average of 20 minutes.

The approaching Hurricane Idalia is likely responsible for the lower demand today, which has also seen the pricing of Genie+ drop to recent lows. Magic Kingdom will also host Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party tonight, which typically results in lower attendance at the park due to the 6pm closure.

As a reminder, there is no standby line at TRON Lightcycle Run. By joining the Virtual Queue, you get a time to return to TRON and join the physical line.

TRON Lightcycle Run daytime

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gerarar1 minute ago

Final Day 409 Stats (5/2): 7am: 32.1 secs 1pm: 12909.0 secs, or ~3 hours 35 mins BG 180 (+0) is the last BG called for the day at 9pm. Notable stoppages: None Average pace: 5mins/BG VQ Drop Mean/Average: 7am: 6m -> 6m (+0) 1pm: 1hr 24m -> 1hr 26m (+2m) That does it for Day 409 of TRON Lightcycle / Run!

gerarar3 hours ago

1pm drop closed at 4:35pm, lasting for 12908.966 secs, or ~3 hours 35 mins. Thursday 1pm Drop Average: 1hr 24m -> 1hr 26m (+2m) Up to BG 58 called at 1pm, 3 less than yesterday.

gerarar11 hours ago

7am drop lasted for 32.094 secs. Thursday 7am Drop Average: 6m -> 6m (+0) BG's 1-12 called at 8:45am as part of the initial wave.

gerarar11 hours ago

Final Day 408 Stats (5/1): 7am: 34.9 secs 1pm: 14285.7 secs, or ~3 hours 58 mins 6pm: 7026.3 secs, or ~2 hours 57 mins BG 180 (+0) is the last BG called during regular park hours at 8pm. For EEH, resumed at 9:50pm with BG's 191-200 with BG 230 as the last BG called for the day at 11pm. Notable stoppages: None Average pace: 5mins/BG, 3mins/BG during EEH VQ Drop Mean/Average: 7am: 4m -> 4m (+0) 1pm: 53m -> 57m (+4m) 6pm: 50m -> 51m (+1m) That does it for Day 408 of TRON Lightcycle / Run!

gerarar1 day ago

6pm drop closed at 7:57pm, lasting for 7026.331 secs, or ~2 hours 57 mins. Wednesday 1pm Drop Average: 50m -> 51m (+1m) Up to BG 128 called at 1pm, 1 more than yesterday.

networkpro1 day ago

Thank you sir!

gerarar1 day ago

1pm drop closed at 4:58pm, lasting for 14285.672 secs, or ~3 hours 58 mins. Wednesday 1pm Drop Average: 53m -> 57m (+4m) Up to BG 61 called at 1pm, 2 less than yesterday.

gerarar1 day ago

7am drop lasted for 34.927 secs. Wednesday 7am Drop Average: 4m -> 4m (+0) BG's 1-12 called at 8:48am as part of the initial wave.

gerarar1 day ago

Final Day 407 Stats (4/30): 7am: 45.8 secs 1pm: 16327.0 secs, or ~4 hours 32 mins BG 180 (+5) is the last BG called for the day at 9pm. Notable stoppages: None Average pace: 5mins/BG VQ Drop Mean/Average: 7am: 9m -> 8m (-1m) 1pm: 56m -> 1hr 0m (+4m) That does it for Day 407 of TRON Lightcycle / Run!

gerarar2 days ago

You're completely right. Idk how it slipped to me that TBA will be opening around that time. :D Of course there's still a small probability that Tron may keep its VQ, but very unlikely.

JeffBostock2 days ago

Well, June is the approximate time frame when Tiana's Bayou Adventure will be open, so this year MK should be busier than June last year, I would think. The other consideration is that once it opens, will Tron even have a VQ any longer? Probably not. The VQ will probably shift to Tiana assuming it is open to the general public and no longer in a preview period. Sounds like people are reporting the preview period will be starting June 9, we just don't know how long it will last. Once it officially opens, at that point, a regular standby queue should be available for Tron so for anyone wanting a night ride, they can just walk up shortly before the park closes. But for mid-June, I would have to guess the Tron VQ and ILL will still be active.

gerarar2 days ago

1pm drop closed at 5:32pm, lasting for 16327.007 secs, or ~4 hours 32 mins. Tuesday 1pm Drop Average: 56m -> 1hr 0m (+4m) Up to BG 63 called at 1pm, 2 less than yesterday.

gerarar2 days ago

7am drop lasted for 45.839 secs. Tuesday 7am Drop Average: 9m -> 8m (-1m) BG's 1-12 called at 8:45am as part of the initial wave.

gerarar2 days ago

I would say so that it's correlated to the number of people in the parks and how busy it is. It seems like currently the parks aren't that packed and in the "slow" period. June shouldn't be that busy, and looking at last year's data it was open for around an hour.