Disney World's newest attraction, TRON Lightcycle Run, set to thrill visitors

Over at Disney World, the park's newest attraction is weeks away from launching, and it's sure to take thrill seekers on a wild ride. Tron Lightcycle Run is packed with speed and visual effects to create a one-of-a-kind experience. Or if you're Christina Watkins, you've already taken it on twice. Join us live from Magic Kingdom tonight, Christina. You rode that roller coaster today. I did. Why'd you have to call me out like that, Stu? You know, I gotta say, I love roller coasters.

I've been on so many over the years, and Tron Lightcycle Run, it is fast, it's interactive, it is so much fun. It's taken years of construction to get to this moment, but those behind it say it's well worth the wait, and they are so happy to see it come to life. If you love adrenaline, speed, twists, and turns, then this new roller coaster is for you. While Disney World's Tron Lightcycle Run is one of the fastest coasters at any Disney theme park in the world. We have put in days and days, hours and hours, years and years to make this all come to life, and we are just so excited to have our guests be able to experience this attraction. Based on the original Tron movie from the 1980s and the 2010 sci-fi sequel, The Ride, located in Tomorrowland in Magic Kingdom, is a high-stakes race through a dark computerized world. It's just gorgeous.

I mean, between the outside portion and then you go inside onto the grid and you really feel like you're in the film. It's incredible. We're entering the grid! Photojournalists Jennifer Golden and I entered the grid on Tuesday. Once you board the Lightcycle, you launch at close to 60 miles an hour, racing against the grid's most menacing programs. Along with its sister coaster in Shanghai, the fastest coaster that Disney has ever built, and that launch is just spectacular. It took more than 3,800 pieces of steel, weighing almost 1,900 tons, to create this coaster. The track is more than 3,000 feet long.

And in the end, whether you've seen the Tron franchise or not, it gives you the chance to immerse yourself into the grid, leave the real world behind for at least a minute, and join Team Blue in the race for survival. Oh my God! So once you get off the ride, you can go and buy some of the merchandise here. One of the cool things about the merchandise that's available is you can actually turn your car around and get on the ride. You can turn yourself into an action figure so you can take the experience from this ride home with you and you can become one of the programs here in this ride. It is really, really cool. The ride officially opens on April 4th, so just 3 weeks from today. Christina, it looked like you were going so fast on that ride.

You know I need to know. Did your eyelashes hold up? I didn't wear lashes on the ride, I did not have them on because I knew that they would be fluttering around and they didn't stand a chance. I'm leaving a little souvenir. The car dancer is yes, they probably would have fallen off asking for a friend. Note to self before you jump on. That launch is about 60 miles an hour. Yes, absolutely.

The launch is about 60 miles an hour, so if you're going to wear lashes, word of advice, don't. Okay, thank you Christina. That was going in the end of the year real right there. Christina, thank you so much.

Disney World's newest attraction, Orlando, TRON Lightcycle Run, set to thrill visitors