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Is TRON Lightcycle / Run Scary?
It is fast, a launch to just under 60 mph on a lie-down lightcycle, but it is smooth, short, and has no inversions.
The short answer
A little. It is fast, a launch to just under 60 mph on a lie-down lightcycle, but it is smooth, short, and has no inversions.
The launch, and the strange lying-down position that puts your face low and forward as the fastest coaster in the park takes off.
What it does to you
- Launch
The numbers
- Height to ride
- 48 in (122 cm)
- Top speed
- 59 mph
- Ride length
- About 1 minute
- Inversions
- None
How it scares you, broken down
Scary is not one thing. These four bars are our editorial read of where the fear comes from, zero to ten.
The moment people brace for
The launch, and the strange lying-down position that puts your face low and forward as the fastest coaster in the park takes off.
You are crouched like a motorcycle racer when it fires, low and flat and faster than anything else in this park.
Is TRON Lightcycle / Run scary for kids?
The 48 inch requirement is one of the tallest at Magic Kingdom. The posture and the launch make it a poor first coaster for a hesitant kid even at that height.
Height to ride. You must be at least 48 in (122 cm).
How to make it less scary
The ride is remarkably smooth for how fast it is, with no drops and no inversions. It is over in about a minute, so the fear is front-loaded into the launch and then it is just speed.
Where it sits on the scale
Every ride below is scored on the same fear index. Yours is highlighted. Tap another to read it.
- Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind 78
- Space Mountain 74
- TRON Lightcycle / Run you are here 70
- Tiana's Bayou Adventure 62
- Rise of the Resistance 58
See the full ranked list of the scariest rides at Disney World
Questions people ask before they get in line
Is TRON Lightcycle / Run scary?
It is fast, a launch to just under 60 mph on a lie-down lightcycle, but it is smooth, short, and has no inversions. The launch, and the strange lying-down position that puts your face low and forward as the fastest coaster in the park takes off.
Is TRON Lightcycle / Run scary for kids?
The 48 inch requirement is one of the tallest at Magic Kingdom. The posture and the launch make it a poor first coaster for a hesitant kid even at that height.
Does TRON Lightcycle / Run go upside down?
No. TRON Lightcycle / Run has no inversions and never turns you upside down.
How fast is TRON Lightcycle / Run?
TRON Lightcycle / Run reaches about 59 mph. You are crouched like a motorcycle racer when it fires, low and flat and faster than anything else in this park.
Is TRON Lightcycle / Run in the dark?
No, TRON Lightcycle / Run runs in daylight or a lit setting, so you can see what is coming.
How tall do you have to be to ride TRON Lightcycle / Run?
You must be at least 48 in (122 cm) to ride TRON Lightcycle / Run.
Does TRON Lightcycle / Run go upside down?
No. There are no inversions. It is a fast launched coaster built on speed and sweeping turns rather than flips, so you stay upright the whole time.
How fast is TRON Lightcycle / Run?
It launches and tops out at about fifty nine miles per hour, which makes it the fastest coaster at Magic Kingdom. The speed and the lean-forward Lightcycle position are what give it its thrill.
The four fear scores are Rope Drop News's own read of what frightens riders, never a measured stat. Every speed, height, and drop figure is a published Disney or attraction number.