When Will TRON Lightcycle / Run Stop Using a Virtual Queue in Disney World?

TRON Lightcycle / Run is one of Disney World’s most popular rides.

Each day, those planning to visit the Magic Kingdom have two options to be able to take a ride on the Grid. The first is to obtain a boarding group via Virtual Queue or to purchase a Lightning Lane Single Pass. TRON Lightcycle / Run is not the only ride at Disney World to use a Virtual Queue as this seems to be the new norm for brand new attractions to try and keep wait times down, but will the Virtual Queue at TRON Ligthcycle / Run eventually go away?

Some people love the Virtual Queue system; it is a way to “save” your place in line without having to wait a crazy amount of time to ride a popular attraction. While you still have to wait in a line once your boarding group is called, you do most of your “waiting” while getting to experience other parts of the park. 

You can obtain a Virtual Queue for TRON Lightcycle / Run at 7AM outside the Magic Kingdom or at 1PM inside the Magic Kingdom. The same applies to Tiana’s Bayou Adventure and Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind, although you can only obtain one boarding group at a time. 

Others are not fans of Virtual Queue, as it can be hard to snag a boarding group, especially if you do not know all the tips and tricks. Even today, we sometimes go for a boarding group and are unsuccessful. A stand-by line would allow anyone to ride the attraction.

Now, while TRON Lightcycle / Run is still extremely popular, so is Rise of the Resistance and Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure. Both of these attractions used to use a Virtual Queue and then moved to a stand-by line option along with Lightning Lane.

For reference, Rise of the Resistance opened at Disney World on December 5th, 2019. The attraction stopped using Virtual Queue in September 2021.

Remy’s Ratatouille Adventure opened on October 1st, 2021, to celebrate Disney World’s 50th birthday. Only a few months later, in January 2022, did the attraction switch to a stand-by line. 

Tiana’s Bayou Adventure opened in Disney World at the end of June this year and is still using a Virtual Queue. 

So what does this mean for TRON Lightcycle / Run? Well, last year during Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party, TRON Lightcycle / Run had a third Virtual Queue that opened for partygoers at 6 PM. But now, this year, both TRON Lightcycle / Run and Tiana’s Bayou Adventure will be open during the party with a stand-by line!

TRON Lightcycle / Run has had a stand-by line before at previous After-Hours events, and it seemed to work pretty well. Those who attended the event could ride TRON/ Lightcycle Run as many times as they liked. 

We have a feeling that Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party will be used to test whether or not TRON Lightcycle / Run and Tiana’s Bayou Adventure will still need a Virtual Queue during normal park hours. Although attendance is reduced during the party, this may not be the best understanding of crowd trends. 

TRON Lightcycle / RUN opened in April 2023, and Rise of the Resistance stopped using Virtual Queue 21 months after opening (granted, the parks were closed for about four months during this time due to the pandemic). It has been 15 months since the TRON Lightcycle / Run opened. If it follows what Rise of the Resistance did, we may see a stand-by line at TRON Lightcycle / Run after the party season ends.

We also have to note that Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind has used Virtual Queue the longest, with just over 26 months running. 

If TRON Lightcycle / Run follows the schedule that Rise of the Resistance did, we may see it get a stand-by line early next year after all the Magic Kingdom holiday parties wrap up. It is important to mention that we are just speculating on past attractions and no announcement has been made by Disney.

We will have to wait and see how much longer Virtual Queue will stick around at TRON / Lightcycle Run. We will be attending Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party to test out both stand-by lines and see how smoothly it runs without Virtual Queue. Stay tuned to AllEars.net for more Disney news, tips, and updates!

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