Not just the aesthetics or look or visual design, but the narrative.
What was that character’s story arc?
“A lot of hours go in with the design teams to bring those movie stories life.
Tron Lightcycle Run at Disney World’s Magic Kingdom park.Abigail Nilsson / Disney Parks
We take that [info] and [apply it as we] come up with the next chapter.
“Why start from scratch?
We want to extend this world, not create something completely different.”
Tron Lightcycle Run at Magic Kingdom.Abigail Nilsson / Disney Parks
Beatty says that the lightcycle sequences fromLegacyprovided the most natural basis for a thrilling experience.
Those are the first three narrative story themes or moments to define what it would be.”
Shanghai’s version takes place immediately afterTron: Legacy, and Disney World’s iteration carries the plot.
“It’s electric, it’s alive, you get this amazing visual stimulation.
You get to see our digitizer, which is from the film.
Are we going back in time to the original film?
Are we in the second film, in that storyline?
Or, are we in a sequel?
Are we leaning forward?”
“We decided we’d like to do that next chapter.
We are the participants in this story.”
But, not officially… Beatty promises that Imagineers have anticipated for narrative and aesthetic evolutions as new entries are released.
It’s something we, as Imagineers, keep in the back of our minds."
