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365 Adventures in 2011: Day 236 – Tronorail has arrived, again
Finally getting around to putting away new toys from San Diego Comic-Con and the recent D23 Expo, I made room for my new Tronorail die-cast vehicle among my other Tron stuff. Fits in perfectly. And I think I’ll leave it in the well-designed package, at least for now. More shelf rearranging to come…
365 Adventures in 2011: Day 135 – Meeting the man behind the Monorail (and more)
Over the years, I’ve had the great pleasure of meeting and conversing with quite a few Disney Imagineers and Legends, many of whom were speaking in panels today at Destination D: Walt Disney World. But I had never found myself in the same room as one particularly important notable name from Disney history – until today.
Imagineer and Disney Legend Bob Gurr is the man who designed some of the most iconic Disney vehicles in history. Monorail? Yep. The Haunted Mansion’s Doom Buggy? Yep, that too. And today I finally got to meet him. He happened to be standing in the Archives exhibit at Destination D when I went in before lunch, so I said hi, got an autograph, and snapped a quick photo with him. There were others who wanted to meet him as well, so I moved on without much of a conversation, but it was still great to see him in person, finally.
365 Adventures in 2011: Day 8 – Me and the Tronorail
As if my Day 5 picture of Tron toys and my Tron Segway customization weren’t enough, here’s me Tron-ing it up once again.
This time, I’m posing with Disney’s Tronorail at Epcot, which conveniently stopped overhead as Michelle and I entered the park:
Video + Photos: Tronorail debuts on Walt Disney World’s monorail tracks
This morning marked the debut on the “Tronorail,” one of Walt Disney World’s monorails wrapped in artwork promoting the upcoming Disney film, “Tron: Legacy.” The artwork features the iconic light cycles from the film (and the original “Tron”), leaving painted light trails behind.
The repainted monorail is making its way around the Epcot monorail track, which runs back and forth between Epcot and the Transportation and Ticket Center.
Here is a video of the Tronorail approaching Epcot, making its way through the theme park, pulling into the monorail station, and exiting to head back to the TTC:
And a photo gallery of Tronorail photos I snapped today:
If you want to catch a glimpse of the Tronorail in action, be prepared to wait. The Epcot line was running 3 monorails today, so the above 3-minute video took me nearly 2 hours to shoot, waiting 15-20 minutesbetween each appearance of the Tron monorail. But it was totally worth it.
TweetWalt Disney World monorails to receive Tron makeover
In a day full of announcements from Disney’s 2010 shareholder meeting, one additional detail has snuck onto the official Disney Parks Blog. At Walt Disney World, an Epcot monorail will be wrapped in artwork promoting the upcoming film “Tron: Legacy.” Here’s a peek at the artwork featuring a snazzy light cycle design:
Already being unofficially dubbed the “Tron-o-rail,” this artwork could be seen at Walt Disney World as early as some time this month (March), though the “Tron: Legacy” film does not hit theaters until Dec. 2010.
At today’s shareholders meeting, Disney CEO Bob Iger also mentioned that a Tron TV series and video games are in development.
And in case you missed it, click here to watch the newest “Tron: Legacy” trailer that was released this week.
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