Saturday, August 21, 2010

ElecTRONica

SAN DIEGO - JULY 23: A general view of the atmosphere inside the TRON MySpace Party At Comic-Con 2010 San Diego on July 23, 2010 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Jerod Harris/Getty Images for MySpace)
Later this year, Disney will be turning the Hollywood Pictures Backlot area of Disney California Adventure into ElecTRONica. This is in preparation for the release of the new movie Tron Legacy in December. Rumors for the new nighttime experience include a replication of Flynn's Arcade being built in the old Who Wants to be a Millionaire building. There is also a rumor that the End of the Line club from the movie will be put into the old Hollywood and Dine/Stage 12 building. Disney will more than likely convert the blacklighting they put in for GlowFest to the new Tron experience.

An excerpt from Disney's Official casting sheet reads as follows:
"strong contemporary/hip hop dancers for a new nighttime celebration at the Disneyland Resort in support of the opening of the new Disney feature Tron: Legacy. Dancers will perform on stages outside in the Hollywood Pictures Backlot and main entrance areas at Disney California Adventure park"

Now as a fan of Tron, I have to like this. I think Tron is a great franchise that needs to be explored more in the parks. However, I don't like that this is going to be in the Hollywood Pictures Backlot. DCA already has enough trouble with theme and adding this at night won't help. The only land Tron should be in at any Disney park is Tomorrowland. It screams future and technology. Nothing about being inside a computer relates to Hollywood. So as much as I love Tron, I don't like this move on Disney's part. What do you guys think of this new nighttime entertainment?

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