ElecTRONica

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ElecTRONica
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The attraction entrance at Disney California Adventure.
Disney California Adventure
Area Hollywood Pictures Backlot
Status Closed
Opening date October 8, 2010 (2010-10-08)
Closing date April 15, 2012 (2012-04-15)
Replaced Glow Fest
Replaced by Mad T Party
General statistics
Designer Walt Disney Imagineering
Theme Tron
Music Electro house, electronic

ElecTRONica was a nighttime event at Disney California Adventure, part of the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. Located in the Hollywood Pictures Backlot section of the park, ElecTRONica premiered on October 8, 2010. The attraction featured music, dancing, beverages and a re-creation of Flynn's Arcade from the Tron franchise. For a limited time, guests could also watch a sneak preview of the 2010 film Tron: Legacy in the Muppet*Vision 3D theater.

The attraction was discontinued as of April 15, 2012 and was replaced two months later by another nighttime event, Mad T Party, based on Tim Burton's Alice In Wonderland.

History

Conceived as a tie-in to the Tron: Legacy film, ElecTRONica was a successor of sorts to GlowFest, a nighttime dance party that took place at Disney California Adventure during the summer of 2010. Disney held an open call in September for hip-hop dancers with martial arts experience.[1] ElecTRONica debuted on October 8 and was originally scheduled to run until April.[2] It was then extended through Labor Day, and Disney later announced the event would continue through April 15, 2012.[3][4] Mad T Party, a similar show based on Tim Burton's Alice In Wonderland, replaced it, beginning on June 15, 2012.[5]

Features

While scenes from Tron: Legacy were shown across building facades in the Hollywood Land area, a grid-like DJ platform made up ElecTRONica's centerpiece, as a live DJ played electronic dance music from such artists as Daft Punk.[6][7]

Laserman

Also appearing on stage was Laserman, created , performed tricks set to music with lasers and lights.[2][6] A new version of the show premiered in June 2011; titled "Laserman: R3CONF1GUR3D", it featured new choreography as well as music from the Daft Punk remix album, Tron: Legacy Reconfigured.[8]

End of Line Club

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The End of Line Club was a Tron-themed bar and lounge.

Based on the night club located inside the Grid during Tron: Legacy, the End of Line Club served glowing alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.[6] Among the alcoholic options were Glowjito mojitos and blinking Digitini martinis. Non-alcoholic choices included Coke Zero and Laser Light Lemonade. A nearby food truck offered nachos and chocolate cake.[7][9]

Flynn's Arcade

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Flynn's Arcade, modeled after the fictional arcade from the Tron films.

In this replica of the arcade seen in the Tron films, guests played vintage 1980s video games such as Tron (based on the original movie), Battlezone, Centipede, Frogger, Donkey Kong, Donkey Kong Junior, Donkey Kong 3, Mario Bros., Popeye, Pac-Man, Ms. Pac-Man, Pole Position, Red Baron and Zaxxon.[7][10] Flynn's Arcade also housed what Disney Imagineer Craig Pierce claimed was the world's only coin-operated version of Space Paranoids, a game that had previously existed in the original Tron film.[11] All games required a token, or the equivalent of a quarter, to play. Located just outside the arcade, guests could have also played the 2010 Tron: Evolution game.[11]

Tron: Legacy sneak preview

Prior to the December 10 release in U.S. theaters of Tron: Legacy, guests could view a 3D extended preview of the film in the Muppet*Vision 3D theater.[12]

See also

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