ElecTRONica
Encyclopedia
ElecTRONica is a nighttime event at Disney California Adventure Park, part of the Disneyland Resort
in Anaheim, California
. Located in the Hollywood Pictures Backlot
, ElecTRONica premiered on October 8, 2010. The attraction features music, dancing, beverages and a re-creation of Flynn's Arcade from the Tron
franchise.
held an open call in September for hip-hop dancers with martial arts
experience.
ElecTRONica debuted on October 8 and was originally scheduled to run until April.
It was then extended through Labor Day
, and Disney later announced the event would continue through Spring 2012.
platform makes up ElecTRONica's centerpiece, as a live DJ plays electronic dance music
from such artists as Daft Punk
.
album, Tron: Legacy Reconfigured.
s and blinking Digitini martinis
. Non-alcoholic choices include Coca-Cola Zero
and Laser Light Lemonade. A nearby food truck offers nachos and chocolate cake.
seen in the Tron films, guests can play 1980s video games such as Tron, Battlezone, Centipede
, Donkey Kong
, Pac-Man
, Pole Position, Red Baron and Zaxxon
.
Flynn's Arcade also houses what Disney Imagineer
Craig Pierce claims is the world's only coin-operated version of Space Paranoids
, a game that had previously existed in the original Tron film. All games require a token, or the equivalent of a quarter, to play. Located just outside the arcade, guests can play the 2010 Tron: Evolution
game.
Disneyland Resort
The Disneyland Resort is a recreational resort in Anaheim, California. The resort is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company through its Parks and Resorts division and is home to two theme parks, three hotels and a shopping, dining, and entertainment area known as Downtown Disney.The area now...
in Anaheim, California
Anaheim, California
Anaheim is a city in Orange County, California. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was about 365,463, making it the most populated city in Orange County, the 10th most-populated city in California, and ranked 54th in the United States...
. Located in the Hollywood Pictures Backlot
Hollywood Pictures Backlot
Hollywood Pictures Backlot is a themed land at Disney California Adventure park at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, California. The area is based as a backlot of a Hollywood studio and has attractions themed to this concept. Hollywood Pictures Backlot opened with the park in 2001...
, ElecTRONica premiered on October 8, 2010. The attraction features music, dancing, beverages and a re-creation of Flynn's Arcade from the Tron
Tron (franchise)
The Tron franchise began in 1982 with the Walt Disney Pictures film Tron. It was followed by various film tie-ins, a comic series and the 2010 sequel Tron: Legacy...
franchise.
History
Conceived as a tie-in to the 2010 film Tron: Legacy, ElecTRONica is a successor of sorts to GlowFest, a nighttime dance party that took place at Disney California Adventure during the summer of 2010. DisneyThe Walt Disney Company
The Walt Disney Company is the largest media conglomerate in the world in terms of revenue. Founded on October 16, 1923, by Walt and Roy Disney as the Disney Brothers Cartoon Studio, Walt Disney Productions established itself as a leader in the American animation industry before diversifying into...
held an open call in September for hip-hop dancers with martial arts
Martial arts
Martial arts are extensive systems of codified practices and traditions of combat, practiced for a variety of reasons, including self-defense, competition, physical health and fitness, as well as mental and spiritual development....
experience.
ElecTRONica debuted on October 8 and was originally scheduled to run until April.
It was then extended through Labor Day
Labor Day
Labor Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the first Monday in September that celebrates the economic and social contributions of workers.-History:...
, and Disney later announced the event would continue through Spring 2012.
Features
While scenes from Tron:Legacy are shown across building facades in the Hollywood Pictures Backlot, a grid-like DJDisc jockey
A disc jockey, also known as DJ, is a person who selects and plays recorded music for an audience. Originally, "disc" referred to phonograph records, not the later Compact Discs. Today, the term includes all forms of music playback, no matter the medium.There are several types of disc jockeys...
platform makes up ElecTRONica's centerpiece, as a live DJ plays electronic dance music
Electronic dance music
Electronic dance music is electronic music produced primarily for the purposes of use within a nightclub setting, or in an environment that is centered upon dance-based entertainment...
from such artists as Daft Punk
Daft Punk
Daft Punk are an electronic music duo consisting of French musicians Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter . Daft Punk reached significant popularity in the late 1990s house movement in France and met with continued success in the years following, combining elements of house with synthpop...
.
Laserman
Also appearing on stage is Laserman, who performs tricks set to music with lasers and lights. A new version of the show premiered in June 2011; titled "Laserman: R3CONF1GUR3D", it features new choreography as well as music from the Daft Punk remixRemix
A remix is an alternative version of a recorded song, made from an original version. This term is also used for any alterations of media other than song ....
album, Tron: Legacy Reconfigured.
End of Line Club
Based on the night club located inside the Grid during Tron: Legacy, the End of Line Club serves glowing alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. Among the alocholic options are Glowjito mojitoMojito
Mojito is a traditional Cuban highball.Traditionally, a Mojito is not very strong and made of five ingredients: white rum, sugar , lime juice, sparkling water and mint. The original Cuban recipe uses spearmint or yerba buena, a mint variety very popular on the island...
s and blinking Digitini martinis
Martini (cocktail)
The martini is a cocktail made with gin and vermouth, and garnished with an olive or a lemon twist. Over the years, the martini has become one of the best-known mixed alcoholic beverages. H. L. Mencken called the martini "the only American invention as perfect as the sonnet" and E. B...
. Non-alcoholic choices include Coca-Cola Zero
Coca-Cola Zero
Coca-Cola Zero or Coke Zero is a product of the Coca-Cola Company. It is a low-calorie variation of Coca-Cola specifically marketed to males, who were shown to associate 'diet' drinks with women....
and Laser Light Lemonade. A nearby food truck offers nachos and chocolate cake.
Flynn's Arcade
In this replica of the arcadeAmusement arcade
An amusement arcade or video arcade is a venue where people play arcade games such as video games, pinball machines, electro-mechanical games, redemption games, merchandisers , or coin-operated billiards or air hockey tables...
seen in the Tron films, guests can play 1980s video games such as Tron, Battlezone, Centipede
Centipede (video game)
Centipede is a vertically-oriented shoot 'em up arcade game produced by Atari, Inc. in 1980. The game was designed by Ed Logg along with Dona Bailey, one of the few female game programmers in the industry at this time. It was also the first arcade coin-operated game to have a significant female...
, Donkey Kong
Donkey Kong (video game)
is an arcade game released by Nintendo in 1981. It is an early example of the platform game genre, as the gameplay focuses on maneuvering the main character across a series of platforms while dodging and jumping over obstacles. In the game, Jumpman must rescue a damsel in distress, Lady, from a...
, Pac-Man
Pac-Man
is an arcade game developed by Namco and licensed for distribution in the United States by Midway, first released in Japan on May 22, 1980. Immensely popular from its original release to the present day, Pac-Man is considered one of the classics of the medium, virtually synonymous with video games,...
, Pole Position, Red Baron and Zaxxon
Zaxxon
Zaxxon is a 1982 arcade game developed and released by Sega. Some sources claim that Japanese electronics company Ikegami Tsushinki also worked on the development of Zaxxon...
.
Flynn's Arcade also houses what Disney Imagineer
Walt Disney Imagineering
Walt Disney Imagineering is the design and development arm of the Walt Disney Company, responsible for the creation and construction of Disney theme parks worldwide...
Craig Pierce claims is the world's only coin-operated version of Space Paranoids
Space Paranoids
Space Paranoids is a first-person shooter arcade game designed and released in 2009 by 42 Entertainment for the 2009 San Diego Comic-Con International. The controls are a joystick and a track ball. The game is designed to look and feel like the game seen in the film Tron...
, a game that had previously existed in the original Tron film. All games require a token, or the equivalent of a quarter, to play. Located just outside the arcade, guests can play the 2010 Tron: Evolution
Tron: Evolution
Tron: Evolution is a third-person action-adventure, tie-in video game for the film Tron: Legacy by Propaganda Games, published by Disney Interactive. It was officially announced at the Spike Video Game Awards and was released for the Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable and Xbox...
game.
External links
- Official website
- Legacy of Tron: Theme Parks, ARGs and the Ever-Shifting Art of Immersion at WiredWired (magazine)Wired is a full-color monthly American magazine and on-line periodical, published since January 1993, that reports on how new and developing technology affects culture, the economy, and politics...