What’s better than a fresh thunder Action figure? A cool Tron action figure with your face and voice, obviously.
That’s the idea behind the Tron Identity Program, a new piece of merchandising that Disney will sell to guests of the Lightcycle attraction opening at Tomorrowland at Walt Disney World Florida on April 4. The idea is to scan your face, record six lines of dialogue, and then manually customize your character’s look with different helmets, bodies, and gear colors, and you’re left with a figure that feels truly “you.”
It’s a similar idea to Hasbro’s Selfie series, which 3D prints your head on an action figure of your choice after scanning your face with an app. But while Hasbro goes down a 3D printing route with a lead time of several weeks, Tron’s Identity Program simply displays his face on a small LCD screen inside the figure’s helmet. according gizmodo.
The result is a more expensive toy at $89.99 plus tax (vs. Hasbro’s $60 plus tax), but also one that can be delivered relatively quickly. Disney’s press release says the customization process takes about 20 minutes, and the figurine will be ready to collect in another 60 minutes. So it’s a compromise, but at least you’re left with a nice piece of memorabilia at the end of the day. final. of the day Its box is even designed to look like a small Tron arcade cabinet.
It’s been a while since thunder and his once innovative virtual reality world known as “The Grid” has appeared on screens. Disney revived the franchise in 2010 with tron: legacybut aside from a 2012 TV series, the series has been dormant for the better part of a decade.
However, all that could change very soon. One third thunder film titled Tron: Ares was (at least as of January) scheduled to go into production in August of this year, Deadline informed at the time. Dr. Michael Morbius himself, Jared Leto, is set to star, with Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales Co-director Joachim Rønning is reportedly in talks to direct. Yippee.
