The TRON: Lightcycle Power Run Roller Coaster was first conceived by Imagineers working on the Shanghai Disneyland Project but executives at Disney saw an opportunity to build two versions of the same ride and the ride was greenlit for EPCOT's new TRON pavilion as well. The ride would open after the rest of the pavilion in a second phase due to the late addition to the project and the time needed to construct the coaster's brand new gravity building. In 2014, 32 years since its opening EPCOT would finally gain a roller coaster attraction to it's lineup ensuring a thrilling experience for years to come.

The ride is a nearly identical mirrored version of its Shanghai twin except for a few turns in the track being slightly different to account for the different shape gravity buildings and the height of the Wonders' dome, a sharp incline immediately following the launch section, and a longer first brake section due to the tunnel connecting the Wonders' dome and the coaster's gravity building. The largest change is the initial portion of the track after the launch is all indoors and zooms around the interior of the Wonders of Life dome.