- One of the attendees at the adult's Halloween party, during the "I Put a Spell on You" sequence, in Hocus Pocus is cosplaying as Tron.
- Another Tron cosplayer can be spotted at the Vegas Sci-Fi Convention in Race to Witch Mountain.
- In House of Cards (1993), Michael compares Ruth's design program and VR headset to TRON.
- Transformers/Ghostbusters: Janine Melnitz thinks about nicknaming Ectronymous Diamatron "Tron", because she liked that film.
- In the Rivers of London novel Amongst Our Weapons, Peter says that the door to the Silver Vaults reminds him of the big lab door in TRON.
- Kingdom Hearts II features the film as one of the many worlds Sora visits, with the titular character as a Guest-Star Party Member. The game is also famous for bringing the film back into the spotlight, and Tron himself is one of only three guests* to play an (indirect) role in the conflict with Organization XIII.
- Kingdom Hearts 3D [Dream Drop Distance] adapts the sequel TRON: Legacy. Riku's scenario keep to the film, while Sora's scenario focuses on Rinzler. And has a Downer Ending.
- One of the computer passwords in Deus Ex is "reindeer flotilla".
- Family Guy: In the episode "One if by Clam, Two if by Sea", a cutaway shows Peter in the light cycle race, but when he meets an old friend named Eric, he allows himself to become distracted and lose.
- Phineas and Ferb: In the episode "Where's Pinky?", Doofenshmirtz uses the password "reindeer flotilla" to get to the deed to the tri-state area.
- Robot Chicken:
- A sketch from "Metal Militia" features a teenage boy visiting a car dealership and getting a light cycle as a used-car surprise.
- A sketch from "Catch Me If You Kangaroo Jack" features the Nerd faring in the world of TRON.
- Directly brought up in The Simpsons episode "Treehouse of Horror VI". When trapped in the 3rd Dimension, Homer asks everyone at home if he saw the movie, and everyone stated they didn't, reflecting its then obscurity before Kingdom Hearts II.
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- A bumper for the Canadian cartoon channel Teletoon parodies the light cycle race.
