Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blasters
| Buzz Lightyear attractions | |
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Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin at Magic Kingdom
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| Magic Kingdom | |
| Name | Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin |
| Area | Tomorrowland |
| Coordinates | 28°25′06″N 81°34′47″W / 28.4183°N 81.5798°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Soft opening date | October 7, 1998 |
| Opening date | November 3, 1998 |
| Replaced |
If You Had Wings If You Could Fly Delta Dreamflight Take Flight |
| Tokyo Disneyland | |
| Name | Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blasters |
| Area | Tomorrowland |
| Coordinates | 35°37′58″N 139°52′44″E / 35.6328°N 139.8789°E |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | April 15, 2004 |
| Replaced | Visionarium |
| Disneyland | |
| Name | Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters |
| Area | Tomorrowland |
| Coordinates | 33°48′45″N 117°55′04″W / 33.8124°N 117.9178°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Soft opening date | March 10, 2005 |
| Opening date | March 17, 2005 |
| Replaced |
Circle-Vision 360° Rocket Rods (queue) America The Beautiful |
| Hong Kong Disneyland | |
| Name | Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters |
| Area | Tomorrowland |
| Coordinates | 22°18′50″N 114°02′33″E / 22.3139°N 114.0425°E |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | September 12, 2005 |
| Closing date | 2017-2018 |
| Disneyland Park (Paris) | |
| Name | Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast |
| Area | Discoveryland |
| Coordinates | 48°52′25″N 2°46′39″E / 48.8735°N 2.7775°E |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | April 8, 2006 |
| Replaced | Un Voyage à Travers le Temps (A Journey Through Time) |
| Shanghai Disneyland Park | |
| Name | Buzz Lightyear Planet Rescue 巴斯光年星际营救 |
| Area | Tomorrowland |
| Coordinates | 31°50′06″N 121°23′29″E / 31.835°N 121.3913°E |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | June 16, 2016 |
| General statistics | |
| Attraction type | Shooting dark ride/animatronic show in queue |
| Manufacturers |
Sansei Yusoki Arrow Development (Magic Kingdom) |
| Designer | Walt Disney Imagineering |
| Theme | Toy Story |
| Music | Randy Newman |
| Vehicle type | Omnimover |
| Riders per vehicle | 2-3 |
| Duration | 4-5 minutes |
| Sponsor | Fujifilm (Tokyo Disneyland), Mattel (Walt Disney World) 1998-1999 |
 Disney's Fastpass available |
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 FastPass+ available |
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 Wheelchair accessible |
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The Buzz Lightyear attractions (a.k.a. Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin, Buzz Lightyear's AstroBlasters, Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast, or Buzz Lightyear Planet Rescue, depending on the park) are a series of Tomorrowland shooting dark rides based on the Disney/Pixar film Toy Story 2 at Disney Parks around the world. Although each ride may have a different name (as seen on the infobox to the right), all share the same plot and major characters. As each form of the attraction appeared, new technology has allowed the guest to better interact with the ride and even connect with personal computer users.
The attractions use a third-generation Omnimover system, and are combination of a shooting gallery and a dark ride. The first ride featured laser guns that were not movable, but later versions featured the guns that are held in a holster and movable with the exception of a cord to keep them in the vehicle after the ride has ended. In 2005, the Walt Disney Company premiered a home version of the ride in the form of an internet video game that allows users to connect with guests at the parks. The scores of each guest from the dark ride are tallied with the internet gamer and increase the points won. There is also an attraction at Walt Disney World Resort's DisneyQuest with the name "Buzz Lightyear's Astroblasters," where players ride and control cars while shooting "balls" at each other. Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin was named the 2004 Disney Magazine Reader's Choice Award winner for Best Magic Kingdom Park Attraction for Young Kids.
Mattel, having just transferred its sponsorship from the It's a Small World attraction thus in turn making that attraction sponsorless in nearby Fantasyland originally sponsored the Walt Disney World attraction from its opening to 1999 when all references to Mattel were removed from the attraction. The Disney World version has been without sponsorship ever since.
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