Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin
Omnimover shooting gallery dark ride attractions at Disney theme parks, based on the Toy Story franchise
Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin at Magic Kingdom (also known as Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters at Disneyland, Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast at Disneyland Park Paris and Buzz Lightyear Planet Rescue at Shanghai Disneyland) is an interactive shooting dark ride attraction located in the Tomorrowland area of the Disney theme parks. Designed by Walt Disney Imagineering, this attraction combines a carnival game and a third-generation Omnimover system. It is inspired by Disney/Pixar's Toy Story franchise, and contains several elements loosely based on the cartoon series Buzz Lightyear of Star Command.
The attraction first opened at Magic Kingdom on November 3, 1998. Subsequent versions can be found at Disneyland, Disneyland Park Paris, and Shanghai Disneyland. Although each ride may have a different name, all share the same major plot and characters. The attraction previously operated at Hong Kong Disneyland as Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters until its closure on August 31, 2017, and at Tokyo Disneyland as Buzz Lightyear’s Astro Blasters until it closed on October 31, 2024.
Plot
The backstory of the ride revolves around the attempts of Evil Emperor Zurg (voiced by Ken Mitchroney in Space Ranger Spin, Tesshō Genda in Astro Blasters at Tokyo Disneyland, Andrew Stanton at Astro Blasters in Disneyland and Hong Kong Disneyland and Laurent Gamelon in Astro Blasters in Disneyland Paris, and an unknown actor in Planet Rescue) to steal the batteries (known as "crystallic fusion cells") used to power the space vehicles of the "Little Green Men" (voiced by Jeff Pidgeon). Participants are "Star Command" raw recruits sent to defeat Zurg. The queue area is awash in the chartreuse, white, and bright blue hues of Buzz Lightyear (voiced by Jeff Bergman in Florida and Pat Fraley in all other English versions of the attraction.
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