MK New Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin Updates Coming to Walt Disney World

[Comped]

My gut is telling me that they presented this Idea to OLC for Tokyo Buzz and they said No, Thank you and went forward with sugar rush.

I'll take an update over whatever the replacement (or lack thereof given Tomorrowland's history with replacing outdated attractions) would have been.

 

[dmc493]

It’s hard to interpret the article, are we expecting all new vehicles or will they retrofit the current set?

 

[disneyC97]

If they can’t come up with a better solution/maintenance schedule for the ride vehicles, I’d rather them go back to the solid blue of the pre-Buzz attractions in that space. The vehicles have looked consistently awful for decades at this point. It’s embarrassing.

 

[Purduevian]

So glad this is getting some love. As much as people complain about Buzz, it is a high capacity dark, 0 height ride with physical sets (although I'm going to guess "buddy" is on a screen). It is on my personal must ride list every time and I'm very excited to see these updates!

 

[Charlie The Chatbox Ghost]

Disney has announced major updates coming to Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin, including a new show scene, updated ride vehicles and gameplay enhancements. The attraction its set to temporarily close this August and will reopen in 2026:

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Space Ranger Spin Updates: Take Aim with All-New Features

Preview the new Space Ranger Spin updates, including a new show scene, updated ride vehicles and gameplay enhancements.

disneyparksblog.com

All of these changes seem like an absolute win for this attraction. Shocked to see that they’re not completely redoing it but these changes alone will make it last for a good while longer. Maybe now I can finally get Galactic Hero! My wife got it her first try back when we were teenagers and I’ve yet to come close every time we’ve ridden in the decade since haha.

 

[JackCH]

Pleasent surprise today!

 

[Epcot82Guy]

Definitely a long time coming, as others have said. I do hope they take some time to update the queue a bit, too.

 

[Brer Oswald]

I'd rather this than Florida getting Wreck-It-Ralph.

If that was the alternative…I agree.

 

[Purduevian]

Definitely a long time coming, as others have said. I do hope they take some time to update the queue a bit, too.

please at least change the soundtrack... I think it's the shortest musical loop in WDW.

 

[EagleScout610]

As long as they take a power washer to the queue during the refurb.

 

[Lord Fozzinator]

Here's hoping that Test Track is at least reopened before this goes down... otherwise we're in a situation where Test Track, Buzz, Tree of Life/Zootopia, BTMRR, and possibly TSI are all closed at the same time which is not ideal... (assuming RNRC and Dinosaurs [shouldn't be, this is not until 2026] are not also down).

I think they said that Test Track will reopen in the summer to meet the summer crowds.

 

[Epcot82Guy]

please at least change the soundtrack... I think it's the shortest musical loop in WDW.

A medley of If You Had Wings, Dreamflight and one of the Toy Story anthems would be nice... and require it to be longer...

 

[Lord Fozzinator]

I'd rather this than Florida getting Wreck-It-Ralph.

Yeah, I’ve never liked the idea of Wreck-It-Ralph in Tomorrowland. It doesn’t fit in the land. Thank god that they didn’t do that as the replacement for stitch.

 

[Splashin' Ryan]

This feels like an early 2000's announcement and I LOVE it!
This is what we talk about when we say we want attractions "plussed"
We get a new scene with new props, physical and visual enhancements and overall better accessibility!

 

[Andrew25]

Love this.

It should help once the west side of the park shuts down and draw more guests. And, whenever Tomorrowland refurb happens... they don't have to worry about being down on Buzz.

I just hope they improve the exterior queue somehow.

 

[Lord Fozzinator]

As long as they take a power washer to the queue during the refurb.

It would be really nice if they didn’t fix up the queue. I haven’t been on the ride in a hot minute but I think they should definitely fix up the queue. It Disney went the extra mile, they could probably add some covering to the outside portion of the queue and some fans. If there was also any way to extend the queue inside of the building, that would also be good but unlikely to happen.

 

[Brer Oswald]

This feels like an early 2000's announcement and I LOVE it!
This is what we talk about when we say we want attractions "plussed"
We get a new scene with new props, physical and visual enhancements and overall better accessibility!

Now if only we got it for attractions we actually liked.

 

[Streetway Again]

Now if only we got it for attractions we actually liked.

Country bears? Test Track? Big Thunder?

Ngl, if an attraction doesn’t get an update in the next few years, I’d start to get worried.

This is just me, not a source thing.

 

[Moth]

Country bears? Test Track? Big Thunder?

Ngl, if an attraction doesn’t get an update in the next few years, I’d start to get worried.

This is just me, not a source thing.

One of those is a sponsor ride, one of those is (sorta) divisive and the last one is likely going to be a win.

Updates aren't indicative of anything. MV-3D got updates before they pulled the plug.

I'd rather Buzz, who mostly fits Tomorrowland to stay put than shove something else here.

 

[lazyboy97o]

My gut is telling me that they presented this Idea to OLC for Tokyo Buzz and they said No, Thank you and went forward with sugar rush.

Even if they did, so what? There wouldn’t have been enough design work completed to actually do anything.