Buzz Lightyear heading into space to celebrate the opening of Toy Story Mania!

[wdwmagic]

Photos at http://www.wdwmagic.com/toystorymania.htm

 

[EPCOT Explorer]

How cool!Hope he has a fun time,LOL:lol:

 

[Fun2BFree]

I wonder if this makes Buzz the first toy in space? :veryconfu

 

[al5957]

Wow that is pretty interesting... Wondering what kind of money or strings had to be pulled to make that happen??

 

[tdonald]

Awesome

 

[Yeti11]

Weird

 

[WDWRLD]

Good, he will be a big help on those space walks with his retractable wings and all.

 

[Boray]

Wow that is pretty interesting... Wondering what kind of money or strings had to be pulled to make that happen??

I am wondering about that myself...perhaps one billion dollars? :drevil: :ROFLOL:

 

[lpet11984]

To Infinity, and Beyond!

Just don't let Woody push the button that retracts your helmet on this trip...

 

[rangerbob]

They had to remove some items from the shuttle to make room for a pump for the toilet at the space station. Was Buzz one of those items? They said that they were unnecessary for the mission at hand.

 

[JEANYLASER]

that is awesome! I can't wait!

 

[krankenstein]

That is pretty neat!

 

[WDWRLD]

Now buzz will be able to prove to woody that he is a space man and not a "toy".........

 

[imamouse]

^^ Or a 'child's plaything' :lol:

 

[k.hunter30]

Being in Marketing myself may I just say:
*stands up*
Well played, Disney!
*applauds*

 

[collectspace]

From our article, Buzz Lightyear becomes real space ranger:
http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-052908a.html

According to Disney Parks spokesman Duncan Wardle in an interview with collectSPACE.com, Walt Disney World plans to throw a ticker tape parade welcoming Buzz Lightyear back to Earth before placing him on public display in the resort. Though the location for the exhibit isn't yet known, one candidate, said Wardle, is near Toy Story Mania!, the new attraction opening on May 31 at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Florida and June 17 at Disneyland in California.

Guests to both resorts will be able to take home their own replica of the space-flown Buzz Lightyear. Thinkway Toys is reintroducing the original 12-inch action figure they sold in 1995 exclusively through Disney Parks' gift shops.

"He is finally more than 'just a toy'," said John Barton, Sr. Vice President of Thinkway Toys.

 

[Yeti11]

From our article, Buzz Lightyear becomes real space ranger:
http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-052908a.html

Sounds pretty cool. I used to always play with those toys haha. But why do they always say opening at Disneyland instead of Disney's California Adventure? They said Disney's Hollywood Studios.

 

[collectspace]

But why do they always say opening at Disneyland instead of Disney's California Adventure? They said Disney's Hollywood Studios.

As we had already mentioned Walt Disney World earlier in paragraph, I chose to name the specific park to avoid being repetitive. I could have named DCA as well, but by then it was getting a bit wordy...

 

[wdwmagic]

From our article, Buzz Lightyear becomes real space ranger:
http://www.collectspace.com/news/news-052908a.html

Thanks for the info!

 

[wvdisneyfamily]

Cool.