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88-705: Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin in Florida (also known as Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters in California , Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast in Paris and Buzz Lightyear Planet Rescue in Shanghai ) 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

176-758: A colonial American town set during the American Revolutionary War . The land contains recreations and replicas found in Philadelphia and Boston such as Independence Hall , the Liberty Tree , and the Liberty Bell . The Hall of Presidents is a film presentation and stage show themed to the American presidency and featuring all 46 individual American presidents in Audio-Animatronic form. Tucked away in

264-604: A Small World , Mickey's PhilharMagic in Fantasyland Theatre, Mad Tea Party , The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh , and Prince Charming Regal Carrousel . Outside of the castle courtyard is Fantasyland Forest, featuring attractions based on other Disney princesses and heroines: Seven Dwarfs Mine Train , is a mine cart roller coaster based on Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs ; The Little Mermaid: Ariel's Undersea Adventure

352-523: A booth or shop where their vehicle's pictures are on display screens. Depending on the size of the vehicle used by the attraction, the entire car or groups of one, two, or four may comprise one photograph. The display images are numbered, and customers wishing to purchase a photo take the appropriate number to a cashier. This photo shop may be located in the same building as the displays or in a separate shop nearby. Many parks offer minimal editing tools (such as red-eye effect removal) before purchase. The photo

440-458: A desolate corner of Liberty Square is The Haunted Mansion , a dark ride omnimover attraction themed to a haunted New England manor . The Liberty Belle riverboat's dock is located on the shores of Liberty Square. Fantasyland is themed to Disney's animated fairy tale feature films . Depicted in a medieval-faire style, Fantasyland features multiple attractions featuring various Disney characters and stories, including Peter Pan's Flight , It's

528-644: A different name, all share the same major plot and characters. The ride formerly existed at Hong Kong Disneyland under the name Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters , but was closed in September 2017, and Tokyo Disneyland Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blasters , but was closed in October 31, 2024. For a brief period from the Shanghai version's opening in 2016 until the Hong Kong version's closure in 2017, and Japan version's closure in 2024,

616-400: A few seconds. However, that attraction was closed when DisneyQuest shut its doors in 2017. The 2019 video game Kingdom Hearts III features a virtual version of the ride as one of its "Attraction Flow" theme park-inspired attacks, allowing the player to attack enemies with similar mechanics and visual style as the real ride. Magic Kingdom Magic Kingdom Park is a theme park at

704-406: A joystick. The pistols are used to shoot laser beams at targets of varying point values. Targets that are hit while lit up will produce much higher scores. A digital readout on the dashboard shows the player's score. The joystick allows full 360-degree rotation of the vehicle to assist in aiming. During the ride, if the ride slows down or completely stops (this is a result of either a disabled guest or

792-621: A major makeover of Tomorrowland, the Circle-Vision theater was removed and the space became part of the queue for the now infamous Rocket Rods . The Rocket Rods, which were prone to breakdowns, ran from 1998 to 2000. This space was then unused until 2005, when Astro Blasters opened. The queue of the ride shows different pictures of Buzz Lightyear and the Little Green Men. It also shows the battery cells and pipes plugging into Star Command. The rookie Space Rangers then pass Buzz himself, briefing

880-460: A mile away from its parking lot, on the opposite side of the man-made Seven Seas Lagoon. Upon arrival, guests are taken by the parking lot trams to the Transportation and Ticket Center (TTC), which sells admission into the parks and provides transportation connections throughout the resort complex. Guests using city buses, non-Disney hotel shuttles or ridesharing services are also dropped off at

968-431: A more futuristic and grounded approach to fit within the more futuristic Tomorrowland as opposed to the more cartoony and colorful variations found elsewhere. The backstory is also slightly changed, with Zurg being based on his homeworld of Xrgthung, the same planet from the opening Toy Story 2. Zurg plans to utilize a massive laser cannon to destroy the homeworld of the Little Green Men. Buzz Lightyear himself has traveled to

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1056-540: A new land, Stark Expo . However, Tokyo Disneyland's version is still operating today, until it was announced on April 26, 2024 that this version would close in October of that year, to be replaced with an attraction themed to the Wreck-It Ralph franchise to open in 2026. At Disneyland Paris, Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast replaced the Circle-Vision 360° production Le Visionarium , which closed in 2004. This version of

1144-510: A purple, green and orange colored alien, and one depicting Lightyear leading a team of Space Rangers, which includes a character that strikingly resembles Princess Mira Nova from the film and the TV show Buzz Lightyear of Star Command: The Adventure Begins and Buzz Lightyear of Star Command . The rookies enter the briefing room to see Buzz himself, who (much like the Florida attraction) debriefs guests about

1232-410: A ride breakdown), this allows for "bonus points" as the pistols and targets do not turn off. There are 4 different shaped targets which are worth different numbers of points: round (100 points), square (1,000 points), diamond (5,000 points), and triangle (10,000 points). At the conclusion of the ride, the digital score flashes L1-L7 displaying the ranking or level achieved for the below scores: Some of

1320-401: A short hill into Planet Z. Here guests encounter many aliens including space chickens, space spiders, and others. There is also a volcano that is shooting green goo. The guests then enter Zurg's fortress where they see a battery delivery and Zurg commanding his guards to seize the guests and "their little green friends, too." Zurg is in his spaceship, which he calls his Spiderbot. In the next room

1408-550: A snake-charmer, Minnie Mouse as a magician, and Pluto as a special performer. Storybook Circus opened with a "streetmosphere" circus act called The Giggle Gang, which had a two-year run from 2012 until 2014. Tomorrowland is themed to the concept of the future inspired by the optimism and scientific advancements of the Space Age and Atomic Age . Several attractions include Astro Orbiter , Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin , Monsters, Inc. Laugh Floor , Tomorrowland Speedway ,

1496-453: 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 in Paris, and Shanghai Disneyland . Although each ride may have

1584-607: A train station, town square, movie theater, city hall, firehouse, restaurants, emporium, shops, arcades, and several varieties of horse-drawn and motor-powered vehicles. Guests enter the park underneath the main station of the Walt Disney World Railroad and into the town square. At the far end of Main Street, U.S.A. is the park's hub, anchored by Cinderella Castle and the Partners statue . Symbolically, Main Street represents

1672-483: Is Cinderella Castle , inspired by the fairy tale castle featured in the 1950 animated film . In 2023, the park hosted 17.72 million visitors, making it the most visited theme park in the world for the seventeenth consecutive year and the most visited theme park in North America for at least the past twenty-three years. The park has become a cultural touchstone and symbol of modern American pop culture . Walt Disney

1760-494: Is a Polynesian musical Audio-Animatronic show drawing from American tiki culture in the Sunshine pavilion. Swiss Family Treehouse is an interactive walk-through treehouse attraction based on the 1960 film, Swiss Family Robinson . The Magic Carpets of Aladdin is an aerial carousel -style ride based on the 1992 film, Aladdin . Frontierland is a romanticized portrayal of the American frontier , particularly elements from

1848-539: Is a dark ride omnimover attraction based on The Little Mermaid ; Be Our Guest Restaurant is a themed restaurant with character dining themed to Beast 's castle in Beauty and the Beast ; Enchanted Tales with Belle, and Ariel's Grotto . Storybook Circus is a subsection of Fantasyland, themed to a traveling circus stopped along a railroad route just outside of Fantasyland Forest. The land's marquee attractions include Dumbo

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1936-462: Is a toy, the attraction is cleverly scaled to give the illusion that one has just been reduced to the size of an action figure, featuring such detail as giant, exposed Philips screw heads and an explanation of the interactive phase of the ride that resembles a toy's instruction sheet, only on a gigantic scale. An Audio-Animatronic Buzz Lightyear figure and giant Etch-a-Sketch (Disneyland) and/or View-Master (Walt Disney World) provide explanation of

2024-465: Is a tribute to the philosophy and life of Walter Elias Disney... and to the talents, the dedication, and the loyalty of the entire Disney organization that made Walt Disney's dream come true. May Walt Disney World bring Joy and Inspiration and New Knowledge to all who come to this happy place ... a Magic Kingdom where the young at heart of all ages can laugh and play and learn together. Roy O. Disney , October 25, 1971 Magic Kingdom Park opened as

2112-519: Is attacking Green Planet, home of the Little Green Men, as well as several Space Rangers being attacked and possibly neutralized by Zurg himself and the Giant Robot army in Sector 9. Zurg himself patches in a call declaring his plan, claiming that not even Buzz Lightyear can stop him now. The queue, as well as featuring posters from the Florida attraction, also features a poster depicting Buzz Lightyear shooting

2200-554: Is called Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blasters and it is the original version of the second version of the ride and all of the ride's audio is in Japanese. At Hong Kong Disneyland, the ride was called Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters and a highly identical clone of the Tokyo version with a more elaborate queue, with its entrance Buzz Lightyear statue being taken from the defunct DisneyQuest Chicago's Astro Blasters bumper car attraction. The Hong Kong version

2288-429: Is designed like a wheel with a hub and spoke design. Pathways spoke out from the hub across the 107 acres (43 ha) of the park and lead to these six lands. The Walt Disney World Railroad circles around the 1.5-mile (2.4 km) perimeter of the park. Main Street, U.S.A. is modeled after an idealized early-20th century American town, inspired by Walt Disney's hometown of Marceline, Missouri . Main Street features

2376-699: Is the Rivers of America , an artificial waterway based on the untamed rivers found across the United States, that flows through Frontierland and Liberty Square. Traversing through the Rivers of America is the Liberty Belle Riverboat , a steam-powered riverboat attraction themed to a 19th-century sternwheeler . Other attractions include the Country Bear Musical Jamboree . Liberty Square is inspired by

2464-710: Is used by the Express Line with direct service between the TTC and Magic Kingdom, while the inner track is the Resort Line with additional stops at the Contemporary, Grand Floridian and Polynesian Village resorts. Epcot is also accessible from the TTC on a spur monorail line that was added upon that park's opening in 1982. The hotels in the Magic Kingdom Resort Area are connected to the park by walking paths, ferry boats, or

2552-523: Is usually ready within minutes of purchase. Single prints in varying sizes are available, provided in cardboard folio bearing the name of the park or ride. Often specialty products, such as posters , keychains or t-shirts , are available also. An unusual camera configuration can be found on the hydraulically launched roller coasters Top Thrill Dragster at Cedar Point and Kingda Ka at Six Flags Great Adventure . Both had two cameras (Kingda Ka's second on-ride camera has since been removed), one during

2640-770: The American Old West , including cowboys , Native Americans and Western saloons . Big Thunder Mountain Railroad is a mine train roller coaster featuring a runaway mine train through mine shafts and canyons of the American Southwest . Tiana's Bayou Adventure is a log flume ride inspired by the 2009 film, The Princess and the Frog . Tom Sawyer Island is inspired by the literary characters and stories of Mark Twain 's The Adventures of Tom Sawyer , featuring interactive trails and scenic outlooks. Surrounding Tom Sawyer Island

2728-470: The COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, there are four "phases" of park closure when Magic Kingdom exceeds capacity, ranging from restricted access for most guests (Phase 1) to full closure for everyone, even cast-members (Phase 4). "Magic Kingdom" was often used as an unofficial nickname for Disneyland before Walt Disney World was built. The official tagline for Disneyland is "The Happiest Place On Earth", while

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2816-522: The Mexico , Jamaica , and Trinidad scenes to be visible to riders on the Tomorrowland Transit Authority in such a way as to hide all projectors , lights and other show support equipment. The diorama windows were altered once more when If You Had Wings was transformed into Delta Dreamflight . This was done because the windows no longer correctly lined up with show scenes. The first window

2904-523: The PeopleMover , and Walt Disney's Carousel of Progress , except for Stitch's Alien Encounter Character Greeting! as a meet and greet location. A pair of thrill ride roller coasters are located on the western edge of Tomorrowland: Space Mountain , themed to space exploration through the cosmos; and TRON Lightcycle / Run , based on the digital software world of the Grid from Tron . Magic Kingdom lies more than

2992-556: The Tomorrowland Transit Authority PeopleMover , which runs through the south show building. The Tomorrowland Transit Authority, or TTA as it is often called for short, had opened in 1975 as the WEDway PeopleMover. At that time, If You Had Wings was the attraction occupying the south show building. Three diorama windows were also positioned on the track: two on the right and one on the left. These allowed

3080-600: The Walt Disney World Monorail System . Disney-owned hotels in other resort areas have Disney Transport buses to the Magic Kingdom, but these do not serve the TTC. Instead, they operate from three bus loops directly adjacent to the park's main gate. In 2012, Jon Favreau announced he was planning a film called Magic Kingdom . The film was described as “ Night at the Museum at Disneyland ,” meaning that

3168-722: The Walt Disney World Resort in Bay Lake, Florida , it opened on October 1, 1971, and is owned and operated by The Walt Disney Company through its Experiences division, the official park name has changed slightly over the years, from Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom (1971–1994) and The Magic Kingdom (1994–2017), the park was initialized by Walt Disney and designed by WED Enterprises . The park layout and attractions were based on Disneyland in Anaheim, California , and are dedicated to fairy tales and Disney characters. The park icon

3256-481: The "mission" to destroy Zurg's secret weapon with your blasters. While his body is audio-animatronic, Buzz's face is actually a screen with a projection of computer animation, allowing better lipsync and more expressive features, making him look like a more realistic representation of the character from the films. "Astro Blasters" and "Space Ranger Spin" are equal parts shooting gallery and dark ride. Visitors board an Omnimover space vehicle featuring two laser pistols and

3344-484: The Flying Elephant , an aerial carousel-style ride based on the 1941 film Dumbo ; The Barnstormer , a family roller coaster featuring Goofy as a daredevil stuntman; and Casey Jr. Splash 'n' Soak Station . Originally, Storybook Circus was the location of Mickey's Toontown Fair , which closed permanently on February 11, 2011. Some elements of Mickey's Toontown Fair were demolished, and others were re-themed to fit

3432-521: The Galactic Alliance, or the targets. The rookies then board their star cruisers on the flight deck, equipped with Astro Blasters, and (in the case of the California, Hong Kong, and Paris versions of the ride), surrounded by a mural of Buzz, alongside some LGMs, battling Zurg's robot army. Each of the queues are different in each iteration, but all are similar in design and concept. This queue takes on

3520-459: The Green Squadron battling Zurg's forces (which has since been updated to resemble the ones found at Tokyo Disneyland, Disneyland, Hong Kong Disneyland, and Disneyland Paris). This ride's queue (as well as the other clones with these blueprints) includes a walkie talkie with Buzz Lightyear on it reading his wrist communication device. The speakers provide the following backstory to the ride: Zurg

3608-501: The LGMs signing the receipt to return Zurg to Al's Toy Barn. Zurg promises revenge as the Green Squadron and Buzz Lightyear thank the rookies. Buzz proceeds to remind the guests to put the Blasters in their holsters and to check their final score on the status board. Guests exit the ride to the gift shop (ie Little Green Men's Store Command or Star Command Suppliers). The Tokyo version of the ride

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3696-482: The Magic Kingdom exclusive of Liberty Square , rather than the Disneyland New Orleans Square . The Walt Disney Company promised to increase this number with a combination of replicas and unique attractions. While there is no individual dedication to Magic Kingdom, the dedication by Roy O. Disney for the entire resort was placed within its gates. The only land added to the original roster of lands in

3784-575: The TTC. To travel between the TTC and the Magic Kingdom, guests have their choice of taking a ferry boat or the Walt Disney World Monorail System . The three ferries are clad in different trim colors and are named for past Disney executives: the General Joe Potter (blue), the Richard F. Irvine (red) and the Admiral Joe Fowler (green). The main monorail loop has two tracks. The outer track

3872-429: The aliens show the guests that Zurg has escaped. The next room is the projection tunnel and in it Zurg is shooting at the guests, telling them to "PREPARE FOR TOTAL DESTRUCTION" and that they'll never catch him. The final room shows Buzz Lightyear fighting with Zurg in the now destroyed Spiderbot. The Little Green Men help Buzz tear it apart. Then the unload area shows Buzz Lightyear thanking the guests while holding Zurg in

3960-557: The alternate system, videos are recorded by cameras mounted inside the ride vehicles, usually on the back of the seat in front of the subject. This provides a first-person stream of consciousness -style film, showing the riders' emotions close up from start to finish. Some coasters that use this system are Thunderhawk at Michigan's Adventure , Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit at Universal Studios Florida , Bluefire: Megacoaster at Europa-park , and Verbolten at Busch Gardens Williamsburg . FireWhip at Beto Carrero World utilizes this style;

4048-803: The attraction was only one of two that could be found at all six Disney castle parks worldwide (the other attraction being Dumbo the Flying Elephant ). 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

4136-669: The attraction, Magic Kingdom's version features laser guns that are stationary. The ride begins when the cart enters the "Astro-Accelerator." The ride then enters a robot attack scene. An orange robot called the Box-O-Bot (originally labeled as a Rock 'Em Sock 'Em Robot during the Mattel sponsorship), a blue and purple robot called the Gigantobot, a green robot called the Battery Bot, and a Dog Bot are all present in this scene. The ride then slopes down

4224-585: The attraction. The Disney World version has been without sponsorship ever since. Disneyland's version of the ride is called Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters. A key difference between this ride and its counterpart at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom is that its laser guns can be removed from their mounts to allow for more accurate shooting (similar to Men in Black: Alien Attack ). The laser guns at Space Ranger Spin at Magic Kingdom cannot be removed from their mounts and have limited movement. The ride begins as

4312-442: 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 himself (voiced by Pat Fraley , who does voice for all Buzz Lightyear attractions [minus the Shanghai and Japanese rides]). Since Buzz Lightyear

4400-431: The circus concept. An expanded Dumbo the Flying Elephant ride was built, with an interactive queue, and a second Dumbo ride was built next to it, in order to increase capacity. The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm was re-themed to "The Great Goofini". A big top area was built for meet-and-greets, called Pete's Silly Sideshow . This attraction features Goofy as a stuntman, Daisy Duck as a fortune-teller, Donald Duck as

4488-563: The claw. Zurg then threatens us that he'll be back. Guests will then exit the ride into Buzz's Star Command where they can purchase a photo of themselves on the ride. 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

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4576-534: The corporation of Walt Disney Imagineering . The layout and systems of the ride date back to 1972. This space was originally home to If You Had Wings , an aviation themed ride sponsored by Eastern Airlines . Eastern Airlines dropped sponsorship of the ride for financial reasons in early June 1987. All Eastern themes were removed, and the ride was renamed If You Could Fly. If You Could Fly was closed down in January 1989. The installation of Space Ranger Spin also impacted

4664-461: The current attraction in 1998, the first window was refitted with the diorama of the hair salon , and the second left open to look into the new attraction, though concern was expressed over the fact that this view allows TTA riders to look directly into banks of high-powered blacklights . At one point during Space Ranger Spin, it is possible to catch a glimpse of the TTA passing through the building. The ride

4752-426: The dark ride are tallied with the internet gamer and increase the points won. There was also a bumper car attraction at Walt Disney World 's DisneyQuest with the name "Buzz Lightyear's Astroblaster" where players rode and controlled enclosed bumper cars while shooting "asteroids" (black foam soccer balls ) at each other. Getting hit by a ball at a specific target caused the cars to spin around and flash lights for

4840-533: The development of the Walt Disney World Resort. It features stylistic influences from around the country. Taking its inspiration from New England to Missouri , this design is most noticeable in the four corners in the middle of Main Street, where each of the four corner buildings represents a different architectural style. The second and third stories of all the buildings along Main Street are designed with forced perspective , and are actually shorter than

4928-479: The exit queue. The top person gets their face posted on the screen. The Disneyland version once featured at-home play tied directly to the attraction itself via the Internet, however this is disabled. The installation at the Magic Kingdom utilizes an existing ride system by Arrow Development , originally constructed in 1972 for If You Had Wings . The ride was designed and manufactured by Sansei Technologies, Inc. with

5016-519: The expansion of Fantasyland. The Walt Disney World Railroad station in Mickey's Toontown Fair, which opened with Mickey's Birthdayland in 1988, was closed for the duration of the construction. In 2012, the space where Mickey's Toontown Fair sat reopened as a part of Fantasyland, in a sub-section called the Storybook Circus, where an updated Dumbo the Flying Elephant attraction was relocated. The Barnstormer

5104-570: The few roller coasters to take a picture while the rider is upside down. A relatively new trend in the industry is on-ride video cameras. On some rides, on-ride videos are recorded by cameras mounted alongside the track, similar to on-ride photo cameras. This provides a third person montage -style of cuts which show the train entering, passing through and then leaving the frame. Rides that use this system include SheiKra at Busch Gardens Tampa Bay , Hollywood Rip Ride Rockit at Universal Studios Florida , and Mystic Timbers at Kings Island . Using

5192-405: The film would tell a story where all the characters at Disney come to life at night. Marc Abraham and Eric Newman of Strike Entertainment were scheduled to produce the film. Writer-producer Ronald D. Moore had previously written an original script for the project, which the studio eventually declined to use, stating that Favreau and a new screenwriter would develop a new script. In 2021, it

5280-444: The first part of the Walt Disney World Resort on October 1, 1971, commencing concurrently with Disney's Contemporary Resort and Disney's Polynesian Village Resort . It opened with twenty-three attractions, three unique to the park and twenty replicas of attractions at Disneyland, split into six themed lands, five copies of those at Disneyland ( Main Street, U.S.A. , Adventureland , Frontierland , Fantasyland , and Tomorrowland ) and

5368-401: The first stories. The musical soundtrack played at the entrance includes musical selections from the 1943 Broadway musical Oklahoma! and the 1957 Broadway musical The Music Man . The Dapper Dans , a men's a cappella singing group, typically perform throughout Main Street. Adventureland represents the mystery of exploring exotic lands and features several attractions themed to resemble

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5456-525: The high-speed launch segment and another at the final brake run , providing riders with a before and after picture of themselves on those harrowing rides. Another unusual configuration is Hydra the Revenge at Dorney Park & Wildwater Kingdom . The ride features two cameras; one takes a rider's picture before a loop and the other takes a picture while the rider is upside-down. Hydra the Revenge is, along with Mine Blower at Fun Spot America Kissimme , one of

5544-449: The mission. The only difference between the two debriefs is that the future versions of the attraction included a line about Zurg's reason for his use of the batteries, which is followed by Buzz firing an Astro Blaster at the Etch a Sketch, which will feature a drawing of Zurg, before disintegrating into nothing. The rookies proceed down a long Corridor seeing the LGMs testing the Blasters, maps of

5632-402: The new recruits on their mission to battle Zurg, as a large wanted poster that declares Zurg public enemy number one is stationed next to the viewmaster. Rookies are directed to leave the briefing room, and report to the flight deck, allowing them to board XP 37 Star Cruiser. Attached to them are ion laser cannons and a joystick to spin the cart, and in the flight deck is a mural featuring Buzz and

5720-561: The park is built on the second story, giving the Magic Kingdom an elevation of 108 feet (33 m). The area around the utilidors was filled in with dirt removed from the Seven Seas Lagoon , which was being constructed at the same time. The utilidors were built in the initial construction and were not extended as the park expanded. The tunnels were intended to be designed into all subsequent Walt Disney World parks but were set aside mostly because of financial constraints. Walt Disney World

5808-422: The park officially became the second Magic Kingdom-style park to serve alcohol at all table service restaurants, after Disneyland Paris in 1993. Early in 2024, a Disney executive confirmed that the park will expand with the addition of a 12-to-14-acre (4.9 to 5.7 ha) land located “beyond Big Thunder .” Magic Kingdom is divided into six themed "lands." The center of the park in front of Cinderella Castle

5896-590: The park since its opening, but this policy has gradually changed. In 2012, the Be Our Guest Restaurant opened selling wine and beer for the first time. This was the only place in the park where alcohol was permitted until December 2014 when four additional restaurants began selling beer and wine including Cinderella's Royal Table, Liberty Tree Tavern, Tony's Town Square Restaurant, and the Jungle Navigation Co. Ltd. Skipper Canteen. And finally in 2018,

5984-435: The park was Mickey's Toontown Fair . The land originally opened in 1988 as Mickey's Birthdayland to celebrate Mickey Mouse's 60th birthday. Later the land was renovated as Mickey's Starland and eventually to Mickey's Toontown Fair. The land was home to attractions such as Mickey's Country House , Minnie's Country House, The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm , and Donald's Boat. It closed on February 12, 2011, to make way for

6072-457: The park's " opening credits ", where guests pass under the train station (the opening curtain) at left or right, then view the names of key personnel along the windows of the buildings' upper floors. Many windows bear the name of a fictional business, such as "Seven Summits Expeditions, Frank G. Wells President", with each representing a tribute to significant people connected to the Disney company and

6160-403: The planet in an attempt to stop him, and asks the rookie Space Rangers for help, allowing them to be jetosenned on Star Cruisers equipped with two laser blasters. The Magic Kingdom 's version of the ride, known as Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin, is the first Buzz Lightyear attraction, and the third Omnimover ride to operate in Tomorrowland 's south show building . Unlike other versions of

6248-470: The remote landscapes of Africa , Asia , the Middle East , South America , the Caribbean , and the South Pacific . Jungle Cruise is a comedic riverboat cruise attraction that travels along wild waterways from around the world. Pirates of the Caribbean is a dark ride depicting the exploits and plundering of a pirate siege on Caribbean island town featuring several characters from the subsequent eponymous film series . Walt Disney's Enchanted Tiki Room

6336-471: The ride is much like the Disneyland version, Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters, except for the presence of a tribute to Le Visionarium : When you are in the robot attack scene at the beginning, if you look beneath the left arm of the Box-O-Bot, you might be able to see 9-Eye (the Circumvisual Photodroid from Le Visionarium ) hiding there. However, it is an easy to miss tribute. In the Paris version of

6424-474: The ride, the dialogue is the same but translated into French as well as English. In the queue, the Buzz Lightyear animatronic speaks English, as well as French for those who speak French, and don't understand English. Some areas of the ride provide both dialogues, but in the scene where Zurg's weapon is half-destroyed, it switches from English to French in a 6 dialogue loop as it does in the California version of

6512-481: The ride. This ride's cruiser is called the XP 41 calling back to the California version. This is also the version with the second longest indoor queue. The most recent version of this attraction is called Buzz Lightyear Planet Rescue. It is based on the opening sequence of Toy Story 2 , set on Zurg's home planet of Xrgthung, and featuring the robots with similar designs to those seen in the film. The rookies are brought onto

6600-400: The rides feature an on-ride photo , which depending on the park may be available as a free electronic postcard via e-mail at the exit, or be available for purchase on the Disney's PhotoPass system. The photos include the player's score. If the score is in the top 100 highest of the day, the player's ranking may be included in the photo. The Top 10 players' scores are shown on the scoreboard at

6688-568: The rookies are jetosenned out into space and encountering Zurg's robot army. Despite repainting and repositioning, the army still consists of the Box-O-Bot, the Gigantobot, the Dogbot, and the Batterybot. The Guests enter Zurg's Dreadnought down a hallway shooting batteries until you reach his laboratory. Zurg himself is seen firing his ion blaster, infuriated of the guests' presence, their aim, their devotion to Star Command, and being knocked out of orbit. As

6776-501: The rookies in destroying the defense systems and robots, and eventually encounter Zurg, having thwarted his plan. The evil Emperor swears vengeance as Buzz and the Little Green Men congratulate the rookies for their assistance to Star Command. 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

6864-559: The rookies leave the Dreadnought, a few robots attempt to land it safely, only to be electrocuted by the rookies and the failing equipment of the Dreadnought. The rookies enter Planet Z (In the French Version of the ride Buzz Lightyear says "Attention Space Rangers, you've landed on Planet Z! Be ready for anything"), encountering the hostile alien lifeforms surrounding the volcano. Before leaving Planet Z, Zurg, in his secret weapon, gloats at

6952-434: The rookies, taunting them of his supposed victory, declaring that Star Command will be his next target after he conquers Green Planet. The rookies re-enter space via a light speed tunnel with Zs around it. Out in space, the rookie find Buzz Lightyear is using an Astro Blaster working alongside Green Squadron to take down Zurg's Secret Weapon, Zurg distraught and frustrated at his failure. The rookies arrive on Green Planet, where

7040-419: The surface of the planet, encountering several Zurgbots, all of which are easily neutralized with their laser guns, and with the help of the Little Green Men, and Buzz Lightyear himself. The battle is mainly on the surface before being brought into Zurg's bunker, in which the defense systems are activated to prevent the rookies, Little Green Men, or Buzz himself from stopping the operation. Buzz continues to assist

7128-455: The tagline for Magic Kingdom is "The Most Magical Place On Earth". Up until the early 1990s, Magic Kingdom was officially known as Walt Disney World Magic Kingdom , and was never printed without the Walt Disney World prefix. This purpose was to differentiate between the park and Disneyland in California. In 1994, to differentiate it from Disneyland, the park was officially renamed Magic Kingdom Park. Alcoholic beverages had been prohibited from

7216-524: Was also entirely in English, and only trilingual for safety rules. Those two versions also featured a floating Planet Z outside of the DreadNought. Their version's cruisers are called XP 38. On November 22, 2016, Disney announced that the Hong Kong version of the ride would be closing on August 31, 2017. In its place was the park's second Marvel-themed ride, Ant-Man and The Wasp: Nano Battle! , which became part of

7304-413: Was announced as a new project, now developed as a television series for Disney+ . Moore was brought back to develop the series which will see that the various lands in the Magic Kingdom are actually gateways to alternate worlds, thus setting up a shared universe. The first in the series will be The Society of Explorers and Adventurers (SEA) . On-ride photo Upon exiting the ride, park guests pass

7392-410: Was briefly sponsored by Mattel from opening day to 1999. 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. Like the Magic Kingdom version at Walt Disney World, it uses infrastructure from previous attractions. Its show building originally housed the Circle-Vision 360° theater. In 1997, as part of

7480-418: Was built as a larger, improved version of Disneyland in California. Magic Kingdom was built over a series of tunnels called utilidors , a portmanteau of utility and corridor , allowing employees (called "cast members") or VIP guests to move through the park out of sight. Because of Florida's high water table , the tunnels could not be put underground, so they were built at the existing grade, meaning

7568-427: Was highly involved in planning the Walt Disney World resort complex and park, coming to Florida in person to survey the land, meeting with local officials and announcing the project to the media. But he died in 1966, before he could see the vision through. After Walt's death, his brother Roy Disney took over the project. Walt Disney Productions began construction on Magic Kingdom and the entire resort in 1967. The park

7656-581: Was replaced with backlit panels depicting the ride's barnstormer scene. Window two looked into the Parisian Excursion scene, from a viewpoint which heavily distorted the tableau's forced perspective . The third window would have had TTA riders looking directly into an extremely bright light and so was completely obscured with plywood and black fabric. In October 1997, Disney announced that Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin would be added to Magic Kingdom. When Delta Dreamflight transitioned yet again into

7744-426: Was retained and was re-themed to The Great Goofini . Since opening day, Magic Kingdom has been closed temporarily because of eight hurricanes: Floyd , Charley , Frances , Jeanne , Wilma , Matthew , Irma , and Ian . The first non-hurricane related day the park has closed is on September 11, 2001, due to the terrorist attacks that day . Walt Disney World was closed from March 15, 2020, to July 11, 2020, due to

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