Disneyland Paris has closed its Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast attraction until the end of 2025 for a major refurbishment.
Over the next few months, Walt Disney Imagineering‘s Paris teams will be working on the interactive attraction in Discoveryland
The ride’s façade, which is covered in radars, energy-collecting towers, and futuristic pillars to represent Star Command’s space station, will be repainted, as will the marquee and the Buzz Lightyear statue.
Also, the neon lighting on the attraction‘s five towers and radar dishes will be completely redone “to provide even more vibrant lighting”, Disneyland Paris said.
When it comes to the ride vehicles, the Astro Blasters, which allow riders to shoot targets, are to be dismantled and replaced. Some targets will also be replaced.
In addition, many of the ride vehicles will be repainted and equipped with new dashboards with better displays.
Buzz Lightyear Laser Blast closed through 2025
Within the attraction, the lighting will be completely overhauled, as will “many other technical and visual aspects of the attraction”, Disneyland Paris said.
This includes the restoration of several audio-animatronics.
Disney World in Florida is also updating its Buzz Lightyear attraction at Magic Kingdom to offer handheld blasters and improved ride vehicles.
For the updates to take place, Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin will temporarily close in August and reopen next year.
Returning to Disneyland Paris, the park has recently reopened Big Thunder Mountain following several months of renovations.
At Disneyland Paris’ Walt Disney Studios Park, a €2 billion transformation is taking place. The park is nearly doubling in size and will become Disney Adventure World from next year.
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