DISNEYLAND® CELEBRATES 50th
ANNIVERSARY WITH ‘THE
"HAPPIEST HOMECOMING ON EARTH"

Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters

ANAHEIM, Calif., May 5, 2004 - Famed intergalactic hero Buzz Lightyear has been tapped to help Disneyland
celebrate its golden anniversary with the addition of a new out-of-this-world attraction, “Buzz Lightyear Astro
Blasters.”  The new attraction premieres in Tomorrowland in 2005 during the park’s 18-month-long worldwide “The
Happiest Homecoming on Earth” 50th anniversary celebration that debuts on May 5, 2005.  

The space adventure stars Buzz Lightyear; the intrepid galactic hero from Disney/Pixar’s hit film Toy Story.  Enlisting
guests as members of the Universe Protection Unit of the Space Ranger Corps., would-be Space Rangers help Buzz
defeat the evil Emperor Zurg before he corners the world’s energy supply.

The attraction is an interactive experience in which guests pilot their own Space Cruisers and twist, turn and fire
personal laser cannons in order to hit targets and gain points that will protect the peace of outer space from the forces
of the Emperor Zurg!  Total scores will appear in the Space Cruiser at the conclusion of each adventure.  

“It will be especially popular with the video game generation,” said Barry Braverman, senior vice president of Walt
Disney Imagineering.  “Players will jump back on the attraction again and again to improve their scores and top
friends and family members.”  

Imagineers will incorporate a brand new online component inviting at-home fans to join in the excitement.  Guests on
the attraction will be virtually paired up with internet partners who will join the adventure at Disneyland in real time
through web cam technology.  At-home participants will help increase the scores of guests on the attraction by raising
the value of targets along the way.  This groundbreaking innovation, melding a Disney theme park attraction with real-
time online interaction, will be a first for any Disney theme park.

“Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters” will be located at the entrance to Tomorrowland, in the former site occupied by the
CircleVision Theater, and will be a Disney FASTPASS attraction. Featuring a host of familiar faces, including those
popular little green, three-eyed aliens, the black light adventure features a vibrant and colorful cosmic setting.  

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