Overview
- Walt Disney Imagineering shared the first in-ride footage during ABC’s Disney Parks Magical Christmas Day Parade, focusing on the new opening sequence.
- A new character named Buddy, created by Imagineering with Pixar, introduces the mission, calibrates gear, and leads target practice at the start of the attraction.
- Buddy carries an Easter egg designation, IY-HW3, nodding to the former If You Had Wings attraction in the same Tomorrowland space.
- Upgrades include new ride vehicles, handheld blasters designed for better aim, interactive targets, and in-vehicle monitors that display real-time scores.
- Disney lists a spring 2026 reopening window for Magic Kingdom’s Buzz Lightyear: Space Ranger Spin, with no specific date or full scope of changes yet announced.