Overview
- Good Morning America aired the first detailed look inside the refurbishment, with Wyatt Winter confirming a new launch scene and Buzz joining riders against Emperor Zurg.
- The opening now introduces Buddy, a support robot created by Imagineering and Pixar that preps Space Rangers before the mission.
- Imagineering’s Instagram video previewed new hyperspace tunnel projections, including scoreable space mines and a flattened-grid technique to animate media for the curved surface.
- The overhaul swaps fixed cannons for cordless handheld blasters with vibration, sound effects, and an always-on laser for aiming.
- Star Command vehicles are redesigned with onboard score displays, targets now illuminate when hit, and the ride remains closed for a spring 2026 return without a set date.