Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters

I achieved the highest score among our group of 17 people. Please note, two of the people in my group are Police Officers, and must maintain marksmanship proficiency as part of their job. Ask them what there score was. It was well below 161 400. I am very happy right now.

One of the funnest rides for families in the park. No height requirement and a continuous run makes for faster lines. In the interest of time and knowing nothing about this ride, I skipped Astro Blasters for years. But I finally rode it on my latest visit. Wow! It’s loud and colorful with black light, explosive sounds, twists, turns, laser blasts. it had us smiling and laughing through the entire ride. The guns don’t always feel the most accurate, but the interactive target scoring makes it so fun. And most of the line is indoors away from the summer heat.
I own you Zurg!

Don’t be afraid of a long line outside!
Buzz Lightyear’s Astro Blasters is a fun air conditioned ride that a great break from the crowds. Once you’re inside, the line is only 5 minutes long, so the queue is mostly outside. The Blasters here are better than the ones at WDW because they’re on a cord and you can hit targets behind you without having to turn the car and force your partner (or opponent) to fire that way too. Keep an eye out for the hidden target on the left wall when you enter a dark tunnel!

This is one of the only few of Astro Blasters that I actually enjoy more or so than any of the rides at Disneyland. It is very much similar like most other amusement rides with pointing and shooting the toy gun, but what’s cool is that you can go to the store and enjoy all sorts of varieties of toys and action figures that they sell. The whole shop is green and bright with neon colors and characters. I love this store and overall a good activity and ride!

I can’t believe I have never been on Astro Blasters before. To be honest, I see it all the time and how the lines are not very long. I always say I’ll be back for it but end up skipping it and going home. On this particular day, I made it a point to hit this ride first.
Its a competitive ride. You pretty much compete for points against the person next to you. My friend and I had a blast shooting all the targets with our lasers. I will say I thought I was gonna lose as she is a pretty good shot. Not sure how I ended up on top but I did. That works out. Its not that long of a ride but its certainly a fun one.
Overall, this interactive ride is one of the many gems at Disney. If you’re looking for a great game/​ride for two people to enjoy, then this is definitely the ride to hit. The lines are not long and the fun is astronomical.
PS I cheated… muahaha

This is an enjoyable ride where you score points by shooting targets with a laser gun. It’s fun to play but it’s not as good as Midway Mania in California Adventure. Also, one of the guns I ended up with needed some major calibration.
One neat thing about this ride: its Fastpass system is separate from the other rides in the park. That means you can get an Astro Blasters Fastpass while you hold other Fastpasses.

To Infinity and Beyond!!!
Awesome ride in Disneyland. The wait is always about 20 minutes which is not bad for Disneyland. The ride has just been remodeled, so the graphics and props are awesome. It’s located in Tomorrowland in front of star tours. The purpose of this game is to shoot as many targets as you can while you enter space with BUZZ. You take a seat and shoot a laser gun. The targets have different colors, so some are worth more than others. You also have the opportunity to compete with your neighbor.
I’m personally not the greatest at this game but I always have a blast. I have difficulty aiming the red laser to the appropriate targets, so I’m not good competition.
Overall, great fun game for friends and family to enjoy. If you enjoy the Toy Story game in California Adventure, you will definitely enjoy this one too.

As a Disneyland passholder, you always have a quandary when it comes to rides: To wait or not to wait? It seems the long line for Astro Blasters (
) can be attributed to all the guests either having fastpasses for Star Tours or Hyperspace Mountain, because getting a fast pass meant only having to kill about 30 minutes before being able to practically walk onto the ride at about 7:00 pm. The more popular rides have already exhausted their Fastpass quotas for the day at this point in the evening.
Originally this space was home to Circle-​Vision 360° theater and later became part of the queue line for the breakdown prone Rocket Rods in 1997. Rocket Rods were shut down for good in 2000 and Astro Blasters opened five years later.
The premise of the ride is prevent the Evil Emperor Zurg from stealing «crystallic fusion cells» (batteries) used to power the space vehicles of the «Little Green Men.» Riders are recruits from «Star Command» sent to defeat Zurg. The attraction gives the feeling you have been reduced to the size of an action figure, with various items on the ride coming in larger-​than-​life sizes. An Audio-​Animatronic Buzz Lightyear figure provides the explanation of your «mission» to destroy Zurg’s secret weapon with the blasters aboard your «XP-​40 Space Cruiser.»
Once we had returned at the designated time on our fastpasses, the better half and I quickly made it through the line, found our two man XP-​40 (
) «fueled up» and started our mission to defeat Zurg!
The first part of the ride is where you get your mission from the Captain of the Space Rangers (
) Buzz Lightyear. Your «mission» takes you to a planet in the Gamma Quadrant of Sector 4 (
) where you «fight» a series of aliens (
) by aiming your «blaster» (infrared gun) and hitting the placards to take out the aliens. There is a counter inside each XP-​40 keeping track of how many aliens your blaster hits and there is a board (
) at the end of the ride to show your ranking.
The ride concludes with you and Buzz Lightyear taking down the Evil Emperor Zurg (
) in an epic battle for the ages!
When our «mission» was over, my wife lamented the fact that I was able to «kill» more aliens while taking pictures at the same time. I guess all those years of Marine Corps marksmanship training came in handy after all!
Once you exit your ride, you can check out the photo of your «mission» and head on over to the gift shop (
) to grab some Toy Story themed memorabilia.
I would have probably rated this ride higher when I first rode it, but it seems rather dated compared to Toy Story Midway Mania in California Adventure which opened only three years after Astro Blasters. It is amazing the jumps made in technology in very short periods of time. The mechanics of Astro Blasters (point and shoot) are more rudimentary than Midway Mania, but the overall experience is considerably more dull.
Rohlinism: Easier doesn’t always equal better!
This is still a fun ride, but I would recommend a fastpass and skip the long line of Star Wars fans killing time before it is their turn to get in line for Hyperspace Mountain or Star Tours.

This is one of my favorite rides at Disneyland. Partly because it always has a fairly quick line compared to all of the other rides, and it is interactive! I used to always shoot the circle targets… until I did research online and found out how people get SUCH HIGH SCORES! Aim for the blue triangles and the purple diamonds that are hidden :) I have beat my boyfriend every single time & he finally figured out my trick after a whole year haha.
**I love it when the ride stops, especially if you are in a really good place ;) where there is a high scoring target!
It takes a picture in the middle of the ride, so its a good memory if you OWNED your partner, to rub in their face :) …but its lame when the picture doesn’t work :/​
Its fun trying to beat your own score every single time!

Fun in a very simple way. We’ve enjoyed 7D in San Francisco and we were hoping for something similar… no. Not really. Still, this is a kids ride and if you spin your car around enough, it really makes things interesting!

Fun ride, not as good as the Woody ride next door at California Adventure. The ride again is find D everyone in the family should enjoy it.

This ride is a Tomorrowland classic.
If you have any kids or are with younger siblings, then you need to take them here. I love riding this thing because I love Toy Story and Buzz Lightyear in general so being surrounded by so much of it is always a great thing.
However, the ride itself really is starting to show its age. It definitely needs some sort of a touch-​up. Some of the paint in the queue is starting to fade, the projection of Buzz Lightyear’s face in the robot is starting to blur, fade, and losing its color. The «blasters» themselves also need some sort of an update because it just does not work sometimes. I don’t want to see this ride go away so I hope Disney merely updates this instead of getting rid of it to make room for another ride.
Overall, I still think this ride is worth checking out. It’s still fun. It still brings out the competitive nature in you haha.
By the way, what’s up with Toy Story rides and making them competitive games? Not saying Toy Story Midway Mania isn’t any fun but what gives???

Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters was one of the only rides running in Tomorrowland when Disneyland opened last Saturday, and my son really seemed to enjoy this ride! Although geared for the younger set, this ride is enjoyable for adults as well.
This was our first time on this ride, and we were happy with how quickly the line went. With each car having two laser guns, you can compete for points with the person sitting next to you. While my son seemed to rack up points with incredible speed, my little laser gun didn’t seem to work. Within seconds, I decided that it was much more fun watching my son shoot his laser gun at the Toy Story-​themed targets.
For a great ride with the kids, a fairly quick line, and a nice break from the heat during those hot SoCal days, this is a fun ride for children and adults alike.

Put me in any kind of shooting game and I will not hold back!
It’s a love-​hate relationship I have with Astro Blasters. When everything works (from the cameras, to the accurate scoring, to the aim of the laser guns), it is the perfect environment for a great time! But every now and then, there’s some little thing that goes wrong and it absolutely suuuucks. Well, unless the ride stops in front of Zurg and all you do is shoot at his chest hoping to get that sweet spot. If you know, you know. (:
But, I love it that this ride is usually 15 minutes or less of a wait. I would never wait longer than that. If you ever see it that long, just come back to it. It’ll be a shorter wait when you make your way around again.

One of my favorite attractions at Disneyland. I love competing for points and getting those extra bonus points for shooting that target. It’s soooo much fun shooting the laser gun. The wait time has always been minimal everytime I go it’s always been 5−10mins.
I just love this ride, I don’t need to write long story. Just try it, it’s sooo much fun. At the end of the ride you get to go to the gift shop and buy stuff :)

Why is this my favorite* ride at Disneyland?
(*favorite = ride I want to go on most)
5. The line is usually short and rarely long, even without the available FastPass, most of the line being in a fun queue featuring Buzz Lightyear and a little-​known photo opportunity (see photos).
4. Especially if the line is short, the ride is the only I don’t mind riding twice in a row.
3. It’s interactive! It’s basically a shooting gallery, only you don’t have to stand up! And you don’t have to pay. In other words, it’s ideal for lazy broke people.
2. It’s competitive! You can play against your friends, and other guests, as highest scores get posted.
1. You get your picture taken, and instead of taking a photo of a monitor or buying it, you can email it to yourself. Or a stranger. Why not? (omg Trevor99@gmail will be so confused)
Helpful hints:
CALIBRATE: immediately aim your gun at the easiest (nearest) surface so that you may calibrate your gun by seeing how «off» it is. It will likely be off and you may need to aim, for example, up to four inches (or half a penis) to the right.
WIN: There’s a secret spot under the Z on Zurg between his two chest plates about halfway up that are worth 50,000 points. (Hit the square targets on his sides to get him to turn toward you). Also, avoid shooting circles. They’re basically the pennies of targets. If you REALLY want to get high score, drop your fanny pack on the track to make the ride stop. (I’M KIDDING, I’M KIDDING, use a backpack, it’s bigger)
SMILE: the camera will catch you in the second room, shortly after you go through a small tunnel of red diamond targets, so pick your nose at the right time. Mark Twain. No, I don’t mean Mark Twain said that, I mean Mark Twain is a great place to pick your nose. Star Tours, or any ride with a camera, notsomuch.
BE QUICK: Each of your friend take a quadrant of the screen to locate your photo as quickly as possible and have the most computer literate person operate the keyboard and send them all. Otherwise the lines get long.
Oh, by the way, if you do the backpack trick, put your friend’s address and phone # on the tag. hee hee

This is a pretty OK attraction, nothing to go out of my way for but good none the less. I wouldn’t wait in lone for more than 10 minutes. I would suggest going on on it, if you have time to kill before your fast pass for Space Mountain or Star Tours expire. And remember, diamonds and triangles are worth way more than circles and squares.
The reason I give it 3 instead of 5 stars is the fact that this attraction aged very quickly over the years. It looks like an attraction from a lesser theme park. It’s in desperate need of a remodel.

One of my more favorite rides in Disneyland, Buzz Lightyear Astroblasters is one where you can compete for points with your friend who’s sitting right next to you. The fact that you can control the car and shoot your laser for points is one that makes this ride worth riding!
Often, the line for this ride is not as long as other rides. You start off being sat in a car in which you can control its left or right movements. The gun that is on the car is actually a laser in which you shoot diamonds with the letter Z for more points. You have so many opportunities to gain so much points. It is fun and competitive to go against your friends to see who can rack up the most points!
This ride goes slow but the fact that you’ll be shooting a laser the entire time makes you forget about the speed!!! With the fun you’ll have here, you’ll wish it went by extra slow to make the fun last longer!!!

Been on this one a few times now it’s quick and fun. Two seater ride, You have laser guns and shoot at targets for points the target lights up when hit. You can control your cart but since there are two of you one may want to shoot in one direction while the other may want a different angle. So that can mess up your score or what you are shooting at. Overall fun competition of seeing who can get the higher score then after the ride you can go to the computer screens and see a picture of you and your score and you can email it home.

Calling all Space Rangers!
Suit up because Buzz Lightyear and those funny aliens need your help to defeat Emperor Zurg.
This is one of my favorite rides within Disneyland.
It’s like laser tag mixed with a regular Disney sit down ride.
To rack up more points aim at Zurg, and don’t spin around too much.
Focus cadet and you’ll be a Space Ranger like me.
And don’t forget to smile for the hidden camera at the end because then you can view your score and picture at the end of the ride.
A must for the Toy Story fan!