Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters

The exterior of the ride

**Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters** is a shooter-dark ride in "Tomorrow Land". The attraction first opened June 29th, 2018. It was entirely refurbished, January 9th, 2020. Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters has been one of Imagine Funs most completive rides yet, with its interactive point scoring.

***Ride Breakdown***

As you approach the entrance queue, you will be introduced to a "Toys world". Shortly after entering the building you will see Buzz Lightyear! He will be briefing you on your mission. Once you have reached the end of the queue you will be greeted with a timer. Once the times has reached zero you will be greeted with a ride vehicle that will blast you off on your adventure to stop the Evil Zurg!

As you enter into Planet Z you will be given an Astro Blaster. Keep this safe as it will protect you from Zurg's evil robots you will soon encounter. There will be various targets marked with the letter "Z". Each target will mean something different, you will also encounter targets that glow. Make sure to shoot them as quick as you see them! They are worth double the points. The more targets you shoot the higher rank you get once you complete your mission. (Ranks and Scores are listed below)

* Orange Circle: 100 points

* Green square: 1000 points

* Purple Diamond: 5,000 points

* Blue Triangle: 10,000 points

* Level 1 Star Cadet: 0 – 1,000

* Level 2 Space Ace: 1,001 – 10,000

* Level 3 Planetary Pilot: 10,001 – 100,000

* Level 4 Space Scout: 100,001 – 300,000

* Level 5 Ranger 1st Class: 300,001 – 600,000

* Level 6 Cosmic Commando: 600,001 – 999,998

* Level 7 Galactic Hero: 999,999

As we travel deeper into Planet Z you will come across the Evil Zurg. You will shoot the targets around him and try to damage him as much as you can! Be aware, he will try to shoot back at you! The targets in this scene consist of orange circles and green squares. Even though these are the lower scoring colors they will still help you achieve the rank of galactic hero!

You will now come across the more subtle side of Planet Z, you will come across many different creatures. Don't be alarmed they wont hurt you. This is where you will score most of your points as you wander past the beautiful scenery of Planet Z. Targets consist of Blue Triangles, Purple diamonds, Green squares and Orange circles. You will also be accompanied by some wonderful music that makes this part of Planet Z so much better.

Get ready to blast off to fight the Evil Zurg! You are now on your way to becoming a Galactic Hero! Here you will be preparing your final fight with Zurg. Your surroundings get a bit more intense. Be aware! This is where you will find some of the highest scoring targets yet. Blue Triangles and Purple diamonds will surround you which make great for high point scoring.

Watch out! Zurg is here and he doesn't want to play. Look who it is! Buzz Lightyear, he will help you defeat the Evil Zurg. As he fights off Zurg, you focus on those targets. All targets colors are here so blast away! Be aware of those hidden ones also, they will score you some high points! Watch out! Zurg isn't going down easy, try blasting his ship! As Buzz says blast him with everything you got!

We got him! Zurg is finally defeated. As you reach your final destination on earth you will first be accompanied by the green minions. They will return him back to the store so he can cause no more trouble! Great job space ranger.

As you return to the unloading station you will be given your score. Did you achieve the rank of Galactic Ranger? If not that's okay! You still tried your best and it paid off because the Evil Zurg is defeated! As you make your way through the exit you will see scores of the top performers. Maybe one day you can be up there too! You will exit through "Little Green men store command" maybe you can even pick up a collectable there.

***Trivia***

Astro blasters has seen many competitors. If you want Number 1 on the leaderboard you will have to score big. Scores do get up there though so it wont be easy.