Two months. That is how long Tomorrowland has been missing one of its most beloved attractions. Since April, Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters has been sitting dark behind a wall of construction scrim, with no word from Disney about what was actually happening inside. For the regulars, the repeat visitors, the families who treat blasting Emperor Zurg's robot army as a sacred tradition every single time they pass through the park gates, it has been a genuinely rough stretch.
That wait has an end date now. Disney has confirmed it on the official Disneyland website: Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters reopens Saturday, June 13, 2026. Hours run from 8 a.m. to midnight.
The mystery of what actually happened during the closure is still largely that, a mystery. Disney has offered no specifics about the scope of the work, and the working theory based on everything that has and has not been said is that this was a maintenance refurbishment rather than any dramatic transformation. Anyone holding out hope for a ground-up reinvention should probably let that go. The attraction looks to be coming back as guests remember it, refreshed and running well, but not fundamentally different.
That makes it a very different situation from what recently happened at Magic Kingdom in Florida. The Walt Disney World version of the attraction, Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin, came out of its own refurbishment period looking and feeling genuinely new. Updated ride vehicles, refreshed scene work, improved interactive targets, and a package of tech upgrades gave the experience a noticeably new feel. The Disneyland closure was not believed to be anything close to that level of investment.
Still, there are already encouraging signs around the attraction. The Little Green Men Store Command, the gift shop attached to the ride, has already reopened, which brings at least some energy back to that corner of Tomorrowland. Construction scrim and facade work are still visible on portions of the exterior as the final details get sorted out ahead of the June 13 return.
Here is where the timing becomes genuinely exciting for fans of the franchise. Toy Story 5 opens in theaters on June 19, 2026, just six days after the attraction comes back online. The fifth film in one of Pixar's most beloved series is positioned as a major event, a potential billion-dollar title for The Walt Disney Company and, with Taylor Swift's involvement generating its own wave of attention, something that goes well beyond the traditional animation audience. This is shaping up to be a Toy Story summer in every sense of the phrase.
Having Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters back in service right at the start of that cultural moment, with peak summer crowds already filling the parks, gives guests a reason to celebrate both on screen and in the park at the same time. It is the kind of convergence that does not always happen this neatly.
Emperor Zurg has had a long enough break. The newest class of Space Rangers reports for duty on June 13.
What are you most hoping to see when Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters finally reopens? Let us know your thoughts in the comments!
