LP Lotion: Disneyland Paris' Buzz Lightyear's Laser Blast
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Buzz Lightyear's Laser Blast
Last Friday whilst Walt Disney World was unveiling their latest E-ticket attraction at Disney's Animal Kingdom park to media and invited guests a similar ceremony was being conducted nearly 4,000 miles away at Disneyland Resort Paris.
The fifth incarnation of Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin officially opened to guests on Saturday in the building that once housed Le Visionarium the popular CircleVision movie-based attraction. The interactive dark ride was the first to be unveiled by the resort's new Chairman and CEO Karl Holz (a former Walt Disney World and Disney Cruise Line executive) ably assisted by Buzz himself. The attraction was art directed for Paris by imagineer Neil Engel (SuperStar Limo and ABC Soap Opera Bistro).
This new Discoveryland attraction is the first of three new developments at the resort. Next year Toon Studios will open its doors at the Walt Disney Studios Park under the direction of veteran imagineer Corey Sewelson (who was responsible for the original Tower of Terror and Condor Flats/Hollywood Pictures Backlot at Disney's California Adventure park). This project completes the toon cycle for Corey as he has also worked on Toontown at Tokyo Disneyland where the animated characters live and Toon Studios is where they actually go to work! One of the attractions is a spinning coaster called Crush's Turtle Twister (from Finding Nemo) which will have slower dark-ride show scenes within the building. A second will be similar to Francis' Ladybug Boogie (at DCA) and will be Cars themed (Radiator Springs to be exact). The ride name is still in limbo. Tales from the Laughing Place readers can expect to see an interview with Corey and artwork in an issue later this year.
The concrete shell is already in place for the Tower of Terror at the Studios and the attraction is currently on target to open in late 2007.
Finally a new daytime parade should be unveiled next year as Disneyland park celebrates its fifteenth anniversary.
