Disneyland’s Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters

New Attraction
Features First-Ever Interactive Online Component

ANAHEIM,
Calif., May 5, 2004 – Famed intergalactic hero Buzz Lightyear has
been tapped to help Disneyland celebrate its golden anniversary with the
addition of a new out-of-this-world attraction, "Buzz Lightyear Astro
Blasters." The new attraction premieres in Tomorrowland in 2005 during
the park's 18-month-long worldwide "The Happiest Homecoming on Earth"
50th anniversary celebration that debuts on May 5, 2005 .

The space
adventure stars Buzz Lightyear; the intrepid galactic hero from Disney/Pixar's
hit film Toy Story. Enlisting guests as members of the Universe Protection
Unit of the Space Ranger Corps., would-be Space Rangers help Buzz defeat
the evil Emperor Zurg before he corners the world's energy supply.

The attraction
is an interactive experience in which guests pilot their own Space Cruisers
and twist, turn and fire personal laser cannons in order to hit targets
and gain points that will protect the peace of outer space from the forces
of the Emperor Zurg! Total scores will appear in the Space Cruiser at
the conclusion of each adventure.

"It
will be especially popular with the video game generation," said
Barry Braverman, senior vice president of Walt Disney Imagineering. "Players
will jump back on the attraction again and again to improve their scores
and top friends and family members."

Imagineers
will incorporate a brand new online component inviting at-home fans to
join in the excitement. Guests on the attraction will be virtually paired
up with internet partners who will join the adventure at Disneyland in
real time through web cam technology. At-home participants will help increase
the scores of guests on the attraction by raising the value of targets
along the way. This groundbreaking innovation, melding a Disney theme
park attraction with real-time online interaction, will be a first for
any Disney theme park.

"Buzz
Lightyear Astro Blasters" will be located at the entrance to Tomorrowland,
in the former site occupied by the CircleVision Theater, and will be a
Disney FASTPASS attraction. Featuring a host of familiar faces, including
those popular little green, three-eyed aliens, the black light adventure
features a vibrant and colorful cosmic setting.

A similar
attraction, "Buzz Lightyear's Space Rangers Spin," opened on
October 7, 1998 in the Magic Kingdom Park at Walt Disney Resort in Florida
and has consistently been one of the most popular attractions in the Magic
Kingdom.

Premiering
on May 5, 2005 "The Happiest Homecoming on Earth," an extraordinary
celebration of the golden 50th anniversary of Disneyland, will pay tribute
to the millions of guests and Cast Members who have contributed to the
rich legacy of "The Happiest Place on Earth" over the past five
decades. The 18-month long occasion represents the biggest celebration
in the history of Disney theme parks and is the first truly global Disney
event (with commemorative events planned at each of the Disney theme parks
around the world in salute to Disneyland ).