Wreck-It Ralph is coming to Tokyo Disneyland's Tomorrowland.
Oriental Land Co. - which owns and operates the Tokyo Disney Resort under license from Disney - announced today that it will close its Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blasters ride in October to make way for a new experience.
And that experience will be based on the Walt Disney Animation Studios film "Wreck-It Ralph."
The new attraction will remain an interactive dark ride, this time set within the world of the candy-themed racing game Sugar Rush. "Sugar Bugs" created by King Candy are on the attack, and riders will work with Ralph and Vanellope to transform the Sugar Bugs back to their original "kawaii" form, as confectionery such as cookies and cakes.
This is not the first time that a Disney theme park has rethemed a Buzz Lightyear shooter ride. At Hong Kong Disneyland, Disney switched Astro Blasters to a Marvel-themed Ant Man and the Wasp attraction.
The new Wreck-It-Ralph ride will open sometime in fiscal year 2026, the resort said.
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Call me a traditionalist, but I've always felt that a castle park's "Tomorrowland" should stay in "tomorrow". Yes, there are plenty of exceptions to the rule around the world, but generally, I think Disney should not replace an attraction that at least has some thematic resemblance to the future with one clearly grounded in the present (or near past).
I really like the Wreck it Ralph IP, but it's a bit of a mismatch in Tomorrowland for me. If they wanted to reskin this shooter, I would have preferred they go with Big Hero 6 if they had to use something recent from the Disney Animated catalogue.
Nice wonder if possible it moves to the States. My nephew loves that movie.
Common Tokyo Disney W.
Mammoth Club Molly wont approve.
Has anyone experienced the Ant Man/Wasp attraction in Hong Kong ??
What I love about the game part of Toy Story Mania is that you can easily visually follow your shot...so if you miss, you can adjust for the next shot and often succeed. What has always frustrated me about Buzz is that it's so hard to see your shot with the small brief red laser mark (which looks just like everyone else's shot) that it's almost impossible to tell what's happening and properly adjust for the next shot. Because of this, the fun factor/"want to ride again" feeling for me on TSM is really high, while on Buzz it has always been much much lower. I don't know if it's technically reasonable to improve this on a retheme or not.
I'm wondering if that's been improved at all in the Ant Man/Wasp attraction or whether it might be improved for this Wreck-It-Ralph attraction.
I don't love the concept, but I don't hate it either. Personally, I think the Ralph IP would have been a better choice for a Star Tours replacement than a redo of Buzz, but I suppose if the former is sticking around indefinitely this is a reasonable use for it. It is a bit of a weird choice for Tomorrowland, but then again so are Monsters, Inc. and Finding Nemo at other parks.
Well said, Mike.
I'd rather see Sugar Rush done as a mash up of Lighting McQueen Racing Academy and Radiator Springs Racers
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For a brief, glorious second, I thought Magic Kingdom’s Buzx was being updated to SOMETHING. That really needs an update.
Still, glad for Tokyo… again haha