Reviews of Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin
Reviewed by haleymm12 Review Date: 02/27/2024
Rating: (7) Recommended
worth riding if you havent rode it in while, but not worth it if you need to skip out on other fun rides in order to do it. still a lot of fun, just needs a wee bit of updating.
Pros:
fun for the family, spinning the ride vehicle voluntarily, cool visual effects, fairly decent wait timesCons:
sometimes can have a long wait, aiming the guns are a pain. it's hard to get a good scoreReviewed by DisneyGirlMelissa Review Date: 02/18/2024
Rating: (7) Recommended
Love this ride over in Disneyland and was looking forward to riding in WDW. Its a bit more challenging than DL since you cant actually pick up the gun, but still lots of fun
Pros:
fun to challenge your travel companionsCons:
cant pick up the gunReviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 09/05/2023
Rating: (6) Recommended
Hard
Pros:
Fun shooting game, control your own vehiclesCons:
hard to win, takes too much strategy to get any good scoreReviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 08/01/2023
Rating: (10) Recommended
Loved it as a kid now love it as an adult. 100% the best ride. Plus I am competitive so playing with friends is the way to go
Pros:
fun for all agesCons:
n/aReviewed by Anonymous Review Date: 01/28/2023
Rating: (7) Recommended
If you have a Buzz fan- 100% must do. Seeing the giant Buzz animatronic in the queue made the 40 minute wait worth it for us. Our 2 year old was squealing and yelling “Buzz”. When the ride was finishing, and we saw the final buzz he yelled “I love you, buzz!” Otherwise, I wouldn’t wait that long for this ride. We used Genie+ to ride it a second time with no wait- that was the perfect final ride for our trip.
Pros:
Perfect for toddlers and buzz fans Competition factor is great for the adults Immediate booking on Genie+ Queue has giant animatronic Buzz Spin is controlled by the riderCons:
No seating in the queue and much of it is outdoor Could bother those with motion sicknessReviewed by Piper2010 Review Date: 07/23/2022
Rating: (7) Recommended
Fun ride! Good for all ages!
Pros:
Fun and entertaining Great for all agesCons:
NoneReviewed by CatherineattheCastle Review Date: 06/22/2022
Rating: (8) Recommended
Very fun ride, difficult to control. The trigger on the gun is less sensitive than I'd like it to be, and it's hard to tell where your "laser" is pointed at. I always have to calibrate my gun before the game starts by shooting in the first room with Buzz Lightyear just so I know how accurate my aim will be. The red dot never seems to correspond with where I'm aiming, so it's difficult to know when I'm scoring points or not. I never do well, haha.
Pros:
Fun, kills time, cute theme, compete with familyCons:
Line can be long, hard to shoot, hard to aimReviewed by Kirsten626 Review Date: 06/14/2022
Rating: (7) Recommended
This ride is so much fun. Even if you can’t figure out how to use the guns like me it is still really fun to see how interactive you are. The best for the whole family.
Pros:
Inside, great for all ages, fun no matter whatCons:
Could be a long lineReviewed by TeacherManJoe Review Date: 05/31/2022
Rating: (5) Recommended
Space Ranger Spin is a really fun ride for adults and kiddos alike, as it’s always fun to compete with each other. The theming is fun as well, and the shooting system is easy to pick up and does not destroy your forearm like Toy Story Mania.
All of that being said, it is really difficult to keep track of what is happening on this ride. The guns being attached to the vehicle makes it tough to aim the way you want and it’s really difficult to tell where you are shooting and whether you are hitting the targets the way you want to. Additionally, there is not really any way to tell where the highest point value targets are unless you look up the secrets online. All of this makes the ride a bit frustrating and can take away from the fun competition with your family/friends. If you don’t have any cares about how many points you are getting and how, first of all teach me your ways, but also you likely won’t mind this as much.
Pros:
Fun theming Competition is funCons:
Shooting mechanics are quite confusing and difficult to feel like there is any control over your scoreReviewed by KelliH1983 Review Date: 05/22/2022
Rating: (6) Recommended
This is a fun ride. I love the competitive aspect of it. My husband and I are both extremely competitive, so on more than one occasion this ride has ended with one of us proclaiming that we were the senior space ranger for the trip and the other emphatically saying our laser wasn’t working properly. This attraction would get a higher rating if I didn’t think that Toy Story Midway Mania did this same idea better.
