Last week, we celebrated Buzz Lightyear’s return from space with a ticker-tape parade at the Magic Kingdom Park. If you weren’t able to make it to the parade, don’t worry. Here’s a quick highlight video:
Buzz Lightyear Ticker-Tape Parade Video
posted on October 9th, 2009 by Thomas Smith, Social Media Director, Disney Parks
Disney Parks Celebrates Buzz Lightyear with Ticker-Tape Parade
posted on October 2nd, 2009 by Thomas Smith, Social Media Director, Disney Parks
Here at Disney Parks, ticker-tape parades are a big deal. But Buzz Lightyear is back — mission completed. And we’re celebrating at Walt Disney World Resort.
Buzz’s achievement as the longest tenured Space Ranger in space was celebrated on Main Street, U.S.A. in Magic Kingdom Park. Buzz’s closest friends, including Buzz Aldrin joined in the fun.
Buzz Lightyear recently returned home aboard Space Shuttle Discovery STS-128 after more than 15 months in space. If you recall, he launched the Disney Parks-NASA Space Ranger Education Series last year after joining the shuttle Discovery crew’s mission to the International Space Station.
Since then, Buzz has been encouraging students to pursue math, science and tech studies. Special material for educators and online games were released to begin the mission. And, a successful return to Earth brings a new Space Ranger Education Series game.
Disney Parks and NASA also launched an online Mission Patch Design Challenge that will run from October 2 through November 6. Students ages 6-12 will have the opportunity to design a mission patch to commemorate Buzz’s return. The student with the most creative mission patch and 100-word essay will win a trip to Walt Disney World Resort and a VIP tour of NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. More information on the Mission Patch Design Challenge is available at http://www.Disneyparks.com/Buzz.
