Ha ha! Thanks, everyone, for the shout-outs and kind words. Yes,
@planningjollyholiday, I'm happy to help. Here are my time-tested tips for rocking Buzz Lightyear:
· Only ever shoot diamonds (5,000 points) and triangles (10,000 points – 50,000 when lit). Shoot squares only when lit (5000 points). As I explained to two girls in line behind me recently, shooting one triangle is the scoring equivalent to shooting 100 circles. Don’t waste time on circles.
· Shoot targets multiple times, not just once. I often leave the first room with 250,000 – 300,000 points.
· If you have trouble hitting targets, take a moment to shoot at a blank wall to determine if your gun is shooting high, low or to one side. Often times that’s the key. Not all guns are created equal ;-).
· Make a note of where the triangle targets are and go for them as often as possible. For example, in the second to last room (where the second Zurg is), there’s one behind you as you near the exit. You have to shoot the circle beneath it to make it pop up. That alone -- hitting it ten times -- can earn players at least 100,000 points.
· This won’t be an issue for most players, but be aware that if you exceed approximately 2,096,900, your score will reset and you’ll lose everything. This happens to me regularly and it’s very frustrating. The challenge is that once you exceed 1M points, the cruiser will only display 999999. You’ll need to keep track (or try to) in your head. This has been an issue for the past 20 months or so. I’ve raised it with Disney a few times but I think it unlikely that they’ll ever fix it. Indeed, I was told by Disney only today that the ride was always meant not to allow players to exceed that score. The way it performs now is the way it was always intended to.
· On a related note, scores above 1M will only display at the photo kiosks at the ride exit. Lately (always?) there’ve been problems with scores flowing through with pictures or scores coming through with no accompanying photo. I’ve also raised this issue with Disney and hopefully it will be corrected.
Hope these help!
@planningjollyholiday -- when is your next trip to DL planned? I'd like to hear how you do. I go nearly every Sunday, unless I'm sick or out of town.