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Club Buzz Lightyear’s Above the Rest |
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Photo by Allen Huffman, 2001 |
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The sign reads, “Club Buzz, Lightyear’s Above the Rest.” Let’s start with the obvious question. Why is there an apostrophe? |
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Perhaps the apostrophe indicates a contraction, and the phrase means “Lightyear is above the rest.” Then again, an apostrophe and an “s” can make a noun or proper noun possessive, so the meaning could be “Above the Rest, owned by Lightyear.” Surely, this fine establishment did not make the common mistake of inserting an errant apostrophe before an “s” for pluralization. |
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Photo by Allen Huffman, 2001 Umbrellas, tables, and the stage in the “down” position |
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The apostrophe really doesn’t matter. What matters is that you could spend all day here—breakfast, lunch, snacks, dinner, daytime entertainment, evening entertainment, and even dancing. Let’s start with breakfast. |
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Photo by Allen Huffman, 2005 Club Buzz breakfast menu |
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Photo by Allen Huffman, 2002 Decor above the quick-service windows |
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Photo by Allen Huffman, 2005 Sunrise Breakfast |
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Looks good, eh? The $6.99 breakfast at Club Buzz even includes a breakfast beverage. Usually that means coffee, but for some people that means a tall Diet Coke. |
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Photo by Allen Huffman, 2001 Morning and afternoon show times |
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The daytime show is Calling All Space Scouts… a Buzz Lightyear Adventure. According to the official park website, here’s what to expect: Be dazzled by a hilarious action-packed show hosted by our favorite space-age hero, Buzz Lightyear.
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Photo by Allen Huffman, 2005 Keep off |
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Photo by Allen Huffman, 2001 Space Cadet Starla |
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Photo by Allen Huffman, 2001 Kids sit in front |
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Photo by Allen Huffman, 2001 The Little Green Men, Space Cadet Starla, and Buzz Lightyear himself |
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Photo by Allen Huffman, 2001 Emperor Zurg |
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So far, you’ve had breakfast and you’ve seen a show. Are you ready for lunch? If you’re not hungry yet, take a ride on the nearby Autopia Presented by Chevron first. Try the Solar Fried Chicken Basket or the Cosmic Fish Basket. The chicken isn’t really fried by the sun, and the fish is from Earth’s oceans, not from the cosmos beyond Earth. But they’re both pretty good. |
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Photo by Allen Huffman, 2004 Service windows |
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Photo by Allen Huffman, 2004 What looks good to you? |
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Unless you eat very slowly, you’ll probably want to spend time somewhere else before the evening entertainment begins. Then catch Papa Doo Run Run, a California surf band. Perhaps you remember Papa Doo Run Run as Disneyland’s “celebrity house band” from 1975 to 1990. |
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Photo by Allen Huffman, 2005 Evening entertainment too |
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Photo by Allen Huffman, 2005 Papa Doo Run Run on the Club Buzz stage |
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Photo by Allen Huffman, 2005 The Club Buzz stage, descending at the end of a set |
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Photo by Allen Huffman, 2005 The Club Buzz stage, all gone! |
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Photo by Allen Huffman, 2005 Sharing the stage with Papa Doo Run Run at night |
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Come back after dark for dancing. Catch another set from Papa Doo Run Run. If you don’t want to dance yourself, hang around until the characters dance. |
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Club Buzz—Lightyear’s Above the Rest Restaurant opened at Tomorrowland in Disneyland Park on June 30, 2001. Club Buzz was one of many updates to Tomorrowland Terrace, which had opened July 2, 1967—with quick-service food windows, open-air dining tables, a dance floor, and a space-age ascending/descending bandstand for live entertainment. Despite numerous name changes, renovations, decor updates, and new menus, it’s still essentially the same today as it was more than 50 years ago. The names have been:
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Photo by Chris Bales, 2000 Tomorrowland Terrace in 2000, before Club Buzz |
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The 1998 version of the Tomorrowland Terrace bandshell had a different top. Although there was a show based on Toy Story 2 (1999) in 2000, it was not yet Club Buzz. |
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Photo by Werner Weiss, 2013 Tomorrowland Terrace stage topper after the end of Club Buzz |
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In 2006, Club Buzz reverted back to its previous name, Tomorrowland Terrace. |
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Photo by Werner Weiss, 2013 Impressive at night, with the stage in its descended position |
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Photo by Werner Weiss, 2016 Star Wars overlay that began in 2015 |
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In November 2015, as part of Disneyland’s “Season of the Force” promoting Star Wars: The Force Awakens, the Tomorrowland Terrace was renamed the Galactic Grill. Star Wars-themed menu items included the Jedi Order Grilled Chicken Sandwich and the First Order Specialty Burger. Desserts included the Darth by Chocolate parfait and The Pastry Menace. It’s still the Galactic Grill. But it’s probably safe to say there will be another name change in the future. |
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