Sugar Rush: Sweet Rescue replaces Buzz Lightyear in Tomorrowland, opens on the park’s 44th birthday and brings a new Sugar-Lime popcorn flavor with it.
Ralph is finally getting a ride of his own, and he’s getting it on Tokyo Disneyland’s birthday.
Sugar Rush: Sweet Rescue opens April 15, 2027, at Tokyo Disneyland, Disney announced Tuesday, Oct. 27. It’s the first attraction anywhere in the world based on Walt Disney Animation Studios’ Wreck-It Ralph.
The date was picked on purpose. Tokyo Disneyland opened April 15, 1983, so the ride debuts on the park’s 44th anniversary.
It’s moving into the Tomorrowland building that held Buzz Lightyear’s Astro Blasters, which closed for good on Oct. 31, 2024. The new ride runs on an upgraded version of that same ride system, so you’ll still be aiming at targets and racking up points.
Here’s Attractions Magazine’s first look at the ride, from D23 in August:
What happens on the Wreck-It Ralph ride?
King Candy is up to his old tricks. In the ride’s story, he’s turned the gummies, lollipops, bubble gum and ice cream of the Sugar Rush racing game into Sugar Bugs. Their job is to eat the whole kingdom.
You team up with Ralph and Vanellope to turn the bugs back into their cute, or “kawaii,” selves before they wreck Sugar Rush for good.
The ride vehicles have scanners built in. You earn points for the types and number of Sugar Bugs you restore, and your score shows up on screens in the vehicle when the ride ends. For a limited time after you ride, your results also appear in the Tokyo Disney Resort app, along with ride photos you can buy.
What else opens with Sugar Rush: Sweet Rescue?
A new shop called Pixel Prism opens next door the same day, in the space that used to be the Planet M store. Disney says it’s designed like a digital marketplace, with pixel-patterned floors, fiber optic touches and a big glowing pixel sculpture at the entrance. Expect plush, candy and toys based on the ride’s scanners.
Then there’s the popcorn. Tokyo Disneyland is famous for flavors you won’t find in Florida, like soy sauce and butter, garlic shrimp and strawberry napoleon.
The newest one is Sugar-Lime, a sweet-and-tart flavor inspired by the Sugar Bugs. It starts March 17, 2027, at Popping Station, a new stand overlooking Tomorrowland Plaza, and at popcorn wagons around the park. Restaurants across Tokyo Disneyland will add special menu items for the ride’s opening, too.
Can you play Sugar Rush before the ride opens?
Sort of. Starting Jan. 12, 2027, a smartphone mini-game lets fans train for the ride at home, and a special version works inside the park.
The rest of the countdown looks like this:
Feb. 18: Ralph-themed decorations and photo spots arrive in Tomorrowland.
March 17: Popping Station opens with Sugar-Lime popcorn.
March 18: Sugar Rush projections start at Cinderella Castle.
April 15: The ride and Pixel Prism open.
How much is Tokyo Disneyland spending on Tomorrowland?
Plenty. Oriental Land Co., the company that owns and runs Tokyo Disney Resort, puts the Ralph ride at about 29.5 billion yen. The whole Tomorrowland project, including a rebuilt Space Mountain and the area around it, comes to roughly 100 billion yen.
That coaster is called Space Mountain Earthrise. Its new ride system launches you from Earth into deep space, with onboard audio in the cars, a first for a Tokyo Disney Resort coaster.
The original Space Mountain closed in July 2024. Earthrise is due in 2027, but it doesn’t have an opening date yet.
Both rides sit around the new Tomorrowland Plaza, which mixes fire, water, earth and wood designs with sun and moon lighting.
What’s next at Tokyo Disneyland before Ralph arrives?
New Year’s comes first. The park’s New Year event runs Jan. 1 to 11, 2027, with Mickey and friends in traditional Japanese clothing for a 25-minute “New Year’s Greeting” that runs twice a day.
The entrance gets kadomatsu, Japan’s bamboo and pine New Year decorations. This year’s version features Danny, the little black lamb from Disney’s 1948 film So Dear to My Heart, since 2027 is the Year of the Sheep.
Some old favorites are taking breaks, though. Tokyo Disney’s 2027 refurbishment schedule includes Peter Pan’s Flight, Splash Mountain and Jungle Cruise.
Wreck-It Ralph hit theaters in November 2012, and its sequel, Ralph Breaks the Internet, followed in 2018. Disney hasn’t announced a Ralph ride for any other park.
Article compiled and written by Kambrea Pratt (editor-in-chief), Derek Gibbs (beat editor) and the Pirates & Princesses newsroom. Pirates & Princesses is part of WebReef Media.
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Hat Tips:
Disney Parks Blog (Oct. 27, 2026), the opening date, ride details, Pixel Prism, Sugar-Lime popcorn and the launch dates
WDW News Today (Oct. 26 and 27, 2026), the Astro Blasters ride system, the park’s anniversary and the New Year event
Disney Food Blog (Oct. 30, 2024), Astro Blasters’ last day
Australasian Leisure Management (Aug. 2026), Oriental Land Co.’s costs and Space Mountain Earthrise
Pirates & Princesses (Oct. 25, 2026), Tokyo Disney’s 2027 closures
Attractions Magazine on YouTube, the ride preview
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