Is the Space Mountain Mural Back at Disneyland in 2026?

Last Updated on September 2, 2026

The purple scrim and blue construction walls around Little Green Men Store Command are down in Tomorrowland at Disneyland, and the Space Mountain mural next to the shop is visible again as of early September 2026. Guests walking the exit path from Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters can see the refreshed mural and the restored rock facade on the far right of that wall.

I am writing this as visitor news, not a rumor roundup. The shop and the mural sit on a public walkway guests already use every day, so the change matters for anyone photographing Tomorrowland or shopping after Buzz.

What changed in Tomorrowland this week

Little Green Men Store Command is the gift shop at the exit of Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters in Tomorrowland. For months, purple scrim and blue walls boxed in that corner of the Space Mountain building while work continued on the exterior.

Those barriers are gone now. The Little Green Men shop sign is still in place, the mural that had been covered is showing again, and the weathered rock work on the far right looks cleaned up and restored.

This is the kind of park change you notice with your eyes, not with an app alert. Disney has not needed a press release for guests to see that the construction wrap is off and the Space Mountain artwork is back in view.

If you last visited in late spring or early summer, the difference will be obvious. The same stretch that looked like a temporary job site now reads as a finished shop front again, with a few paint details still catching up.

How long Buzz and the shop were closed

Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters and Little Green Men Store Command both closed in mid-April 2026. That paired shutdown took the interactive blaster ride and its exit shop offline together, which is how Disney often stages work on that Tomorrowland corner.

The store came back first. Little Green Men Store Command reopened in early June 2026, but the purple scrim stayed up around the exterior while painting and facade work continued.

Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters returned in mid-June 2026 and has been operating since. Guests could ride, shoot, and walk into the shop, yet the mural and rock details stayed hidden behind the wrap for weeks after the attractions themselves were back.

That sequence is common at Disneyland. Soft reopenings put the experience online first, then the exterior finish work catches up when the crews are ready to pull the walls.

If you are planning a September trip, my Disneyland September 2026 closures guide is the better place to check which rides are still offline elsewhere in the park. This Tomorrowland corner is about the mural and the scrim, not a fresh Buzz closure.

The Space Mountain mural is back in view

The Space Mountain mural on that Tomorrowland wall was covered while the scrim was up. Now that the wrap is down, the refreshed mural is visible again to anyone walking past the shop or exiting Buzz.

I care about this more than a typical paint job because Space Mountain is one of the most photographed buildings in the park. When that mural disappears behind purple fabric, every guest photo from that angle looks like a construction site instead of Tomorrowland.

The far-right rock facade that had looked weathered is restored as well. Standing in front of the shop, you get a cleaner read of the mountain side and the Little Green Men storefront together.

The shop sign with the Little Green Men characters did not change. Disney left that identity alone and focused the visible work on the mural, the rock, and the surrounding paint.

What still looks unfinished

This is not a perfect reveal yet. Some paint work still shows jagged purple and white edges on a pillar, and white streaks remain on gray surfaces nearby.

I would not call the corner fully camera-ready if you are chasing a clean mural shot for Instagram. Give it another look on your next visit if the incomplete edges bother you in person.

Even with those leftover details, the big change is done. The scrim is gone, the mural is out, and guests are no longer walking past a boxed-in shop wall on the way out of Buzz.

Expect touch-up crews to finish the paint when they can without shutting the path again. Until then, treat the unfinished edges as a temporary leftover, not a reason to skip the area.

Where to see it on your park day

Start in Tomorrowland and head toward Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters. After you ride, follow the exit into Little Green Men Store Command, or walk the outside path along the Space Mountain building if you are not boarding Buzz that day.

The mural and restored rock sit on that same facade as the shop. You do not need a special ticket, a Lightning Lane, or a guided tour to see the work.

Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters is still operating, so the exit flow through the shop is the natural way most guests will notice the change. If lines are long, you can still view the mural from the public walkway without riding.

Tomorrowland sits across the hub from Main Street, U.S.A., and it is an easy first or last stop depending on your rope-drop plan. Pairing Buzz with a Space Mountain lap is still one of the cleanest early-day Tomorrowland loops.

How this fits a 2026 Disneyland trip

September at Disneyland is often lighter than summer, which makes it a smart window to notice smaller park changes like this mural reveal. Crowds still spike on weekends and holidays, but weekday mornings usually leave more room to pause for photos.

If you are choosing dates for value, my guide to the cheapest time of year to visit Disneyland breaks down when ticket and hotel prices tend to ease. A mural story will not change your budget, but a quieter walkway will change how the mural looks in your photos.

Tomorrowland and Star Wars: Galaxy’s Edge sit on different sides of the park experience. One is classic future fantasy with Space Mountain and Buzz, and the other is the immersive Black Spire Outpost land.

If your group wants both, my Galaxy’s Edge Disneyland guide covers how to plan that land without burning the whole day. I would still give Tomorrowland its own hour so Space Mountain, Buzz, and this mural corner do not get skipped in a rush to Batuu.

Space Mountain itself was not the closed attraction in this April through June window. The mural work lived on the exterior shared with the Buzz exit shop, so the indoor coaster story and the outdoor paint story are related by location, not by the same downtime.

That matters when guests ask whether Space Mountain is down. Check the Disneyland app for live attraction status on park day, because mural scaffolding and ride downtime are not the same thing.

Shopping notes at Little Green Men Store Command

Little Green Men Store Command remains the Pixar alien merch stop tied to Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters. The exterior wrap coming down does not rewrite the shop’s role as the exit retail space.

Expect the usual mix of Buzz and Little Green Men souvenirs once you are inside. I treat exit shops as optional, not mandatory, especially if you are already carrying bags from Main Street or Downtown Disney.

If you only care about the mural, you can photograph from outside and keep walking. Families with kids who just rode Buzz will probably drift into the shop anyway while someone checks the score on the blaster game.

Mobile Order does not apply here. This is retail, not a quick-service restaurant, so your only decision is whether the merch is worth the stop after the ride.

My take for guests visiting now

Pulling the scrim was the right move for guest photos and for the look of Tomorrowland. A covered mural next to an operating shop always felt temporary, and now the corner matches the ride being open again.

I would still watch for final paint touch-ups on that pillar and the gray wall streaks. Disney often finishes those after the walls come down so guests can keep using the path.

For trip planning, this is a nice visual upgrade, not a new attraction. Do not rebuild your Lightning Lane stack around a mural, but do leave two minutes to look up when you exit Buzz.

If you photographed this wall in May or June with the purple wrap still up, a return visit in September will look different. That alone is enough reason for me to flag it as Disneyland news worth publishing.

Keep an eye on the Disneyland app for Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters and Space Mountain wait times on the day you go. The mural will still be there whether the standby line is twenty minutes or seventy.

I will update this page if Disney returns scaffolding to that facade or if the unfinished paint disappears on a later pass. For now, the headline is simple: the scrim is down, and the Space Mountain mural is back in view at Disneyland in 2026.

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