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Toy Story Midway Mania!
File:Toy Story Mania! Entrance.jpg
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DesignerWalt Disney Imagineering
ThemeCarnival midway games
MusicRiders in the Sky
Single rider line yes
Disabled access Wheelchair accessible
Toy Story Mania!
File:Toy Story Mania! Entrance (2).jpg
Ride statistics
DesignerWalt Disney Imagineering
ThemeCarnival midway games
MusicRiders in the Sky
Disabled access Wheelchair accessible

Toy Story Midway Mania! (marketed as Toy Story Mania! [1]) is an interactive theme park attraction at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Florida and Disney's California Adventure in California.

Designed by Walt Disney Imagineering and inspired by the Disney/Pixar films Toy Story and Toy Story 2, the Florida version opened officially on May 31, 2008[2][3] with the California version following on June 17, 2008.[4][5]

It was announced during a press conference at Walt Disney World Resort on January 26, 2007.

Concept

Park guests wear 3-D glasses aboard spinning vehicles that travel through virtual environments based on classic carnival midway games.[6][7] Ride vehicles seat up to four in back-to-back pairs.

The attraction features five mini-games after a practice round, each of which includes at least one "Easter egg" that can trigger additional targets or gamplay changes.

Mini-games

  • Pie Throw Practice Booth (pie toss target practice game, no points awarded)
  • Hamm & Eggs (egg throw game)
  • Bo Peep's Baaa-loon Pop (dart throw game)
  • Green Army Men Shoot Camp (baseball throw / plate breaking game)
  • Buzz Lightyear's Flying Tossers (ring toss game)
  • Woody's Rootin' Tootin' Shootin' Gallery (suction cup shooting game)


Each guest's score is recorded by an onboard display screen as points are acquired with individual toy cannons firing simulated projectiles at virtual targets. Toy Story characters including Woody, Hamm, Buzz Lightyear and Bo Peep appear during the attraction's different games.

Similar technology has been used in Disney attractions such as Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for Buccaneer Gold at DisneyQuest and several Buzz Lightyear attractions. According to Disney, it is the first attraction created simultaneously by Walt Disney Imagineering for two theme parks.[8]

The queue at both parks features a large Mr. Potato Head audio-animatronic figure that interacts with guests through pre-recorded snippets of dialogue recorded by comedian Don Rickles, who voiced the character in the Toy Story films.

Locations

  • Disney's California Adventure: Paradise Pier, beneath and behind the California Screamin' roller coaster, a space formerly occupied by themed midway games and food service locations. The area is designed to resemble a Victorian-era seaside carnival.
  • Disney's Hollywood Studios: Pixar Place, inside the former soundstages used for the park's Who Wants To Be A Millionaire - Play It! attraction. The facade, as well as the surrounding area, resembles Pixar Animation Studios' campus in Emeryville, California.

Name variation

In press releases to the news media, the Disneyland[9] and Walt Disney World[10] public relations staffs consistently refer to the attraction as Toy Story Mania! The same name also is used in both resorts' advertisements, and on the disneyland.com, disneyworld.com, and official promotional website for the attraction, also signage inside the Resort area, including the Downtown Disney and Ticket Booth areas. However, the marquees at both attraction entrances and some other park signs read Toy Story Midway Mania! Disney has not explained the reason for the inconsistency in its public communications.

Music

Music for the waiting queue was arranged and recorded by Jennifer Hammond at Capitol Studios with a live orchestra. Over an hour of music was recorded, all based on the first two Toy Story scores composed by Randy Newman.[11]

References

  1. ^ http://darkbeer.smugmug.com/gallery/5003333_bqo6i#300077022_eHKx4
  2. ^ Bevil, Dewayne: "Orlando theme-park goers preview Toy Story Mania", Orlando Sentinel, 11 May 2008
  3. ^ Bevil, Dewayne: "Toy Story Mania to surge in "late May" at Disney's Hollywood Studios", Orlando Sentinel, 17 March 2008
  4. ^ Disneyland Resort Public Relations: "Spring Into Summer Mania with New Vacation Package Offerings from Disneyland Resort", disneylandnews.com, 14 April 2008
  5. ^ Tully, Sarah: "Interactive Disney ride opens this summer", The Orange County Register, 18 March 2008
  6. ^ Barnes, Brookes: "Will Disney Keep Us Amused?", The New York Times, 10 February 2008
  7. ^ MacDonald, Brady: "Disney offers sneak peek at Toy Story Mania ride", Los Angeles Times, 17 March 2008
  8. ^ Walt Disney World Resort Public Relations: "Toy Story Mania! Fun Facts", wdwnews.com, 23 May 2008
  9. ^ Disneyland Resort Public Relations: "'Toy Story' Characters Challenge Guests to Ride and Play Toy Story Mania!", disneylandnews.com, 20 March 2008
  10. ^ Walt Disney World Resort Public Relations: "Toy Story Mania! Begins Challenging Walt Disney World Guests at Disney’s Hollywood Studios May 31", wdwnews.com, 16 May 2008
  11. ^ Dan Goldwasser (2008-06-02). "Jennifer Hammond arranges Randy Newman's Toy Story scores for new Disney Attractions!". ScoringSessions.com. Retrieved 2008-06-02. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)

See also

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