Toy Story Midway Mania!
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| Disney's Hollywood Studios | |||||||
| Land | Pixar Place | ||||||
| Designer | Walt Disney Imagineering | ||||||
| Theme | Carnival midway games | ||||||
| Opening date | May 31, 2008 | ||||||
| Hosted by | Mr. Potato Head | ||||||
| Music | Riders in the Sky | ||||||
| Vehicle capacity | 8 | ||||||
| Audio-animatronics | Mr. Potato Head | ||||||
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| Disney's California Adventure | |||
| Land | Paradise Pier | ||
| Designer | Walt Disney Imagineering | ||
| Theme | Carnival midway games | ||
| Opening date | June 17, 2008 | ||
| Hosted by | Mr. Potato Head | ||
| Music | Riders in the Sky | ||
| Vehicle capacity | 8 | ||
| Audio-animatronics | Mr. Potato Head | ||
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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.
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[edit] 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 gameplay changes.
[edit] 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-Animatronics figure that interacts with guests through pre-recorded snippets of dialogue performed by comedian Don Rickles, who voiced the character in the Toy Story films. The sophisticated figure identifies people in the audience, sings, tell jokes, and so forth.
[edit] 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.
[edit] Name variation
The attraction is being refered to as both Toy Story Midway Mania! and Toy Story Mania!. While the attraction marquees and some in-park signage read the former, the latter has been used in press releases to the news media,[9][10] used in both resorts' advertisements, and on the disneyland.com, disneyworld.com, and official promotional website for the attraction, along with attraction merchandise.
Disney has not explained the reason for the inconsistency in its public communications.
[edit] Music
Music for the queue area was arranged and recorded by Jennifer Hammond at Capitol Studios with a live orchestra. More than an hour of music was recorded, all based on the first two Toy Story scores composed by Randy Newman.[11]
[edit] References
- ^ http://darkbeer.smugmug.com/gallery/5003333_bqo6i#300077022_eHKx4
- ^ Bevil, Dewayne: "Orlando theme-park goers preview Toy Story Mania", Orlando Sentinel, 11 May 2008
- ^ Bevil, Dewayne: "Toy Story Mania to surge in "late May" at Disney's Hollywood Studios", Orlando Sentinel, 17 March 2008
- ^ Disneyland Resort Public Relations: "Spring Into Summer Mania with New Vacation Package Offerings from Disneyland Resort", disneylandnews.com, 14 April 2008
- ^ Tully, Sarah: "Interactive Disney ride opens this summer", The Orange County Register, 18 March 2008
- ^ Barnes, Brookes: "Will Disney Keep Us Amused?", The New York Times, 10 February 2008
- ^ MacDonald, Brady: "Disney offers sneak peek at Toy Story Mania ride", Los Angeles Times, 17 March 2008
- ^ Walt Disney World Resort Public Relations: "Toy Story Mania! Fun Facts", wdwnews.com, 23 May 2008
- ^ Disneyland Resort Public Relations: "'Toy Story' Characters Challenge Guests to Ride and Play Toy Story Mania!"
- ^ Walt Disney World Walt Disney World Resort Public Relations: "Toy Story Mania! Begins Challenging Walt Disney World Guests at Disney’s Hollywood Studios May 31"
- ^ Dan Goldwasser. "Jennifer Hammond arranges Randy Newman's Toy Story scores for new Disney Attractions!", ScoringSessions.com, 2008-06-02. Retrieved on 2008-06-02.
[edit] See also
- List of current Disney's California Adventure attractions
- Disney's Hollywood Studios attraction and entertainment history
[edit] External links
- Official promotional mini-site
- Official California attraction page within disneyland.com
- Official Florida attraction page within disneyworld.com
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