Toy Story Mania is now open at Disney’s Hollywood Studios and will open at Disney’s California Adventure in June (June 17). The park’s Imagineers have been tweaking the attraction after visits from Disney Vacation Club members and members of the press.
What’s the vote on the new attraction? Pretty positive if you follow the press reviews. The official grand opening is May 31st. Yep, tomorrow! So if you’re in Florida or planning a trip this week or this summer, be sure to check it out. The actual name, by the way, is Toy Story Midway Mania, but it doesn’t trip off the tongue the way Toy Story Mania does.
What to Expect?
The ride is completely interactive and is inspired by the Disney Pixar films. The world is 4-D with midway type games hosted by favored Toy Story characters including Buzz, Jessie, Woody, Hamm and more. You use virtual spring action shooters to throw virtual projectiles at the targets. Each game has a hidden “Easter Egg” that launches more rounds of fun. Each vehicle in the rides seats 4 back to back pairs. You wear 3-D glasses and you spin as you ride.
Mini-games
- Pie Throw Practice
- Hamm & Eggs
- Bo Peep’s Baaa-loon Pop
- Green Army Men Shoot Camp
- Buzz Lightyear’s Flying Tossers
- Woody’s Rootin’ Tootin’ Shootin’ Gallery
The attraction sounds like terrific fun. The queue to get into the attraction will have an animatronic Mr. Potato Head with pre-recorded snippets of dialogue by Don Rickles (he voiced the character in the films). Personally, I can’t wait to get back there and check it out.