TDR | Toy Story Mania! (2012)

[dagobert]

There are two new attractions coming to Tokyo Disney Resort. The first will be a walkthrough attraction in Cinderella's Castle and the second one will be Toy Story Mania at Tokyo DisneySea.



The attraction will be located in what is currently a backstage area, to the left of Hotel Hightower (Tower of Terror).

OLC press release:
http://www.olc.co.jp/en/news_parts/20090507_02e.pdf

[The Butlin Boy]

Thanks for the link dagobert. I had heard rumours about this, and now we know it's true. Makes the rumours of TSM in Paris even stronger too I suppose; I just hope that it won't be instead of Ratatouille

[RnRCj]

Why couldn't they just have "Midway Mania" - with no Toy Story thrown on the end? Plastic toys and boardwalk games don't go together. It makes no sense at all.

I've got no problem with the boardwalk theme that will be introduced as it's actually somewhat appropriate for the area. It's just the toons that are screwing it all up.

[Anthony]

OLC press release:
http://www.olc.co.jp/en/news_parts/20090507_02e.pdf

Thank you dagobert and thank you OLC - this is exactly how it should be done. They've not even opened their next two attractions and they're opening two more!

Am I doing something wrong, is the exchange rate a bit screwy, or does 1.5bn Yen current work out at around €11m for Midway Mania? I'm guessing it's cheaper to build in Japan than France anyway, but that seems seriously cheap in Disney terms.

Also, they specifically state "New York area" of American Waterfront, so that's not the Old Cape Cod area then.

[id@53]

Am I doing something wrong, is the exchange rate a bit screwy, or does 1.5bn Yen current work out at around €11m for Midway Mania?

Is it not 11.5bn Yen which would equate to €86.65m?

[The Butlin Boy]

Thank you dagobert and thank you OLC - this is exactly how it should be done. They've not even opened their next two attractions and they're opening two more!

You've raised a very good point here Ant; Tokyo have already announced their 2011 and 2012 attractions, and Paris haven't even announced TSPL, which will probably open within a year Take note DLP

Why couldn't they just have "Midway Mania" - with no Toy Story thrown on the end? Plastic toys and boardwalk games don't go together. It makes no sense at all.

I've got no problem with the boardwalk theme that will be introduced as it's actually somewhat appropriate for the area. It's just the toons that are screwing it all up.

It's called a gimmick, shoe-horning Toy Story into it will make it easier to make the attraction appeal to children and families But I agree, perhaps a new theme would have been a better choice

[dagobert]

So maybe Toy Story Mania will make its way to DLRP too. Hopefully it will get built in the Studios and not in Frontierland.

When OLC wants this attraction I think it must be a good one. Unfortunately it wasn't ready at Disney's Hollywood Studios in January 2008, so we couldn't ride it.

I think it would be an improvement for WDS.

[Willow]

Looking at the Concept art. (Found here.)

The ballroom scene for the castle attraction looks good. Not my kind of attraction so I have no excitement for it.

The art for Toy Story Mania looks great. Looks very much like an American Carnival.
Its in the New York area of American Waterfront so will look very much apart of the area.
Of course, its probably going to be the best Toy Story Mania yet!

[CafeFantasia]

It's a shame DLP can't drop a Mickey's Philharmagic into either Fantasyland or Animation Courtyard, the same year (2011) as Tokyo Disney.

Mickey's Philharmagic would probably fit into that green space opposite the Mad Hatter's Tea Party, where the Beauty and the Beast show was supposed to go in 1994.

[RnRCj]

The concept art does look quite good (apart from the Woody face in the back ). As usual it'll probably be much more detailed than any other TSM attraction. Is there an exact location for it? I'd guess to the left of ToT.

When OLC wants this attraction I think it must be a good one.

I think you may be wrong here - Disney want the attraction, the OLC have to agree to it so as not to risk "falling out" with Disney. I expect the OLC didn't have much say at all on whether the attraction will get built.

[The Butlin Boy]

Looking at the Concept art. (Found here.)

They've released concept art too!

I think both projects look fantastic at the minute, except perhaps the giant Woody face entrance which looks like an improved version of the entrance to The Simpsons Ride at Universal Studios




I'm just astounded that they've already announced and even released concept art for all four of their new attractions up to 2012 (I know DCA have, but that's a little bit different ). DLP really should take note of this

[Anthony]

Looks like a miniature Coney Island! Very nice way to slot it in. I guess this means it'll be more like the DCA version without the supermarket creche queueline of Florida's.

Where exactly will it go within American Waterfront, anyone know?

Mickey's Philharmagic would probably fit into that green space opposite the Mad Hatter's Tea Party, where the Beauty and the Beast show was supposed to go in 1994.

It'd also fit really neatly into the Art of Disney Animation building, but i believe there's a more real possibility of it joining The Little Mermaid behind Fantasyland railroad station at some distant point in the future, when we'll probably have 3D on TV at home anyway.

I think you may be wrong here - Disney want the attraction, the OLC have to agree to it so as not to risk "falling out" with Disney. I expect the OLC didn't have much say at all on whether the attraction will get built.

Disney might be keen for TSM to be everywhere, but OLC own the resort, I think they will have had a say.

Also, interesting that the attraction is titled Toy Story Mania on the concept art. The battle continues!

[RnRCj]

Disney would have said - "We want Toy Story Mania at Tokyo DisneySea!"

The OLC would have replied - "Fine, but make sure it's the best it can possibly be."

The OLC can't just say "no, we don't want this attraction", surely? Disney wouldn't be at all happy with that.

The concept art does look fantastic though, and besides the Toy Story element the theme of the attraction is somewhat appropriate for American Waterfront. It'll probably be buzz lightyears ahead of all the other TSM's, since the OLC are involved.

[Agent Lex]

Disney would have said - "We want Toy Story Mania at Tokyo DisneySea!"

The OLC would have replied - "Fine, but make sure it's the best it can possibly be."

The OLC can't just say "no, we don't want this attraction", surely? Disney wouldn't be at all happy with that.

I'm pretty sure that's how it goes. Don't forget, although OLC own the park, Disney still license it to them and can take that away at any time, I'm guessing.

The concept art does look fantastic though, and besides the Toy Story element the theme of the attraction is somewhat appropriate for American Waterfront. It'll probably be buzz lightyears ahead of all the other TSM's, since the OLC are involved.

Agreed, completely. For once, I think the toon element is very much out of place and it could do well without that. But again, Disney probably had a say in that.

[experiment627]

Agreed, completely. For once, I think the toon element is very much out of place and it could do well without that. But again, Disney probably had a say in that.

It really surprises me how nobody sees fault with the Oriental Land Company when it comes to Toon-attractions. It must be Disney that pushed for toons in American Waterfront!

Just as much as it must have been Disney that pushed for Crush in American Waterfront. Or Stitch in the Tiki Room. Or Monsters Inc. in Tomorrowland.

God forbid that OLC could do wrong!


Face it folks: Toons sell. And OLC knows it just as well as the Walt Disney Company does.

[Anthony]

Phew, thank you.

For Euro Disney SCA and OLC, Imagineering are just the design firm, contracted to design and build new attractions for them. The companies say "we'd like something like x for a budget of x" and then WDI make their pitch.

Or in this case, OLC probably just saw Toy Story Mania and the popularity of Monsters Inc next door and said "that's exactly what TDS needs..." Which might actually be true. There's not a single other character dark ride in the park, is there? As good as TDS looks, it's just something people expect.

Shame it couldn't have been something to push the boundaries a little, though.

[brockboehm]

I think the Cape Cod section of the American Waterfront would be the best location for it, but I can't picture where exactly they would place it.

So, is the entire Cape Cod area not going to be Cape Cod anymore? Will it be rethemed to a boardwalk? I don't see how they can add Toy Story Mania and not change any of the buildings.

[Willow]

It looks to me like they are planning on making Toy Story Mania feel a bit like a Carnival/Circus. Nothing like the other two versions already built.

So the boardwalk theme won't come into it. It will just be like a Circus/Carnival visited a town.

[Ice101]

I think the Cape Cod section of the American Waterfront would be the best location for it, but I can't picture where exactly they would place it.

So, is the entire Cape Cod area not going to be Cape Cod anymore? Will it be rethemed to a boardwalk? I don't see how they can add Toy Story Mania and not change any of the buildings.

It isn't going to Cape Cod. It is going between ToT and the Broadway Theater.

[Anthony]

Toy Story Mania! will open on 9th July 2012.

The attraction will be located in Toyville Trolley Park, a new area themed after an old-fashioned amusement park. Toy Story Mania! will have a few differences from the attraction here at Walt Disney World Resort, including the fact that guests will initially enter through Woody’s mouth. From here, guests will find themselves in Andy’s room, which is strewn with larger-than-life board games, puzzles and other toys.

Guests later board a tram, put on 3-D glasses and roll under Andy’s bed where the toys have set up a carnival play set. Joining in the fun, guests play the carnival games with all their “Toy Story” friends.

The attraction also will be accompanied with Slinky Dog’s Gift Trolley merchandise shop.

http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2 ... ea-july-9/

Ouch. Sticking with the Andy's bedroom theme? In American Waterfront? They're just not even trying now.

They could have kept the funfair theme and invented a new set of characters to base the games around, not (very very painfully) shoehorn the plainly 1950s-2000s era Toy Story toys into this beautiful land. I'd have preferred Duffy Mania!.