What emotional beats are in Toy Story Mania besides when they count your score at the end? I think the ride that is just a bunch of screens in a warehouse is much more of a "Hallway" ride than Rise is lol.
Of course it did. It was one of the few rides most in the family could ride…and it was the NEWEST attraction.
in a park that was down to 5 rides at that time.... so, ummmm yeah it highly rated... Now I think it is about even with Buzz Lightyear...
they don't appear to be adding anything in the next 5 years....so I think we can say that Star Wars Land is complete.... for the foreseeable future......
To be fair, Cars Land and Toy Story Land were done with vastly different budgets and purposes. Cars Land was the high-budget anchor of the Disney California Adventure expansion (equivalent to Galaxy's Edge being the high-budget anchor of the Disney's Hollywood Studios expansion). Toy Story Land was designed to quickly and inexpensively add capacity. So, the likely counterfactual situation to the existence of Toy Story Land is not something like Cars Land, but no addition at all.
IMHO Slinky Dog Dash is a fail. Capacity is poor leading to looooong waits for an average and very short ride. In its place they could have built a large dark ride (size of TSMM) and still had plenty of room for a large walkthrough/play area which could have even had another flat ride or carousel or something for little kids as well. An omnimover dark ride plus TSMM (with the extra track now) would have been a huge win for capacity and several flat rides and/or a play area would have provided more for the toddler crowd too.
I agree with all of this. My biggest complaints about TSMM is lack of things to explore and lack of shade. They could/should have worked in more interactive areas. The concept of being shrunk to the size of toys and dropped in Andy’s backyard has endless possibilities. Some of the props in the queues and around the land are fun to look at but it would have been much cooler if you could interact or play with them. I think the land would have been a perfect spot for a classic play area.
This is why I was hoping they'd have an expansion pad for another ride or 2 back there.. Triceratops Spin Themed to Trixie is a no Brainer...
What toy would the spinner component be, though?
The lack of areas to explore is 100% the biggest issue in the land. A play area and splash pad would add so much to the area
There is no room behind the land. There’s a road there. One side next to Slinky and Woody‘s BBQ is a parking garage (circled in blue below) which I assume is not going anywhere right now while the other side behind SWGE (circled in red) there are some backstage buildings but I have no clue how needed they are. Here’s the map:
Oops. I don't think there’s much more to say about Metroville. I did use the restroom there on my last trip, that’s about the extent of my visiting the area
I think the area you circled in red is part of the SWGE expansion pad, and it would be hard to use for TSL since the connection would block the backstage road that goes all the way to Grand Avenue. And I agree that the parking garage you circled in blue isn't a likely candidate for replacement in the near future.
