Mickey and Minnie’s Runaway Railway - Disneyland

[Mike S]

Toontown’s facade looks better than the DHS one.

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DHS is beautiful. The Chinese Theater with a really cool looking neon sign. How is that not cool?

 

[Californian Elitist]

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DHS is beautiful. The Chinese Theater with a really cool looking neon sign. How is that not cool?

Hm? I didn’t say DHS wasn’t beautiful, nor did I mention anything about a neon sign and it not looking cool.

I simply said the DL facade looks better.

 

[TP2000]

Runaway Railway may be the last thing they ever add to the parks that doesn’t annoy me in some way. I actually feel like I could look forward to it.

I'm right there with you. Avengers Campus just seems underwhelming and dumb, at least for the first few years until the new E Ticket opens.

But this Runaway Railway thing sounds very fun and classic Disneyland. I like how it's incorporated into Toontown, and is giving them a reason to freshen and update Toontown at the same time. It seems to be a win-win for everyone, which is so rare now. About the only way they could screw this up at this point is to make the exit gift shop a Target.

 

[Mike S]

Hm? I didn’t say DHS wasn’t beautiful, nor did I mention anything about a neon sign and it not looking cool.

I simply said the DL facade looks better.

They’re both equal for where they’re going.

 

[Californian Elitist]

They’re both equal for where they’re going.

I respect your opinion. I find one more attractive than the other, but neither are bad.

 

[truecoat]

About the only way they could screw this up at this point is to make the exit gift shop a Target.

But what if it was a Target store with a Disney Store inside?

 

[TP2000]

But what if it was a Target store with a Disney Store inside?

With Instagrammable Moments? Or just pajama sets and plastic crap made in China?

 

[truecoat]

Before you enter the cinema, you’ll experience a special exhibit created by the Toontown Hysterical Society featuring costumes and props from the toon world.

 

[mharrington]

I think it fits well enough, since the 2010s cartoons tend to have that "Toontown" vibe to it anyway.

 

[Disney Analyst]

I love the facade and queue concept. Funny how DHS got the better Midway Mania queue and experience... and MK got the better Mermaid... and Disneyland will get the best version of this.

 

[BubbaQuest]

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About the only way they could screw this up at this point is to make the exit gift shop a Target.

Or that it never opens. Has construction actually started at DLR?

 

[TheDisneyDaysOfOurLives]

I'm right there with you. Avengers Campus just seems underwhelming and dumb, at least for the first few years until the new E Ticket opens.

But this Runaway Railway thing sounds very fun and classic Disneyland. I like how it's incorporated into Toontown, and is giving them a reason to freshen and update Toontown at the same time. It seems to be a win-win for everyone, which is so rare now. About the only way they could screw this up at this point is to make the exit gift shop a Target.

At the same time, it's goint to be a hit for the general fan. I have no idea when they plan on opening it in 2020, but if it's open when we visit in May 2020 then my boys will want to spend all of their time there. They love that area at UO, they will love it here. The rides there will eat people up and the park will gain a significant capacity boost compared to A Bug's Life.

 

[captveg]

Or that it never opens. Has construction actually started at DLR?

The permits to tear down the backstage buildings where it'll be built just came through, so that should be very soon.

 

[JD2000]

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...rts-cruise-ships-and-beyond-at-d23-expo-2019/

...I like the pun more than I feel like I should.

There seems to be an emphasis on trees (i.e. shade).

 

[TROR]

There seems to be an emphasis on trees (i.e. shade).

Chapek made a joke about a lack of shade in Epcot. Maybe they also heard our cries about Galaxy's Edge and will be adding in foliage in the coming months/years/decades.

 

[THE 1HAPPY HAUNT]

So is this ride going for a meta theme? So the purpose of the movie theater in the Disney World version according to my understanding is so you can enter the cartoon world of mickey through the movie screen. so...why do we have a movie theater in our ToonTown version? We are already in the cartoon world by entering Toontown. So are we going into a cartoon inside of a cartoon world we are already in? Are we going into a movie our Mickey has filmed and joining him ala Last Action Hero? If that's the case then why doesn't he look like the classic Mickey inside the ride and not the new age ugly cartoon style that will be in the ride? Also the concept art adds to the strangeness since we have our classic Mickey and Minnie out front that look different than how they appear in the ride? I feel like the facade should have been something other than a movie theatre since we are already in Toontown.

 

[socalifornian]

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DHS is beautiful. The Chinese Theater with a really cool looking neon sign. How is that not cool?

Maybe cuz we live next to the real one that smells like pee

 

[Sharon&Susan]

So is this ride going for a meta theme? So the purpose of the movie theater in the Disney World version according to my understanding is so you can enter the cartoon world of mickey through the movie screen. so...why do we have a movie theater in our ToonTown version? We are already in the cartoon world by entering Toontown. So are we going into a cartoon inside of a cartoon world we are already in? Are we going into a movie our Mickey has filmed and joining him ala Last Action Hero? If that's the case then why doesn't he look like the classic Mickey inside the ride and not the new age ugly cartoon style that will be in the ride? Also the concept art adds to the strangeness since we have our classic Mickey and Minnie out front that look different than how they appear in the ride? I feel like the facade should have been something other than a movie theatre since we are already in Toontown.

It doesn’t sound too absurd to me that in a universe of cartoon characters that ‘toons would watch films with other toon actors with them.

And I can think of a few old Warner Bros cartoon where the characters talk to the audience or even escape from the screen. In a Roger Rabbit inspired (which in turn is inspired by the Golden Age Fleicher and WB cartoons) , I don’t see why it can’t also happen to the audience.

The reason Mickey looks so different on the ride is heavy plastic surgery.

 

[THE 1HAPPY HAUNT]

It doesn’t sound too absurd to me that in a universe of cartoon characters that ‘toons would watch films with other toon actors with them.

And I can think of a few old Warner Bros cartoon where the characters talk to the audience or even escape from the screen. In a Roger Rabbit inspired (which in turn is inspired by the Golden Age Fleicher and WB cartoons) , I don’t see why it can’t also happen to the audience.

The reason Mickey looks so different on the ride is heavy plastic surgery.

This isnt about a world of toons watching other toons. we as guests are not cartoons. we are people who enter the cartoon world of Toontown that has always been at Disneyland until the toons decided to let us in( that is the story when the land first openend). I don't get why normal mickey is having us look at a newer cartoon version of himself while we are in the toon world. I am looking forward to the ride I just wish instead of a movie theater we got something that fit the theme of Toontown better for the facacde and main story.

 

[Kram Sacul]

It really should’ve been a railroad depot and avoid the whole cartoon inside a cartoon paradox but oh well. A Last Action Hero Ride would be awesome.