Mr. Toad's Wild Ride

[CaptainEO95]

Has anyone seen the Mr. Toad T-Shirts inside the shop near PhilharMagic? Does anyone think that this might mean we may see a return of Mr. Toad's Wild Ride as part of the Fantasyland expansion? I hope so!:sohappy:

 

[Shere_Khan]

As much I would love it, I don't think so.

I bought a Mr. Toad's Wild Ride T-shirt in the Philharmagic shop last year in September. The tag on the back inside of the shirt says Disneyland so I really just think they are being sold as nostalgia and the fact that the ride still exists in Disneyland.

 

[CaptainEO95]

Thanks for the info!

 

[Enchantâmes]

Has anyone seen the Mr. Toad T-Shirts inside the shop near PhilharMagic? Does anyone think that this might mean we may see a return of Mr. Toad's Wild Ride as part of the Fantasyland expansion? I hope so!:sohappy:

Just because they sell merch of a lost attraction does not mean its coming back.

 

[Tigger1988]

They've been selling those shirts for awhile now. I see it as no different than the "EPCOT Center" shirts over at Epcot. Just because the merch exists doesn't really mean anything.

 

[Kamikaze]

Has anyone seen the Mr. Toad T-Shirts inside the shop near PhilharMagic? Does anyone think that this might mean we may see a return of Mr. Toad's Wild Ride as part of the Fantasyland expansion? I hope so!:sohappy:

Bought the yellow one over two years ago.

 

[Dj Corona]

Just kind of seems like a cruel, cruel joke....

 

[Grizzly Hall 71]

Has anyone seen the Mr. Toad T-Shirts inside the shop near PhilharMagic? Does anyone think that this might mean we may see a return of Mr. Toad's Wild Ride as part of the Fantasyland expansion? I hope so!:sohappy:

Anything would be better than what is planned.

 

[bgraham34]

Anything would be better than what is planned.

While many can argue with what you have said bringing Mr. Toad back really has no place in the park today since most people don't even know who he is. I am only stating this for WDW, because of all the international visitors and such it gets.

 

[Master Yoda]

In short no. Disney will not hesitate to capitalize on the lingering popularity of a past attraction or character (ie Dreamfinder) by selling merchandise related to it. Mr Toad is not coming back for no other reason that about 99% of the worlds population under the age of 20 does not even know wow Mr Toad is.

 

[joel_maxwell]

In short no. Disney will not hesitate to capitalize on the lingering popularity of a past attraction or character (ie Dreamfinder) by selling merchandise related to it. Mr Toad is not coming back for no other reason that about 99% of the worlds population under the age of 20 does not even know wow Mr Toad is.

True. You beat me to the punch.

Take a look over at Epcot and the Dreamfinder/Figment combo tshirts.

 

[devoy1701]

Mr. Toad really was not a great ride. At all... end of story. Winnie the Pooh was a significant trade-up in terms of ride-for-ride value.

For those of you who are still remenessing and haven't been over to Disneyland lately, go ride it and you'll be like "oh...that's it?"

I'm just saying...

 

[Master Gracey 5]

Mr. Toad really was not a great ride. At all... end of story. Winnie the Pooh was a significant trade-up in terms of ride-for-ride value.

For those of you who are still remenessing and haven't been over to Disneyland lately, go ride it and you'll be like "oh...that's it?"

I'm just saying...

Forget going to Disneyland - just watch some videos online of the ride and you'll start to see. Yes Mr. Toad was a fun ride and I remember enjoying it, but looking at the videos recently, I never realized how much it relied on essentially painted boards for the characters and scenery. Think the heffalump and woozel room for the entire ride. Overall its kind of disappointing in today's world.

 

[prberk]

Forget going to Disneyland - just watch some videos online of the ride and you'll start to see. Yes Mr. Toad was a fun ride and I remember enjoying it, but looking at the videos recently, I never realized how much it relied on essentially painted boards for the characters and scenery. Think the heffalump and woozel room for the entire ride. Overall its kind of disappointing in today's world.

I think that the distinction that it brought was in the fact that it dealt with dark concepts like hell and the boldly-displayed consequences of bad decisions. That was a stark contrast to the rest of the Disney interpretations surrounding it. Fairy tales themselves were usually starkly-drawn morality tales, but not usually the Disney versions. So, some saw Toad as refreshly different. That was all.

As for the mechanics of the ride, it was more like a traditional carnival ride than anything else. (Just like Snow White's Scary Adventure's mechanics today.) It was story that mattered here, not effects.

 

[devoy1701]

I think that the distinction that it brought was in the fact that it dealt with dark concepts like hell and the boldly-displayed consequences of bad decisions. That was a stark contrast to the rest of the Disney interpretations surrounding it. Fairy tales themselves were usually starkly-drawn morality tales, but not usually the Disney versions. So, some saw Toad as refreshly different. That was all.

As for the mechanics of the ride, it was more like a traditional carnival ride than anything else. (Just like Snow White's Scary Adventure's mechanics today.) It was story that mattered here, not effects.

I don't think that logic would hold with many of the fanboys, let alone the day-to-day park guests. I think alot of people want Toad back simply because Disney took it away and replaced it with Pooh...and that Pooh might simply seem TOOOO kiddie of a replacement.

 

[JimboJones123]

Mr. Toad really was not a great ride. At all... end of story. Winnie the Pooh was a significant trade-up in terms of ride-for-ride value.

For those of you who are still remenessing and haven't been over to Disneyland lately, go ride it and you'll be like "oh...that's it?"

I'm just saying...

If it wasn't called "Wild Ride" it would have never gotten any of the legendary status that it has today. If it were just named "The Adventures of Mr. Toad" it would be the worst ride ever created. As kids, many of us took the billing it being "Wild" as something more extreme above all other dark rides, when truly it was the least themed of the lot. Plus, it was only half the size as Pooh is now with split tracks.

 

[devoy1701]

If it wasn't called "Wild Ride" it would have never gotten any of the legendary status that it has today. If it were just named "The Adventures of Mr. Toad" it would be the worst ride ever created. As kids, many of us took the billing it being "Wild" as something more extreme above all other dark rides, when truly it was the least themed of the lot. Plus, it was only half the size as Pooh is now with split tracks.

agreed.

 

[stlbobby]

If they brought it back the "clone police" would be up in arms.

It's really not possible to please everyone.

So why try?

 

[Tigger1988]

I loved Mr.Toad's Wild Ride, still enjoyed it when I rode it at Disneyland. I also enjoy the Pooh ride so... win/win for me I guess.

 

[Master Gracey 5]

I think that the distinction that it brought was in the fact that it dealt with dark concepts like hell and the boldly-displayed consequences of bad decisions. That was a stark contrast to the rest of the Disney interpretations surrounding it. Fairy tales themselves were usually starkly-drawn morality tales, but not usually the Disney versions. So, some saw Toad as refreshly different. That was all.

As for the mechanics of the ride, it was more like a traditional carnival ride than anything else. (Just like Snow White's Scary Adventure's mechanics today.) It was story that mattered here, not effects.

Interesting take on the ride. I'll agree that its less cut and dry as most fairy tales, but it still is pretty linear in that bad decisions and recklessness lead you to hell.

And you're right about the ride mechanics - they are secondary to the story, otherwise people would have complained about SWCA long ago.