Toy Story Mania confirmed

[wbt06]

I just want 2 thing that need to be done with the ride

1. detachable guns

2. to make that mr potato head and not skimp out.

i think the gun will make it better for older people playing ( you have to be 9 to aim buzz guns right)

the mr potato head will draw people in as much as the ride will it will make it funner

 

[lpet11984]

I think this sounds exciting! MGM definitely needs something and this could certainly help.

I wonder if this ride's opening could also coincide with the opening of Toy Story 3? Last I checked on IMDB, the movie was also supposed to be released in 2008...

 

[tirian]

ha ha. That's really funny. I've been saying for about 12 months how downhill GAP has gone since he came in. That the marketing is solid, but the actual content (material quality, design, and prices) had just gone, well, downhill.

Paul Pressler - the F5 tornado of corporate management.

Thread Drift:
SO I'M NOT THE ONLY PERSON WHO NOTICED! :sohappy:

I haven't purchased clothing from Gap in over a year, mostly because the clothing is primarily screen-printed T-shirts and the quality is nowhere near where it used to be. I still shop Banana Republic, but their prices have skyrocketed, and each season's "styles" seem to be blander than the last one's.

 

[EpcotServo]

I got a big grin when reading about this! I think that it just sounds like a blast. I can't wait to see the finished product! And if you think about it, it fits good in MGM. It's right next to the Animation courtyard, and Toy Story is a big part of Disney animation history. The problem is that some of you are thinking "Midways don't fit in MGM" and you'd be right. But you can't argue that Toy story does not belong! (the Toy Story Parade and Pizza Planet worked fine!) It's like this...
DCA-midway ride themed around Toy Story.
MGM-Toy Story ride themed around midways.

 

[tirian]

The question of whether or not this fits in Disney Studios doesn't concern me, because the park is a mess thematically, anyway.

MGM "Theming"--and I use that word loosely--is as follows:

The front half of the park is supposed to be real. This is the real Hollywood that never was, an amalgum of the golden ages of film (1940s/early 50s) and TV (1950s/60s). Oh, yeah, and G-Force records is kind of slapped onto the back of Sunset Blvd, too.

In its original, opening-day layout, the front half of the Studios served as your portal to modern filmmaking. Beyond Grauman's Chinese Theater and the Disney/MGM archway, the facades, soundstages, and film sets all betrayed the mechanics behind the tinsel. Remember that in the park's early days, film scenes and TV shows really were shot in the streets and soundstages. Even today, the stunt shows and attractions in this part of the park are "behind-the-scenes" attractions. MuppetVision 3D was supposed to be part of the Muppet Studios; this area really doesn't tie to any other part of the park.

Where does Toy Story Mania belong in this park layout scheme? In a way, it is loosely tied to the Animation Courtyard, and can therefore function as an extended part of the animation theme.


Maybe.

Perhaps.

Well, unless the Studios change again.

EDIT: EpcotServo posted the same theme concept as I typed this.

 

[mousermerf]

Incase you're wondering...

I've heard the fascade will look like Pixar's studios. That's the tie-in.

 

[CaptainMichael]

Incase you're wondering...

I've heard the fascade will look like Pixar's studios. That's the tie-in.

????

 

[Lee]

Incase you're wondering...

I've heard the fascade will look like Pixar's studios. That's the tie-in.

Yeah.
I was told that and my jaw dropped.

I was like...."um....yeah....'cause everybody knows what Pixar looks like"...

 

[DarkMeasures]

I really think this is a wonderful idea. Though, since I now live on the West coast, I will probably have to check out the attraction on my first visit to Disneyland.

But anyway, it is a Pixar ride where Pixar belongs.

Tommorowland shouldn't be Pixarland. Animation BLVD should be Pixarland. I mean you got the now downgraded animation tour. And then you got Little Mermaid and the Kid Cartoon show. But past those attractions, the park becomes a barren corridoor that was obviously not meant to be a Theme Park.

The tours never helped, and neither did Millionaire, and with both closed, that area of the park isn't pretty at all to go through.

Now lets go to the first simple reason why this attraction is totally wonderful (DCA has its own list of reasons, but I'm not going into that.)

But first of all, the attraction has a facade. You might now realise how important that is. But in such a bland cooridor, it will do wonders. And that leads to guest flow. The park's 2 big attractions are in the same area. Toy Story Mania adds a huge new place for guests to gather around, and a place I imagine with pretty low foot traffic, so I bet there will be no bottlenecks.

And again with the Toystory Midway theme. It is like somebody put two and two together. It is a good Toy Story attraction idea. (Better than the plastic alien flying saucers idea, and generally better than almost every Pixar themed attraction done before.) The fits perfectly in both DCA and Disney/MGM studios as its theme allows compatability for both. The fact that Toy Story is such a landmark animated film will too add to the timelessness of the attraction. As long as they got good processing power behind the games and good animators working on the attractions.

The attraction too envelopes what Disneyquest was all about and trying to do. Interactive attractions and everything. It will be fun, even if Disney never delivers on the promise of updating the attractions. (WDW attractions are almost never plussed, so I really doubt any updates, but to install a new file is a lot easier than rebuilding anamatronics.)

And finally, WDW's version is probably heck a lot cheaper than the DCA version. Though there is construction going on, WDW has the luck of having the ride being built in a real soundstage.


So I think the general idea is great and not only is a Theme Park innovation, but a videogame innovation in general. But that more or less has to do with the idea of getting more non-gamers into the market.

 

[Evil Moose]

Thanks For The Update!

 

[the-reason14]

It seems on the first page people were bashing this ride already. I mean, I dont understand we all want new rides for mgm and new rides in general(well atleast I do) and people complain? We havent even seen anything of it yet besides concept drawings and descriptions. Wow, some people just cant be satisfied.

Im excited about this, the whole villian concept seems like it would have worked here too, we could have been fighting all the villians from the past, and it would have not only incoperated toy story but alot of disney stories. But I am eager and excited to see this, and hopefully they can somewhat change the themed in the que's from WDW and DL.

 

[nibblesandbits]

It seems on the first page people were bashing this ride already. I mean, I dont understand we all want new rides for mgm and new rides in general(well atleast I do) and people complain? We havent even seen anything of it yet besides concept drawings and descriptions. Wow, some people just cant be satisfied.

Exactly...lately it seems quite a few people are WAY too quick to judge just about every new thing Disney puts out. I don't know whether it was because of the whole Stitch debacle or what...but lately a lot of people have been way too harsh on things before they even give them a chance. My theory is that people should at least wait until the ride opens before giving out undeserving criticisms.

 

[dxwwf3]

Exactly...lately it seems quite a few people are WAY too quick to judge just about every new thing Disney puts out. I don't know whether it was because of the whole Stitch debacle or what...but lately a lot of people have been way too harsh on things before they even give them a chance. My theory is that people should at least wait until the ride opens before giving out undeserving criticisms.

Personally, I think it's fine to judge ride ideas and plans. But you also have to be vocal when you are wrong if you're going to do that. Case in point, The Land's rehab. I wasn't a fan of the idea and when I saw how great it turned out, I was the first to admit it. However, you can look at some of my posts about SGE made in early/mid 2003 and you would think I have some kind of psychic powers :lol:.

Sure it doesn't do any good to always feel negative about new additions and I know why people like you feel that way about certain folks around here. But I also think there's nothing wrong at all about having doubts about certain things before they happen. It's all about discussion and speculation and sometimes you're right and sometimes you're proven wrong.

At least that's how I see it.

 

[haveyoumetmark]

I am seriously excited about waiting in line for this one. Woo Mr. Potato Head. I can't wait for him. The rest, will be something nice in the back of the Disney Studios park. Should be fun.

 

[Space Mountain]

I agree that Toy Story doesn't fit with the MGM Studios theme, but like previously stated, there already is Toy Story stuff. There is also Narnia. There is Rock n Roller coaster, and Who (wanted) to be a millionaire. None of those had to do with the theme of MGM. Why would Disney suddenly decide to make things be like they used to be now?

 

[marni1971]

Exactly...lately it seems quite a few people are WAY too quick to judge just about every new thing Disney puts out. I don't know whether it was because of the whole Stitch debacle or what...but lately a lot of people have been way too harsh on things before they even give them a chance. My theory is that people should at least wait until the ride opens before giving out undeserving criticisms.

One problem may be the track record over the past decade; it`s only very recently we`ve seen a hopeful turn around.

To the informed, another reason why this attraction my be looked down upon is D-MGM has a shoot-em-up planned, designed and ready to go - and has had it since the early 90`s. D ick Traceys Crimestoppers (the ride, not the show) was part of the original Sunset. Full size physical 3D sets, EMV ride vehicles, visual effects, Animatronic as well as projections. It`s like seeing the plans for Space Mountain and being offered Goofys Barnstormer.

I really hope it does well, as I`m sure it will. The park needs every bit of help it can get - and this is a decisive, publically announced turn of direction for the parks theme. The soundstages were purpose built, state of the art. There`s no going back now to production in them, if the need arose.

 

[wdwmagic]

The soundstages were purpose built, state of the art. There`s no going back now to production in them, if the need arose.

I think they knew after a few years of opening that Hollywood East just wasnt going to work. Actors and crew just wernt prepared to relocate when everything was based on the west coast. Universal had the same hopes for the east coast, but came to the same realisation. I'm glad to see those large soundstages atually have some use now. There is just no point in hanging onto the hope that production would at some point take off there again.

 

[marni1971]

I think they knew after a few years of opening that Hollywood East just wasnt going to work. Actors and crew just wernt prepared to relocate when everything was based on the west coast. Universal had the same hopes for the east coast, but came to the same realisation. I'm glad to see those large soundstages atually have some use now. There is just no point in hanging onto the hope that production would at some point take off there again.

Indeed (we have a similar situation in London vs Manchester for production)

Don`t get me wrong; like The Seas I`d rather see a productive use for a building than it lying dormant or having the format flogged to death. It`s just a shame from my professional point of view to see a stage be ripped up - I`ve shot enough period dramas in warehouses with no accoustic treatment whatsoever. It was bad enough when Studio 12 had a hole drilled in its wall for Stars in their Eyes!

There was no doubt short of a small miracle Orlando would become a center of TV and film production on a regular basis. Kind of makes you wonder though what the park would have been like if they`d have taken the route of `pretend` studios...

 

[wdwmagic]

Indeed (we have a similar situation in London vs Manchester for production)

Don`t get me wrong; like The Seas I`d rather see a productive use for a building than it lying dormant or having the format flogged to death. It`s just a shame from my professional point of view to see a stage be ripped up - I`ve shot enough period dramas in warehouses with no accoustic treatment whatsoever. It was bad enough when Studio 12 had a hole drilled in its wall for Stars in their Eyes!

There was no doubt short of a small miracle Orlando would become a center of TV and film production on a regular basis. Kind of makes you wonder though what the park would have been like if they`d have taken the route of `pretend` studios...

Agreed. Its a shame to see the facilities go. The old tour that ran through the overhead corridors and the sound recording stages was one of my favorites.

 

[DisneyDefenders]

Millionaire Is Missed!

I find it interesting that one of the descriptions of the ride called it a beefed up Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin. My question then is, why not re-do that ride and put this over in Magic Kingdom? That would have allowed Who Wants To Be A Millionaire: Play It to remain open and keep the studio aspect of the Disney Studios alive. The walk-in-and-win editions of the actual show hosted by Meredith Viera were taped at the Disney Studios and incidentally it seems that because the attraction closed, they are not doing walk-in-and-win this year.

I'm sure some of you will say that you were glad to see Millionaire close, and obviously debating that would be silly since there is nothing any of us can do to bring it back at this point. But now that what in my opinion was one of the best ideas for an attaction at a theme park is gone, I think an idea like this new ride would be great...but not if it is going to just be a better version of Buzz. And I guarauntee you that if they stick with the Toy Story theme (which is unlikely to change at this point anyhow), it will always be compared to Buzz at MK and it may lead to decreased attendance for that particular ride.

Personally I think a Monster's Inc. theme or even possibly a Narnia theme would have worked out very nicely and would keep away the comparisons that seem to be inevitable at this point.

The last thing I'd like to say is that my reason for continuing to call Millionaire one of the best conceived ideas for a theme park is for the same reason that I love The Year Of A Million Dreams. What other theme park in the world can you go to where you can win prizes just for being in the park or taking part in one of their attractions? The idea for Toy Story Mania seems that it will give it a good amount of re-rideability, but I think they can boost that even further by giving prizes to riders.

Millionaire filled to capacity most of the time because people wanted a shot at winning the cruise. If this is going to be an arcade style ride, then I would recommend that the cab you ride in provide a receipt with your total number of points at the end of the ride. You can then collect these points and turn them in for prizes just as you would with tickets at an arcade. This would keep the "points for prizes" aspect of Millionaire alive at the Disney Studios even after the Year Of A Million Dreams is over, it wouldn't be hard to implement, and would boost attendance for this ride and at the park to even larger numbers than Disney currently hopes it will get them.