Originally Posted By dshyates Orlando Unlimited posted a buch of photos of the Toy Story Midway Mania Fascade and queue. It looks pretty well done. And you will notice the official attraction name on the sigh is "Toy Story Midway Mania". <a href="http://orlandounited.com/news/toystorymania.html" target="_blank">http://orlandounited.com/news/...nia.html</a>
Originally Posted By FerretAfros It's quite interesting to see how different the two versions of the attraction are starting to look, even though they are the same once you get into a vehicle. I feel like the idea of being in Andy's room is really clear in WDW. They apparently tried to do this in DCA as well (at least according to the Imagineers at the Mr Potato Head ceremony), but didn't actually do much of anything to tell guests that they were there. I think once you're inside the building, the whole theme of the attraction as Toys will be a lot more clear here. I'm not entirely sure why they have the green army men and barrel of monkeys (now I know where they got the monkeys to put on the Play Parade float!) outside though. It's supposed to look like Pixar's studios, and does a pretty good job of making it look like an office park, yet still a theme park. But the oversized toys look really out of place outisde. They sort of add to the midway atmosphere, which is totally lacking outside of the building in WDW (interesting, the DCA one is lacking the Toy theme and the WDW is lacking the midway theme, but they both have both in the name!). I'm sure most people will think that they're fun, but they really don't make any sense, as we're not even supposed to be toy-sized yet. Also interesting that WDW will have FastPass for it, and DCA is getting standby only. I think I prefer DCA's method, but I don't really know how fast the line will move with or without it.
Originally Posted By leobloom Is the queue two stories? From one of the pictures it looked like there is a glass window so that people in line can't throw things down onto the track (and onto riders). Of course that glass will be smudged and disgusting in no time. Another good design move.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Well, if the window is past the FP merge point (and given how close to loading it is, I would assume it would be), then it really won't be an issue. People will be moving through there at a pretty good pace, so they won't have much time to stand around and mess things up. The less time people spend in one place in line, it seem the less mess they leave behind. I really don't think this will be that big of an issue.
Originally Posted By leobloom Just have to wait and see. I know those Village Haus windows overlooking IASW are always nasty.
Originally Posted By mickeyboy43 ^Thats why I like to sit on the upstairs balcony and look at Fantasyland from up their. iTs pretty nice.
Originally Posted By dshyates "but they really don't make any sense, as we're not even supposed to be toy-sized yet." Attention to detail, what a novel concept.
Originally Posted By sun-n-fun I wish they would stop with the FPs. The line area does look fun. Thanks for the pics!
Originally Posted By plpeters70 I'm sad to say that I'm just not excited for this ride. I'm sure it will be fun, but the whole "toy" premise just isn't doing it for me. And I don't really like how the queue looks - for some reason it just looks cheap to me. And those monkeys outside look odd and out of place. "I wish they would stop with the FPs." You know, they spent millions to develop that interactive Potato Head animatronic, and half the people riding will just be rushing by. Seems like they would have been better off having the animatronic as part of the ride instead. At least then everyone would see him.
Originally Posted By dshyates I think WDI really doesn't even know how to use their AAs anymore. I'm going to rewrite the last paragraph of post #9 to demonstrate. 'You know, they spent millions to develop that Yeti animatronic, and all the people riding will just be rushing by. Seems like they would have been better off having the animatronic anywhere else on the ride instead. At least then everyone would see him.' My choice is where the track ends and then rolls backward. Have him holding the bent up end of the track and roaring at you.
Originally Posted By sun-n-fun As much as I like being about to occasionally FP a line. The line at EE is phenomenal. I've had a 45 minute wait before and it is not too bad because there is so much cool stuff to see. The only slow part is the loop outside before you go into the building but even that is not too bad. When you FP you miss all that. I do hate when people push pass to catch up with their families who got in line while mom took little johnny to the bathroom, but that would be another thread.
Originally Posted By socalkdg Or you could say its nice to see Disney spending money again on AA's, even when you might only see them for a brief second or two.
Originally Posted By dennis-in-ct I am very excited about my upcoming Gay Days visit this June. This looks fantastic. The attention to detail is impressive and I am very happy to see a new offering at this park. I can see how a whole PIXAR STUDIOS area can evolve from this launching point. I look forward to see this area develop over the years!
Originally Posted By mickeyboy43 ^Ill be there during that week, but not because Im gay. Dad has HTE tech conference at Coronado that week. Im hoping the parks wont be crowded due to people using magazine advice and avoiding WDW on that week. ITll be really cool.
Originally Posted By CMDad I will be there in July - with a slight possibility of of being there in a week or so. Got a text message from my daughter that she was about to go on today. Her response after was "it's cute". Gotta call her tomorrow and get the full report.
Originally Posted By backpaintsm I dont know. The video doesn't make this ride look exciting. Because your car is stationary with the screens, what is the difference between playing this in a car vs and arcade? Part of the fun of Buzz ride is that the ride is moving and you can turn the cars around toward the target you want. TSM is starting to depress me.
Originally Posted By Dznygrl ^^^My first thought as I was watching the video is that Nintendo could release a "Toy Story Mania!" game for the Wii and it would be pretty much the same thing. Not what I expect from a Disney theme park ride. I really hope I'm wrong.
Originally Posted By figment1986 I have a my own photos from inside the queue: <a href="http://www.figmentsmedia.net/main/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=50&Itemid=27" target="_blank">http://www.figmentsmedia.net/m...temid=27</a> or at least it's somewhere in the update, i think page 3...
Originally Posted By leobloom Thanks for the pics of the queue. I still think it looks like a cluttered mess, and I don't get how this is a kid's bedroom, but maybe it makes more sense in person. By the way, could you tell if the fastpass people won't see potato head?
Originally Posted By hightp Figment, I love your photos. They show some great views of the queue. Just an FYI, the game you couldn't identify on pg 5 was an old version of Chutes and Ladders. It looks as if most of the toys are 60's or 70's vintage.
