Originally Posted By trekkeruss There are attractions I'd like to experience again (Horizons, anyone?), but alas, I am a realist. Neither Horizons or Toad are ever coming back to WDW. But at least you can ride Toad at DL; I'll have to make do with videos.
Originally Posted By mrkthompsn Except in United Kingdom in EPCOT. For the time being.... <a href="http://virtual-toad.com/" target="_blank">http://virtual-toad.com/</a>
Originally Posted By figment1986 do you really want to bring back the original figment and his normal brothers, they are enjoying heck I liked it in Disneyland, and it gives us an excuse to go over there, that and Matterhorn.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost OK, I know this won't be popular but here goes. Are those of you that loved "Toad" also vocal about Disney's cheapening everything to save a buck? Nothing, and I repeat, nothing was done on the cheap more than Mr. Toad. It was (is in DL) a standard carnival fun house ride with cardboard and day glow painted cutouts. It may have been a "classic" but a classic what? I think a classic example of how little money can be spent and still "draw'um in". I am not saying that Pooh is better, in fact it is close to the same thing but I will never be able to grasp the idea that this was worth saving. 20K, yes! Cop, yes! Horizons, yes? WoL, yes! Timekeeper, yes! At least all these required imagineering and imagination. Toad, not so much! JMHO
Originally Posted By vbdad55 I would put Toad pretty much in order with the missing attractions as you have, except ahead of timekeeper..... My reason for keeping stands there today, a $50 playground in the middle of Fantasyland -- if that is the type of 'new' attraction we get instead of a dark ride - I'll take Toad too
Originally Posted By mickeymeg I wouldn't say that something has to be expensive to be fun. I certainly don't like when Disney Cheapens things just to save a buck. However, sometimes it is not necessary to spend a fortune to make an attraction good. Toad may not be on the cutting edge of technology, but it is certainly one of my favourites.
Originally Posted By sherrytodd Meh... The WDW version really wasn't my favorite ride. Not something I'd fight for.
Originally Posted By SoThisIsLove I love Mr Toad and always will. It scared the living daylights out of me when I was a small child, back in the late 50's/early 60's; whenever it was. I was convinced the train was going to hit and kill me and I had my eyes closed half the time.
Originally Posted By brotherdave It may have been 'cheap', but Toad was at least imaginative, and FUN! I wouldn't mind a 21st Century version of Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, with all the 'bells and whistles' if Disney were willing to spend the bucks on it. (Imagine an "E"-Ticket version of the ride, if you will!) But, what the heck, I too, missed the old "C-Ticket" Toad at WDW! At least they replaced it with another (slightly upgraded) "C-Ticket" ride with Pooh, unlike Disneyland's Pooh ride replacing a bonafide "E-Ticket" with the Country Bears. Personally, I'd love to see more "C-Ticket" Fantasyland dark rides at the Magic Kingdom. With the loss of 20K now, they have lots of room to make a much larger, and more cohesive, Fantasyland. Sadly, they chose the REALLY CHEAP playground route to fill in THAT hole!
Originally Posted By SpectroWishes321 Mr. Toad sounded like a great attraction and I wish that I was able to ride it before it was shut down. But I have to admit, being hit by a train and being sent to hell is kinda scary for the young ones. I just wish some of the Pooh in Fantasyland will be cleaned out soon.
Originally Posted By Goofyernmost ^^^I guess it's ok to dream but Pooh has one of the consistently long wait times and high fastpass usage. Kids love it and it is here for a long, long time. The one and only time I saw it I got a fastpass for it. Let me tell you it's a good thing I did because if I had to wait for 40+ minutes to see that cheapo show, I would have been very upset. I am sorry to those Mr. Toad lovers but if it had been viewed as a "great attraction", by the majority, it would still be there.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 ^^^^^^^^^^ you mean like 20K ? at least those at DL still have their sub ride - we got the shaft
Originally Posted By a1stav Sorry, it bugs me when people refer to "cardboard" cutouts. There was never any cardboard figures in Toad. Plywood yes, cardboard no. It was and still is a charming and unusual little ride. I never skip it when I go to Disneyland.
Originally Posted By tonyanton Does anyone remember that the "Mr. Toad" and "Snow White" attractions at WDW used to have warnings about intense moments for younger guests...I think it was either at the queue entry and/or in the guidebooks?
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 ^^That was back in the days when you never saw Snow White in the Snow White attraction. The witch turning around at the beginning, scared more than just little kids. They've really softened it up now.
Originally Posted By halley123 I don't understand why everyone gets so excited about a ride which consisted entirely of cheap cutouts. Definetly the worst of the darkrides.
Originally Posted By a1stav ^^^ It had a great story, energy, music and some of the best gags I have seen in a darkride (eg. the train). I also had two seprate paths that merged at one point. Oh and the ride vehicles were a work of art. There was quite a bit to like about this simple but cool little ride.
