Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
| Mr. Toad's Wild Ride | |
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| Disneyland | |
| Area | Fantasyland |
| Coordinates | 33°48′48″N 117°55′07″W / 33.8133°N 117.9187°WCoordinates: 33°48′48″N 117°55′07″W / 33.8133°N 117.9187°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Soft opening date | July 12, 1955 |
| Opening date | July 17, 1955 |
| Magic Kingdom | |
| Area | Fantasyland |
| Coordinates | 28°25′12″N 81°34′49″W / 28.4199°N 81.5802°W |
| Status | Removed |
| Opening date | October 1, 1971 |
| Closing date | September 7, 1998 |
| Replaced by | The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh |
| General statistics | |
| Designer | WED Enterprises |
| Theme | The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad |
| Vehicles | 16 |
| Riders per vehicle | 2 |
| Vehicle names | Mr. Toad, Toady, Ratty, Moley, MacBadger, Cyril, Winky and Weasel |
| Audio-Animatronics | 17 |
Mr. Toad's Wild Ride is a dark ride at Disneyland Park. Originally planned to be a roller coaster, it became a dark ride attraction because Walt Disney only wanted attractions that were appropriate for all ages. It is one of the few remaining attractions that was operational on the park's opening day in 1955 (although the current version of the ride opened in 1983). The ride's story is based on Disney's adaptation of The Wind in the Willows (1908), one of the two segments of the film The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad (1949). It is currently operating in Fantasyland.
Corey Burton performs every voice at the attraction, except for the usage of audio from the film. Disneyland Paris also has a restaurant named Toad Hall.
Guests enter a re-creation of Toad Hall, passing by artistic works commemorating characters from The Wind in the Willows. A large mural shows the adventures of Toad and his motorcar, foreshadowing various scenes in the ride. Guests hop aboard miniature, early 1900s (decade)-era, multicolored motorcars. The name of one of the characters from the film (Mr. Toad, Toady, Ratty, Moley, MacBadger, Cyril, Winky, or Weasel) is inscribed on each motorcar.
Passengers begin their journey by crashing into a library, where MacBadger is seen teetering atop a ladder with a stack of books. They then crash through the fireplace, where fiberoptic effects simulate the scattering of embers on the floor. Narrowly avoiding a falling suit of armor, the passengers break through a set of doors to find the interior hallway of Toad Hall in disarray, as weasels swing from chandeliers. Guests then enter the dining room, where Moley is eating at a dinner table and gets knocked aside.
Upon leaving Toad Hall, guests travel through the countryside, passing Ratty's house, aggravating policemen and terrifying a farmer and his sheep. Making a right turn, guests head for the docks and get the impression that their car will plunge into the river, but quickly make a sharp turn in a different direction and enter a warehouse full of barrels and crates containing explosives. Guests crash through a brick wall as the warehouse's contents explode. They then head out into the streets of London, narrowly avoid a collision with a delivery truck, and enter Winkie's Pub, where Mr. Winkie the bartender holds two beer mugs. He ducks down, leaving the mugs spinning in the air (this gag is recycled from the 1971 Florida version of the ride).
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