Toy Story fans, get ready to go “to infinity and beyond” because your ultimate playground opens at Walt Disney World in Florida in just four months time.
Yes, Toy Story Land is becoming a reality on June 30, 2018.
OH YEAH! We hear you cry!
“With set pieces, staging, attractions and experiences Toy Story Land represents the best of Walt Disney Imagineering’s collaboration with our storytelling partners at Pixar Animation Studios,” Walt Disney Parks and Resorts chairman Bob Chapek said.
“This new land will place guests inside the wondrous world of Woody, Buzz and their pals – and invite everyone to experience the joy of being a toy.”
Get ready to feel as though you have shrunk to the size of a toy as you venture into Andy’s backyard complete with giant building blocks and game board pieces.
There you’ll come face to face with all the fun characters from the Disney Pixar movies – Woody, Jessie, Buzz, Slinky Dog, the Green Army Men and more.
The 11-acre attraction will be decorated to ramp up the nostalgia, with Woody’s Lunch Box serving up refreshments like old-fashioned soda floats and babybel’s.
It will feature two brand new attractions and one “expanded” favourite.
Here’s what Walt Disney World has to say about the rides on offer:
The Slinky Dog Dash
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Slinky Dog Dash is inspired by the delightful pooch spinoff of Slinky, the 1950s American toy classic. Riders of all ages will delight as Slinky Dog bends and twists his coils around curves, hills, bridges and drops in the Slinky-est coaster ever.
Riders will zip around and above Toy Story Land, serving up panoramic views of all that the new land has to offer. Andy’s colourful creation will stretch Slinky Dog and his coils to the max – from his head to his upturned tail – and be fun for the entire family.
Alien Swirling Saucers
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Alien Swirling Saucers will immerse guests in the playful world of Andy’s toys. This galactic space toy is designed as a play set that Andy won at the Pizza Planet restaurant. Adorable little Toy Story green Aliens swirl about in their flying saucers with guests in tow in their rocket-ship toys, while “The Claw” hangs overhead.
This space adventure is bathed in music reimagined for intergalactic fun, dappled with multi-colour lighting and sound effects from throughout galaxies.
Toy Story Mania!
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One of the most beloved attractions at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, Toy Story Mania!, gets an all-new colourful toy carnival game box entrance when the new land opens. In fact, this is the box that the Toy Story Mania! the game came in.
Recently updated with a third track, the popular attraction will put even more guests in the carnival playset action taking aim at 3D objects – using everything from baseballs to creampies – in a variety of whimsical, fast-paced games. To the high-scorer go bragging rights.
Find out more here.