Will there be a hidden gem found within Toy Story Mania?
WDW News Today, a terrific website for truly in-depth coverage of Walt Disney World happenings, has some tantalizingly cool information about Toy Story Mania, soon to open at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. This apparently e-ticket caliber ride is nearly ready to launch and the details continue to trickle out.
Last week, WDI canceled the cast member previews it had planned leading some to believe the ride was seriously behind schedule. Annual Passholders began to worry if their May 10-12 previews were still going to happen. But according to the report, cast members will have their look next weekend and so we can assume the AP previews are still a go.
But it was tantalizing details that I promised you, and WDW News Today provides just that…
It seems the original plans for a separate special track in the ride were right, as we are now being told that if you hit a certain special target, your Toy Story Tram will be sent down a secret bonus track of some kind.
The loading area for the attraction is themed to the underneath of Andy’s bed, a much more detailed experience then you will find at the Disney’s California Adventure version of Toy Story Mania. The attraction’s queue is going to take place on two levels of the show building.
The queue area sounds a little like that of The Sea with Nemo and Friends over at Epcot. If that is true then I approve. I know people think interactive is the way to go with queue areas, but I love the visually appealing and immersive queues like Pirates of the Caribbean, the Great Movie Ride or Expedition Everest. They set the mood perfectly and by the time you board the ride vehicle you’ve already been reeled in.
And as far as the “secret track” goes, how long do you think it will be before detailed instructions on how to find this secret track hit the internet? Days? Hours? Minutes? It won’t be much longer than that.
Oleg said,
April 28, 2008 @ 5:30 am
it seems some CMs on the west coast have stated in a thread I started on Mouseplanet that this piece of information on the special track is incorrect. There are two tracks in the attraction so as to keep capacity up (you stop at each show scene). there is a separate track for ADA public loading, but no special track for certain targets.
mike said,
April 29, 2008 @ 8:38 pm
a CM from the Studios has said this is not true on another thread