Disney’s Hollywood Studios is undergoing a massive renovation including the addition of STAR WARS LAND. At Disney’s D23 Expo Disney Parks Chairman Bob Chapek also announced the addition of TOY STORY LAND with two new attractions and an expansion of Toy Story Midway Mania. Hong Kong Disneyland’s Toy Story Land (shown below) is one of the oldest and best themed lands in the park, and if Disney’s Hollywood Studios version is of the same quality it will be a great addition.
HKDL Toy Story Land
From Disney’s D23 Fan Club’s press release
The re-imagining of Disney’s Hollywood Studios will take guests to infinity and beyond, allowing them to step into the worlds of their favorite films, starting with Toy Story Land. This new 11-acre land will transport guests into the adventurous outdoors of Andy’s backyard. Guests will think they’ve been shrunk to the size of Woody and Buzz as they are surrounded by oversized toys that Andy has assembled using his vivid imagination. Using toys like building blocks, plastic buckets and shovels, and game board pieces, Andy has designed the perfect setting for this land, which will include two new attractions for any Disney park and one expanded favorite.
- Family-friendly roller coaster – This coaster will zip and zoom, plunge and coast as it takes guests on a thrilling, toy-filled adventure throughout the new land on the back of Slinky Dog.
- Alien saucers attraction – The famous little green aliens from the movie will take guests around for a spin in their very own flying saucers. The music, lighting and sound effects add to the flurry of action, while “The Claw” looms over.
- Toy Story Mania! – Guests glide into the Toy Story Midway Games Play Set and take aim at 3D objects in a variety of fast-paced games, with an expansion that adds an additional track to this popular attraction.
On the Disney Parks Blog, Imagineer Kathy Magnum said TOY STORY LAND was inspired by the overwhelming guest response to Cars Land at Disney California Adventure park at the Disneyland Resort.
As all of you know, here in Anaheim, we’ve been quite successful with taking immersive experiences to a whole new level as we did with Cars Land. In fact, one of our favorite stories from opening day is that we overheard a little boy asking his mom, ‘Is this where they filmed the Cars movie?’ Kathy said. “That’s exactly how we want people to feel – like they’ve stepped onto the set of their favorite film … like the quaint town of Radiator Springs or, in the case of ‘Toy Story,’ the wild and adventurous outdoors of Andy’s backyard.
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