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Toy Story Land

Toy Story Land (known as Toy Story Playland at Walt Disney Studios Park) is a themed land at Walt Disney Studios Park, Hong Kong Disneyland, Shanghai Disneyland, and Disney's Hollywood Studios. The area is based on the Disney·Pixar film series Toy Story.

Toy Story Land
ThemeToy Story
Walt Disney Studios Park
Coordinates48°52′02.46″N 2°46′38.74″E / 48.8673500°N 2.7774278°E / 48.8673500; 2.7774278
StatusOperating
OpenedAugust 17, 2010 (2010-08-17)
Hong Kong Disneyland
Coordinates22°18′37.83″N 114°2′21.22″E / 22.3105083°N 114.0392278°E / 22.3105083; 114.0392278
StatusOperating
OpenedNovember 17, 2011 (2011-11-17)
Shanghai Disneyland
StatusOperating
OpenedApril 26, 2018 (2018-04-26)
Disney's Hollywood Studios
StatusOperating
OpenedJune 30, 2018 (2018-06-30)
ReplacedStudio Backlot Tour
(Streets of America)

Toy Story Land in France originally opened as part of Toon Studio on August 17, 2010, at a cost of 79 million euros. Toy Story Land in Hong Kong opened on November 17, 2011.[1] Toy Story Land in Shanghai opened on April 26, 2018. Toy Story Land at Disney's Hollywood Studios in Florida was announced on August 15, 2015, at the D23 Expo, and opened on June 30, 2018.[2]

Walt Disney Studios Park

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During Mickey's Magical Party in 2009, information was leaked about an expansion at Walt Disney Studios Park, the resort later confirmed this. The new Pixar themed area helped promote Toy Story 3. The area is designed to "shrink the guest" down to being the size of a toy, and to play in Andy's Backyard with his toys. It had to do this through using highly immersive theming, using bamboo to act as giant blades of grass surrounding the area, the use of many themed props and characters from the Toy Story films such as a giant Buzz Lightyear, a giant Rex, an oversized paper plane and a large ball from the first Pixar short, Luxo Jr. The area also features numerous photo opportunities. Construction of the area started in late 2009 and was finished on time. The new area is located on the right side of Walt Disney Studios Park, behind the Art of Disney Animation.

Attractions and entertainment

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Former attractions and entertainment

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  • Green Army Men Meet & Play

Shops

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  • Toy Story Playland Boutique

Hong Kong Disneyland

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Toy Story Land entrance at Hong Kong Disneyland

Hong Kong Disneyland features an almost identical land,[3] named simply Toy Story Land (Traditional Chinese: 反斗奇兵大本營). This expansion area is exclusive within Asia to Hong Kong for five years from the date of its opening.[4] The land is themed identically; using bamboo to act as giant blades of grass surrounding the area, the use of many themed props and characters from the Toy Story films such as a giant Woody, a giant Rex, an oversized paper plane and also a large ball from the first Pixar short, Luxo Jr. The land opened on November 18, 2011.[5] The land is located to the west side of Hong Kong Disneyland, behind Fantasyland.

On February 6, 2013, a new shop named Andy's Toy Box has been opened, next to RC Racer.

Attractions and entertainment

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Restaurants and refreshments

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  • Jessie's Snack Roundup

Shops

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  • Andy's Toy Box

Shanghai Disneyland

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The area (featuring Rex's Racers) in 2018.

Toy Story Land was announced for the park on November 9, 2016, when Bob Iger, chairman and chief executive officer of The Walt Disney Company, along with Bob Chapek, chairman of Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, and Fan Xiping, chairman of Shanghai Shendi Group, celebrated breaking ground on the new expansion.[6] The land opened on April 26, 2018.[7][8]

Toy Story Land at Shanghai Disneyland is located between Tomorrowland and Fantasyland. The land features three attractions and a themed character greeting area.

Attractions and entertainment

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Restaurants and refreshments

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  • Toy Box Cafe
    • The Box of Buzz Lightyear
    • The Box of Lotso
    • The Box of Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head

Disney's Hollywood Studios

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The area's entrance in Disney's Hollywood Studios.

Toy Story Land was announced for the park at the 2015 D23 Expo, roughly 11 acres (4.5 ha) and features a different attraction lineup, including a new entrance for the expanded Toy Story Mania! The other attractions include a Slinky Dog themed family coaster and an attraction based around The Claw and the Little Green Aliens. Construction began on April 3, 2016, and the land opened on June 30, 2018. This edition of Toy Story Land is the largest in any Disney park in terms of area.[9][10][11][12]

Attractions and entertainment

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  • Toy Story Mania! – a shooting dark ride where riders try to score points by hitting targets with a variety of objects inside a carnival-themed playset. The attraction was originally called Toy Story Midway Mania! and the entrance was located in Pixar Place when the ride opened in 2008, but was moved to Toy Story Land with a new entrance on the land's opening day.
  • Slinky Dog Dash – a family-friendly roller coaster where riders are sent flying through Andy's backyard inside of a giant Slinky Dog. The coaster features two launches and an animatronic Wheezy, who serenades riders as their coaster enters the loading area.
  • Alien Swirling Saucers – a flat ride themed around Buzz Lightyear where riders are whipped around a toy playset of outer space in a vehicle driven by one of Buzz's little green aliens. This ride uses similar ride mechanics as Mater's Junkyard Jamboree in Cars Land and Woody's Round-Up in Shanghai Disneyland's version of Toy Story Land.
  • Green Army Men Drum Corps – Green Army Men play cadences on a snare drum, bass drum, and tenor drums.
  • Green Army Men Boot Camp – Green Army Men invite guests to partake in various boot camp drills, games, and chants; making them honorary Green Army Men.
  • Character meet & greets - Buzz Lightyear nearby the Toy Story Land marquee, Sheriff Woody and Bo Peep outside Toy Story Mania! and Jessie outside Alien Swirling Saucers.

Restaurants and refreshments

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  • Woody's Lunch Box – A counter-service restaurant which looks like an old-fashioned lunch box pushed up against a picture book about "Woody's Roundup," a fictional TV show seen in Toy Story 2. The restaurant is sponsored by Babybel.
  • Roundup Rodeo BBQ - It was announced in 2019 that a table-service Toy Story-themed restaurant will be built with an opening date of 2020.[13] In January 2022, the restaurant was reconfirmed to be opening, with an announced date of later in 2022.[14] However, Disney's Hollywood Studios announced that the restaurant was delayed to March 23, 2023, as part of Walt Disney World's 50th Anniversary celebration and the Disney 100 Years of Wonder celebration.

Characters

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  • Woody (dressed as a superhero during Halloween)
  • Buzz Lightyear (dressed as a vampire during Halloween and as Santa Claus during Christmas)
  • Jessie (dressed as a clown during Halloween)
  • Bo Peep (debuted in 2019 to promote the release of Toy Story 4; currently a seasonal meet-and-greet character)

References

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  1. ^ Smith, Thomas (November 17, 2011). "Toy Story Land Officially Opens at Hong Kong Disneyland". Disney Parks Blog. Archived from the original on November 20, 2011. Retrieved November 18, 2011.
  2. ^ "New 'Toy Story Land' Coming to Disney's Hollywood Studios". August 15, 2015. Archived from the original on August 17, 2015.
  3. ^ Zhao (September 9, 2010). "HK to Build First Toy Story Theme Park in Asia". CRI English. Archived from the original on September 11, 2010. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
  4. ^ "The Hong Kong SAR Government and The Walt Disney Company Applaud The Legislative Council's Approval of the Hong Kong Disneyland Expansion Plan". Hong Kong Disneyland. July 10, 2009. Archived from the original on October 15, 2013.
  5. ^ MacDonald, Brady (November 13, 2009). "Hong Kong Disneyland to add 'Toy Story' themed land". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on November 5, 2010. Retrieved September 18, 2010.
  6. ^ Smith, Thomas. "Shanghai Disneyland Breaks Ground On Toy Story Land". Disney Parks Blog. Archived from the original on November 11, 2016.
  7. ^ Frater, Patrick (April 26, 2018). "Disney Opens Toy Story Land at Shanghai Theme Park". Variety.
  8. ^ Bevil, Dewayne (April 26, 2018). "Toy Story Land debuts in Shanghai Disneyland". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved April 26, 2018.
  9. ^ Fickley-Baker, Jennifer (February 16, 2018). "Toy Story Land to Open at Walt Disney World Resort June 30k". Disney Parks Blog. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
  10. ^ Mithaiwala, Mansoor (July 16, 2017). "Toy Story Land Coming to Disney's Hollywood Studios in Summer 2018". Screen Rant. Archived from the original on July 16, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  11. ^ Bevil, Dewayne. "Coming to Disney World: Tron, Guardians of the Galaxy ride, 'Star Wars' hotel". OrlandoSentinel.com. Archived from the original on July 16, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  12. ^ Lambert, Marjie. "4 new rides coming to Disney World: Ratatouille, Tron, Mickey Mouse, Guardians of the Galaxy". Miami Herald. Archived from the original on July 16, 2017. Retrieved July 16, 2017.
  13. ^ Dunlap, Alex. "New Roundup Rodeo BBQ Restaurant Coming to Toy Story Land at Disney's Hollywood Studios". Disney Parks Blog. Archived from the original on October 7, 2019. Retrieved October 7, 2019.
  14. ^ Beatty, Chris. "New Playset Fun Coming to Toy Story Land in 2022!". Disney Parks Blog. Archived from the original on January 19, 2022.
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