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Toy Story Mania Guests to Walt Disney World’s Toy Story Land will be able to enjoy Midway-styled carnival games – in 4D! Step inside Andy’s room and weave your way through classic toys such as a Viewmaster, drawings, Scrabble and a host of other nostalgic children’s games. After guests collect their 3D glasses they enter carnival cars and begin a ...

Alien Swirling Saucers This exciting teacup-like ride is inspired by the game inside the Pizza Planet restaurant that Andy visited!  The aliens and their passengers are spinning around while trying to avoid capture by “The Claw” that hangs above the ride.  The attraction boasts multi-colored lighting and galactic sound effects. Walt Disney World guests will find themselves whirling around in ...

Slinky Dog Dash This family-friendly ride (38″ height requirement and comfortably seats much taller adult guests) will have you winding through Andy’s backyard. Slinky Dog Dash is an incredibly smooth ride that will have you smiling through every hill, curve, and drop! Inspired by Andy’s toy, Slink, this coaster gives a great view of Toy Story Land. Just when you ...

Green Army Soldiers When visitors enter the park, they are greeted by the Green Army Men (and now, women!). The soldiers that have become quite a hit at Disney World have been upgraded. Not only have they gone co-ed to represent the growing diversity in military forces, but the characters now have faces and a voice! According to show director, ...

Toy Story Land – Character Meet And Greets Guests will be greeted inside the Toy Story Land park by Andy’s toy friends: Buzz Lightyear, Jessie the Cowgirl, and Sheriff Woody.  The hope is that other characters will be added over time. Several of the most-loved characters (Rex, Ham, Mr. Potato Head) are already a physical part of the attraction. There ...

If you love the Pixar “Toy Story” films as much as we do, you’re sure to love the newest area in Walt Disney World. Toy Story Land begins by welcoming you as one of the newest toy-sized visitors to Andy’s backyard. It’s easy to get caught up in the fun when the entire park is brightly colored (red, blue, green, ...

Fun Facts! And along the way, enough fun facts and “didn’t-know-that’s” to fill a toy chest: 1. More than 400 toy blocks fill Andy’s backyard. 2. In Toy Story Land, Andy’s footprint is about 25 feet long or the equivalent of a size 240 shoe. 3. It would take a Green Army Man roughly 12 steps just to travel the ...

Food! “Everyone has a special food memory, so it can be tricky putting a modern spin on the favorites,” explained Lenny DeGeorge, Concept Development Culinary Director for Walt Disney World. “We honored these classic dishes by using the best ingredients to elevate the flavors. How we constructed the sandwiches was important, such as layering the ingredients in a specific order, ...

Entertainment 1. Soldiers on Parade Ten-hut! Just announced, Sarge and the Green Army Man Drum Corps will be marching several times a day through Toy Story Land. As the Drum Corps marches on, everyone’s invited to follow another contingent of Green Army Men to their fun and interactive boot camp, where they’ll “toy” with guests using giant Pixar balls, oversized ...

Toy Story Land Rides: 1. Slinky Dog Dash From his Dash & Dodge Mega Coaster Kit, Andy has assembled his roller coaster for maximum family fun. But instead of just using the roller coaster vehicle that came with the kit, Andy has put his Slinky Dog on the track. The result is a family-friendly thrill ride around the backyard that ...