Disney's Hollywood Studios, it is still weird to say it. I still catch myself saying MGM. So 6 short months after the name change and a new ride is set to open.

I have not ridden it yet, but from all of the buzz, all of the reviews and all of the you tube videos about the ride, I just had to write something on the subject. After reading this blog, go over and read Kevin Yee's review at Miceage (A great Disney site BTW). Kevin basically said that this is almost an "E" ticket ride.

So here is the story. Andy, the boy from the Toy Story movies, got a new Midway type Carnival game. So now that he is out of his room, the toys have set up a little Carnival for everyone to enjoy. So us, the visitors, all become toys, shrink down to their size and go have some fun.

The que for the ride is some Disney Magic at its best. I hear it is like walking through a toy box. And you cannot miss the interactive Mr Potato Head Carnival Barker. Interactive I said, it talks to you. It will make jokes, you know the ones about bad shirts and other mild humor, and yes that is the voice of the one and only Don Rickles. WDI says that this is Animatronics at its best. Mr. Potato Head can remove his ear and put it back, he has realistic mouth movements, the whole 9 yards.

The ride vehicles are two, 2 person seats back to back. Each seat has a pull string cannon on it to use in the games. After you don your 3-d goggles, your first station is an introductions and how to work the cannons. You then move through the different games scoring points for hitting targets. Throwing pies, or rings or baseballs. Its 3-D so you see the shots leave your cannon and hit the targets. Some hits will have 4-D effects like water or air. I hear it is real fun. An onboard screen tally's your score. And at the end you might even win a virtual prize.

All of the rievews I have read said it is a real great ride full of fun things for everyone to do. There is a single riders line and fast pass, but someone said that these lines skip most of the que theming. So if you want a total experience, you might want to just stand in line. The ride is still in soft opening (only open certain times of the day) but should open all day come June 1.

And take a look around you before approaching Midway Mania. Now look at these photos. Yes The Pixar section of Disney's Hollywood Studios looks just like Pixar Studios in California. Awesome job WDI.

So go check it out. BTW, TSMM, is the first ever dual coast ride. Meaning WDI is building the ride In Cali and Fla at the same time. So if your reading this west coast time, take a trip to the place that started it all and have a look see.

Thanks for reading.

Angelo

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