Showing posts with label Disney Hollywood Studios Toy Story Land. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Disney Hollywood Studios Toy Story Land. Show all posts

Tuesday, April 30, 2019

WDW Disney's Hollywood Studios Celebrates Its 30th Anniversary With Media Event, New Restaurant Coming to Toy Story Land, more...



Disney's Hollywood Studios celebrates its 30th Annivesary tomorrow May1st and D&M was there today for the celebration kick off, including a big media event. So let's have a look at these fresh pics and at the atmosphere in the park today, would we?



Medias from all around the states are here today at the DHS, shooting pictures and filming!
















At the Chinese theatre, they just repainted the entire hand prints.




30th Anniversary banners are everywhere!
























Let's have a walk around the park, would we?


At the Tower of Terror,  report that all of the elevator shaft doors on the right were broken and not opening. Right shaft top stays permanently open to ensure air flow is present in that shaft but they are all broken on the right side













That is a hover board from Epcot extinct attraction Horizons. It now sits in the backlot express restaurant at Hollywood studios




No merchandise yet actually, all the shops are closed and will re-open tomorrow with new merchandise.




Because of the press event some announcements were done this morning and Disney announced a new table service restaurant which will open at Toy Story Land, called Roundup Rodeo BBQ.

The restaurant will be located in an expansion plot on the right side of the Woody welcome sign at Toy Story Land and continue to theme of Andy’s Backyard, showcasing oversized toys and vibrant colors.

Using three cardboard boxes cut and taped together, Andy has created a new rodeo arena using some of his favorite toys, games, and play sets. And while some pieces are definitely western-themed, what makes this rodeo special is the broad assortment of toys that have been brought together to create a fun, colorful mashup-atmosphere that only a child could create.



Once inside, you’ll be surrounded by all of the rodeo festivities in-action as well as western town and train station play sets. And you just might spot some of your favorite Pixar characters scattered throughout the restaurant in the form of toys and game pieces including a toy version of Jessie riding on the back of a Trixie pull-toy and unique toy versions of Bo Peep and her sheep, all who appear to be performing in the rodeo together.

This immersive restaurant will surround guests with a kaleidoscope of toys, games, and playsets, providing yet another unique, fun, family-friendly dining experience that could only be had in Toy Story Land. The opening date for the new restaurant wasn’t given during the announcement.

And that's it for now, stay tuned on D&M for new WDW updates anytime soon!

Picture: copyright Disney and more, Disney

Friday, June 29, 2018

WDW Disney Hollywood Studios Toy Story Land Open! Land Dedication and TSL Rides Videos


It's the big day for WDW Disney's Hollywood Studios Toy Story Land as the land has its dedication this morning with Bob Chapek and Tim Allen, here is the video -, start at 5.45min as the dedication itself  doesn't start before.






The land include two rides, the big one being the Slinky Dog Dash Roller Coaster which last around 2 minutes.



Attractions Magazine has posted an excellent POV video of it and the queue theming is pretty impressive. The ride itself looks fun, make sure to watch it till the end to don't miss the Audio-Animatronic at the end of the ride! Here is the daylight version and you have the video in the night version HERE.




The other attraction of Toy Story land is the new Alien Swirling Saucers ride and i remind you that the attraction will be added to DLP WDS Toy Story Playland in the soon future.


As D&M reader Scott Queto said in a comment yesterday on the D&M Facebook page the entrance to TSL Alien Swirling Saucers ride "is a great reference to the Fisher Price Imaginext Pizza Planet Playlet" and yes it is indeed, see picture below.


Attractions Magazine has also filmed two videos of Alien Swirling Saucers, looks to me that the ride looks more magical with its night lighting. You have the night version video below and jump HERE to watch the daylight version of the ride and the entrance theming.




DHS guests will be able to access Toy Story Mania directly from Toy Story Land thanks to the new entrance, and the queue had its theming redesigned. Here is a video shot by Inside the Magic.




The land is full of theming details all around, and honestly i think that Imagineers did a good job on this new TSL version. The last video below is a full walk-through of Toy Story Land which was filmed with no guests in it as TSL was not open yet and the rides not active, but it's perfect to discover TSL theming.




Andy's Lunch Box is where TSL guests can find food and have some rest while they lunch, here is a video of it filmed by WEDWAY.




One more thing: Disney has confirmed that Green Army Women are coming to Toy Story Land, in addition to the Green Army Men! Tom Vazzana, show director for the Green Army Patrol said that "both men and women serve in our armed services every day and it was time to add women to the Green Army Patrol". And all of the Green Army Patrol characters that guests will encounter in the new Toy Story Land will be face characters, to give them more freedom to interact with guests.

The Beverly Sunset shop at Disney's Hollywood Studios is now selling all Toy Story Land merchandise items, here is a video tour showing all of them.




So, what do you think of this new Toy Story Land? Let us know in the comments!

Pictures: copyright Ryan Pastorino / Tribune Media

Video: copyright Attractions Magazine, Inside the Magic, WEDWAY