Walt Disney World finally revealed the official date for the grand opening of Toy Story Land. The huge themed zone in the park will open just in time for the summer madness.
The date is June 30, 2018. Then the huge, 11-acre theme park within the theme park will welcome the first visitors.
Toy Story Land will be at Disney’s Hollywood Studios. It will include two brand-new attractions and one which was expanded. The theme park needed years to make the new area. This is actually the largest expansion of Disney’s Hollywood Studious ever.
“When it opens, guests visiting Toy Story Land will “shrink” to the size of a toy and join in on the fun Woody, Jessie, Buzz, and Andy’s other beloved toys are having in Andy’s backyard,” according to the Disney Parks Blog.
“Here, guests can take a ride on Slinky Dog Dash, a roller coaster Andy has assembled from his Mega Coaster Play Kit and topped off with Slinky and Jessie. (Check out the time-lapse video above of one of Slinky Dog Dash’s first test runs)”, Disney also says.
The company details other attractions, too. “Families will also be able to take a spin on Alien Swirling Saucers, a galactic play set that Andy won from Pizza Planet. Here, adorable little green aliens swirl about in their flying saucers with guests in tow in their rocket ship toys, while “The Claw” hangs overhead”, Disney says.
But wait! There’s more! A lot more! “Guests can also walk through a new carnival game box to experience Toy Story Mania!, which has been a guest-favorite attraction at the park since it opened in 2008. Now expanded with a third track, the popular attraction will put even more guests in the action taking aim at 3D objects – using everything from baseballs to cream pies – in a variety of whimsical, fast-paced games”, Disney adds.
Fancy a meal after all of this action? “Woody’s Lunch Box – actually, Andy’s lunch box that he’s set on its side – will serve up tasty meals and old-fashioned soda floats from a walk-up window setting. The entire land will serve as a visual celebration of toys, with Crayons, Cooties, Green Army Men, Rubik’s Cubes, Tinkertoys, and other familiar toys and game pieces incorporated into the land’s design”, Disney says. Now that’s quite a lot and quite impressive.
