Toy Story Mania! Preview Schedule, Reports, Pictures, & Video [Merged Thread]

Preview Schedule

The following is the preview schedule so far released:

General Cast Member Previews

May 2 - 4, 2008

Passholder Previews*

May 10 - May 12, 2008 | 9:00 am - 7:00 pm

Disney Vacation Club Member Previews**

May 10 - May 12, 2008 | 9:00 am - 7:00 pm

General Public Previews***

May 17 - May 30, 2008

Grand Opening

May 31, 2008

All preview dates are subject to change

*Valid Passholder ID is required when attending this preview.
**Valid Member ID Card and a photo ID is required when attending this preview.
***Previews are not garunteed during this time period and may be suspended indefinatly for technical adjustments with out prior notification. Only Cast Members at the attraction have knowledge of exact times when previews will be taking place.

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Preview Ride Reports

CaptainJessicaSparrow's Cast Member Preview Report (5/3/08)

X's Preview Report (5/6/08)

poeticeclipse's Promotional Video Tapping Preview Report (5/6/08)

This section will be updated as further reports are added to this thread.

Out of consideration of those who wish to be completely surprised by the attraction scenes and story, please post any information that could be consider a "spoiler" of the ride experience in white text preceded by the following note:

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Multi-Media

Photos of the Toy Story Mania area, building, and queue

On-Ride Video

Per Orlando United, there are some cool new shots of the Toy Story Mania area, building, and queue. Look here.

Looks cool! Can't wait to try it when we go in Nov.

...seems like a very busy setting. lots of things going on. will be interesting to see when we head down in a couple of weeks.

It looks kinda gaudy to me... It also looks way too much like Buzz Lightyear. Same concept, same cars, same queue (except instead of Buzz you've got Mr. Potatohead), same fastpass machines... but all themed differently. I'm sure it will be a hit, and I'm glad to have it, but for the next ride can't we have something different the next time around?

I think it looks cool! I hope they have previews in the next couple of weeks for non-annual pass holders....I can dream anyway! :mickey:

Can't wait to see it!! My husband and I will be in Disney from November 24th thru December 5:thumbsup:

Looks awesome, I can't wait to ride it and check it out.

Looks like its going to be a lot of fun.

Cool photos! Thanks!:mickey:

Cant wait to see it in Dec...Glad there is Fastpass...:thumbsup:

Oh boy, Midway Games! Imagineering is really cooking now.:(

Gotta love the dufus sitting on the railing of the brand new, not open to the public yet, attraction.

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Looks cool! Can't wait to try it when we go in Nov.

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:ditto: Thanks

I love the monkeys! Thanks for sharing the pics! :thumbsup:

So I went to the sneak peak of Toy Story Mania yesterday.

As many of you might have noticed (or not), I thought it sounded kinda stupid and repetitive.

Here's my thoughts on it afterwards, without revealing too much but just in case - :spoiler:

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Mr. Potatohead - He's awesome. He's actually very interactive and can do things like pulling out his ear and putting it back in, he'll sing if you ask him to (from what I noticed), he asks you things and will respond to them (not like Turtle Talk).

The queue - Long. There are stairs. Cool visuals, found some Hidden Mickeys already.

The ride - DUAL LOADING! Memories of Mr. Toad. Two attached cars with 4 people in each car back to back (sorta like Men in Black) for a total of 8 people. Not continous loading.

The gun - Not rapid fire. Prepare for sore arms after playing. You pull a rope to fire, each pull firing a shot. I predict high maintenence for this ride - they look easy to pull out. The good news is you don't have to pull all the way for it to fire. A partial pull (1/2 way) will register.

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You pull up to a screen and you aim at the targets on the screen. You car will rotate you in the right direction. I think you get 30 seconds per screen and there are I think 5 screens total. Each one is a different type of target, and if you hit special targets, things will fly back at you (that's why you need 3-D glasses). The more points you get, the better your "prize."

So as much as it pains me to say this.....I liked it. Possibly more than Buzz. I need to see it without all the glitches to give a final grade. The pulling on the rope is what annoyed me the most because about halfway through, my right arm was getting really tired.

Thanks for the review!

I read other reviews from different internet sites and was waiting for I'cot to get one!

Looking forward to this new attraction... :mickey:

Thanks for the review!! Looking forward to it. Can you share what hidden Mickey's to look for?

I think I could - there is one in the queue line past Mr. Potatohead. It's on the wall, near the bottom, where there are Andy's drawings on the wall. There is also one inside the loading bay, one the wall before you enter/exit. Although it's really not hidden at all. In fact, it's kinda obvious. Really.

I'm trying to avoid giving too many details about the queue area other than toys...lots of toys. Think Once Upon a Toy. Like that.

Thanks so much for the review!! I am so looking forward to giving this attraction a try!! A total bonus for it to be done in time for our return. I wasn't sure how many new attractions that there would be since our last visit in '06, but it looks like there will be a few good ones, so that is awesome!!:thumbsup:

Thanks, Jessica. We're looking forward to the AP preview next weekend :D