Mr. Toad's Wild Ride to return to the Magic Kingdom

[KentB3]

Associated Press: March 31, 2006

In a press release today the Walt Disney Company announced the return of a classic dark ride, Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, to the Magic Kingdom theme park at Walt Disney World in Orlando, Florida. Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, which was in the Magic Kingdom from opening day in 1971 until its closing in 1998 to make way for The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh ride, took guests through the world on C. Thaddeus Toad from the 1947 Disney cartoon The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad; which was itself derived from Kenneth Grahame's classic novel The Wind and the Willows.

The surprising return of Mr. Toad's Wild Ride became possible due to the pressure from many loyal fans of the dark ride, and through Internet campaigns such as the Save Mr. Toad website. Walt Disney Company President/CEO Bob Iger saw bringing back Mr. Toad to Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom as an opportunity to return much of the former glory to the theme parks that had diminished due to budget cutbacks by his predecessor, former Disney President/CEO Michael Eisner.

Construction on the new Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, newly Re-Imagineered for the 21st century with state-of-the-art animatronics and effects such as fiberoptic lighting, will begin sometime in mid-April of this year, shortly after The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh runs for the last time on April 1. Pooh fans have no need to worry, as the Magic Kingdom will be getting Pooh's Hunny Hunt, an exact copy of the ride from Tokyo Disneyland. Pooh's Hunny Hunt will be constructed adjacent to the Pooh-themed 100 Acre Wood playground, and is expected to open on October 1, the same day that Mr. Toad's Wild Ride will make its grand return to Walt Disney World.

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APRIL FOOLS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Alice Sr.]

You're a stinker Mr. Kent

 

[disvaclub92]

Ha Ha!! Good One. I really liked that ride too.

 

[disneyaggie]

I just took you off my Christmas card list.

 

[CDSTapisRouge]

That was EVIL. Playing with peoples emotions like that ...

I think that was the BEST, most creative April Fools I have seen in a long time. Good job

 

[DeterminedOne]

Good one!

 

[disneysnob]

you got me. Good one!!!!

 

[JulielovesDisney]

Ahh! you scared me!! Nice april fools joke!!

 

[prairiegekko]

Good one!

 

[smileyk8]

I only clicked which bit u were fooling us about when i read the other posts. I reallt feared for the pooh ride!

 

[Twende]

What an evil thing to do! I kept reading and praying please let it be true and not a Fool's thing!

Darn it We loved Mr. Toad. It is one of my first memories as a child. I so wish they would rebuild it!

 

[scheddj]

You got me hook, line and sinker!! I was even down in my basement looking for our Wind in the Willows tape for my little one so she would know the story. That's what I get for not reading all the way to the end!!!

 

[RoseRoni2]

Good one

 

[Twigs]

 

[ReninDetroit]

that was very good. i almost didnt keep scroling down though

then i woul dhave gond and told everyone

and looked stupid

 

[Mouse House Mama]

That was just plain mean!!! DH and I were like 2 kids here!!! Good job joker!

 

[roliepolieoliefan]

You got me!

 

[SuperGurl]

I forgot today was April Fool's day. I was like and ran and told my DH before I could read the rest. Then I came back to see what everyone else thought and what do you know.......it was a joke .

Good One.

 

[twoprincesses]

best joke by far... now i'm going to cry

 

[tinker&belle]

That was a good one.

Last night I was convinced the dining thing was a joke and called Disney to verify...however this totally got me!