ANAHEIM, Calif. – It’s a Pixar palooza at Disney Parks! In family-friendly attractions and immersive experiences on both coasts of the United States, guests can do it all – find Nemo, zap Zurg and meddle with Monsters.
But the fun doesn’t stop there. Coming this summer to Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, Calif., and Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., is a whole new interactive adventure: Toy Story Mania!
Celebrating Disney•Pixar classics “Toy Story” and “Toy Story 2,” this new 4-D ride-game experience combines delightful film characters with personality-matching games for guests to play. Donning 3-D glasses, guests shrink to the size of a toy and hop fanciful ride vehicles following a midway-themed route. At each game booth, they aim for animated targets using colorful on-board spring-action shooters.
Toy Story Mania! debuts at Disney’s California Adventure on June 17. It joins these other experiences inspired by favorite Disney•Pixar characters and films.
At Disneyland Resort:
Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage – Guests embark on an underwater expedition where they discover Nemo and his finned friends from “Finding Nemo.” Thanks to cutting-edge imaging technology, characters such as Dory, Marlin, Crush, Bruce and, of course, Nemo, come to life before guests’ eyes in a brilliantly colored lagoon at Disneyland Park.
Pixar Play Parade – Characters from Disney•Pixar films “Toy Story,” “A Bug’s Life,” “Monsters, Inc.,” “Finding Nemo,” “The Incredibles,” “Cars” and “Ratatouille” dance onto the parade route and invite guests of all ages to join in a whirling, spinning, fun-for-all animated playground. This daily spectacle at Disney’s California Adventure is brought to life in giant parade floats, puppetry, acrobatics and interactive surprises including bubble, fire and water effects.
A bug’s land – Designed especially for kids, this land at Disney’s California Adventure features Flik’s Fun Fair, which is full of attractions inspired by the film “A Bug’s Life.” Children can experience the world from a bug’s point of view by visiting Flik’s Flyers, Francis’ Ladybug Boogie, Heimlich’s Chew Chew Train, Princess Dot Puddle Park, and Tuck and Roll Drive’Em Buggies. Families can cap off their adventures with a screening of the 3-D spectacular “It’s Tough to be a Bug!”
Monsters, Inc. Mike and Sulley to the Rescue! – Disney’s California Adventure guests are in for a ride of “monstrous” proportion as they climb aboard taxis and hit the streets of Monstropolis with Mike, Sulley and Boo. Along the way they’ll encounter the super-sneaky Randall Boggs, the yellow-suited agents of the Child Detection Agency and other characters from the film.
At both Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort:
Turtle Talk With Crush – Crush from “Finding Nemo” has made a different kind of screen debut at Epcot and Disney’s California Adventure – as a chatting, joking quipster who engages guests in conversation from his movie-screen undersea environment. The interactive show is a breakthrough experience in real-time animation using digital projection and sophisticated, voice-activated animation.
It’s Tough to be a Bug! – This humorous 3-D film is found inside “a bug’s land” at Disney’s California Adventure, and within the massive trunk at Disney’s Animal Kingdom’s Tree of Life. The special effects show features Earth’s least-known wild creatures and a few familiar faces from “A Bug’s Life.” Watch for friendly Flik and some “stingingly” surprising antics.
Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters (Disneyland Resort) – Buzz Lightyear’s Space Ranger Spin (Walt Disney World Resort) – Armed with infrared lasers, guests join forces with Buzz Lightyear to defend Earth’s supply of batteries from the evil Emperor Zurg in a spinning, brought-to-life
spin-off of the movie “Toy Story.” The shoot-’em-up fun at both Magic Kingdom and Disneyland Park triggers sight and sound gags, while guests keep score using a lighted display inside the toy spaceship ride vehicles.
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