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Darkbeer
02-09-2008, 11:53 AM
A very good, 5 page article with lots of photos and video dealing with the construction of the new Toy Story Mania! attraction.

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/02/10/business/media/10ride.html

I like the Mr. Potato Head photo, that shows him only partially completed.




When Mr. Rasulo and his team presented Mr. Iger with plans for Toy Story Mania, Mr. Iger was interested but cautious. Would that dovetail with much larger efforts to overhaul the entire park? The ride could handle up to 1,500 riders an hour. Was that enough? An improved relationship with Pixar looked promising, but what if a deal couldn’t be reached? Would that hinder plans to build a lavish ride around Pixar’s core creative property?

But Mr. Iger liked a couple of the important parts of the proposal. Imagineers (Disney’s term for creative developers) suggested building versions of the ride at the same time in California and Florida — a Disney first — to leverage the development costs. Another component involved the ease with which the ride could be rethemed every season.

KJSJpipe
02-09-2008, 01:34 PM
Thanks for the link Darkbeer! Very interesting article. I can't wait until it opens, it sounds like it will be tons of fun. :)

Carina
02-11-2008, 10:48 PM
WHERE in CA is it going to be????

carolinakid
02-12-2008, 03:53 AM
In Paradise Pier, where some of the Midway Games used to be, " underneath" California Screamin':)

Bytebear
02-12-2008, 02:45 PM
WHERE in CA is it going to be????

Mr. Potato Head will be located in the queue, probably near the outside entrance, similar to where the props are in the Muppet Vision queue.