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{{Infobox Disney ride
| image=Toystorymania.jpg
| caption='''The Mr. Potato Head Audio Animatronic located inside Toy Story Midway Mania!'''
| land=Pixar PlaceToy Story Land
| opened=May 31, 2008
| park= Disney's Hollywood Studios
| custom_value_1= Yes (Group A)
}}
Toy Story Midway Mania! is an attraction located in the [[Toy Story Land]] section of [[Disney's Hollywood Studios]].
==Attraction History==
The history of what would eventually become Toy Story Mania began in 2005 as when Imagineers Ken Raffety and Robert Coltrin were working on the Radiator Springs expansion of Disney's California Adventure <ref name= "studios"> http://www.studioscentral.com/history-toy-story-midway-mania </ref>. As the duo felt that they needed to create another new attraction for Radiator Springs, they began to develop an attraction that would be interactive, like the new Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blasters attraction in Disneyland.<ref name="studios"/>
In order to make the attraction more interactive however, the Imagineers also took inspiration from a DisneyQuest attraction called Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for Buccaneer Gold <ref name="studios"/> . On the Pirates attraction, guests shot toy cannons at an interactive screen, which then incorporated them into a ship battle. Raffety and Coltrin both thought that the shooting device used on the Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for Buccaneer Gold would be a good addition for their new attraction <ref name="studios"/> . After being inspired by the Midway games located on Paradise Pier in Disney's California Adventure, Coltrin and Rafferty came up with an attraction that would be "traditional midway games that you can ride through, hosted by Toy Story characters" <ref name="studios"/>. After developing the attraction in August and September 2005, Bob Iger green lit the attraction new ride for construction <ref name="studios"/> . Imagineers also showed the head of Pixar, John Lasseter the idea, which he loved<ref name="studios"/>. When discussing the choice of the Toy Story characters , Imagineer Ken Raffety said:
{{Quotation|"(They asked) which characters would be a really fun troupe of players to host these games?” We immediately went to the Toy Story characters, and then it all kind of fell together about creating this spring action shooter, and being able to follow the trajectory of the balls and the darts that you toss out"<ref>www.disunplugged.com/2009/12/04/interview-with-toy-story-manias-award-winning-creative-team/#sthash.LBA9KtOA.dpuf</ref>}}
After the project was green lit, Imagineers went to the Los Angeles County Fair to play midway Midway games and see how they worked <ref> http://land.allears.net/blogs/lauragilbreath/2009/09/d23_expo_making_of_toy_story_m.html </ref> <ref name= "studios"/>. Their next task was coming up for a ride system to use in the attraction. Although initial plans called for a system similar to Buzz Lightyear's Astro Blasters, which had all the guests moving in one direction, at the same speed (similar to [[Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin]] in Walt Disney World<ref name="studios"/>), Imagineers quickly realized that this ride system would not meet capacity demands. In order to solve this issue, Imagineers created a completely new ride system that allowed guests to rotate 360 degrees while utilizing different interactive screens<ref name="studios"/>. [[Image:ToyStoryPromo.jpg|350px|thumb|Promotional image of Toy Story Midway Mania!]]Due to the popularity of the attraction within Imagineering, Disney eventually decided to also bring the attraction to the (then) [[Disney-MGM Studios]]<ref name="studios"/>. Fortunately for Imagineers, the attraction fit almost perfectly into one of the abandoned sound stages in Pixar Place (the sound stages were formally used as part of the walking tour potion on the [[Backlot Tour]])<ref name="studios"/>. In order to have the new attraction blend in with the rest of Disney's Hollywood Studios, John Lasseter suggested having the facade of the attraction be based on the Pixar Studios<ref name="studios"/>. During the development of the attraction, Imagineers frequently tested the attraction themselves. According to Imagineer Sue Bryan:
{{Quotation|Play testing is a huge part of our interactive design process. We started within 6 weeks of having the project turned on we had a prototype, and we started bringing people in to try to find out what was going to work best in terms of translating these games to a different medium. We brought people in every 6-8 weeks. We were always testing the versions of the software. We spent a lot of time with people. We asked them a lot of questions, and we really try to find out the things that we don’t realize are going wrong. Because when you design an interactive for a really broad audience like this it’s impossible to predict how that many different kinds of people are going to use something <ref>www.disunplugged.com/2009/12/04/interview-with-toy-story-manias-award-winning-creative-team/#sthash.LBA9KtOA.dpuf</ref>}}
The attraction finally opened as Toy Story Midway Mania! on May 31, 2008<ref name="studios"/>. Since Toy Story Midway Mania opened, the attraction has seen a relatively few number of changes. In conjunction with the release of Toy Story 3, in May 2010, Toy Story Mania was updated. At this time, "Rex and "Trixie's Dino Darts" replaced "Bo Peeop's Baaa-loon Pop"<ref name= "wdw"/>.. Furthermore, the character Buttercup was added to the "Hamm & Eggs" game<ref name= "wdw"/>. Finally, Trixie, Buttercup, Dolly, and Mr. Pricklepants were added to the prize scene, Lotso was added to the practise practice round, and the game scores at the end of the attraction were changed so that they now showed guests new categories including: 'Best In Vehicle', 'Best This Hour' <ref name= "wdw"> http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/toy-story-mania/news/24may2010-'rex-and-trixie%E2%80%99s-dino-darts'-now-playing-at-toy-story-mania---a-rundown-of-the-changes.htm </ref>. In March 2015May 2016, Disney announced that Toy Story Midway Mania would be receiving received a third track in 2016 an effort to reduce wait times <refRef>httphttps://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/toy-story-mania/news/05mar201525may2016-photos---disney-hascuts-announcedwaits-thatat-toy-story-mania-with-the-opening-of-a-third-track.htm </ref>. On June 11, 2018, Toy Story Mania closed for refurbishment. At this time, the attraction's entrance was moved to the back of the building in order to facilitate the its transition into the new [[Toy Story Land]] <Ref> https://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/toy-isstory-coming-tomania/news/09may2018-toy-story-mania-atto-disney'sclose-hollywoodfor-studiosentrance-reconfiguration-and-fastpass-availability-update.htm</ref>. Toy Story Mania officially joined Toy Story Land when the land opened on June 30, 2018. Since moving to [[Toy Story Land]], the attraction has been referred to as simply "Toy Story Mania" <ref> https://wdwnt.com/2018/07/what-you-dont-know-about-toy-story-land/ </ref>.
==Attraction Plot==
The end of the queue for Toy Story Midway Mania! features a large Mr. Potato Head Audio Animatronic who interacts with guests. Mr. Potato Head can sing, dance, tell jokes, pick out individual guests to interact with, and even reach up and remove his own ear. In the queue, guests also receive their 4D glasses which they will wear on the attraction.
===Main Attraction===
[[Image:GreeArmyMen.jpg|350px|thumb|Buzz Lightyear's Flying Tossers]]
On Toy Story Midway Mania! guests wear 4D glasses and board their ride vehicles in order to enter various Midway games which are hosted by Toy Story characters. Each mini game lasts approximately 30 seconds. After each round guests receive points, which are cumulative. The games featured in the attraction are:
'''Rex and Trixie's Dino Darts''' <br>
[[Image:RexTrixie.jpg|250px|thumb|Rex and Trixie's Dino Darts]]
If guests shoot the six lava balloons, the volcano will erupt, spewing 500 point balloons.
