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Upon entering the attraction, guests will be welcomed by Mr. Potato
Head, more than five feet tall and looking like he stepped right down
from the movie screen. The state-of-the-art Audio-Animatronics Mr.
Potato Head makes a perfect carnival barker for the immersive Toy Story
Mania! experience, since he is the first attraction-based
Audio-Animatronics figure who can engage guests in a two-way
conversation.
Everyone gets a front row seat when guests put on their 3-D glasses,
“shrink” to the size of a toy, and board the Toy Story Mania! carnival
tram ride vehicles, whose fast travel and spinning add a huge amount of
fun to the interactive experience. The exciting and colorful route takes
guests through “Andy’s Bedroom” filled with oversized murals and toys.
The vehicles spin to face Toy Story Mania! game booths – high-tech yet
rooted in classic midway games of skill – and guests aim for 3-D
animated targets using their own on-board “spring-action shooters.”
Players pair up and sit side-by-side for a friendly competition that
delivers an ever-changing variety of targets and surprises.
As they play, guests can actually see the “virtual” objects they’ve
launched leave their “spring-action shooters” and hit the targets (or
not). And thanks to 4-D special effects technology, they may sense
objects whirring past them as they pop out of the 3-D scenes.
The Toy Story Mania! games – five of them, plus an introductory practice
round – are designed to be enjoyed by audiences of all ages and skills,
from beginners to serious gamers. Play is energized by the spirit of the
“Toy Story” characters cast in games that best suit their very animated
personalities.
First comes the “Pie Throw Practice” round in which guests can try
splattering targets with “virtual” pies.
Next Hamm the pig hosts a “Hamm & Eggs” booth in which players launch
“plastic virtual eggs” at various barnyard targets.
“Bo Peep’s Baaa-loon Pop” presents a landscape full of balloon sheep,
trees and other objects at which guests can launch virtual darts. But
players had better be careful! A popped virtual water balloon might add
an additional 4-D wet dimension to the game.
From there it’s on to “Green Army Men Shoot Camp” where the challenge is
to break plates with baseballs.
Next up is “Buzz Lightyear’s Flying Tossers,” a ring-toss game hosted by
everyone’s favorite space ranger, with Little Green Aliens as the
targets.
For the grand finale game, Toy Story Mania! players will ride through
Wild West scenes launching virtual suction-cup darts at targets in
“Woody’s Rootin’ Tootin’ Shootin’ Gallery.” A final “Woody’s Bonus
Roundup” encourages guests to fire their “spring-action shooters” as
rapidly as possible at one last super-target for extra points. When
scores are tallied, players’ skill levels are identified with the reward
of an onscreen “virtual plush.”
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