Pirates Lair, Toy Story Mania! official announcements
The Year of a Million Dreams Means Fun & Adventures at Disneyland Resort
The Year of a Million Dreams" is bringing an
array of exciting new adventures and encounters to guests at Disneyland Resort.
In addition to surprise "dream-come-true" experiences – more than 300,000 in
California and Florida since "The Year of a Million Dreams" began on October 1 –
guests at Disneyland Resort in Southern California will discover a new pirate
hideaway, plus amazing new attractions starring Disney•Pixar characters from
Finding Nemo and, in 2008, from Toy Story. There are also newly remixed rock n'
roll soundtracks added to the popular Space Mountain and California Screamin'
experiences.
Extensive enhancements will bring a rousing "Pirate's Lair" to Tom Sawyer Island
in Disneyland's Frontierland beginning in May. Building upon the hands-on play
and exploration that have made the island a popular experience for children and
adults for the past 50 years. "Pirate's Lair at Tom Sawyer Island" will take its
inspiration from Tom and Huck's pirate games in the classic Mark Twain story, as
well as from the renewed interest in pirates generated by the "Pirates of the
Caribbean" attraction and motion pictures. The attraction's opening will
coincide with the summer opening of Walt Disney Pictures' Pirates of the
Caribbean: At World's End.
Fun and interactive surprises will be encountered throughout "Pirate's Lair at
Tom Sawyer Island" and will include pirate details added to Tom & Huck's
Treehouse and to the traditional Smuggler's Cove, with its fun and challenging
rope and barrel bridges. Among the other adventures to be found on the island
will be a "Dead Man's Grotto" in the island caverns, a "Pirate's Den" on the
familiar Castle Rock, and opportunities to search for buried treasure while
encountering live pirates.
The "Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage" will arrive in Tomorrowland on June 11,
combining another classic Disneyland attraction - the Submarine Voyage which
debuted in 1959 – with new special effects and storytelling techniques. With the
seamless integration of Audio-Animatronics characters, all new sets, and
innovative imaging technology, submarine voyagers will embark on an undersea
journey to observe an underwater volcano, encountering Nemo and his friends,
from the Disney•Pixar film Finding Nemo, along the way.
Disney•Pixar characters will also appear in a new Disney's California Adventure
attraction, scheduled to open in 2008. Construction has already begun on "Toy
Story Mania!" in the Paradise Pier district of the park. It will mark the first
time an attraction has been designed and built simultaneously at Disneyland
Resort and at Walt Disney World, where "Toy Story Mania!" will open at the
Disney-MGM Studios. The attraction will have a 2008 opening at both the
California and Florida parks.
"Toy Story Mania!" will set a new standard for the interactive ride/game
technology pioneered in the "Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters" attraction. Guests
of all ages will don 3-D glasses and hop into fancifully decorated "Toy Story
Mania!" vehicles. While riding along a colorful, midway-themed route, they will
shoot at animated targets using their own "toy cannons," scoring points in a
series of energetic, fun gaming sequences featuring Woody, Bo Peep and the rest
of the gang from Toy Story.
With "The Year of a Million Dreams" underway, two favorite Disneyland Resort
attractions are already singing a different tune. Specially remixed rock n' roll
soundtracks have been added to both Space Mountain in Disneyland and California
Screamin' in Disney's California Adventure. The new audio will continue "Rockin'
Both Parks" through April 26.
"Rockin' Both Parks," "Pirate's Lair at Tom Sawyer Island" and "Finding Nemo
Submarine Voyage" are just some of the highlights of "The Year of a Million
Dreams" celebration at Disneyland Resort in Southern California and Walt Disney
World Resort in Florida. Disney Parks are celebrating dreams coming true, making
literally millions of dreams, large and small, come to life for eligible guests
through the Disney Dreams Giveaway. Many money-can't-buy experiences–from
exclusive dream FASTPASSES for popular Disney attractions to around-the-world
vacations or a stay in the special Mickey Mouse Penthouse at the Disneyland
Hotel-are being awarded at random to eligible guests and mail-in participants.
In addition to the Disney Dreams Giveaway, guests are enjoying all new immersive
entertainment experiences at the resort. At Disneyland Park, guests are meeting,
playing and learning their royal ways with Disney Princesses at Disney Princess
Fantasy Faire, dueling with Darth Vader at Jedi Training Academy and creating
mayhem with pirates in New Orleans Square. At Disney's California Adventure
park, guests young and old are bopping to the beat and joining in the fun of the
High School Musical Pep Rally. The Year of a Million Dreams celebration lasts
through 2007.