From: geoff@pmafire.inel.gov (Geoff Allen)
Date: Tue, 15 Dec 92 16:14:10 GMT
Organization: Roller Coaster fanatic with no hope for a cure
Subject: New coaster at ToonTown (Disneyland)
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I haven't heard anything on this group about the new roller coaster at
Toontown (Disneyland's new themed area).  I really don't know much about
it except that it exists.

If anybody here knows anything about the coaster, I'd love to hear about
it.

Below is a description of Toontown posted to rec.arts.disney by a
Disneyland employee.  Toontown sounds like a place where my three-year-old
son and I could have a blast!  Those fun houses sound heavy on the fun!!
Maybe I'll have to arrange another trip to California this summer (it's
a two-day drive), and check out Great America (and Top Gun and the
mega-awsome Grizzly) and Santa Cruz on the way to Disneyland. 

(Yes, I was joking about the Grizzly. ;^) )

In rec.arts.disney, lbolante@ics.uci.edu (Lawrence Bolante) writes:
| Hello out there, this message is not from Lawrence, but his roomate Gregory.
| I'm a cast member at Disneyland involved in the entertainment division. If ya
| want to know about Mickey's ToonTown just ask, I've been there and worked in
| it. It has been open for the past two nites 12/9 and 12/10 for the cast xmas
| party. I must say it is quite excellent and a treat to the eye. It has been
| constucted so well that when you leave it, Disneyland seems normal. There are
| three attractions: Gadgets Go-Coaster (in operation, short, quick, but fun)
| the Jolley Trolley (a fun bumpy little ride through ToonTown,) and Roger
| Rabbits Car Toon Spin is not scheduled to open till '94. I've been inside
| and believe me there is nothing there yet, it's still a dirt floor. Everything
| else is wonderfully interactive. Talking manhole covers and post office boxes
| and even an exploding fireworks factory and stay away from the Gag Factory,
| you'll see why! Donald's boat, the "Miss Daisy" is permanently moored in the
| lake. Goofy's Bounce House is a great walk through, but there is a height
| limit to bounce. Chip 'n Dales tree house is interesting and if you meet the
| height limit you can swim in their nuts. Those are the only two attractions
| with limits to them. Minnie's house is charming, make sure you try ever
| gadget and look at everything! Now to the star attraction, Mickey's House!
| It's a great walk through and the pre-views in the movie barn are hilarious
| to watch. Mickey's still the star he ever was and Goofy and Donald are an
| excellent comedy team. There are shops, but not fully stocked, and several
| restaurants. Watch the pizza machine in Daisy's Kitchen- good pizza! The
| official opening will be in January but there will be a soft opening during
| the two weeks of xmas. So get down and take a gander, because you'll never
| see anything like it again! If you want to know more about what's going on
| at Disney, either in the theme parks or studios, you can contact me through
| Lawrence's e-mail address. Because of what I do at Disneyland I usually know
| what's sceduled to happen in advance, so I can dispell rumors and dispense the
| truth as to what's going on. This is Gregory signing off.

Geoff ``rec.roller-coaster roving reporter'' Allen

-- 
Geoff Allen          \  Disneyland is going to be a place where you can't
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