The details are widely known: Toy Story Midway Mania will be the centerpiece, followed by redos of the park's entrance and common areas. Most major attractions will stay, though Maliboomer and some of the other off-the-shelf-style rides in the midway will go. Cars and Little Mermaid attractions should follow in 2009-10.
The LA Times chases the story this morning, citing the plans being first reported in the Wall Street Journal yesterday. Maybe that's where The Times' Richard Verrier first read of them. But the story actually was first reported by Al Lutz on MiceAge months ago, and picked up by fans on multiple theme park websites, including Theme Park Insider. (My $.02: The Times should let Kimi Yoshino cover *everything* regarding the Disney theme parks. Unlike Verrier's, her reports don't always lag the Disney blogosphere, and if they do, she always properly credits it.)
Chasing details about the Little Mermaid attraction. No name was given for that, leading me to believe that it is still a bit up in the air. I'd heard ride, though.
Anyway, I went on the Pixar rides at Disney Studios in Paris and like I said, they were really good! The Crush Coaster should be repeated at some American Park because it combined a dark ride with a spinning roller coaster! Imagineers did a really good job!
As for Midway Mania, there's concept art that shows the attraction's signage as being "Toy Story Midway Mania," with the "Midway Mania" part being much more prominent than Toy Story.
Also, about the Cars Land, it's not like it's going to be *entirely* based around the movie. Yes, the general layout of the land will look like Radiator Springs, but all concept art currently released points to a "half and half" mixture of realistic cars and cartoony cars. I think it'll be a nice blend. It only makes sense, since Radiator Springs is a fictional California town that had its hay-day during Route 66's prime.
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