This article is about the Toontown from Disneyland. For other Toontowns, see Toontown.
Mickey's Toontown is one of the eight themed lands of Disneyland located in the northernmost section of the park. It was inspired by and developed on the back of the wild success of Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
Its Magic Kingdom counterpart was Mickey's Toontown Fair, which closed in 2011 to make way for that park's Fantasyland expansion. An identical version of the land can be found at Tokyo Disneyland.
History[]
Mickey's Toontown opened in Disneyland on January 24, 1993.[1] The area is inspired by Who Framed Roger Rabbit (minus characters such as Bugs Bunny, Droopy, Tweety Bird, Betty Boop and the other Toons from the film), and resembles a set from a Max Fleischer cartoon. The buildings are stylized and colorful. There are several attractions involving classic cartoon characters, such as the houses of Mickey and Minnie Mouse, and a small children's coaster. Compared to other Disneyland areas however, there are few large or technically complex rides or shows, and the houses themselves appeal primarily as play areas for small children.
The fictional backstory given for Mickey's Toontown is that it was a hidden Toon suburb that Mickey Mouse had moved to in 1930 to keep in touch with his humble Midwestern roots, with his friends following soon after. When Walt Disney was looking for a location to build Disneyland, Mickey pointed him towards a large orange grove nearby for him to build his park. After the park opened, Mickey and his friends would travel between their Toontown homes and Disneyland to meet the countless guests that visited the park, before eventually deciding to open their hometown to the public later in the 90s, digging a tunnel through the berm.
An early entry event called Toontown Morning Madness was held here for guests booking travel with the American Automobile Association (AAA) or book a vacation package with the Walt Disney Travel Company. However, Morning Madness has been discontinued as of 2013 as Extra Magic Hours and Magic Mornings are now offered.[2]
An animated version of Mickey's Toontown was used as Mickey and friends' hometown as depicted in Mickey Mouse Works and other Mickey & Friends media released around the time of the show's run.
In 2019, it was announced that Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway would be built in the land, with the attraction's entrance replacing the land's gift shops. Additionally, in November of 2021, it was announced that the addition of Runaway Railway will come with more reimagined elements to the land, with the long closed Chip and Dale's Treehouse being removed, and a new park space, CenTOONial Park, being created adjacent to Goofy's Playhouse near the land's entrance. CenTOONial Park will be home to a new fountain of Mickey and Minnie, a new tree fort structure, and a Dreaming Tree inspired by the one Walt Disney sat under as a child in Marceline, Missouri.[3]
On April 30, 2021, Disneyland Resort reopened after being temporarily closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic; however, most of the walkthrough attractions in Mickey's Toontown remain temporarily closed.
On November 15, 2021, it was announced Mickey’s Toontown would be closed until 2023 as part of an "ambitious reimagining project”
Attractions and entertainment[]
- Disneyland Railroad (1955-)
- Gadget's Go Coaster (1993-)
- Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin (1994-)
Upcoming attractions[]
- Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway (2023)
- CenTOONial Park (2023)
Former attractions[]
- Chip 'n Dale's Acorn Pit (1993-1998)
- Goofy's Bounce House (1993-2006) (re-themed to Goofy's Playhouse)
- Jolly Trolley (1993-1999)
- Toon Park (1993-1999)
- Mickey's House and Meet Mickey (1993-2020)
- Minnie's House (1993-2020)
- Donald's Boat (1993-2020)
- Chip and Dale's Treehouse (1999-2020)
- Goofy's Playhouse (2008-2020)
Former entertainment[]
- Toontown Morning Madness (1993-2013)
Restaurants and refreshments[]
- Daisy's Diner
- Pluto's Dog House
- Clarabelle's Frozen Yogurt
- Popcorn near Gadget's Go Coaster
- Goofy's Freeze
- Toon Up Treats
Former shops[]
- Toontown Five and Dime (1993-2020)
- Gag Factory
Music[]
Gallery[]
Concept Art[]
Trivia[]
- There was originally going to be a "Piano Movers" truck, in which the gag was that a piano crashed on the truck. It was eventually scrapped. Also planned was a Red Car Trolley line running up the street, dropping guests off at a recreation of Maroon Studio.
- For legal reasons, the characters from Warner Bros., Universal, Fleischer Studios, and Terrytoons among others do not appear in Mickey's Toontown even though they live in the city as it appears in Who Framed Roger Rabbit.
- The Wiggles visited Mickey's Toontown to find the mouse himself in Australia's TV special The Wiggles Live at Disneyland Park.
- Jenna von Oÿ, the voice of Stacey, hosted the 1995 documentary, The Making of A Goofy Movie in Mickey's Toontown.
- Mickey's Toontown served as the inspiration for both OsTown in the Epic Mickey series and Disney Town in Kingdom Hearts: Birth by Sleep.
References[]
- ↑ Mickey's Toontown - Disneyland Park California. Wdwinfo.com. Retrieved on September 6, 2013.
- ↑ Early Admission Options | Disneyland Resort. Disneyland.disney.go.com. Retrieved on September 6, 2013.
- ↑ https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2021/11/mickeys-toontown-at-disneyland-park-to-be-reimagined-with-new-experiences-and-more-play-and-interactivity-for-young-families-in-2023/?CMP=SOC-TWITTER20211115184607
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