Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
About this ride
The motorcar hurls through escalating disasters ending in the underworld complete with pitchfork-wielding demons and flames. It's a genuinely bizarre ending for a family ride and it's completely intentional. Frenetic, strange, hilarious, and irreplaceable.
Best time to ride
Any time — waits are short. Good as a 15-minute filler between priority rides.
Insider tips
- Read Mr. Toad's epitaph in the Haunted Mansion queue — there's a cross-ride joke between the two attractions.
- The macabre ending (sent to Hell) is completely intentional and original to the 1955 design.
- Disney World demolished their version in 1998 — that made this version even more precious.
What to know before you ride
- Mild darkness.
- A few startling pop-out moments.
- The Hell finale scene includes fire, demons, and a devil — can alarm very young children.
Good for
Mateo's Take
“This is the rarest thing in theme parks: a genuinely irreplaceable original. There is no other Mr. Toad's Wild Ride on earth. Ride it every single time.”
— Mateo, Lead Disney Parks Specialist
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