Even more so than characters such as Pecos Bill and Willie the Whale, J. Thaddeus Toad, while having similarly emerged from the “package” films of the late 1940s, enjoyed a career that ultimately grew well beyond his one and only screen appearance in Disney’s 1949 feature film The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad. For while The Wind in the Willows segment in that film was certainly both a critical and commercial success, Toad’s legend will forever likely be more associated with the Disneyland and Walt Disney World attractions inspired by his animated adventures.
On this week’s WDW Radio Show, we fire up the Wayback Machine and head merrily, merrily, merrily on our way to nowhere in particular as we revisit the Walt Disney World incarnation of Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride. So grab your C-tickets and join us as we fondly remember and relive this classic Magic Kingdom experience.
Sunday, July 29, 2007
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Great segment, guys!
When you were discussing Save Toad, it made me wonder how different the movement would have been in this age of online communities.
The removal of the wand comes to mind--would it have come down without the internet grief? Or did Disney remove it because of ither issues and they can attribute it to the 25th Celebration?
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