Toy Story Mania review (plus Jonas Brothers); Indy at Disneyland; Pony Express on eBay

Reviews roll in for Toy Story Mania
The first reviews of the Toy Story Mania interactive dark ride at Disney’s Hollywood Studios in Orlando, Florida, prove mostly positive:

> Mice Age: “A solid D-Ticket attraction: well-planned, charmingly created, thrillingly executed and thoroughly enjoyable.”
> Mickey News: “The most fun and interactive offering Disney has to date.”
> The Disney Blog: “The 3-D and interactive effects raise it to a D-Ticket.”
> Mouse Extra: “High energy, fast-paced and pretty fun.”
> Theme Park Rangers: “Disney purists who think each attraction should carry a strong story line might be disappointed.”

An identical version of Toy Story Mania opens at Disney’s California Adventure in Anaheim on June 17, 2008. Kevin and Joe of the Jonas Brothers took a test ride of the new attraction in Florida (see photo).

EBay auction for first Pony Express rides
Knott’s Berry Farm is auctioning off the first public rides for the Pony Express horseback roller coaster on EBay through Monday, May 19, 2008, according to Mice Age’s Monday in the Parks column.

Indiana Jones swings into Disneyland
Blue Sky Disney and Mouse Planet fill in the details on “The Summer of Hidden Mysteries” events taking place at Disneyland as part of the tie-in with the upcoming “Indiana Jones” movie starring Harrison Ford, “The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull.”

Best dead ride: Back to the Future
Theme Park Insider voters chose the Back to the Future Ride at Universal Studios in Hollywood and Florida as the “King of the Theme Park Graveyard” in a single-elimination tournament pitting 16 beloved-but-closed attractions against one another.

Find the latest amusement and theme park news at the
Los Angeles Times Funland blog: www.latimes.com/funland.

— Brady MacDonald, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer

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