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Virtual
Toad's Links Page Updated November 27, 2008
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Extinct Attractions and Theme Park History A
wonderful website devoted to the history and heritage
of Walt Disney World. Want to know more about
If You Had Wings? Check out this site!
Widen Your World also includes a very thorough
review of Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, explaining
in eloquent detail why the experience was so special
to so many. Mike Lee updates his site often, so
be sure to check it out on a regular basis!
Save
Toad: The Website that Started it All The
most comprehensive Mr. Toad site on the web. Read all about JT Toad's
epic "Save Toad" movement. Be sure to check out the hundreds
of heartfelt submissions from Mr. Toad fans, as well as detailed
information on Mr. Toad in film and literature. A great all-in-one
resource.
Reminisce
about the good old days of EPCOT Center at lostepcot.com. This
wonderful website is a treasure trove of vintage photos and
much more! Be sure to click the "video" link for several
incredibly nostalgic movie clips. As the saying goes, "The
future is definitely in the past!"
A
Tribute to Walt Disney World's 20,000 Leagues Ride
Fans of classic Walt Disney World know that across the walkway from Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, there once existed a mind-blowing journey through liquid space: the 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea submarine voyage. Check out this website for an amazing collection of imagery and information. With
more information about defunct Disney attractions, this site also
offers a growing series of extinct attraction DVDs.
Want
to rediscover Walt Disney World's early years through the magic
of postcards? Click this link for some truly rare and wonderful
imagery.
World
Headquarters for Dark Ride and Funhouse Fans! The leading
source of information on classic dark amusement rides,
including funhouses, dark rides, spook houses and haunted
houses.
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Disney-Related Websites and Blogs It's
not
just
a
lyric
from
the
old
Delta
Dreamflight
song,
it's
the
name
of
a
great
blog
by
Foxxfur,
described
as
"a
forum
for
posting
seriously
considered,
useful
and
applicable
criticism
on
the
art
of
design,
function,
and
meaning
of
themed
'space'
as
practiced
by
the
Walt
Disney
Company."
This
blog
aims
to
ponder
theme
park
design
as
a
serious
art
form,
much
in
the
way
Walt
Disney
strove
to
establish
animation
as
"the
newest
of
the
fine
arts."
Re-Imagineering the Disney Parks One of the more thought-provoking Disney blogs on the web is called Re-Imagineering. It's billed as a "forum for Pixar and Disney professionals passionate about the Disney Theme Parks to catalog past Imagineering missteps and offer tenable practical solutions in hopes that a new wave of creative management at Imagineering can restore some of the wonder and magic that's been missing from the parks for decades." Well worth a visit. MiceAge.com
"A
Different
Look at
Disney and
More."
Al Lutz
and crew
keep a constructively
critical
eye on Disneyland
and the
Walt Disney
Company.
A must-read
for Disney
fans.
Screamscape.com Want to know the latest theme park news and rumors? This is the site to check out. One of the most reliable and authoritative theme park industry sites on the web. DisneyWorldTrivia.com
From
the
author
of the
Walt
Disney
World
Trivia
Book,
Lou
Mongello's
site
contains
trivia,
secrets
and
fun
facts
about
WDW,
as well
as photo
galleries,
discussion
forums,
weekly
trivia
games,
and
crosswords.
There's
also
WDW
news
and
updates,
as well
as Q&A
with
the
author,
and
articles
from
guest
columnists.
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Virtual Attraction Websites After
completing a truly spectacular 3D recreation
of EPCOT's old Horizons show building, Jason
at Deep Water Studios has resumed work on a much
more ambitious project-- a complete 3D rendering
of EPCOT Center in its entirety. Lately, the site
has evolved to include a variety of other Disney-related
material. You might have to dig deep to find the
EPCOT and Horizons renderings, but it's definitely
time well spent.
Space
Station 77 is an awesome fan site dedicated to Disneyland's
Space Mountain. The site includes plenty of historical
images and info about the ride PLUS a very cool
NoLimits
computer-animated recreation of the attraction.
Jeff
Skinner is tackling a very ambitious project-- recreating
Disneyland's New Orleans Square and Pirates of
the Caribbean in 3D. His attention to detail
on this emerging project is simply astounding!
Want
to know what it's like to operate some of Disneyland
Paris' best attractions? Check out this engaging (and
highly addictive) simulation site, and try your hand
at running Tower of Terror, Space Mountain
and more!
Adventure Thru Inner Space in 3D now on DVD Great news! Steve Wesson has finished his Adventure Thru Inner Space 3D ride-through project, and is now taking orders for the DVD! This extinct Omnimover ride was a Disneyland classic, and Wesson's CG project at atommobiles.com is absolutely incredible. "Miracles from molecules are dawning every day!" The
Haunted Mansion is another Disney classic perfect for
immortalization in the 3D realm, and CG artist Ray Keim is
hard at work doing just that. Visit his website to see his
impressive 3D models and illustrations of the Haunted Mansion
facades!
Ricky
Brigante created the Monsters, Inc. Factory Tour--
a proposed attraction in WDW's Tomorrowland-- for
a Walt Disney Imagineering contest called "ImagiNations."
The material from his project is once again up on
his web page, and it's definitely worth checking
out. Don't miss it!
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Part
of the Monorail Society website. Information on a very cool project--
a working, rideable backyard monorail! This is an undertaking so incredibly
intriguing that you have to see it to believe it.
A
wonderful blog full of fun and fantasy from another era, when dreams
of a fanciful future were alive and well. Fans of Walt Disney World's
Horizons attraction will love this website-- "It's
always fun looking back at tomorrow."
Taxi 2000's Personal Rapid Transit System: A Transportation Revolution It
looks like the future from the past, but this could well be the REAL future
of urban transportation. It's called "Personal Rapid Transit"
or PRT, and the folks at the Taxi 2000 Corporation already have a working
prototype. This is a technology that would have been right at home in
Walt's original EPCOT.
Amazing Computer Animation by Animusic While
watching PBS late one night, I stumbled upon something so unbelievably
cool, it's hard to accurately describe. A small company named Animusic
has produced an incredible series of computer animations set to
music. Virtual instruments play each note, and, well, you just have
to see for yourself by checking out their website. I can't help
but imagine these "virtual virtuosos" as working animatronics,
playing their ethereal tunes throughout Tomorrowland.
Here's
an unusual link for all you nostalgia buffs out there. Remember
the Intellivision video game console? If you spent countless hours
playing "Bomb Squad," "Snafu" or "B-17
Bomber" back in the 80's, there's a wild and wacky music CD
you simply MUST add to your collection! Click the link to find out
more.
A 3D Trip Back to the Ultimate Video Arcade More
proof that using computer animation to recapture nostalgia can
be quite effective. Check out this amazingly detailed 3D animation
of the ultimate video arcade, circa 1984. If you were one of the
millions swept up in the video game craze of the early 1980s,
you'll absolutely love this animation!
Very Cool Roller Coaster Toys by Coaster Dynamix Coaster
Dynamix sells a very cool product: a realistic-looking, fully
operational model roller coaster kit! See what
several years of research and development have produced-- and
don't miss the video clips.
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