Scream it! Disney Interactive announces Toy Story Mania!

by Xav de Matos { Mar 24th 2009 at 5:50PM }

Disney Interactive Studios has reached back into the Pixar trick bag and plucked Toy Story out for a new game on the Wii titled Toy Story Mania! No, not just Mania. Mania! It's exciting, so you have to yell it. Actually by blogging law we're required to scream it out loud whenever we type it -- kind of awkward since we're working from our local coffee bar today.

Toy Story Mania! brings the popular franchise that put Pixar on the mainstream map to the Nintendo Wii. Based on a 3-D theme park attraction of the same name -- along with an exclamation point -- Toy Story Mania! will include shooting-galleries adapted from the 3-D ride as well as new areas starring characters from the franchise. Levels are designed for up to four players with support for both cooperative and competitive multiplayer.

Toy Story Mania! will hit the Wii exclusively this fall. We'd tell you more but we're being kicked out of the coffee bar for causing a public disturbance.

Tags: disney-interactive, disney-interactive-studios, papaya-studios, toy-story, toy-story-mania

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

Joe O. @ Mar 24th 2009 6:48PM

If you would read the link you provided in your post you would notice that there is no Disney attraction named "Toy Story Mania!" The rides, both in Orlando and Anaheim, are called "Toy Story Midway Mania!" With the key word for both the ride and the video game (I assume) being the one left out...

Xav de Matos @ Mar 24th 2009 8:40PM

Actually Disney markets the ride as Toy Story Mania! (as it was outlined in the press release for the game that we received... also in the link provided) but the full name is Toy Story Midway Mania!

Markez @ Mar 25th 2009 12:51AM

My link sez hai - http://disneyland.disney.go.com/disneyland/en_US/parks/attractions/detail?name=ToyStoryManiaAttractionPage

Seriously, that is exceptional nitpicking. I do seem to recall when I was there last month in Anaheim that they do call it 'Midway Mania' on the map & at the ride, but it moreso seems like you're just out because you wanted to jump on an opportunity to say someone was wrong.

The ride is an absolute blast and a lot of fun. But I reaaaaallllly hope they're doing a lot more with this game than just a point and shot crap fest, because I'm pretty certain that's what the end result would be.

Xav - Baristas don't appreciate yelling. You were probably close to getting a faceful of steaming java.