| Toy Soldiers Parachute Drop | |
|---|---|
Toy Soldiers Parachute Drop at Hong Kong Disneyland | |
| Walt Disney Studios Park | |
| Area | Toy Story Playland |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | August 17, 2010 (2010-08-17) |
| Hong Kong Disneyland | |
| Area | Toy Story Land |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | November 17, 2011 (2011-11-17) |
| Ride statistics | |
| Attraction type | Paratower,Drop Tower |
| Manufacturer | Intamin |
| Designer | Walt Disney Imagineering |
| Theme | Toy Story |
| Vehicle type | Parachutes |
| Vehicles | 6 |
Toy Soldiers Parachute Drop is a parachute jump-style ride, atWalt Disney Studios Park inFrance andHong Kong Disneyland. The ride is part of theToy Story Playland in France andToy Story Land in Hong Kong. The France ride opened on August 17, 2010 while the Hong Kong installation opened on November 17, 2011.[1][2]
The attraction is based on a scene in the originalToy Story film whereGreen Army Men parachute through stair banisters to investigate Andy's birthday presents. Early plans forDisney California Adventure included this ride. Instead, theMaliboomerspace-shot attraction was constructed.
Positioned between theSlinky Dog Zigzag Spin andRC Racer, this attraction towers over 80 feet above the park.[3] Guests are hoisted to the top of the tower in six-person "parachutes" before tumbling back to earth in a series of rises and falls that offer a view of the attraction's surroundings.
Theming around the attraction includes: a large-scalePlayskool baby monitor, which momentarily comes to life with updates on Andy's presence, a "plastic" look-out tower dug down into the sandy ground, and an army base complete with human-size accessories and toy soldiers.[4]
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