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From: jessam17@aol.com

Mr. Toad is the coolest ride. I can't be at the MK to protest, but I protest right here in front of my computer!
From: J. Peeks <spuds15@aol.com>

It's a travesty. It sucks. Poop on Pooh.
From: Veronica Parker <talfe@aol.com>

I was just at the Magic Kingdom last week & saw your airplane banner in the sky. I LOVE Mr. Toad & am frankly sick of Pooh! I like Pooh too, but they're going a bit overboard with it.
From: Fred Sheldon <sheldon@coshocton.com>

We've been to Disney World several times. Each time Mr. Toad was a big hit. We road Mr. Toad at least 12 times during a week long stay. Too many rides are getting geared up for older kids. This ride is for the whole family. Also a great ride for adults who don't like heights. This ride was enjoyed by our preschooler, out teenager and two middle aged adults.

SAVE THE TOAD
From: Joe <jrd8278@earthlink.net>

I want to do whatever it takes to save Toad.
From: Bruce Metcalf <bmetcalf@magicnet.net>

The very earliest memories I have are of my fourth birthday, a day spent at Disneyland. One of the fondest memories I have of that day was my very first time behind the wheel of a car -- a car that I conscientiously steered through Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. I don't think I've had more fun in a car since. (Not in the front seat, anyway.)

Yes, change is a necessary part of the Disney parks. Yes, Mr. Toad uses some of the oldest technology in the parks -- its 1955 blacklight and plywood is younger only than the Disneyland Railroad and the smiles on the cast members. Yes, it is well past time for an upgrade for this venerable stalwart of the Magic Kingdom -- time for 3-D figures and improved animatronics. Yes, a Pooh-themed ride would be popular, especially if it included Tigger. But please, with all the room to grow that the Magic Kingdom is blessed with, can one not find a more appropriate place for the bear?

Please, Mr. Toad is one of the reasons I moved to Florida. Don't make me go back to California!
From: Johnny <beladon3@aol.com>

TOAD'S WILD RIDE WAS ONE OF MY FAVORITES. I REALLY CAN'T WAIT FOR MY TOAD SHIRT I AM GOING TO WEAR IT A LOT. MOTOR MANIA ISN'T A CRIME.

I WILL TELL EVERYONE AT SCHOOL TO GO HERE AND HELP SAVE TOAD.
From: The Mart Family <themarts@sjm.infi.net>

Gutting out millions of peoples' memories in order to save a few bucks is just not right.

Walt Disney told us not to be afraid of change. I mean, change has been good. That's what has led to attractions like Innnoventions & Tower of Terror. But, those were not in Fantasyland. Fantasyland is the most "Walt Disney" area of the park. It hold tons of memories for all kids, young and old. It is not just a place where hopes & dreams are only a step away. This "world" symbolizes the true meaning of what people call "Disney Magic".

What magic, you say? The magic of people stepping into their favorite Walt Disney animated feauture films, sequels and t.v. shows.

Fantasyland is where all these classics come together.

Remember: Walt was one of the most influential men of this century. He made people smile in times of despair, laugh in times of danger and cry in times of hope.

Mickey mouse captained the first cartoon with synchronized sound, Steamboat Willie. Mr. Disney was the first to use technicolor and the multi-plane camera. He made Song of the South, the first cartoon/live-action feature. Snow White was the first full-length animated feature. The line-up of Disney animated classics is a legacy no one should be ashamed of. The Adventures of Mr. Toad is part of that legacy. The Walt Diney theme parks remind us what a magical tradition it is. It would be a shame to take away some of our history.

If Disney wants to do away with this attraction, let them. But not before they consider this: why not make an upgrade, as has been done to the Disneyland version? Maybe they could place the Pooh ride somewhere else? There is more then enough room in WDW.

We have always learned that an original legacy cannot be broken; it can only get better with time. Walt Disney animation is a definative legacy, in the movies and theme parks. Why destroy part of it?
From: Karen Anderson <karensybil@aol.com>

My family is desperate to save it!
From: Scollops <101454.555@compuserve.com>

Save Toad and his wonderous ride...
From: Nancy Scogin <10ed8s433ui9@internetmci.com>

I'd like to join the fight to save Toad!

Thanks for the chance to give voice to this fight!
From: bartman454@aol.com

I have to admit as well that I am going to be very mad if Toad leaves. I can tell you the real reason why Disney is removing it mainly because they figure Winnie the Pooh will be much more popular. As for everybody's questions about 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea having the Winnie the Pooh, it just isn't cost effective for Disney to fill in the ride then probably change a lot of the mechanics in the area and build up a whole thing for just Winnie the Pooh. My guess is that Toad will die unless we get even more Toad Ins and if it is saved it will almost definitely go over a very big make over.
From: K. Ford <bckford@datasync.com>

I love Disney World and go about four times a year. Mr. Toad is one of the must rides and I would hate to see it go. Thank you for your efforts.
From: Greg Whitelock <d.whitelock@arnprior.com>

Great job on the website/cause! I've managed to get some support up here in Canada for Toad...unfortunately, *some* odd, odd people are ardent Pooh supporters. (I seem to have accidentally enraged them by putting up the 'Tell Pooh to go to Hell' poster on my school locker...Oh well.)

Good Luck, eh? ;)
From: Spencer Cook <pressprodx@aol.com>

I am an ardent fan of Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, a WDW annual passholder, and an occasional RADP poster. I just got through browsing your web site for the first time and I am AMAZED at the outpouring of support from the public. Several people have called MTWR an "American Institution!" Disney HAS to wake up and realize that some things should be left alone.

If MTWR falls to "progress," other classics can't be far behind. That's really what's at stake here.

On behalf of Toad fans and WDW purists everywhere, I thank you. Your efforts have been nothing short of amazing. If you succeed, you'll prove to the world that one person still CAN make a difference!

Save the magic!! Keep up the good work!
From: Joseph Shaffer <jjshaffer@planttel.net>

My daughter enjoys the Mr. Toad Ride so much that it's the first ride we go to when we arrive at Disney. Please don't close the ride. It is a landmark at Disney and would be a cheat to all the little Boy's and Girl's that attend the Park in the Now and Future.
From: Dawna Whittemore <dawna@puckaluck.mv.com>

I know alot of people who don't want the ride shut down. I didn't even know until I saw this site. Thanks. I really liked the ride.
From: Kane Prestenback <ckp@iamerica.net>

I have always loved Mr. Toad. I think the movie is awesome, a whole lot better than Pooh. The ride is always my fave at Fantasyland and I never miss it.
From: Lura Beth Irvine <renee@bv.net>

I can not believe that they want to destroy one of the best rides in the whole park for the hundred acre woods.

There is more room in the park for Winnie the Pooh there is no need to get rid of a ride that everyone enjoys going on every time that they go to the park. Save Mr. Toad.
From: James G. Juneman <jamesg.juneman@celebration.fl.us>

Toad has been my favorite ride all my life! It is realy upseting to see him go!
From: Angie Sheetz <sheetz@hoosierlink.net>

I am appalled that Disney World wants to shut down Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. If you could please send some free postcards I would greatly appreciate it. Me and my friends would like to let Disney know how much we love the ride and would hate to see it gone.
From: David Stock <no e-mail address>

Some thoughts for any Disney execs reading this wonderful site:

When I was little, Mr. Toad's Wild Ride was one of my favorite attractions at Walt Disney World. I especially liked the way you crashed into things, had "near misses," and "ran into" the train! Since you claim it is "too scary" for small children, I should stress that as a 4 year old, I scared very easily, yet this attraction did not frighten me - it made me laugh! On the other hand, Alien Encounter would have scared the heck out of me! When I was a teenager, many of my peers who thought they were too "cool" or "sophisticated" for most of the other Fantasyland attractions still got a kick out of Mr. Toad! I am no longer a teenager, and I still love it - as do several others my age and older! Mr. Toad's appeal transcends "demographics"!

I would also like to stress that when I first rode as a 4 year old, I had no idea who Mr. Toad was, or that the ride was based on the 1949 film "The Adventures Of Ichabod and Mr. Toad", but this did not lessen my enjoyment of the ride. In fact, the ride made me want to see the film when I did hear about it! So it is irrelevant that the film is "old" or not as popular as some of the other more recent films. If you did the marketing right and released the full version of the film on video (like other '40's Animated Classics that were recently released, such as "Melody Time" and "Fun And Fancy Free"), you could use the ride to help sell the video! (how's that for "synergy"!). If anything, the fact that MTWR is based on a relatively obscure Disney Classic should be an even greater reason to keep it - at least something from the overlooked and underrated late '40's Animated Classics should be allowed to survive in the parks!

If you remove Mr. Toad and Horizons (different ride, different park, similar situation), it will be painfully obvious to even the casual Disney observer that Profit comes before quality - more now than at any time in the company's history. After all, you can certainly afford to build Winnie-the-Pooh his own ride building or even his own Hundred Acre Wood section without having to remove something already in the park! And you certainly have tons of available space, even in Fantasyland - you could use the Legend of the Lion King building and move the show to Animal Kingdom, where it would certainly fit thematically and give AK a much-needed new attraction. Or, you could expand Fantasyland to the railroad tracks like in Disneyland - there's tons of space back there! I'm sure there are numerous ways to do justice to Pooh without killing poor Mr. Toad!

I would like to point out that I am not against change when it is for the better. The Pooh ride has a definite place in Walt Disney World - anything featuring the Classic Disney characters is welcome in my book! I just don't think we should have to lose one set of Classic characters and a popular Classic attraction to gain another, just because Pooh is the darling of the marketing machine - which has never really tried to make a star out of J. Thaddeus Toad anyway! AND THERE IS SPACE FOR BOTH RIDES!

One of the reasons you give for your plans to remove MTWR is that its technology is "outdated". If this is true, it certainly doesn't take away from the ride's charm and popularity - it's still loads of fun! We're talking about the Magic Kingdom here, not Universal. Having the latest and greatest technology is not what gives the Magic Kingdom and Disneyland attractions their appeal. Their appeal lies in the ingredients Disney has always done better than anyone else - charm, whimsy, and nostalgia. And Mr. Toad excels in these areas! "Low-tech" attractions that are strong in these ingredients belong in your Magic Kingdom parks more than "high-tech" attractions deficient in them! If MTWR's technology isn't as modern as you would like it to be, all you have to do is upgrade it, like you did for Disneyland's version! But the only "land" where I see technology really being a relevant concern is in Tomorrowland - the rest of the park is either themed to the past (where things were pretty low-tech) or to the realm of fantasy (where imagination transcends technology). If technology is suddenly the most important critical yardstick of the Magic Kingdom, the next logical step is to turn the Walt Disney World Railroad into a bullet train, and have modern automobiles replace the Horse-drawn Streetcars on Main Street!

Another excuse you give for planning to remove Toad is that it is supposedly not popular enough. Yet, it is always crowded, which is even more impressive when you consider that it is one of the few attractions that, like Space Mountain, has a second track which doubles its capacity! What does this tell you about its popularity? One of your spokespeople, Mark Jaronski, even acknowledges that MTWR is very popular, but then says "We're constantly looking for ways to freshen up a park that is 25 years old". Well you must not be "looking" hard enough, because as I've stated above, there are numerous ways to include both rides! This is what I really resent the most about these comments, and your approach to the entire situation - the way it is presented to the public as a "one or the other" proposition. As a fan of both Mr. Toad and Winnie-the-Pooh, I'm pulling for Mr. Toad, not against Winnie-the-Pooh. But why can't I, and other fans, be allowed to enjoy both rides? It should not come down to a question of whether Pooh is more popular than Toad. It turned into this question because you make it seem like the only way to "freshen up" the park with the Pooh ride is to remove Toad. But I would love to hear a logical explanation as to why we have to lose an attraction in order to gain one - I didn't know there was a cap or a ceiling, that there was a finite number of possible attractions that could not be exceeded. This is the assumption implicit in your spokesperson's comments, and in your approach to the whole situation.

FOR GOD'S SAKE, JUST BUILD A NEW BUILDING! It seems so obvious, so simple! It's what Walt would have done, and did do - in 1958 at Disneyland, he managed to build the Alice In Wonderland dark ride around and on top of the Toad building due to space limitations, instead of scrapping an existing attraction. This approach, expansion without removal rather than "expansion" through removal, is also what most smaller-sized amusement parks that don't have 1/20 of the capital Disney has would do, as long as they could afford it. AND YOU CERTAINLY CAN! As every amusement and theme park operator knows, you don't remove popular attractions if you can avoid it - it's just good business and good common sense to keep them open! So stop treating the Fantasyland attractions like apartments or office space - where the only way a new "tenant" can move in is if an existing tenant moves out. This isn't the World Trade Center - THIS IS THE MAGIC KINGDOM AT WALT DISNEY WORLD! - where dreams come true, the impossible is possible, and where there's enough land "to hold all the ideas and plans we can possibly imagine", as Walt Disney himself so articulately stated!

While discussing the many fans of Mr. Toad, and public sentiment toward keeping MTWR open, another one of your spokespeople, Craig Dezern, tried to trivialize Toad's support by saying "people get emotionally attached to the park, and that's what you're seeing played out here". What a cynical, glib position for Disney to take! I forgot, emotionalism and sentimentality are "out". In the "disposable" '90's, it isn't "chic" to be too attached to anything. Sorry for offending you. Silly me, I always thought you wanted us to be "emotionally attached" to your parks. I thought these "memories" were what you were "selling". If you admit that an attraction (Mr. Toad) is popular and that people are "emotionally attached" to it, then you should be happy with it! - this means you are doing your job extremely well! So, if you have something that's working well, you know what they say - if it ain't broke, don't "fix" it. This seems to be the biggest problem in the parks these days - "fixing" (i.e. removing) perfectly good, popular, Classic attractions because a few malcontented, "keep up with the Joneses", latest, greatest, bigger, better, "next big thing" types started putting ideas in people's heads that they were "outdated".

But Mr. Toad's Wild Ride is not "outdated". The ride, the film, and Kenneth Grahame's novel on which they are based are all timeless Classics. What your management really means is that Mr. Toad is not a "trend of the moment". Then again, your company can more or less determine the Disney trends by what it chooses (and doesn't choose) to merchandise. And it's getting almost impossible for any of the Classic-era characters to be a "trend of the moment" when the only characters Disney markets aggressively aside from the Pooh and the original "Fab Five" characters (and those from whatever Animated Classic has just been re-released) are those from the Eisner-era films (post-Mermaid). These new Animated Classics are good and up to Disney Animation's standards of excellence, but they are certainly not the beginning of Disney History! If catering to current trends means destroying the rich legacy of the theme parks, just because Disney, one of the wealthiest corporations in the world, has become too stingy and callous to expand properly, then your company is being extremely short-sighted and is making a grave mistake!

The ironic thing about this is that your theme park division is apparently not "in touch" with all the current trends - because Classic-era Disney is experiencing a major resurgence in popularity! "Retro-Disney" is "in" and is getting HUGE! Just look at the popularity of the excellent new "Vault Disney" programming block on the Disney Channel, and the popular new Archive Collection from Walt Disney Records! It is even more ironic that the first character we see every night in Vault Disney's opening sequence is none other than J. Thaddeus Toad! He's more famous, popular, and marketable than you give him credit for! Don't underestimate the Toad! In fact, the entire opening sequence of Vault Disney was inspired by Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, and the latest Vault Disney advertising slogan is "Take a Wild Ride on Disney"! If the Disney Channel can treat Mr. Toad and other Classic-era characters and films with the respect they deserve, why can't your theme park division? The divisions of your company appear to be severely out of sync with one another - the Disney Channel is treating Mr. Toad and the other Classics like the treasures they are, while your theme park division is taking these same treasures for granted and callously trying to banish them.

So let me try to make some sense of what's going on in the big picture at WDW. Walt Disney World has room for Planet Hollywood, Virgin Megastore, ESPN, Cirque du Soleil, Mc Donald's, AMC Multiplex, etc. - all ventures from outside the Disney "family", not created by Disney - most of which can be experienced in any major city in America. Yet, there is suddenly no room in Walt Disney World for true Walt Disney Classics like Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, 20,000 Leagues Under The Sea, The Walt Disney Story, and the Classic Main Street attractions and shops. Disney execs, I implore you to put yourselves in the shoes of lifelong Disney affectionados, people who make the expensive trip to WDW for its Disney content, and ask yourselves: "Isn't something seriously wrong with this picture?" I am not against these new developments in the rest of the "World". My point is that if there is room for them, there certainly should always be room for the Magic Kingdom Classics that are the heart and soul of WDW, and that paved the way for all this new development in the first place! Are you sure the Steinberg takeover attempt of the '80's wasn't successful? When the takeover looked like it would happen, Disney fans were fearful of the precise things that are currently happening in the Magic Kingdom and in Disneyland! Little did we know that one day, instead of being threatened by outsiders, Walt's Theme Park legacy would be threatened from within the company! I thought the whole point of preventing the takeover was to protect the Disney legacy, not to destroy it.

I'm getting sick and tired of this "Walt-who?" attitude in the Magic Kingdom and in Disneyland. If things do not improve, and if your theme park management continues to treat MTWR and other Classic "Walt-era" attractions with such an obvious lack of respect, I will express my dissatisfaction as a consumer by no longer consuming! The choice is yours. And if you remove MTWR, it will serve as a final proof that you no longer care about Walt Disney's Theme Park legacy, no longer care about your customers, and that you no longer care about much of anything except maintaining ridiculously high profit margin requirements! And it will prove that your once-great company is rapidly heading "merrily on its way downhill (in particular)!" After all, we all know that only weasels would try to take over Toad Hall! So you should not take this decision lightly. Ask yourselves if you really want to be responsible for two grave mistakes - the destruction of a Walt Disney masterpiece, and the loss of lifelong customers in the process - just to save a little short term $$$. Because the shattered bonds of your best and most loyal customers' trust are not easily mended, even for a company as large as yours. You can't expect us to blindly follow you like sheep when you betray us like this, and we can't "remember the magic" when you keep taking it away from us. SO WAKE UP, DISNEY! DO THE RIGHT AND LOGICAL THING - SAVE MR. TOAD'S WILD RIDE! KEEP THE CLASSICS IN THE MAGIC KINGDOM AND IN DISNEYLAND! AND KEEP THE WALT DISNEY IN WALT DISNEY WORLD!
From: Tom Wiggins <twiggins@gte.net>

Keep up the good work. This was always one of my fav rides at DL here in CA.
From: Kyle Raser <therasers@aol.com>

My family is against the ending of Mr. Toad, and so are a bunch of my friends. My friend and I were at the Magic Kingdom today, but we had to leave before 4...we were there in spirit!
From: William Wangerien <billmdee@mindspring.com>

Keep up the good work!!

Save the Toad!
From: <name withheld by request>

Found your web-site and love it. Mr. Toad is not my favorite ride, but I do want to see it saved since it is a good ride. I've been to WDW five times and never really realized there were two sides to the ride. I sure hope it's still there next time I go (probably not till 1999). I am going to Disneyland in June though-- will treasure my ride on Mr. Toad there.
From: James M. Braudt <james.braudt@celebration.fl.us>

I am in FULL support of Mr. Toad!!
From: Elizabeth Ocon <eaocon@ix.netcom.com>

Some of my fondest memories as a kid was going on Mr. Toad's Wild Ride -- it was scary and riveting and exciting!! I go back to Disney every few years (I'm 31), and I never miss going on Mr. Toad's. PLEASE, DISNEY, KEEP IT!!
From: jckey@flash.net

My wife is a BIG fan of the toad.
From: Todd <skodd@adelphia.net>

I love the ride. Good luck.
From: Clay Duncan <clayduncan@earthlink.net>

I am very concerned about closing Mr. Toad, as it is the only ride I actually remember riding when I was four years old.

Everyone I have spoken to about this problem is mad at Dis. Execs. I will send them to your site.
From: Brian Curran <curran10@aol.com>

Keep up the good work.
From: Jake McDonald <jake.mcdonald@school.celebration.fl.us>

Save the Toad ride for Americans.
From: Nancy Leininger <nll19tp@bellatlantic.net>

I am in my 50s and have loved the story of the Toad. Please don't take him away. Let the children of today get to know him and his ride. Thank you.
From: Jack Truscott <jt01234@sbi.com>

The Toad is not high tech or new but that doesn't mean it's not worthwhile. There is room for Pooh, just don't make it at the expense of The Toad!
From: Eric Martin <emartin@postman.woodlands.lfc.edu>

Disney is a victim (and perpetrator) of our politically correct age as much as anyone. Witness the changes made to Snow White, the Pirates, and any aspect of the park that might offend any sensibility.

Clearly, the reasoning behind the proposed dismantling of Mr. Toad is not financial, but cultural. An attraction that features stereotyped gypsies, casual criminality, destruction of property, mockery of police, raunchy saloon signs with nude women, and a vision of Hell cannot fit into the current corporate vision of a park where people are not to be offended in any way whatsoever.

This same cultural pandering has resulted in the dilution of the shopping experience as well (try buying a toy gun or a horrific mask anymore).

While I fear that Toad may indeed be doomed for now, we have one hope; that the next generation will look back and regard these efforts to ignore our diversity as the foolish pursuits they are, and restore the park to Walt's original vision.
From: Mr. Ponyboy <ponyboy13@hotmail.com>

ALL HAIL MR. TOAD!!

Nothing deserves to take the place of Mr. Toad! Especially Winnie the Pooh! There's plenty of other places to put the Pooh-meister. But not on the grave of Mr. Toad!!

HELL NO! TOAD WON'T GO!
From: Megan Bulloch <megs@bc.sympatico.ca>

Thanks tonnes for doing this. Frogs everywhere will appreciate your stepping in to save their idol.
From: Sandy Kunz <slkunz@sonic.net>

Excellent Toad preserving cause you have, keep up the good work, thanks for the cards. It's the Only thing!
From: Laura <partyband@aol.com>

I am thirteen years old . My next to fav ride (Dream Flight) was closed, now they are gonna close Horizons and Mr. Toad. Are they on drugs!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mr. Toad was one of the original rides in Disney. They can't close it. I'd protest if I could , but I live too far away. (sarcasm) Hey if they do close Mr. Toad we get Pooh's Enchanted ride... Oh yea.

I will write letters and get my friends to write letters. We won't let Disney do this!!!!! Just Keep trying you know you have my support, totally.
From: Flia. Fenochietto <fenochie@interactive.com.ar>

Hola soy Ana, fui muchas veces a Disney y creo que no tendrian que sacar el juego, tendrian que MODIFICARLO y RENOVARLO, ya que mucha gente es fanatica de ciertos juegos en especial. Vivo en Argentina, Buenos Aires. Espero que consideren mi peticion. Muchas G
From: Wes Lagattolla <rherma1@ibm.net>

I'll gladly support any Save Mr. Toad idea! Hell, rip out Indy Jones, but save Toad!!
From: The Pasko Family <psk@tdi.net>

My favorite memory of our families trip to Disney as a child was when we rode Toad probably 4 to 5 times straight! There weren't a lot of people there at the time but my mom liked it and even though it wasn't high tech, it was FUN! I remember me and my brother having a great time. I took my daughter back to the park recently and she loved it too! We rode it twice even though we had to wait longer the second time! It really made me feel nostalgic and happy to ride on it again after so long. Please save Mr. Toad.
From: Alyson G. Fort <afort@richland2.k12.sc.us>

I would hate to see such a wonderful and classic ride demolished. I don't think that tearing down a ride is reflective of the spirit of Disney. My children would be saddened if we went to Disney only to find a favorite no longer there. Please reconsider and find a more suitable place for Pooh. Pooh definitely belongs in Disney. I'm a Pooh-girl through and through. Remember the children. Afterall, that's why Disney is there, RIGHT????
From: Steven Duane Braudt <butterbean59@mailexcite.com>

Mr. Toad's Wild Ride should not be axed because it has become one Disney's trademarks. I will not be able to sleep at night knowing that children all over the world will be deprived of the joy of Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. When I first came to Disney World I had a severe ear infection which kept me from going on all of the water rides. Mr. Toad's Wild Ride was probably my favorite ride. My mother is cast member and she bought a save toad button for me.

God Save the Toad!!!!!!!
From: Daryle Ciejka <daryle.ciejka@unifiedtech.com>

Mr. Toad's Wild Ride has always been one of my favorite rides and I would like to do as much as possible to save the ride so that I would be able to continue to enjoy it.
From: Rich Friedman <bigrich@mindless.com>

Thanks for your hard work.
From: Nancy Wolff <nawdsny@aol.com>

Save that Wild Ride. I remember when my kids and I road this ride for the first time together. They loved it and so did I. Being only 10 and 8 they thought it was the coolest thing ever and we road it 8 times in a row.
From: Hannah <markham@gte.net>

I am 24 years old and love that ride!!! My sister and I ride it each time we go to Disney World. It is one of our favorite things to do. It is exciting and a lot of laughs. We love the part where it looks like the train is coming at you and always end up giggling like little kids when we come out of it. We are behind you guys all the way. SAVE MR TOAD'S WILD RIDE!!!!!!!!!!!
From: Mike Hampen <mhampen@hotcoco.infi.net>

WE MUST SAVE THE TOAD!!!!
From: Celeste Coston <llmyrmd@aol.com>

I know how you feel, I hated it when they moved the Carousel of Progress to WDW and drive my husband nuts when we go there. Because I go there over and over. He says haven't you seen it enough.........NO.......... When Walt said it would always be changing I don't think he relized how attached we would become to each and every ride.
From: Carolyn Wiesner <dwiesner@teleport.com>

If I'm ever in D-World on a Sunday I'll be protesting with an X over my Pooh shirt! Never liked the stupid piece o' fluff anyhue. But it's not as bad as if D-land were to close it. That would be a catastrophe beyond belief.

People don't realize how important Toad is! You have no idea how POed It makes me to hear someone mumbling along with you the lyrics to "Nowhere in Particular" or asking what friggin' movie Mr. Toad's Wild Ride is based on (hello! Do they *have* a Blockbuster?). Oh! And how my nostrils did flair when I thought they'd done away with Toad Hall in the D-land Storybookland ride to put razza fraggin' Agrabah up! Man, I hate Aladdin. Thank you!
From: Susan Cliett <shc0102@aol.com>

Thank you for fighting to save Mr. Toad.
From: jedigrrrl@aol.com

I am interested in a shirt after I saw someone in Disney wearing it last week.

I too LOVE Mr. Toad and am and always have been a Pooh hater. He's such a p*@#$%.
From: Pam <beezer.@worldnet.att.net>

Have fond memories of the 20,000 Leagues ride and were sorry when we heard it was gone. Don't want to see the same happen to Toad.
From: Colleen Sayre <sayre@webtv.net>

My mother is actually the Toad fanatic. For her 50th birthday she asked me to take her to Disneyland so she could ride Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. I've informed her of the "Save the Toad" campaign, and she's quite concerned.

Long Live The Toad!
From: The Shanafelt Family <nancyshan@aol.com>

Thanks for a good cause.

Everyone at work seems to love Mr. Toad too... We're in California but like to goto Walt Disney World for trips.
From: Lisa Messaglia <lisa.messaglia@gsbpop.uchicago.edu>

Please let me know any information. We love Toad--particularly the flying chickens on the right side of the ride.
From: partyband@aol.com

Please don't take my Toady away!

There have been far too many changes at WDW for my taste. 20,000 Leagues is gone, the Carousel of Progress redone - I really miss the song "Now is the Time," the World of Motion made over into a thrill ride, the Wedway People Mover, Snow White, and I have heard that the TiKi Birds underwent a huge overhaul! I don't know how much more I can take of this. Please please please stop the destruction of one of the most wonderful places on earth!

Mr. Toad is my daughters' favorite rides. We actually have to go on it twice in a row to see both halves of the ride! My children will be heartbroken if something happens to it.

Why can't Pooh and his friends go to ToonTown? We find this part of the park to be a complete waste, even if it does give the kids a chance to run around and stretch their legs. There are better play areas at most of the hotels, and my children would rather go on the rides than waste their time on ToonTown.

Please, Pooh. Go to ToonTown. We'll visit you there, I promise.
From: Ryan M. Schiffbauer <treknet1@aol.com>

I was absolutely enraged to learn of the horrific plan to abolish Toad's Wild Ride. I was raised on "The Wind in the Willows" and some of my earliest memories (as in being three) are of riding Toad's Wild Ride. Please send me as many as 50 postcards and I will see that 50 people sign them! Good luck. Also, I might order a t-shirt. Could you send a along some info on how to order them? I might also have some pals who would like to join the fight and buy a shirt. Thanks so much.
From: Amy Jenkins <toyboat@aol.com>

I love Mr. Toad! This decision to replace it is just another step in the blandification of Disney...look at what they did to Snow White! When I was seven, that ride scared the crap out of me. Now, the witch doesn't pop out as much as stagger out, and Snow Whitebread has even replaced her in certain parts. Mr. Toad and Space Mountain were my two favorite rides when I was twelve.
From: lots42@aol.com

SAVE MR. TOAD!

Don't let them destroy the ride!
From: Harriet Bretschneider <bretschneider@nls.net>

I fully support your save Mr. Toad's Wild Ride campaign. I applaud your initiative.
From: Janice Smith <blackunicorngraphics@worldnet.att.net>

I'm one of the fortunate ones who lives near Disneyland (with it's upgraded Toad), but I *do* plan to visit WDW this summer. Mr. Toad should not vanish, not even for Pooh... heck, not even if they wanted to devote the new ride to my beloved Darkwing Duck! (Let's get dangerous!)
From: Martha Morong <mmorong@ix.netcom.com>

I will do my part--that is definitely my favorite ride at Disney World, and as a stockholder and loyal patron, I would be royally irritated if they changed it!! Good luck!
From: sailorskye@aol.com

I just came back from Disney World and thought that ride is so cool. I agree that Winnie the Pooh will do just as well at another location.
From: afroster@aol.com

Liked it, hope to see it saved!
From: jennabecca@webtv.net

I remember Mr. Toad's wild ride, and how strange for that ride to be the only one that I clearly remeber going on in Disney World! None of the rides should be taken down!!!
From: Susan Dickens <susan@n-jcenter.com>

I have been a Florida resident for over 22 years and frequent the Magic Kingdom even today. I am STRONGLY AGAINST closing Mr. Toad's ride! It is a classic and in fact it was the #1 thing I went to Disney to ride when I was a child! SAVE MR. TOAD!!!
From: Jesse O <persfave@infinex.com>

I'm 31 years old, and my two all-time favorite attractions at the Magic Kingdom are Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (both sides, of course). I always felt that California only has half a Toad. I shudder to think what would happen should the doors finally close on this great ride.
From: kingcrab1@aol.com

Please don't make Pooh destroy Toad! He would never do a thing like that! He's way too nice to even think of doing this! He probably doesn't know how to dismantle a theme park attraction anyway! You're trying to make Pooh go bad! This is terrible! I think that Pooh and his pals might lose their popularity if their new ride replaces Mr. Toad! I wouldn't do that if I were you, ya' Disney Imagineers! Pooh's ride should be put in a vacant area of the Magic Kingdom! Find some space for it! MR. TOAD'S WILD RIDE SHOULD STAYYYYYYY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
From: Lizzie Mingay <lizzie@mingay.force9.co.uk>

I've been visiting WDW since I was 5 years old (I'm now 21) and Mr Toad's Wild Ride was one of the first rides I went on and has always been a favourite of mine. I go on it everytime I am there. It's appalling to hear that Disney are considering replacing this superb ride. Let's hope that they listen to our comments because one day I would love to take my children to WDW and let them experience Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, just as I did as a child.
From: Michael Schioppo <bellystar2@aol.com>

My first time to WDW was in 1976, I was 6 years old, and I remember the magic of this great place. I love WDW even more now, but it is hard to recapture a childhood feeling today. Maybe if I go into the Haunted Mansion, It's A Small World or Mr. Toad's Wild Ride I can feel those feelings. These rides, as they seem to me, have not changed and don't need to change. I am getting a little sick of Winnie The Pooh. I love Pooh, but in these last 2 years, Pooh has been pushed on everybody because that's all there is in these Disney Stores. Find another place.
From: Scott <scotty325@aol.com>

Save Mr. Toad's Wild Ride!!!!!
From: Beth Jackson <queenie13@bigfoot.com>

LONG LIVE TOAD!
From: L. Ramos and Family <bekarat@aol.com>

My family has saved for over 3 years for our upcoming vacation to Disney World. We really wanted to "live it up" and stay at one of the resort hotels, try out the restaurants, and check out everything Disney World has to offer.

In doing research for our upcoming trip I stumbled across the plight of Mr. Toad. It seems to me more an issue of greed than anything else. Is that what Disney/Orlando is all about? We visit Disneyland at least once or twice a year, more when we lived nearby, and have never had a bad experience. Now I am beginning to wonder if I should cancel my reservations, take the kids to Disneyland, and with the rest of the money travel to Europe. The original choices for our vacation were Europe or Disney World. Disney World was chosen. Now I am beginning to wonder where I really want to spend my money.

And as for Mr. Toad, The Wind in the Willows is a Classic and the ride has the capacity to educate Parents and Children towards reading the classics, as well as putting a smile on the faces of those of us who are familiar with Mr. Toad and his friends. Doesn't Disney have 100 acres of woods somewhere out there to add a classic without eliminating another? I thought the whole point of Disney World was to be able to expand where Disneyland couldn't. Please save Mr. Toad.
From: Franklin and Drake <moviemansion@hotmail.com>

Both Franklin and I see it as a potentially scarring situation to young children around the world. I remember it was the only ride I wanted to ride when I was little. There must be hundreds of children out there who feel the same way. Imagine they're disappointment if they were to show up one summer and their favorite ride was gone!!! SAVE THE TOAD!!!
From: clay321@aol.com

Mr. Toad is my favorite Disney ride, and I was shocked when I stumbled upon this website informing me that it might shut down! Please keep me updated if at all possible. Thanks a bunch!
From: Amy Shanafelt <hearseqeen@aol.com>

I don't want them to rip out Mr. Toad's Wild Ride!!
From: Gabrielle Esposito <lancroozer@aol.com>

I would like to get some free toad postcards to help save Mr. Toad!!!! It means alot to me to help save the Ride!!!! Thanks sooo much!!!
From: Karen Kelley <karenkelley@email.msn.com>

This has always been my favorite ride. Please let me know how to get the shirt.
From: Wayne Rogers <wackosurf@enlared.net>

I am writing from Venezuela, my current lilly pad. I honestly am not much of a Disney fan, but that's just because I grew up almost inside the park in Anaheim, California. (in my "teens" my friends and I were routinely 86'd, but got to see many of the cool TUNNELS!) I do however, find it very disturbing that THEE BIG GUYS at D-Word, want to do away with one of my all time favorite rides! Almost a month ago, I was able to view the "Wind and the Willows" (Monty Python style), a most remarkable rendition. Anyway, blah blah blah, my life story and stuff. I NEED SOME SHIRTS!!!
From: Kyle Hart <b71896700@aol.com>

I love Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.

All my friends love Disney and I think they would love to help save Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.

That's pretty cool that you would do this. Thanks.
From: Mike Drozdomi <drozdomi@pssch.ps.ge.com>

Having experienced this wonderful ride several times over the years, I regret to hear of its impending doom. I have many friends and family members who feel the same.

Thank you very much, and good luck!
From: Faith Hampshire <fhampshire@whoi.edu>

My 84 year-old Yorkshireman father is the original *Mr. Toad* and has had the license plate to prove it (since 1975). An who would my mother be??? *Ms. Toad* of course! (although some confusion when they switched cars). It has caused much amusement amongst the denizens of Maine... Good luck with the cause!
From: Kimberly Faas <beebe16@aol.com>

I recently wore my "Save Toad" shirt to school. You wouldn't believe how many people loved the shirt. Many people asked me about what was going on, and everyone said that they love Mr. Toad much more than that Pooh character!!!! I never knew there were so many Toad lovers out there. I'll continue to wear my shirt in pride!
From: Barbara Young <byoung@ntr.net>

I totally agree with you. I, too, believe that Mr. Toad's Wild Ride is one of the greatest. I promise I will write some of the people on your list.

Thanks.
From: Melody Kramer <gigglemel@aol.com>

GO TOAD~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!~!
From: Jane Toney <rtoney@radiks.net>

I can't believe it. I love that ride.

I think you're doing a great job. I love reading about the Toad-ins. Wish I could be there....I live in Nebraska, but I'm from Florida.

GO TOAD......
From: Sarah Kaufman <kaufmans@mvalaw.com>

Mr. Toad has always been one of my favorite rides (I've been on it at least 25 times, from age 8 to 30). They've already destroyed 20,000 Leagues, when will the madness end???

(And by the way, why don't they just plop Pooh where Leagues used to be???)
From: gruvychk99@aol.com

Mr. Toad is da bomb! Mr. Toad will live forever! I think, and it's my humble opinion, that Mr. Toad doesn't get enough credit. One more thing- They better not take it down, it's my favroite ride. So there. Pooh must die!
From: Richard Hart <richard.hart@spcorp.com>

My wife and I always enjoy a drive through Toad Hall, especially the slightly non-Disney eternal punishment awaiting Mr. Toad. For both of us though, it's not the ride but Steve Birnbaum's phrase "Wild in name only" that will live with us forever. Guess it comes from years (1983 to present) of reading (Steve) Birnbaum's Guide to Walt Disney World. I'll hate to see the first edition missing that 'to the point' description. Good luck with your crusade.
From: Robin Funkhouser <europa6@geocities.com>

I've been on your listserv since around December and I am very impressed with the work you have been putting into this. Let me just begin with, I am a MAJOR Winnie-the Pooh fan, I have all the paraphernalia. At the same time, I have been to Disney World 5 times, all of them in elementary school, (I'm now in college). The one ride that stands out in my memory in Mr. Toad. I'm sorry, but that ride kicked ass. Me and my little brother would wait im line to ride it at least 5 times a day every time we were even near the vicinity. And I mean, he was little too, and it was not too scary for him, or else he wouldn't have thrown tantrums so he could ride it again. What I'm trying to say is that, as much as I love Winnie the Pooh, I still think Mr. Toad is a classic and should not be destroyed.
From: Bill Matson <hrabb@alt.net>

Keep up the Toad Work.

I remember being terrified to ride Mr. Toad as a child. I think that may be part of the reason I like it so much now. I just think back to how good I felt the first time I got up the guts to go for it.
From: John A. Moran <jmoran@sonic.net>

SEMPER BUFO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
From: Christina Alligood <alligooc@rex.queens.edu>

I am a diehard Disney fan (originally from St. Augustine) who will not sit idly by and let the toad be demolished.
From: Gary Bulen <bulen_gary@smtpgate.salkeiz.k12.or.us>

Mr. Toad is an American institution.

Mr. Toad for President!
From: Dave Wisbon <dwisbon@psd.k12.co.us>

I love that ride!!!!
From: Gloria Martinez <gmartinez@sus.com>

I love that ride, too!

It's the only one my mother will still ride!
From: gymbola@aol.com

Our family has a rich tradition of enjoyment of this fantastic ride. It was a special experience between me and my kids.
From: Nick Johnson <nfj@student.umass.edu>

As a child I had 4 family vacations to Walt Disney World in Orlando. During each of these trips, all of the parks were visited, and many fantastic memories were produced. Last year, when attending Disney's Grad Night, I looked upon the park and many memories were produced. One of these that brought back fond memories was that of Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. Although not in any movies, or any characters around the parks, I still enjoyed the ride fully. I would like to receive some postcards if I could. I can easily find many concerned friends and family who want to stop the insane move on the part of Disney.
From: Chris Grigg <chrisg@sirius.com>

Thanks for your activism!!

All Hail Toad!
From: sloppy867@aol.com

I grew up going to Disney World every other summer, and to take Mr. Toad away from the theme park is a disgrace.
From: Daniel Cunningham <cunningham@waterdown.bigwave.ca>

Please don't kill Mr. Toad's Wild Ride for some Pooh ride. You can afford to build it in another place. You have the $$$$$$!

THAT IS MY FAVORITE RIDE! DON'T CLOSE IT!!!
From: Mark P. Zundel-Waterson <mzudel@aol.com>

Having just returned from Disneyland and learning of the news to possibly can one of Disney's truly classic rides, I found your site. Yours is a cause that is not only worthy, but valiant as well. Keep up the good work!

LONG LIVE TOAD!!!
From: fsonny@aol.com

I'm all for you. Keep up the good work. HAIL TOAD!
From: Niko <nikoniner@aol.com>

What is this about Mr. Toad's Wild Ride???????

That ride kicks ass!!!!!!!!!!!
From: Talon <talonk@micron.net>

There is a place for a Winnie the Pooh ride. It should be in Frontierland near Country Bear Jamboree. They could create a Hundred Acre Forest complete with the homes of all the Pooh characters like a Tigger Bounce House. A family oriented ride in this area would help console the broken hearts of the little guys that cannot ride on nearby Splash Mountain. I can remember sitting with my grandparents while my folks to rode Splash Mountain. It was not a magical Disney moment.

It would cost money, but if Pooh is as popular as they say (and from what I have witnessed, he is) they would more than make back their investment for a Hundred Acre Woods area. It would preserve Toad Hall and give them a new mecca for the popular Pooh and friends. Mr. Toad's Wild Ride is a Disney Classic from Golden era of Walt himself, they CANNOT remove it from Disney World. There is plenty of room in Florida for Mr. Toad and Winnie the Pooh.

By the way, I'm the kid that thinks Pooh is planning a hostile take over of the Disney Company.
From: MarcAnthony Lujan <lujan@ireland.it.earthlink.net>

I know at least fifteen adults that love Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. We went about a month ago and that was one of the first rides that we went on. That ride brings to many memories and I would hate to discontinue a tradition. Yes, a tradition. When I was a kid myself my cousins took me on there and kind of scared me but at the same time made it fun and memorable. It's not like it's going to scare a kid or anything. And the truth of the matter you cannot please everyone a hundred percent.

My family and I go at least once a year and then I go once a year with my friends. And that ride is always on my list. My nieces love it also - because of things I have told them and explained to them. Please don't take away one of the reasons I go to Disneyland.

You will be hearing from other friends and co-workers. We have postcards at our company. And we work for a big time internet company. We are getting the word out.
From: Shawn Darby <sdarby@fila-usa.com>

SCREW POOH!!!
From: Becky Dixon <highlander@tcon.net>

It was almost 30 years ago that I first rode Mr. Toad's Wild Ride with my family. My youngest brother especially enjoyed it, and I can't remember how many times we returned, but it was definitely the highlight of our trip. Now we have come back with our own children, my brother and I, and I can't imagine a trip to Disney without sending those chickens flying!!!!!

Please save the toad!!! There has to be some room somewhere else for Pooh--I promise we'll visit the Hundred Acre Wood as well, but if there's no Mr. Toad....maybe we'll just go to Sea World, or Universal Studios, or Dollywood, or.........

Don't ruin the experience!!!
From: Meghan Tamayo <tommyt6@ibm.net>

Please don't destroy Mr. Toad's Wild Ride!
From: Greg <disneygreg@aol.com>

Thanks for all your hard work!
From: Howard and Krista Munsell <hownkris@ameritech.net>

Thanks for all your work. This is the only protest we have heard of for Mr. Toad's ride. I love the ride and will be very disappointed if the protest fails.
From: George Gaskin <mlautman@netvision.net.il>

I love that ride and I will help to save it.
From: Mark Wollenweber <wollem@lcm.macomb.lib.mi.us>

I learned of the movement a couple of weeks ago when visiting Disney World where we go every year. It was very disturbing to hear that they plan to replace Mr. Toad. It is my favorite attraction at the Magic Kingdom.
From: dbpiglet@aol.com

Thanks for taking the time to keep this cause alive.
From: Brian Elwell <bke08@mindspring.com>

Mr. Toad is one of my favorites! They should get rid of the arcade near Space Mountain instead!
From: Steven Acevedo <steven64@phoenixat.com>

Mr. Toad must be saved.

As much as I like the idea of a Winnie The Pooh attraction I definitely do not want to see replace Mister Toad's Wild Ride. I like it because it's one of the few attractions that I actively like to participate in.

I imagine I'm The Irresponsible Mr. Toad going on a joy ride. It's just plain silly and fun. Some people might think the ride is lame but I can think of a thousand things that are even lamer.

I've seen lots of institutions go down the tube in the name of "progress" and one more will make my heart break.
From: Andy Kessler <aak5137@rit.edu>

I can't believe they are closing Mr. Toad. It is in my opinion on of the best, if not THE best ride in Fantasy Land.

I will support this movement as much as I can.
From: Jennifer Williams <dneagle@surfsouth.com>

I go to Disney about 6 times a year and twice a year for a week. I love the Boardwalk and EVERYTHING About Disney. I plan trips for people for Disney and am not even a travel agent. Although Winnie the Pooh is my favorite character Toad should not have to suffer. You have a great homepage!

I want to save Mr. Toad's Wild Ride!
From: Mark A. Scott <mas369@tcon.net>

Toad RULES!!!

I just found out about this travesty. Please keep me informed on the developments of this. I have loved the Wild Ride ever since I was a little boy. I still look forward to going on it whenever I am at The Magic Kingdom. This truly sucks the big one.
From: habib65@aol.com

Mr. Toad's Wild Ride is positively one of the most enjoyable rides at Walt Disney World. I understand the demand for a Pooh attraction (as much as I hate the idea), but to take out one of the most beloved rides of all time is truely a crime. One of my favorite parts of going to WDW is waiting on that line and singing "Merrily on Our Way to Nowhere". To take that joy away from me and many others is just plain wrong.
From: Peggy Kesner <pegasusk@micron.net>

This cannot be true! My father and son ride that ride together everytime we visit either Disneyland or WDW!!

My son thinks that Winnie the Pooh is actually trying a hostile takeover attempt of the Disney Company -- THIS PROVES IT!

Please send me the postcards, I just hope I am not too late!!!!!
From: Alan J. Vorel <imanauthor@aol.com>

Save our fearless leader JTT!

I've been an avid fan of the little rascal eversince I first saw Ichabod & Mr. Toad eons ago! Unfortunately, JT has been low Toad on the Toadempole! You might say he's the Rodney Dangefield of Toadom -- no respect from the Disney bunch!!!
From: Stanley J. Kochan <kochan@nauticom.net>

I was just in the Magic Kingdom and I loved that ride. PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE DON'T GET RID OF THE RIDE!
From: Josh Edwards <joshed@bu.edu>

Thanks for the excellent web pages! I love Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, and totally despise Pooh, so I'll be glad to link your page up on mine, and tell all of my friends and family members to visit the page and help save Toad!

Keep up the fight!
From: John <go2dvc@aol.com>

Ode to Mr. Toad

Dear, beloved Mr. Toad,
You carry such a heavy load,
Round many a corner and winding road,
Though you take us to Hell,
We all think you're swell,
And if from us you go,
We thinks it would smell.

Lovingly written by the father of a Mr. Toad's Wild Ride obsessed 4 year old.
From: Becky Peters <sunshine94@aol.com>

Of course I would love to save Mr. Toad. That has been my favorite ride ever since I first went to Disney World over 15 years ago!!!
From: Richard Riffle <rriffle@mediaone.net>

What a noble cause!!!

My friends and neighbors want to help the cause. It would be a crime for my children and grandchildren not to see Toad Hall.
From: Sherry Rauseo <srauseo@ssrm.com>

I am completely p!%#*d off about the plan to close Toad Hall so that the Disney people can shove Winnie the Pooh down our throats a little farther. I have visited the Magic Kingdom over 20 times and have ridden Mr. Toad's Wild Ride every time. It has always been one of my favorite rides, in fact my whole family loves it, even my Dad who says he's anti-Disney but is a true fanatic at heart (after all, he's been 20 times). I think the Toad-Ins you've been doing are totally right-on, and I love reading the reports and seeing how the Disney people are handling you vigilantes.
From: Bond Benton <bhb0631@ksu.edu>

Disney World represents the closest conception of heaven that mortals have attained on earth. That being said, "Da Mouse's" current trend of selling out the classics for the flavor-of-the-week is nothing less than revolting. A number of visionary rides have axed (i.e. 20K Leagues, Tiki Room) and more have been put on the chopping block (i.e. Journey into Imagination, Country Bear Jamboree). When I read that the wild Mr. Toad could be demolished in favor of a sanitized and homogenized Pooh ride, I was appalled. What's next? Can a 75' drop and loop on It's a Small World be that far away?
From: Caroline Keller <caroline_keller@mcgraw-hill.com>

Save Mr. Toad!

That ride is on the same par as Dumbo and It's a Small World as Disneyland classics.
From: Andreas Beer <a.beer@kuppbuch.co.at>

Thanks for your work for Mr. Toad!
From: Mike Durler <bashful@mailexcite.com>

Even though I'm on the West Coast, there are several Disneyphiles here which feel the same way as you guys do on your side of the country.
From: Gena D. Bowlby <gena@earthlink.net>

I am a huge fan of Disneyland and a huger fan of Mr Toad!!

Long live the Toad!!
From: Jen <joudreaux@aol.com>

My own little quest is to keep Pooh from taking over the Disney Company. He and Mickey are gonna have to have a show-down.
From: Thomas and Kimberly Friend <kfriend@worldnet.att.net>

I think they should keep all their attractions.

Save Mr. Toad.
From: barberito@aol.com

SAVE TOAD HALL IT IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE RIDES AND MY FRIENDS THINK THAT YOU SHOULD SAVE TOAD HALL I MEAN YOU ARE TAKING TOMMOROWLAND AND YOU ARE GOING TO TAKE THIS AND FANTASMIC MAN I JUST HATE WHAT THEY ARE DOING TO OUR RIDES AND OUR SHOWS LIKE MAIN STREET ELETRICAL PARADE WELL I HAVE TO GO NOW BUT STOP!!!
From: Anne Strauss-Wieder <strausswieder@compuserve.com>

Mr. Toad's Wild Ride is perhaps the one ride that my kids' associate with WDW. More than Pirates of the Carribean or spinning cups or even Alien Encounter, Mr. Toad's ride is the one they remember most and cherish. Going back to WDW is also about reliving great childhood memories -- Don't take this one away from my kids.
From: Casey <transviron@aol.com>

I want to help save Mr. T.
From: Jacques Haba <jhaba@hotmail.com>

NOOOO!!!! This can't be true! The Toad Ride is a classic. Disney would be making a big mistake in getting rid of such an enjoyable ride. I have memories of when I was a kid of riding straight for a train and then abuptly turning to end up in surrounded by demon like little weasles. Oh man, it was so exciting!

Replacing Mr. Toad's Wild Ride would be devastating. Many people share the same memories as I. It would be unfair to those millions of people who plan to return to one of the many Disney theme parks only to find that Mr. Toad's Wild Ride has been replaced!

Please DON'T proceed with any changes! Mr. Toad's Wild Ride is a classic, exciting, funfilled ride that Disney can't afford to lose!
From: Kim Farrar <kefarrar@shastalink.k12.ca.us>

I can not bear to observe this amphibian/mammal battle. Disney has brought together peoples and their language, customs and culture. There should be room for both creatures of the earth. Why not bears and toads? Why not "Through the Hundred Acre Wood with Mr. Toad at the Wheel?" or... "Mr. Toad Wheels Through the Woods" or... Guess how many trees Mr. Toad will leave standing in Pooh's Woods..."

I know you will think of something to solve this problem with creativity and sensitivity.

I don't want to have to say, "Hey Mister! I toad you so! Pooh on you!"
From: Lynn Wolf <sicuretrn@aol.com>

Save Mr. Toad's Wild Ride!

Save my favorite ride.........Yes I'm 50 years old.
From: Kami Turrou <turrschreib@earthlink.net>

There is something to be said for the simple things in life. True, the attraction my not use the most up to date technology but that shouldn't lessen its value. Being simple is not a justified reason for elimination. I love the toad.
From: Kathy MowgliKat Gioja <kathy.gioja@gte.net>

My boyfriend and I happen to be big fans of Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, (Even though neither of us has seen the movie that it is from) and were distressed to think that they would remove Hell and the Train and the Weasels for POOH! (That's a bunch of Pooh if I ever heard it.)
From: jelloshtr@aol.com

I first rode Mr Toad's Wild Ride back in 1971. I have been back 5 times since then and have always made it a point to ride this ride!!!! This ride is a part of my childhood and now my kids ride it. Keep it happening!!!
From: John Benham <benhajm@mail.auburn.edu>

Mr. Toad's Wild Ride has given so many families and individuals vivid memories of how much fun Disney can really be. Not only does it help people remember the charming story of Mr. Toad and The Wind in the Willows, but it helps introduce kids into the thrills of Disney's more emotional and physical rides. In addition, Mr. Toad's Wild Ride is a very rare form of dark ride and can really be worthy of dignified recognition in the future. To sum it up...ARE THEY CRAZY? DON'T THEY ENJOY CAREENING INTO "NOWHERE IN PARTICULAR?"...

...

After sending previous comments, I browsed through the entirety of everyone else's and knew I had more to say:

Mr. Toad is the epitome of what people are looking for in stress-relief. Going to Hell has never been more fun or so widely accepted. The last time I heard somebody got hit by a train in reality, they died. This is the imaginary, magical world with which everybody wants to collide.

And giving half of the existing space to Pooh, just won't do. Will we now enter the Town Square and be forced to wave at people in Hunny pots?

The songs, awe-inspiring visions, and emotional thrills are what Disney is all about, and that should never change.

What are you thinking, Mr. Eisner? Eisney's on it's way out if you continue to build Animal Kingdoms instead of saving the one an only Magic one. $500 a night hotels aren't going to help much either. (And, believe me, I'm sure we could all go on for hours about that...)

Screw new rides and remake old ones. Give Horizons and Spaceship Earth a new track with new vehicles or something. Believe me, you'll never lose your billion dollar audience if you maintain your classic rides. (I rode Horizons 8 times the last time I was visiting in the Spring of '97 because I knew I'd never get to see the Omnishere again, and never again get to choose my own ending.)

Hey, everybody, we better do something fast, if the removal of Mr. Toad's Wild Ride is getting this many people upset, imagine what will happen when Space Mountain gets redone in two years. Yup. Just a rumor I've heard, that's all...
From: MB <dsneefn1@aol.com>

I think it is very wrong to take out Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. I have enjoyed the ride ever since I was a child, and now being a parent enjoy riding it with my boys. I think Disney should consider putting their new "Pooh" idea where the 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea used to be. The Co. said they were refurbishing but I found out that they have no plans of that. That space is being used for character autograph signing and they could utilize that for the future ride.
From: Cindy A. Walker <cindywalker@compuserve.com>

My favorite memory of Toad Hall is when my 3 yr old niece and brother in law got trapped in "Hell" for 20 minutes. My crew and I were the last car to make it out. The poor child was totally traumatized, but Disney gave our whole group a "head of the line pass", so we totally took advantage of it...right to Dumbo!! We laugh about it now, but poor Nora still can't stand to go near Mr. Toad. Maybe it wouldnt be so bad if they turned off the music.. "We're merily, merrily, merrily on our way to nowhere in particular! A great ride.
From: JMT <jmixont@aol.com>

An American institution is in danger!

Long live the Toad!
From: Jonathan Rivera <jonarive@lasierra.edu>

Save Toad's ride.
From: sweeney@global2000.net

I first went to Disney World in 1972 when it was just opened. I will never forget that trip when I discovered Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. I was only three then, but have returned to Disney World at least a dozen times. Every time I go to Disney World, I head not for Space Mountain or The Pirates of The Carribean, but directly to Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. I don't think that Disney World would be the same without this great ride! I don't think that it would be fair to deny anyone who has not been to Disney World the joy of this great ride.
From: Sean Rivard <gasman@traverse.com>

"Mr. Toad's Wild Ride" is a great ride. I have two children 6 and 7, they both said "The Snow White Ride" was much scarier than Mr. Toad. In fact, my daughter, 6 yrs. would not even ride the Snow White ride! SAVE MR. TOAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!
From: Matthew Vander Plow <meatloaf@bigfoot.com>

Fellow Followers of the Toad,

I too am appalled at the thought of the closing of "Mr. Toad's Wild Ride". Here is my memory of that ride:

Our family was a military family stationed in Orlando from 1979-Late 1980. We lived near the Magic Kingdom (Less than 6 or 7 miles away), but only visited it once in October 1979. My sister wanted to go on the Dumbo ride so badly, but had to go to the bathroom (she was 4, I was 6), my father offered to take her and away they went. Mom dragged me to the Dumbo ride and we got on. She kept her hand on the lever to keep Dumbo from flying up, so there we were flying low as the other kids were flying high and having a good time. Anyhoo, when we got off the ride, my sister ran up and told me that my father, the man I share my name with, took her on Mr. Toad and let her drive! I was so angry, but my father promised he would take me on it also. We went through the entire park in one day and never went back. The memories of the Magic Kingdom and of Dumbo and Mr. Toad, still haunts me.

Well the ending of the story will commence on October 3, 1998. Until I found the www.savetoad.com website and read of the fate waiting for Mr. Toad. Finally, after almost 20 years, I thought the promise would finally come to pass and I would be among the ranks who have experienced Mr. Toad. It may seem like a little "kiddie" ride, but to me it will be a pinnacle of my vacation, so I can say, "I have ridden Mr. Toad, have you?"

There are a lot of "Toad" supporters here that would not like to see Mr. Toad go away!

Save the Toad!!!
From: Linette Young <lsyoung@ucdavis.edu>

He's the coolest ride in d-land!

Save Mr. Toad!
From: Mike Cullinan <compdisc@ime.net>

I love MTWR and would be happy to send WDW exec's my message!

Thank you & keep up the great work!
From: The Marc Davis Collectors Society <sales@academyart.com>

The Marc Davis Collector's Society supports your effort! We would love to become involved with the movement, and THANK YOU for all that you are doing to SAVE MR. TOAD!
From: Sara Payne <payne@harborcom.net>
Thank you for all the hard work you are doing to save this classic Disney attraction. It is amazing how far a grass roots project can go when people believe.

Long live Toad!
Janet King <souza@gatorfan.sps.mot.com>

I grew up in south Florida and visited Disney World at least once a year from the time the park opened (I was 2 years old) until I moved to Texas a few years ago. The Mr. Toad experience is one of my earliest memories. I thought it was the scariest and most exciting ride in Fantasyland - I always had to cover my eyes when that train came down the tracks! Last year I visted the Magic Kingdom with my husband. It was his first trip to Disney World and Mr. Toad was one of the first rides we visited. I was so happy I could share that part of my childhood with him. Please don't diminish the Magic Kingdom by removing Mr. Toad! I'm sure there is plenty of room for both Mr. Toad and a Winnie the Pooh ride.
From: Kelly Cates <kcates@balinet.com>

This was the only ride I was not afraid of as a child.
From: Todd Jacob <waltdisny@aol.com>

Keep the lights on in Toad Hall.
From: Laurie M. Chin <lachin@sas.upenn.edu>

I want to save the Toad. Thanks for the post cards and the site.
From: Cathy Bauer <icesk8@email.msn.com>

In Walt's own words, "we have enough space here for all of our ideas", therefore it would seem to me there is space for both Mr. Toad and Winnie the Pooh and whomever else you would like to commemorate with an attraction.

Please keep the Toad.
From: Denise Travers <dptravers@worldnet.att.net>

SAVE TOAD!
From: risarena@aci.net

I can't believe that they are even considering getting rid of Mr. Toad. I am sorry that I didn't join the fight sooner.
From: Thomas McKenna <mckenna@compuserve.com>

We're big fans of the toad and won't let them shut him down without a fight.
From: Nicole Dehaven <ndd04695@marauder.millersv.edu>

I was just there this summer for the fourth time in my life. Mr. Toad's Wild Ride I insisted we had to ride. It brought back childhood memories.

Save the ride.
From: Amy Dobek <dobeka@smtpgate.umkc.edu>

Disney World is simply my favorite place on earth, and I love being there more than anywhere else (if I could move into the Castle I would!!) but something disturbing has come to light through my internet travels. I have heard that Disney World is planning to eliminate Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (both sides) to make way for a new attraction. I came to know this lovably maniacal little creature through Graham's novel and would be very sad to see the ride go. I think it's wonderful that you are planning more park attractions, but please don't rip out existing ones to do it. Toadie, Rat, Mole, and their friends are a delightful part of Disney and should not be brushed aside for new and innovative rides. They can exist quite nicely together.

Toad Hall Forever!
From: Ed Jepson <73734.3305@compuserve.com>

Save the Toad!
From: Hal Leonard <swingkid1@geocities.com>

I was shocked and dismayed when I heard Mr.Toad's Wild Ride was facing extinction at the hands of that no good pooh bear who only gets stuck in rabbit holes and honeypots anyways. Come on, EVERYONE wants Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. And Pooh, dear friend, find a rabbit hole to overtake instead of Toad Hall. It doesn't fit you, anyways.

I'm clear from the other side of the country and I'm not at all happy. I don't get there very often, but when I do, I expect, no DEMAND that MTWR be there. It is so important to keep something that has become a staple of WDW and presents itself in popular culture (ie. Mallrats). To get rid of such a popular ride would be a travesty, not to mention a huge PR problem.
From: Sid Farcy <roodad222@aol.com>

I would hate to lose J. Thaddeus - although my kids are now 14 and 18, we still make a bee line for Fantasyland whenever we hit WDW or Disneyland. There are great memories in those rides, dated though they may be. One of the great benefits of a ride like MT'sWR is that it is "pretend scary." That is, it is a great introduction to scary rides for young children because while it has scary elements, it's cheesiness makes it plain that it isn't real. We all still whoop in mock terror when the train comes at us. On the other hand, I am not one who wants to go to war with Pooh. The silly old bear has his own endearing charm and there is ample room for both rides at WDW. I see no reason why Pooh couldn't find a home elsewhere in the MK.

Keep up the great work.
From: Casper ;) <magician@america.com>

I love Mr. Toad's.
From: Trisha Morgan <tmorgan@manznet.com>

I teach second grade in Gridley, CA and would love to share Mr. Toad with my twenty students. We will be attending a play of "The Wind in the Willows" next week. This will be most of my students' first theatrical experience; some have never left the town of Gridley.
From: Madeline Spenillo <bosco789@aol.com>

I LOVE THIS RIDE!!!! I WILL NOT LET THEM TAKE THIS RIDE. When I go to Disney, I must ride through both sides of the ride.
From: al230918@mail.mty.itesm.mx

I'm a 18 year old Disney fanatic. I have seen all Disney movies and my very favorite of all is The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad. Specially the Mr. Toad section of the movie is fun and crazy. Therefore, my favorite attraction in the Magic Kingdom is MTWR. It captures all the fun and crazyness of the movie. I'm a true Mr. Toad fan. So please Disney, save Toad Hall, SAVE MR. TOAD!!!!
From: Tabitha <bewitched@rocketmail.com>

Poor little green guy never did nothing to no one....
From: hille@enigma.rider.edu

I am in full support of your cause!!
From: M.B. Godfrey <m.b.godfrey@myna.com>

We firmly believe this would be a large mistake.

Save Toad.
From: David & Anita Forster <forster@intplsrv.net>

Don't squash Mr. Toad!!

That was one of the first rides I experienced during my first visit in 1973.

I have always gone back to that ride over and over on all my visits. It is too classic to remove. Hey they did the same thing to the Mickey Mouse Review! Where else could you see all the Disney characters come to life in one place....oops I'm getting off the subject.

Anyway Disney has more than enough money and space to leave that attraction alone and build a new ride for Winnie...I never did get into the bear. Sorry.

LEAVE IT ALONE and see it Stoned!
From: Carlin <treeluvr04@aol.com>

Save the toad!

This is really important to me!!
From: Nancy Miller <miller@mmtcnet.com>

SAVE MR. TOAD'S WILD RIDE.

THANK YOU FOR CARING.
From: Angie Robertson <angierobertson@yahoo.com>

I am so glad that you are working towards this cause. Mr. Toad's Wild Ride is my favorite part of Disney World and I would hate to see it go.
From: Joe Olenik <joemo@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu>

Mr. Toad's Wild Ride is one of the most imaginative rides in Disney World. Not only that, but it's certainly a classic, since it's enjoyable for a lot of people who are otherwise unfamiliar with the Mr. Toad character.

I agree with the earlier comment that if space is at a premium, let them recycle some of the Epcot commercials/"attractions."

Long live Mr. Toad and his Wild Ride!
From: Jeremy Bridges <recurvetd2@aol.com>

I love this cause. We must all band together to help save our natural resources as well as beloved Disney rides.
From: Dennis Preston <dpc@primenet.com>

A bunch of us here in Anaheim, CA are with you all the way. I hope they dont have the same idea for our Toad.
From: Ross and Matt <kristain@student.umass.edu>

SAVE TOAD!
From: Michael Kelleher <kelleher@bitstorm.net>

I think there is plenty of room to add a Pooh and Little Mermaid ride. No need to take anything out. However Toad could use enhancements I think, it does seem kind of old by today's standard, even though it is the only ride I like in Fantasyland. Notice no one cares about Take Flight being replaced! Wonder if anyone has any fond memories of that?
From: Anonymous <address withheld by request>

Even though I'm a teenager and don't really go for Peter Pan like rides anymore ... save Mr. Toad's Wild Ride!!!!!!!
From: Art Smith <brians@eagnet.com>

Please save Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.
From: Daniel F. Keaveny III <keaveny@lightspeed.net>

I have only experienced the west coast incarnation of Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, but I think the WDW ride should be saved. I was really shocked when I first heard about this. I thought it was the ride my children and I (and one grandchild) have enjoyed so much. I was very relieved when it turned out to be the "east coast" version, but that's not fair to the people who rely on the proximity of that site. I am now a little alarmed at the thought of ever-growing throngs of frantic fans descending on our "hometown" Mr. Toad.
From: Elizabeth Knapp <lizknapp@worldnet.att.net>

Save Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.

I'm a Disney fan. 38 with three children and I still haven't made it to Disney World. My children and I don't want to miss this ride.
From: Paul <pauly@capecod.net>

Count me in to try to help in the Saving of Toad Hall. Mr. Toad's Wild Ride is a classic, and I feel tearing it down is a big mistake. It ranks right up there with catering to the nonsense regarding the Pirates of the Caribbean being "politically incorrect."

I agree that there is plenty of room in Fantasy Land for another ride. If they want to tear something down, they can start with some of the EPCOT attractions (talk about out dated, have you been to the Journey Into the Imagination? That ride screams 1982)
From: Heather Highman <jwalkerc@bright.net>

SAVE MR. TOAD'S WILD RIDE BECAUSE IT IS A FUN RIDE AND THERE ARE PEOPLE WHO MIGHT NOT LIKE WINNIE THE POOH, BUT MIGHT LIKE MR. TOAD.

WINNIE THE POOH SUCKS.
From: Joseph Castonguay <jc2@cec.wustl.edu>

Save Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.

I love that ride.
From: Angelo Marzella <kristen@tbe.net>

Long live Mr. Toad!!!!
From: Ange <enrb57e@prodigy.com>

Mr. Toad's Wild Ride has always been my favorite and I want to be able to see it there for my children.
From: Susan Fannick <glennfan@aol.com>

I believe this Disney World landmark must be saved -- and I know several of my friends and family members will feel the same way when I let them know of this impending crisis.

Thanks, and keep up this most important work. Mr. Toad must be saved!
From: lgravance@aol.com

I would be all for saving Mr. Toad ONLY if Disney were willing to upgrade the ride at least to the standard of the one at Disneyland. The ride in its present form at WDW is in bad need of refurbishment. But then-ALL of Fantasyland at WDW could use a facelift.

I think that your observations about "moving product" with Pooh ride are probably correct.
From: Staci Dyer <rich@getnet.com>

I love this ride and I'd hate to see it be forgotten.
From: Maggie Duff <3duff@injersey.com>

My vacation in August will just not be the same if there is not Mr. Toad!

Long live the Toad!
From: Kelly Nagle <knagle@suffolk.lib.ny.us>

I was heartbroken when I heard that it might close. I'd be willing to write letters to those in charge at Disney if you would be kind enough to send me the addresses.

Keep up the good work!
From: Jason Anderson <gr8fuljay@webtv.net>

I just want to say I think what you're doing is right on!! I'm in CA and I'll tell you that there is no greater joy than weekend adventures in the mouse house of Anaheim!!!!! I too am tired of this mindless expansion of what used to be Disney Paradise (I mean hell we don't even have our Skyway anymore), not to mention our late friend Mr. Electric Parade. I have never been to WDW, but when I do make it there some day I will ride Mr. Toad's Wild Ride and have you to thank.
From: Reniel Domingo <rdomingo@mediaone.com>

In my recent trip to Disney I also noted that the Submarine ride was also being closed. I still remember when I was a kid going on that ride. I just wish that I would had the opportunity to share that ride with my kids. But I guess I won't. Just like Mr. Toad.
From: bmbmd@aol.com

I am reasonably sure that Disney does not pay attention to what the paying customers want-I have been every year for the past twelve years, and they haven't asked my opinion yet!!! Nevertheless, I am compelled to add my tiny voice to the growing hue and cry-KEEP TOAD ALIVE! He is an American tradition, a man's man, and my kids' all-time favorite attraction. Just like the Grand Prix Raceway, it is an attraction where they feel like they are in command, and that really appeals to the little ones. So, deep six the foreign intruder, relegate the Poohbear to another of your 26000 remaining acres, and quit messing with my kids' childhood.

Long live Toad Hall!!
From: Tammy Skinner <skinner@visi.net>

Save Toad's Wild Ride!!
From: Don Ciccone <dondaly@webtv.net>

Like most of you I have nothing against a Pooh dark ride but certainly not at the expense of "Mr. Toad's Wild Ride" which is my favorite ride in Fantasyland. Why not leave Toad alone (or better yet renovate the front and make it look like Toad Hall at Disneyland) and just build an entirely new land for Pooh and all his friends: The 100 Acre Wood. This could possibly be built beyond the berm behind Fantasyland just like Toontown. Think of all the room they'd have for other Pooh attractions like "Tigger's Bounce House" which could be patterned after Goofy's Bounce House in Toontown. And there would be room for a few Pooh shops too so that the potential for making money would be much better. And of course you could have the characters exclusive to the Pooh stories roam around the land or have a "meet Pooh" attraction like they do in Mickey's Starland or whatever that ridiculous area is called these days. I'm sure Pooh and Piglet and Rabbit and Roo would all much rather have their own big space than have to evict poor Toad -- a fellow Brit as a matter of fact!!
From: Chris Plasencia <cpp3e@virginia.edu>

This is a worthy cause, and we must get Disney to come to its senses about this American institution.
From: Ryan O'Donnell <odonnellryan1@prodigy.net>

My name is Ryan O'Donnell and I am 18 years old, and from Illinois. I have been to Walt Disney World four times in my life. Each time I go I love to ride Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. I am with you in protesting the new Winnie the Pooh idea. I hope something can be done so maybe my kids will also get the chance to ride Mr. Toad's Wild Ride like I was so fortunate to do. Save the toad!
From: Neil Hendelman <c.hendelman@worldnet.att.net>

I'd like to give those knuckleheads at Disney a piece of my mind. They ought to be ashamed of themselves. They might as well get rid of the Haunted House while they're at it.
From: Tim McKenny <ikv.nemesis@juno.com>

"Team Toad" has been a lively topic for debate and discussion here in our shop, and we have enjoyed surfing your website.

Many of my friends are "Winnie-The-Pooh" fans, and cannot understand why I'm opposing the destruction of MT'sWR for a "Pooh" ride. I have tried to explain that I do not oppose a Pooh ride; I simply do not support the removal of MT'sWR. It's a classic "dark ride", and frankly, we need more of them.
From: Joshua Present <joshua.present@mcione.com>

I ran upon your website and was very disturbed with the fact Mr. Toad's Wild Ride could be closed and turned into a stupid pooh bear ride!!! I am 15yrs old and I live in Orlando, FL and am in the ninth grade at Dr Phillips High, there are about 5000 students in attendence there and I am sure they would all be very outraged if they found out about Disney's evil plot!

I wanna help in any way I can! Just thought I would let you know Mr. Toad's Wild Ride was the ride I first went on according to my parents when they took me there when I was 1 and a half years old! I have lived in Orlando all my 15yrs and have a premium annual pass and am a member of the TDC club for the newsgroup rec.arts.disney.parks newsgroup where I read about your fight for this very good cause!!
From: Summer Burton <summer@disnoids.org>

Hey thanks for a great web site for an important cause!
From: Suzanne Lanoue <slanoue@delphi.com>

I found your site in the March Issue of Yahoo! Internet Life that just came in the mail.

I don't live in California anymore but we visit periodically and Mr. Toad is my husband's favorite ride!
From: John Brand <jakkteam@aol.com>

We were dismayed to hear they may close Mr. Toad!
From: Joseph D. Mazzafro <calvery@erols.com>

I have been to the Magic Kingdom in Florida every year for the last 24 years and Mr. Toad is always a ride I loved. The line is longer than Space Mountain so somebody must still enjoy it besides me. To close it would be like destroying a piece of Disney history.
From: Steven Wilkerson <hrleyglide@aol.com>

I want to save Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. I ride this ride several times every visit to Disneyworld. As I near fifty, I can still recall the joy as a child that I had watching the cartoon story of Mr. Toad and his automobile. Save Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.
From: Todd Sokolove <tsokolove@goldenbooks.com>

GREAT site! I was a cast member in Spring of 1993, but I live in New York City now, so I'll have to be at the Toad-In in spirit. I fully support your cause and would like to buy a shirt.

TOAD POWER!
From: Kim <espy@tminet.com>

I had no idea that this was happening! I was just reading up on some DisneyLand news letters and I saw something that said "SAVE MR.TOAD" so I clicked on this. I am SHOCKED! I would absolutely LOVE to meet with you guys at WDW on March 1st. But I have no money and since I live in Southern California, my parents would never take me there. (I am only 14-turning 15 in June.) As soon as I have the $ I am going to but a t-shirt- I think the logo on the back "ASK ME WHY MICKEY IS KILLING MR.TOAD" is the BEST!

Love Always A Mr. TOAD fan from the BEGINING!
From: Dana Marshall <dane@arlut.utexas.edu>

Best of luck. Weasels forever.
From: Maria <mush@ncx.com>

I would like you to know that I was completely devastated when I opened the Disney website only to find (to my horror) that Mr. Toad's Wild Ride might be replaced. Although I cannot be present at the next meeting of Team Toad physically, I want you to know that I will be there spiritually and you have my full support!! Keep me posted, and if you can and will, put me on the list as a member of Team Toad!! Winnie the Pooh can find another acre of woods to steal!! Save the Toads and keep up the good work!!
From: Kristin Butler <kbutler@andrews.edu>

It would be a travesty if they closed M.T. Wild Ride, it is a Disney landmark!!!
From: S. Brazinsky <sbrazi1554@aol.com>

We have to save. Mr Toad and friends!

My nieces and I would be happy to join in. There are four of us.
From: Lindsey R. Clarke <gte340e@prism.gatech.edu>

...maybe we'll save Mr. Toad and his wild ride and poo on Pooh. Good luck in the campaign.
From: Andy Hill <premier@fwi.com>

With the loss of Toad, life will never be the same. This is the ride that makes the Walt Disney World that special place. I am very saddened by such a great loss.
From: mckismet@aol.com

I just got back from a trip to WDW Jan 19-23. It was my family's first trip. Funny, before I went I couldn't understand what all the "Save Mr. Toad" hoopla was about. Although I loved the book Wind in the Willows, I never cared for the Disney movie that much.

But now I'm converted! Mr. Toad is a fantastic, hilarious ride! My three-year-old loved it, though he has not seen the movie. We rode Mr. Toad four times.

We loved the way the cars seem to crash into each other, Mr. Toad's library, and the cute little hell-demons at the end of the ride.

Save Mr. Toad! Save Mr. Toad! Save Mr. Toad!
From: npike50@aol.com

That cartoon is the whole reason that I love toads and frogs. From the very first day that I saw it I fell in love with toads. I even went to England to visit Kenneth Graham's grave. I also have 4 toads! Please let me know how I can get a shirt.
From: The Kelemens <kelemens@worldnet.att.net>

I am visiting WDW in one week (unfortunately my visit does not correspond with your next Toad-In). I must admit, I considered checking out Mr. Toad again before I cast my vote since it's been 10 years since I visited WDW. However, when I saw the suggestion that MTWR could be saved if WDW sacrificed 20,000 Leagues, I was hooked. That has to be the most lame ride ever; I vividly remember being able to see the lines that held the fish in place, etc. Were we supposed to believe we were actually submerged? After standing in line, watching the submarines putz around that pond on their clearly visible tracks? Come on. I have taken my own unscientific poll among friends and coworkers, and they agree that 20,000 Leagues bites. And it's probably expensive to run, with all that water.

Plus, that Mr. Toad is so sassy and dapper in his little suit.

I plan to ask every Disney staffer I can (picture me with a concerned tone and furrowed brow) about the plan to close Mr. Toad. Then I will gesture towards 20, 000 Leagues and say, "but couldn't you just close 20,000 Leagues instead?"

Keep the faith.
From: CeeCe <ccbay510@aol.com>

I've visited DW since I was 3, and EVERY SINGLE YEAR I've been on that ride. I hoped one day maybe my kids would get to ride it too, but thanks to Disney screwing it up, by some Pooh "Craze", I think they're ruining a classic.
From: Greg Bevier <bevierg@river.it.gvsu.edu>

At the age of 6 I made my first trip to Disney. One of my few memories from that day is heading down a dark tunnel in Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, hearing a train whistle and being scared out of my mind as single white light passed over my head. AND I LOVED IT!

Since Disney scrapped another of my favorite rides, 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and took the charm out of Tomorrowland by giving it a facelift I am outraged to learn that they now feel they must remove one of the clear favorites among Disney visitors. SAVE MR. TOAD'S WILD RIDE!!! What's next? The Haunted Mansion replaced by a Duck Tales ride?
From: Mary Reibrich <coulass@aol.com>

"Mr. Toad's Wild Ride" is the only ride in Disney World that I will never forget. Once again I will refer back to my Aunt Beverley that was screaming about the train to my mother. If you close this ride you will not only be closing a piece of history, but you will also be closing a piece of my heart.
From: J. Stoeber <ss297@aol.com>

We took the kids three times and they loved the ride. They are older now and would want to take their kids when they get bigger.
From: Jennifer Gilbert <gilbert-pdjh@worldnet.att.net>

That is one of the best rides there---let them get rid of Snow White's Adventures if they need a Pooh ride so badly!! :)
From: Marlene Hancock <gr8cpl@aol.com>

My first time at Disneyland was a 40th birthday present from my husband. Mr. Toad's Wild Ride was my first ride in Disneyland. In my subsequent four visits, it is ALWAYS my first ride.

This is a classic story, such as the Pooh series. I agree with the comments concerning commercialization of the Wind in the Willows characters. I searched all the stores in the Magic Kingdom for books or characters and found none.

Please do not destroy this classic ride. If you want to get to discontinue something, get rid of those stupid, out of date, moronic birds in the Tiki Hut!
From: Richard Reibrich <rreibric@wvu.edua>

Maybe they should thaw out old Walt and see what he thinks. I think he would be none to happy.
From: Pamela Darrah <pamela.darrah@us.landisstaefa.com>

My husband and I ride Toad every trip to WDW - sometimes 2 or 3 times per trip! In the last year this was 4 visits (which since we live in Illinois is quite a few!!). On the last visit in December we heard about the "plan" to replace Mr. Toad with Pooh and were very disappointed. As we were walking thought the park, we stopped to look at the former 20000 Leagues lagoon and wondered why they couldn't put a Pooh ride there. It could even be a water ride- maybe based on the Blustery Day story. There could be floating honey pots to ride in and they could add islands with all the various characters' homes. Pooh is supposed to be for very young children, happy, non-threatening, etc. - so it might be enough to just have the homes with the characters there (maybe audioanimatronic or not) and a happy song as riders float through. (Sort of a la Storybook garden in Disneyland - not much action but people still like it.)
From: A. Braddoh <abraddoh@aol.com>

I just returned from WDW last Saturday and I wanted to let you know that the Toad was one of my kids (8 and 5) favorite rides. They must have ridden it at least six times. I lost count. The last day we were there I let them each pick one ride we would make sure not to miss and one of them chose Mr. Toad. After the last time we rode it I told them that some people had the idea that a Pooh ride should take the place of Mr. Toad. They were heartbroken! They just didn't understand it.

Keep up the fight!

Long live Toad!!!
From: Cecelia <xxceliaxx@aol.com>

I love Disney World. I've only been there twice but both times I rode Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. Why? Not just because it is a cool ride, but because my father read the story of Mr. Toad to me when I was young. Mr. Toad is part of my history. He's a pretty cool toad, please keep him at Disney World.
From: Mark Henkel <henkem@worldnet.att.net>

My wife is so fearful that she will never see Mr. Toad again that I am taking her to Disney World this summer just to ride MTWR--both sides. If those heartless execs. close it down before she gets there, I don't think any amount of therapy will make her normal again. She will be the one weeping outside the new Pooh ride.

I am going to go broke if I have to take her to Florida every time Eisner threatens to close down one of her childhood memories. Please spare Mr. Toad.
From: Kelly A. Hunt <khunt@kpmg.com>

My brother, Pat Hunt, relayed our family's story. We all have fond memories of Mr. Toad's Wild Ride which stem back to my Aunt Bev's antics. The poor woman REALLY believed a train was coming at her. My mother, standing outside of the ride (too frightened to ride it herself) could hear good ole' Aunt Bev screaming, "Dottie! Dottie! How did that train get in here?!? AAAAIEEEEEE!" Of course, this is the same woman who was holding on for dear life in the airport shuttle on the way over to Disney World. Anyway, me and my seven cousins and six aunts and uncles would be absolutely devastated if Disney shut down Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. STOP THE MADNESS!
From: Suzanne F. Reibrich <sfr112@psu.edu>

Please save this ride. I have some very fond memories that just wouldn't be the same if Disney closed this ride.
From: Dan Barron <dan.barron@sc.edu>

I have visited Dworld over 14 times since 1976--and I don't live that close--but each time--Mr. Toad is a must ride--Please don't take it away.
From: Pat Hunt <phunt@hertz.com>

I will never forget the time my entire family went on 'The Ride,' and my Aunt Bev was screaming to my Aunt Dottie. She was so scared and confused as to how the train got into the ride. She thought they took a wrong turn, and wound up in a train tunnel. It was so funny, and you could hear her screaming outside. This happened in 1983, and we still talk about it at family get togethers.
From: Anita P. Davis <anita.davis@converse.edu>

My relationship with Mr. Toad goes way back!! I remember going to the theatre to see the original Disney version as a double-feature with Ichabod!! Then I remember the Sunday night Wonderful World of Disney reruns.

I visited the New York World's Fair and saw the exhibit in the 1960's!

When my son came along in the early 1970's we visited Disney World together.

It was the first ride he ever rode by himself. We remember seeing him turning the wheel in the car behind us and trying to avoid the train.

Now he is an attorney and loves to laugh about the ride--the wildest one he remembers from those days!

You are not taking down a ride--you are removing history!

I purchased the video of Mr. Toad and have it in my collection.

Winnie is not in the same category! HAVE BOTH RIDES!! SAVE MR. TOAD!!

Mr. Toad's Wild Ride was one of the first rides my son and I enjoyed on our trip to Disney World the year it opened. On our eight trips back we rode again for remembrance.

Please, SAVE this historic landmark!
From: printips@aol.com

Mr. Toad's Wild Ride is fun for kids of all ages. Please save it!
From: Racer X <racer-x@mail.utexas.edu>

I have such fond memories of Mr. Toad's Wild Ride from my youth. Keep up the hard work.
From: Stephen Bristow <stevedb@worldnet.att.net>

I am a cast member working in the Magic Kingdom. I have a very simple solution to all our worries.

Put the Pooh ride where 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea now sits, empty and abandoned. 20,000 hasn't been in operation for at least 3 years, if not more.

Put Pooh there and spare Mr. Toad!
From: Mike <atomride@aol.com>

I can't believe that Disney would do something stupid like removing Mr. Toad. Where else would I go for my daily dose of going to hell? Though I live in California, and have an annual pass to Disneyland, if the people at Disney can remove the Toad in Florida, they can do it in California. Not that I hate PoohBear or anything, but something as priceless as Mr. Toad, and a moralistic story (if you look past the he-got-what-he-deserved undertones) is way more important than a damn search for "hunny"!! Do the head honchos think that those of us with adult mentalities (and are adults) can cope with trite dark rides like their proposal? There are plenty other dark rides, parades, and what-not for the tykes to enjoy. Why take out a ride that appeals to both children and parent/adult? Hopefully, Mr. Toad won't go the way of "Adventure Thru Inner Space" and "America Sings" (out here) or "Horizons" and "Take Flight".
From: Roger Katzenberg <rkatzenberg@ka-architects.com>

MTWR is the best ride in Fantasyland. It has always been a favorite of mine, and has been a big hit with my 4 year old in his three trips there. Of all of the rides he has been on, it is the one that he thinks of first and talks about the most. Save the Toad!
From: Larissa <minnie.mouse@lumanet.org>

I love Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. As far as I am concerned it should be far superior to Winnie the Pooh. I have read so much about how Disney hasn't even used up half of their land yet. So what is up with this??? Hmm.....haven't used up half of their land...umm....anyone making the connection here???....PUT IT SOMEWHERE ELSE DISNEY!!! Not to shout or anything but with all this land they have, are they sure they can't find anywhere else for one little Pooh ride?? If Mr. Toad's Wild Ride is gone the next time I go there, I will be really angry. I mean they took 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea away before I even got to go there, 3 years ago, and think of the disappointment that brought. Even though I heard it wasn't very good, I still wanted to go on it. I think this is really sad and will upset many people, they look at it as just a ride, we look at it as a part of our childhood, our imagination.
From: Kimberly Dowd-Turberville <kturberville@slackinc.com>

I've loved the Toad ride (both sides!) since I was a child (I'm 25 now). I don't think it's scary in the least bit. If they want to build a Pooh ride, let them physically build one elsewhere. It's bad enough that Pooh now occupies 3/4 of my local Disney store, but him taking Toad's place is insane!
From: zylox69@aol.com

First weasels and now corporate exec's how much more does that poor Toad have to put up with, not to mention the mole, pesky rat, and that bore of a badger all out to spoil Toad's fun.

I am not a huge fan of the ride but I do wish Disney would stop removing the rides people come to WDW to see, First they remove 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea and now this.

I think Disney should do both, I have a five year old son who loves Winnie the Pooh and I wouldn't mind seeing that as a ride, but not at the expense of another ride. Disney should invest some money to add a few audio-animatronic characters to the ride, then I feel there would be a lot more people riding and loving it.

And why just a ride based off of Pooh? There are alot of really excellent Classics to base movies off of why not have a ride for each, after all, all Disney Classics earned the right to be in the spot light.
From: Ron Hendershot II <ronrights@aol.com>

All I can say is who is next Peter Pan?

The Wild Ride was a first stop for many that I know.
From: S. Guttag <sguttag@aol.com>

SAVE THE TOAD (tiz still one of my favorite rides...25 years after seeing it the first time).
From: Rory Aronsky <4penpals@worldnet.att.net>

Hi, my name is Rory Aronsky and I have joined the crusade to put a stop to this villainy in many ways. All Toad Hall needs is a little more sprucing up with more exciting things and that would be it. But what is the point of a ride with Pooh and his friends? That ride would take many years to build, and in that time we could have rode Mr. Toad's Wild Ride more than 100 times. I don't see any point in closing it down. We should leave MK in its original way. I don't see them saying that Peter Pan should be closed which I think it actually should. I mean come on. Don't close up Mr. Toad's Wild Ride just to build a Pooh ride. Close up the Peter Pan ride, expand its width and build the ride there. Don't play predator on a ride that has been with WDW many years.
From: Lisa Crawford <lisapooh@mindspring.com>

I would love to have a Winnie the Pooh Ride for obvious reasons (look at my handle), but not at the expense of MR. TOAD. One of the big problems is Disney has promoted WTP so much and has forgotten Wind in the Willows. Even worse, kids don't ever read the originals of either book.
From: V. Anton Spraul & Mary Beth Newbill <buddhacat@mindspring.com>

Just saw the site for the first time, and I'm glad to see there are others out there who realize that these older rides, though not without a cheese factor, still hold a lot of memories. I remember riding Toad as a kid and screaming when that train was coming...and even now when I go, we always make a game of guessing which car we'll end up in (I always vote for MacBadger).
From: joey818@theonramp.net

I say that they keep Mr. Toad's Wild Ride going. At Disney World it is one of my favorite rides and always has been.

Keep Toad open. Pooh stinks and Disney knows it. Toad is the best ride there after Splash Mountain and Alien Encounter. They should replace It's A Small World with Winnie the Poop.

Toad is the king. If they put in Winnie the Poop instead I will take a revolver into the ride and get a honey bear dinner.

Long Live Toad and short live Pooh the poop.

I love Toad. Pooh stinks.

Keep Toad open or I am going to get extremely mad and come over there and put Winnie the Pooh on Alien Encounter and see if aliens like to eat little bears.

In other words, Keep Mr. Toad open.

I hate Winnie and love Toad. If they close Toad for winnie I will feed Winnie to the alien at Alien Encounter. Nice lunch of honey bear.

The Toad won't die but Winnie will.
From: Scott Mills <sgm1962@earthlink.net>

One of the nice things about the three WDW dark rides (Toad, Snow White and Peter Pan) is that they have elements that appeal to adults as well as children. For Snow White, it's the witch, for Peter Pan, it's the flight over London, and for Mr. Toad, it's the entire ride. It doesn't seem that a ride featuring Winnie the Pooh would have any features that would appeal to adults (perhaps parents with children, but that's about it). Although Pooh has been very popular recently, it doesn't seem that a ride based on him has much "must see" potential.

One more thing--IMHO Fantasyland is way overdue for a facelift (ala Disneyland).
From: Ronnie <jiromi@aol.com>

This is a great site. Very funny writing and good photos. Keep up the good fight!

Save Mr. Toad.
From: Emil Modier <m-modeer@online.no>

We salute our hero...

SEMPER BUFO!!!
From: clojas@prodigy.net

For years we have been coming to WDW, and have enjoyed Mr. Toad's ride immensely (both right and left tracks!!!)! In fact, it is our favorite ride in Fantasyland!! If Pooh must have his own attraction it could be put in one of the following locations:
1) Mickey's Toontown Fair
2) Tom Sawyers Island
3) Animal Kingdom Park
4) Wooded area along MK Railroad between Frontiertown and Mickey's Toontown Fair

WE LOVE MR. TOAD!!!! PLEASE SAVE HIM!!!!°O°
From: Chuck <cvantubb@mail.fc.peachnet.edu>

Save Mr. Toad. I got my first kiss on Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, at Disneyland, in Ca. It would be a damn shame if it were closed!
From: brerfox69@aol.com

I've been on Toad ever since I was 2 and I loved it!!!! Scary my @$$ Toad has been my favorite Disney character since I learned to talk and even though I didn't know what this meant when I was small I would always say this famous quote "come, I'll show you the world, travel, change, excitement ha ha ha ha" I love this ride and hope it will be around for my kids to enjoy as well though I'm 15 and I doubt it will happen if they demolish it. Plus Pooh is a homosexual and everyone I know agrees!!! If Disney is willing to do an experiment by starting to sell Toad merch I bet he'll beat Pooh cuz lets face it Toad kicks @$$!!!!!
From: Kelly & Walter Szczotka <szczotka@wpcd.com>

Don't close the ride because, It is a very good ride for kids, teens, and adults! Senior Citizens too. We have went on it about 20 and we aren't tired of it yet! For kids who didn't ride it yet they will miss out on the chance to ride one of the best Disney World rides.
From: capri33@aol.com

Don't get rid of Mr. Toad's Wild Ride that ride is so cool..I love it....make space for Pooh somewhere else like in place of the Teapots.
From: Fergi °o° <mferg@erols.com>

Disney,

I hope you're listening. I went once on the ride, I adore Pooh, and I still would like to open Pooh in another location. With all the people crowding into the one small area now, surely WDW could open the Pooh ride in another location to help thin the crowds?!

Save Toad!!!
From: Frank Wierenga and Family <wdwfan2@juno.com>

What, Disney has to be kidding. Do away with Toad Hall.

I first visted Disneyland in 1959 and except for the Jungle Cruise, Toad Hall is one of my all time favorite attractions.

Disney visitors would be much served by making a totally new Pooh attraction and keeping one of the historic attractions in the Kingdom, Toad's Hall.

What's next, kill off Peter Pan?
From: Tim Hinton <hintonmus@aol.com>

We all love Walt Disney World for its exceptional commitment to excellence and continuous push for improvement and greater guest experiences. However, even the "Hope Diamond" of theme parks needs some nonsensical, ridiculous, pointless fun. Mr. Toad is the perfect antidote for such extravaganzas as Splash Mountain or Alien Encounter. Disney MUST keep Mr. Toad to keep that wonderful balance between the state of the art and the sublimely stupid. Just as they would never remove a classic like Small World, in spite of its faults, the Disney cast must realize that Mr. Toad is needed as a place to "cleanse the pallet" and laugh oneself silly. Just standing in line and listening to the same 4 bars of music over and over can give one seizures, but I NEVER MISS IT!!! So it's outdated, stupid, and not a major character?? All I can say is "BRING IT ON!!"
From: Doug Hartman <dwhartman@prodigy.net>

The Toad was one of the reasons I went to see the Mouse!

You fought a noble cause.... I went on that ride with my stepbrothers and my dad when I was 12. It was one of my favorite vacations. While Disney killed the ride, they can't kill the memory.
From: Todd McCabe <methylorange@hotmail.com>

I wanna help save Mr. Toad. He rules and his ride rules!!!

Pooh sucksss.
From: Robert Hedin <robh@cybear.net>

Found your web page from a link from NEWS.COM. My girlfriend works at the WDW Central Reservation Office here in Tampa, and I was VERY upset when she told me about Mr. Toad's predicament-- it almost came to blows since she is a very big Pooh fan.

Save Mr Toad!
From: Debbie Scuderi <sixcatstoomany@msn.com>

We rode Toad twice. They loved being able to sit together up front and drive their parents around. I really hope Disney keeps this ride.
From: Daniel Cox <cox12685@stu.oru.edu>

I am surprised at all of the changes Disney is making, or trying to make, I saw on another web page that they took out the 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea ride, is this true, if so, I want one of those subs! Anyways I don't think they should touch Toad Hall, first they make the Pirates of the Caribbean politically correct and now this, is there nothing sacred?
From: Teresa <tbigbee@msn.com>

I had an idea for saving Mr. Toad! I think Disney should replace the Lion King Show with the Pooh ride and move the LK to Animal Kingdom. That way we can all get what we want! What do you think?
From: Ken Walker <sususudio@worldnet.att.net>

Very sorry to hear that Disney is even CONTEMPLATING removing Toad Hall at WDW. If Walt were alive he'd surely quash that idea (even though the history of DisneyLAND is filled with "old faithful" rides being dismantled for the next big thing. The Gondola cars are one recent example.) Hopefully, Disney's "Expendable Toad" thinking won't extend to Disneyland out here in CA. Toad represents all that is great about the Disney parks.

Long live Toad!
From: Paul Prescod <papresco@technologist.com>

I am always happy to see consumers banding together to take control of the multinational corporations that have increasing control over our societies. Individuals can still make a difference!

Save the Toad.
From: Howard Lo <slocum@gwis2.circ.gwu.edu>

I am a big fan of Disneyworld and Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.

Save Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. . .
From: John Simpson <ausableriver@worldnet.att.net>

We're for the cause!

We appreciate what you are doing. I think our first encounter was in Calif. in 1965. Please keep hopping - Great shirts!
From: mickymouse66@hotmail.com

DON'T STEP ON J.T.

SAVE THE TOAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
From: Gayle Copeland <copeg@gte.net>

My life has been a cheap imitation of Mr Toad's Adventures, and I resent the suggestion that Disney would even think of removing MTWR.

What is the world coming to?

What sanity will be left?

I'm sure Mr. Toad could be convinced to "tone-it down" a little if he is causing a disturbance in the Park...........but, to ban him forever is despicable.
From: domains@colint.com

This is CRAZY!!!

I can't believe they would close the ride!!! Because it's old? Because it's a money thing? Well with that logic they should get rid of Mickey, he's old, when is the last time you saw a new Mickey cartoon??
From: Rory V. Sanchez <rvs@agtechnologies.com>

I was just recently up in Orlando.

My friend that works for Disney management says that the decision to can Toad seems to still be "unsigned", so it is not official even though it was in the plans. Believe it or not, she has never been on Mr. Toad's.

We've been talking about going for over a year, but it's never worked out. Just recently, however, she was in the park (behind the scenes) and she heard a noisy "crazy sounding" ride with people screaming and having lots of fun, and so she asked one of the maintenance people what ride that was... I probably don't have to tell you that it was Mr. Toad.

Long Live Toad!
From: Paula A. Johnson <paj@sj.bigger.net>

Toad rules! Michael Eisner has systematically destroyed everything that made Disney Studios great. He's a twisted knuckle-dragger who can't relate to anything decent. Don't let him trash Toad Hall. Good luck with your campaign.
From: Karen Harland <charland@pipcom.com>

I really hope Disney does not close MTWR. I have only recently found out how much fun it is, and I can't wait to share it with my children. I attended the very first Toad In, and while I laughed at the amount of security, and how nervous management seemed to be, I was quite pleased that we were being taken seriously by them.

The market is saturated with Pooh; I really would like to see different aspects of Disney marketed so aggressively.

Build a Pooh ride *somewhere else*, but don't take away our Toad!

Please.
From: Sean Daly <sdaly@washcp.com>

My name is Sean Daly: I write for both Rolling Stone Online and the Washington (D.C.) City Paper. I was cruising around the Web today, and came across this potentially disastrous news. Kill Mr. Toad? Why don't you just murder my childhood? Unthinkable.

Good Luck in Your (Our) Fight.
From: Lynne Atkinson <blj@execulink.com>

Please add my name to the list of people that want to keep Mr. Toad's ride at Disney World.

I have been on it many times and thoroughly enjoyed it. My favourite book as a child was Wind in the Willows and it brought back so many good memories.

I say to Disney don't get rid of this ride. Try It's a Small World maybe instead. You really get tired of that and I have been on that many times too!
From: Bob Jacobson <bluefire@well.com>

I grew up in Southern California, with the newly-opened Disneyland my Mecca. Forty years later, Mr. Toad's Wild Ride remains one of my favorite rides despite the advent of non-rail attractions. Even today, you can hear me scream as I barrel through traffic on Highway 101, "This is a genuine Mr. Toad's Ride!" Replace Toad with Pooh? Only a very small mind could conceive of such a switch. Save Toad!
From: Mark Bittmann <bitts@earthlink.net>

Say it ain't so Toad!!!

Close Mr. Toad?!?

It's just Wrong!!!!!!!!
From: Michael A. Crawford <crawford@email.unc.edu>

Kudos for the job you're doing. I've been to WDW a zillion times since I first went in 1982 (I was 5). Anyway, now I'm a part time cast member (thanks to College Program I can drive Friendship Launches). Too bad I can't be down there all the time to join the protests. Hopefully you'll have one in March when I'm down for a visit. :)
From: AK & Teresa <akteresa@herald.infi.net>

What do I need to do? To help save this icon of ours?
From: spikechubb@aol.com

"Love the Toad"......Keep filling me in on the latest Toad info. Going to Disney in March....can't wait to enter Toad Hall!
From: Pam & Jim Foley <baku@pottsville.infi.net>

Please add our sincere wishes that Disney not remove this wonderful little ride! My husband & I have been going to WDW for many years - even before we were married! - & one of the neatest little things we do is ride the Toad! One day, we went on three times in a row because we got there early. It may not be high tech & many youngsters may not even know where the Big Guy comes from, but he's still got lots of charm for big and little kids.
From: Julie Williams <jmw2a@frank.mtsu.edu>

I am definitely not one to stand in the way of progress. In the past year I have stood by and idly watched Nashville lose Opryland, a country music icon, in favor of a shopping mall. I have watched Jerry Seinfeld say that he is leaving the TV business, and I have watched Disney close wonderful rides like Take Flight and Horizons, but I cannot just sit by and watch Disney close Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.

My first trip to Disney World was thirteen years ago, when I was five. My older cousin had just gotten back from her trip and was telling us which rides she thought we should see. Unfortunately, she said that we should not go on Mr. Toad's Wild Ride because it was "stupid." So when we got there and I saw the outside of the building, I immediately wanted to ride it, in spite of the fact that my cousin had said she didn't like it. For three days, I bugged my parents to let me ride Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. Every time we would pass it, I would implore that my parents let me ride it, but my requests were always met with the same response: "Kim said it was stupid."

And so it went.

Thirteen years later, my parents decided to take my back to Disney World as a graduation present. Remembering how my parents had never let me ride it as a child, I became determined that I was going to ride Mr. Toad's Wild Ride this time. For months before the trip, I read everything I could find about it and continued to bring it to my parents attention every time we talked about that they had never let me ride it as a child. Finally, a few days before we left for the trip, after the third or fourth time I had brought it up that day, my mom said, "If you only ride one ride the entire trip, it's going to be Mr. Toad's Wild Ride!"

Once I got to the park, Mr. Toad was almost the first stop on the list, preceded only by Dumbo and Snow White's Adventures (my favorite when I was five). We chose the right side of the ride to begin with. I knew I was in for a great ride the minute I saw that my car was named Cyril. Well needless to say, I absolutely loved the ride. The only scary part was when the suit of armor almost fell on me. And the trip to hell was surely the highlight of the voyage. Then we promptly rode the other side (which turned out to be my favorite). After thirteen years of anticipation the ride was just as great as I'd made it out to be in my mind. Well, I hated to see that Disney was thinking of closing such an awesome ride. I think a Pooh ride would be great too. Like I said, I'm not one to stand in the way of progress. But I don't believe that swinging the wrecking ball at a classic ride like Mr. Toad constitutes progress. Any time I've ridden it in my subsequent visits, I've never had a wait shorter than fifteen minutes. On the other hand, there have been lots of times when I have walked on to Pirates of the Carribean, It's a Small World, Spaceship Earth, Space Mountain and Body Wars. At one point this December, the line was longer for Mr. Toad than it was for Space Mountain. What does that say? I think it says that if it's not broken, it doesn't need fixing. Losing Mr. Toad's Wild Ride in favor of a Pooh ride would be like losing Opryland in favor of a shopping mall.

The Magic Kingdom is greater than the sum of its parts. With even one part missing, the whole park suffers. Long live Mr. J. Thaddeus Toad!
From: Wendy Palmquist <wendyp@nh.ultranet.com>

I grew up near Disneyland, loved the ride as a kid, now as an old lady of 49 am horrified they are thinking of pulling it! Where else can you go to Hell as a kid, and take great delight in it?
From: K Meyers <kmeyers@peganet.com>

I love your web site.....hope it works I am a Disney Fan all the way and I think they could find a place for Pooh's woods too....

Good Luck.
From: Master Gracey <mastergracy@juno.com>

I read about your cause and web site in the January/February edition of New Horizon's Newsletter. I am deeply concerned about Disney discontinuing this attraction and will do all I can to help.

Save Mr. Toad!
From: Corinne Colgan <corinne_colgan@dc.sba.com>

I want to help the cause! I grew up in California and went to Disneyland twice a year for 20 years. I was shocked and horrified when I heard that "The Mouse" is considering closing the ride. We must stop it!
From: Paula Van Houten <plvh@frontiernet.net>

We love Mr. Toad! We go on it all the time in Disneyland, and we loved the one in Disney World too. At first, my little brother was too scared to go on it, and he said it gave him nightmares, so it was, for a time, nicknamed the "Satan's Bloody Claw" ride, because of the end scene. But now he loves it, as we do. Especially in the DW one, that you can take two different tracks in the same ride. Please, Mr. Eisner, do not take away Mr Toad!
From: Stacey Ivits <hpivits@bconnex.net>

Hi, my name is Stacey I live in Ontario Canada and have visited Walt Disney World twice in my twelve year life and am planning to go again this year. Mr. Toad's Wild Ride is one of my favourite rides and is one of the only rides I can remember vividly riding when I was three years old. If it is replaced for a new ride I will be totally and completely disappointed as will many of my friends who have visited Walt Disney World.
From: rybrn@aol.com

I love Mr. Toad. It has always been my most favorite ride at the Magic Kingdom. Please so not destroy the history of the original Magic Kingdom. The Mickey Mouse Review was destroyed to become a theater there where they now do the Lion King show. Mr. Toad must Live On!!!!!!
From: Gail Mazza <gbmazza@msg.pacbell.com>

I would like to do my part in saving Mr. Toad's ride.

I live in Ca. and would be very concerned if they tried to pull the same thing at Disneyland!! I grew up with Disneyland and Mr. Toad! I am also a former Disney Store cast member and have seen the "infiltration" of Pooh in the last couple of years and in my opinion, he's stepping over his bounds. Ok, he has a place in Critter Country at Dland and even though I wasn't too happy about it, at least they gave him a place. Sort of along the lines of, every thing/character has its place!

Disney needs to give the "almighty dollar" theory a rest! Or they will end up being no different than any other theme park owner.
From: Chad <cricket@magicnet.net>

I AGREE WITH YOU ONE HUNDRED PERCENT.

FIRST THE TIKI BIRDS NOW THIS, WHAT ARE THEY THINKING!
From: Charles Wells <w000232@vm.sc.edu>

I want to save Mr. Toad...I think it's incredibly sad/short-sighted of Disney to destroy what history/traditions is/are in the park. Yes, the park has to be entertaining and continue to upgrade and improve, BUT.... part of the charm of the park for me has been enjoying some of the 70's campy-ness/innocence of certain "evergreen" attractions year after year.

Virtual reality and computerized effects may gain new devotees, but time and technology cannot replace the simple joys of a wild ride with Mr. Toad....
From: Eric & Judi Princz <monkee1291@aol.com>

THEY'RE GOING TOO FAR BY TRYING TO KILL TOAD!

We love that ride. It's bad enough they got rid of 20,000 Leagues but now they're going too far!
From: Cheryl Wilson <cwilson@magicnet.net>

Please let Mr. Toad's Wild Ride live on.
From: Mike Lee <omniluxe@inspace.net>

I hate to admit this, but when 20K first closed I thought it was nice that I had taken a lot of pictures of and worked at a ride that was going to be "gone forever." Three years later, the god-awful things they've done to the attraction's peripheral areas make me so sick that I feel very guilty for those initial feelings of quiet "approval." And that wasn't even one of my favorite rides. I really shudder to think of an east Fantasyland without Toad. It would make that entire part of the park seem miserable beyond repair.