Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
Disneyland Park · Fantasyland
Overview
Mr. Toad's Wild Ride puts guests behind the wheel of Mr. J. Thaddeus Toad's motorcar for a chaotic evening drive that veers through Toad Hall, out into the streets of London, and into a string of near-misses that escalate into the ride's famously mischievous finale. The pacing is fast and jerky by classic-dark-ride standards, with the vehicle appearing to crash through obstacles rather than smoothly gliding past them, and the tone stays comedic and slightly anarchic throughout.
ParksLog verdict
Disneyland's version of this ride has never closed — only the Magic Kingdom counterpart shut down, in 1998, to make way for The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. The pacing here is fast and jerky by classic-dark-ride standards, with the vehicle appearing to crash through obstacles rather than glide past them, which catches first-timers expecting something calmer off guard. Short enough to fit into any Fantasyland loop; worth riding once for the history alone.
About this experience
Erratic dark ride careening through the streets of London aboard Mr. Toad's motorcar, dodging trains and mishaps loosely based on The Wind in the Willows.
Best for
- Fans of classic-era Disneyland dark rides
- Guests curious about one of the park's few surviving opening-day attractions
- Families with young children who enjoy comedic chaos over storytelling
Tips
- It's one of the shortest rides in the park at about two minutes — easy to fit in without much of a time commitment.
- The ride's jerky, crash-heavy pacing surprises first-timers expecting a calmer classic dark ride.
- Pair it with the neighboring Snow White's Enchanted Wish and Pinocchio's Daring Journey for a loop of classic Fantasyland dark rides.
Details
History
Mr. Toad's Wild Ride opened as part of Disneyland's original 1955 lineup, based on the Mr. Toad segment of Disney's 1949 package film The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, itself adapted from Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. The current version of the ride dates to a 1983 refresh. Unlike its Magic Kingdom counterpart in Florida, which closed in 1998 and was replaced by The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Disneyland's original Mr. Toad's Wild Ride has never closed.
Fun facts
- It's one of Disneyland's few remaining opening-day attractions, running continuously since July 1955.
- Disneyland's version never closed — only the Magic Kingdom (Florida) version of the ride closed, in 1998, to make way for The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.
- The ride is based on the Mr. Toad segment of Disney's 1949 film The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad, itself adapted from The Wind in the Willows.