Toy Story Land at Walt Disney World Ultimate Guide

Toy Story Land at Walt Disney World Ultimate Guide

Toy Story Land at Disney’s Hollywood Studios is all about childhood fun. Get ready to be shrunk down to the size of a toy and explore Andy’s Backyard! From a larger-than-life footprint to the Toy Soldier March, we are so excited to share all the things you can do in this family-friendly area at Hollywood Studios.

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The Story Behind Toy Story Land

In Toy Story Land, you are shrunk to the size of a toy spending time in Andy’s backyard. This means everything is big and the details that have been put into this space are just incredible. Andy’s trusty Roller Coaster playset, Slinky Dog Dash, was created for all of Andy’s toys to play on. And Alien Swirling Saucers is a cute little snap-together playset Andy got from Pizza Planet. And the area’s quick-service restaurant, Woody’s Lunchbox is Andy’s actual lunch box, complete with a thermos and straws to keep it all together. If you pay attention, you can even see Andy’s footprints throughout the land. Everything in Toy Story Land will bring you back to your childhood, whether it’s the Candyland board game wall in the Midway Mania queue, the bright primary colors, Lincoln log benches, or the cooties and scrabble pieces that are the gateway for the restrooms.

Toy Story Land at Hollywood Studios things to do guide to Toy Story Land Get ready to play big in Andy's Backyard #toystoryland #toystory #playbig

Toy Story Land at Hollywood Studios things to do guide to Toy Story Land Get ready to play big in Andy's Backyard #toystoryland #toystory #playbig

Toy Story Land at Hollywood Studios things to do guide to Toy Story Land Get ready to play big in Andy's Backyard #toystoryland #toystory #playbig

Toy Story Land at Hollywood Studios things to do guide to Toy Story Land Get ready to play big in Andy's Backyard #toystoryland #toystory #playbig

Toy Story Land at Hollywood Studios things to do guide to Toy Story Land Get ready to play big in Andy's Backyard #toystoryland #toystory #playbig

Toy Story Land Rides and Attractions

Let’s talk about the thing that will take up most of your time in Toy Story Land-the rides! In Toy Story Land there are three rides; Slinky Dog Dash, Toy Story Mania, and Alien Swirling Saucers. It’s important to know how these attractions size up when it comes to lines and crowds. Slinky Dog Dash is the #1 ride in this area and will have a long line all day. If you’re bent on riding it during your trip, aim for the lunchtime hour, 12-1 or 2 pm. The second most popular ride is Midway Mania, and the third most popular is Alien Swirling Saucers. This last one shouldn’t require more than a 30-minute wait. But the other two rides can go over a 60-minute wait if you’re traveling during busy times. 

Toy Story Land at Hollywood Studios things to do guide to Toy Story Land Get ready to play big in Andy's Backyard #toystoryland #toystory #playbig

Slinky Dog Dash

Slinky Dog Dash is a great family-friendly roller coaster at Walt Disney World. Growing up an hour from Cedar Point, the Roller Coaster Capital of the World, we can be kind of snobby when it comes to roller coasters, and this one doesn’t disappoint. This ride is long enough to feel worth the wait, fast enough to be thrilling and most importantly, smooth enough that there are times that it looks and feels like you’re floating on clouds. Slinky Dog Dash covers a lot of ground in Andy’s Backyard. No matter what you will get a great view of Toy Story Land from the coaster. It’s fantastic any time of day, but we highly recommend trying it at night for an even better experience. The track lights up and the bird’s eye view of the lit-up park is really just stunning. 

Toy Story Land at Hollywood Studios things to do guide to Toy Story Land Get ready to play big in Andy's Backyard #toystoryland #toystory #playbig

Toy Story Land at Hollywood Studios things to do guide to Toy Story Land Get ready to play big in Andy's Backyard #toystoryland #toystory #playbig

Toy Story Land at Hollywood Studios things to do guide to Toy Story Land Get ready to play big in Andy's Backyard #toystoryland #toystory #playbig

Toy Story Mania

Toy Story Mania is the same classic Toy Story Ride you’ve always loved at Hollywood Studios, complete with 3D glasses,  but with an even better queue. Luckily, due to the popularity of Slinky Dog Dash, we found that Toy Story Mania’s wait times were nowhere near the 2 hour wait times we had remembered in the past. Every morning we were in Toy Story Land, we noticed Toy Story Mania was a thirty-minute or less wait. However, as the day went on that time did go up. So just remember our number one tip always, plan to get there early!

Toy Story Land at Hollywood Studios things to do guide to Toy Story Land Get ready to play big in Andy's Backyard #toystoryland #toystory #playbig

Toy Story Land at Hollywood Studios things to do guide to Toy Story Land Get ready to play big in Andy's Backyard #toystoryland #toystory #playbig

Alien Swirling Saucers

Alien Swirling Saucers is essentially the same ride as Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree if you’ve ever been to California Adventure in Disneyland. If you haven’t, that’s ok too. It’s a pretty simple carnival ride concept. The ride will basically slide your saucer back and forth across the floor and whip you around the playset. Six different mix tracks of Toy Story music plays in the background. This is a super cute ride that little ones will love and honestly, we really loved it too. 

While Alien Swirling Saucers is absolutely adorable and we are so happy those little aliens are finally getting their moment, the ride is pretty short. If it’s the only thing you want to ride in Toy Story Land, then feel free to wait longer. We think under half an hour is pretty doable if you time it right. Try to ride during meal times, earlier or later in the day, or during other events happening in the Park. With shows and the March of the First-order, we anticipate most people will be exiting Toy Story Land.

Toy Story Land at Hollywood Studios things to do guide to Toy Story Land Get ready to play big in Andy's Backyard #toystoryland #toystory #playbig

Toy Story Land at Hollywood Studios things to do guide to Toy Story Land Get ready to play big in Andy's Backyard #toystoryland #toystory #playbig

Toy Story Land at Hollywood Studios things to do guide to Toy Story Land Get ready to play big in Andy's Backyard #toystoryland #toystory #playbig

Toy Story Land at Hollywood Studios things to do guide to Toy Story Land Get ready to play big in Andy's Backyard #toystoryland #toystory #playbig

Toy Story Land Ride Tips

The queues for Slinky Dog Dash and Alien Swirling Saucers are not that well shaded at the back of the line when the line is really long. Be sure you either have an umbrella when it’s hot or try to plan to wait only during around 75 minute wait periods for Slinky Dog Dash and 40 minute waits for Alien Swirling Saucers. Disney did seem to be aware of the issue as they started putting up large umbrellas the second day we were there, but just be aware that this is a current issue with these queues.

Toy Story Land at Hollywood Studios things to do guide to Toy Story Land Get ready to play big in Andy's Backyard #toystoryland #toystory #playbig

Toy Story Land at Hollywood Studios things to do guide to Toy Story Land Get ready to play big in Andy's Backyard #toystoryland #toystory #playbig

Toy Story Land Restaurants

Woody’s Lunch Box

This is a quick-serve restaurant (counter service) in Toy Story Land that features your favorite lunchbox foods.  Woody’s Lunch Box offers breakfast, lunch, and dinner, with the lunch and dinner menu being the same. 

Our best tip? Mobile Order! This place gets really busy, really quick and at the moment, doesn’t appear to have the proper planning to accommodate large numbers of people at a time And mobile order really is the BEST option, simply because it’s a small lunch box counter, to begin with…so add a thousand guests and it gets crowded. Seating is limited and something to note here is that seating is outside only. 

Woody’s Lunch Box Menu

We had a few favorites and highly recommend the Breakfast Bowl at breakfast and the Monte Cristo, Tomato Basil Soup, and Raspberry Tart for other meals. If you’re going with a group for the first time, try for everyone to get something different! The menu is fairly small so it’s easy to try everything if you’re in a group that is willing to share.

Toy Story Land at Hollywood Studios things to do guide to Toy Story Land Get ready to play big in Andy's Backyard #toystoryland #toystory #playbig

Toy Story Land at Hollywood Studios things to do guide to Toy Story Land Get ready to play big in Andy's Backyard #toystoryland #toystory #playbig

Toy Story Land at Hollywood Studios things to do guide to Toy Story Land Get ready to play big in Andy's Backyard #toystoryland #toystory #playbig

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Woody's BBQ Restaurant

Woody’s Roundup Rodeo BBQ Restaurant

The newest restaurant coming to Toy Story Land is table service and will feature Jessie and Woody at their best. In rodeo surroundings, this place will offer classic Wild West BBQ fare and seat guests in a place filled with classic toys from Andy’s room. Check out everything we know about Woody’s Roundup Rodeo BBQ Restaurant so far. Open March 23, 2023

Toy Story Land at Hollywood Studios things to do guide to Toy Story Land Get ready to play big in Andy's Backyard #toystoryland #toystory #playbig

Toy Story Land at Hollywood Studios things to do guide to Toy Story Land Get ready to play big in Andy's Backyard #toystoryland #toystory #playbig

Toy Story Land Details

If there’s one thing you guys should know about us, we love the details! We love looking for hidden mickeys, historical references on Main Street, and noticing the smells in every area of the Parks.

The details in Toy Story Land are really what makes it as spectacular as it is in our opinion. Be sure to take the time to notice them. The Imagineers have put thought into every inch of Andy’s Backyard and the result has been more impressive than we could have imagined! Take a look at Woody’s Lunchbox, for example. The actual façade of the restaurant is a lunchbox. It is being held open by a thermos. Seats are made up of babybel cheese, straws hold up the makeshift umbrellas, which are made of none other than cardboard from Andy’s toys. They are held together by pieces of tape. It looks exactly like something I would have made for my toys when I was a little girl or for my daughter’s toys.

And as we mentioned before, Andy’s footprints are everywhere in Toy Story Land. Take the time to notice them! They’re huge and make for such a cute photo. We noticed so many people just walking by them and when we would wait for the crowds to clear out so we could get a picture, other guests would notice and we could tell they had no idea the footprints were even there.

Toy Story Land at Hollywood Studios things to do guide to Toy Story Land Get ready to play big in Andy's Backyard #toystoryland #toystory #playbig

Toy Story Land at Hollywood Studios things to do guide to Toy Story Land Get ready to play big in Andy's Backyard #toystoryland #toystory #playbig

Toy Story Land at Hollywood Studios things to do guide to Toy Story Land Get ready to play big in Andy's Backyard #toystoryland #toystory #playbig

Toy Story Land Disney Walls and Photo Ops

Even the restrooms are cute! Made up of brightly colored building blocks, cooties(love those!) and scrabble pieces, you’ll find yourself snapping photos of yet another restroom area at Walt Disney World. Strange?! Maybe, but who cares?! It’s adorable and we love it. You can find all of the Toy Story Land Walls in our Even More Disney Walls of Instagram post. 

Where Can you Find Disney Walls in Toy Story Land?

  • Toy Story Land now has the Popsicle Stick Wall and Checkerboard Wall which are both at the exit of Midway Mania. No need to ride the ride just for the photos, just enter where you see the giant Luxo Ball.
  • The Luxo Ball itself is a great place to take a few pictures and we are loving all of the fun poses on social media that people are coming up with for this one!
  • The Block Wall is actually located near the restrooms and is a super fun, colorful wall that will make you feel like a kid again. And no worries about taking photos here; lots of other people were too. 🙂
  • The Woody Statue at the entrance to Toy Story Land itself is a great place to take pictures and we saw Photopass Photographers there all day, so grabbing a quick picture should be easy! You can find the Buzz Lightyear Statue posing in front of Alien Swirling Saucers.

Honestly, there are SO many photo opportunities in Toy Story Land and we are really just scratching the surface here.

Toy Story Land at Hollywood Studios things to do guide to Toy Story Land Get ready to play big in Andy's Backyard #toystoryland #toystory #playbig

Toy Story Land at Hollywood Studios things to do guide to Toy Story Land Get ready to play big in Andy's Backyard #toystoryland #toystory #playbig

Toy Story Land at Hollywood Studios things to do guide to Toy Story Land Get ready to play big in Andy's Backyard #toystoryland #toystory #playbig

Toy Story Land at Hollywood Studios things to do guide to Toy Story Land Get ready to play big in Andy's Backyard #toystoryland #toystory #playbig

Toy Story Land Entertainment

As of right now, the only “entertainment” that Toy Story Land has is a little show featuring everyone’s favorite Green Army Men. They march in a small drum corps-making my marching band heart so happy!- And watching them pick up their plastic feet to the beat of the drums is just magical. The army men recruit new soldiers into the Platoon and incorporate play into the show and it’s just such a fun little parade/show to watch. The shows occur throughout the day, so just keep your eyes peeled! The toy soldiers also interact with guests throughout the day just at random, sometimes giving missions or training sessions. So fun!

Toy Story Land at Hollywood Studios things to do guide to Toy Story Land Get ready to play big in Andy's Backyard #toystoryland #toystory #playbig

Toy Story Land at Hollywood Studios things to do guide to Toy Story Land Get ready to play big in Andy's Backyard #toystoryland #toystory #playbig

Toy Story Land Character Meet and Greets

You can definitely plan on meeting all of your favorite Toy Story characters in Andy’s Backyard! And now, with even more fun backdrops! Photopass photographers are available throughout Toy Story Land ready to capture your best pose with your favorite Toys! You can see Woody, and Buzz pretty regularly. and every once in a while Bo Peep shows up. 

Toy Story Land at Hollywood Studios things to do guide to Toy Story Land Get ready to play big in Andy's Backyard #toystoryland #toystory #playbig

Toy Story Land at Hollywood Studios things to do guide to Toy Story Land Get ready to play big in Andy's Backyard #toystoryland #toystory #playbig

Toy Story Land at Hollywood Studios things to do guide to Toy Story Land Get ready to play big in Andy's Backyard #toystoryland #toystory #playbig

Toy Story Land Merchandise

You can find super cute little stands with merch for the land and in the Hollywood Studios giftshops. Our favorites were the Aliens hats and headbands, but it seemed the fan-favorite was definitely the Slinky Dog headband! 

Toy Story Land at Hollywood Studios things to do guide to Toy Story Land Get ready to play big in Andy's Backyard #toystoryland #toystory #playbig

How Long Should You Plan to Spend in Toy Story Land?

That’s totally up to you! Keep in mind, Toy Story Land is small. Have you been to Pandora yet? It’s smaller than that, only about 11 acres, which isn’t really that big, and about an acre smaller than Pandora. You won’t need more than a few hours there unless you really just want to soak it all in. If you end up having to wait in long lines, you probably still won’t need more than half a day. That being said, we recommend that you experience Toy Story Land both day and night. The nighttime experience is pretty incredible and shouldn’t be missed.

So there you have it! Our full review of Toy Story Land. What did we leave out? What questions do you have? We hope this has been helpful and we hope you have a blast playing BIG!

Toy Story Land at Hollywood Studios things to do guide to Toy Story Land Get ready to play big in Andy's Backyard #toystoryland #toystory #playbig

Toy Story Land at Hollywood Studios things to do guide to Toy Story Land Get ready to play big in Andy's Backyard #toystoryland #toystory #playbig

 

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