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Keep an eye out for the distorted trees throughout this version 👀 they are a hallmark of Disney background artist and Imagineer Claude Coats who got roped into painting Mr. Toad when Disney’s contractor Grosh Studios told Walt they couldn’t complete it in time 🙈 Claude’s style is everywhere in this ride, but other Imagineers worked on it too, from Ken Anderson for the storyboarding, Bill Martin for the track layout, and Yale Gracey for special effects/lighting (including the motorcyclist). The last scene’s entrance is terrifying but likely was inspired by The Victorian-era "Cabaret de l'Enfer" (H*ll Cabaret), a popular Paris nightclub from the 1890s located in the Montmarte. A Distory listener also pointed out that in Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice, Dante’s Inferno also features a similar face that you walk through as an entrance. Given that Tim Burton grew up in Burbank and went to Disneyland as a teen, its likely he drew his inspiration for that from this version of Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride. Some of the figures shown here weren’t *technically* there in 1955… the signalman, motorcyclist, and some other figures were likely added in the 1961 refurbishment. But since so little footage exists of this attraction, we did the best we could to piece together what this ride would have looked like, going into more detail in our Distory with Kate & Kirk p0dcast series on Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride🎙️ #mrtoad #mrtoadswildride #disneyland #disneyrides #disneyhistory #disneyparks #fantasyland #retrodisney #vintagedisney #disneyfun #disneyattractions #disnerd #disneynerd #disneylandhistory #povdisneyrides #disneytiktok #disneytok #disneysecrets #extinctdisney #disneytrivia #disneyfacts #disneyfan #disneyfans #distory

Keep an eye out for the distorted trees throughout this version 👀 they are a hallmark of Disney background artist and Imagineer Claude Coats who got roped into painting Mr. Toad when Disney’s contractor Grosh Studios told Walt they couldn’t complete it in time 🙈 Claude’s style is everywhere in this ride, but other Imagineers worked on it too, from Ken Anderson for the storyboarding, Bill Martin for the track layout, and Yale Gracey for special effects/lighting (including the motorcyclist). The last scene’s entrance is terrifying but likely was inspired by The Victorian-era "Cabaret de l'Enfer" (H*ll Cabaret), a popular Paris nightclub from the 1890s located in the Montmarte. A Distory listener also pointed out that in Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice, Dante’s Inferno also features a similar face that you walk through as an entrance. Given that Tim Burton grew up in Burbank and went to Disneyland as a teen, its likely he drew his inspiration for that from this version of Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride. Some of the figures shown here weren’t *technically* there in 1955… the signalman, motorcyclist, and some other figures were likely added in the 1961 refurbishment. But since so little footage exists of this attraction, we did the best we could to piece together what this ride would have looked like, going into more detail in our Distory with Kate & Kirk p0dcast series on Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride🎙️ #mrtoad #mrtoadswildride #disneyland #disneyrides #disneyhistory #disneyparks #fantasyland #retrodisney #vintagedisney #disneyfun #disneyattractions #disnerd #disneynerd #disneylandhistory #povdisneyrides #disneytiktok #disneytok #disneysecrets #extinctdisney #disneytrivia #disneyfacts #disneyfan #disneyfans #distory

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