Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
Last Updated: April 22, 2026
A hilarious race through the streets of Old London Town, inspired by the adventures of Mr. Toad from the story, Wind in the Willows.
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Though the attraction doesn't exactly retell the movie's plot. Elements of the film are reprise throughout. The cars are namedafter key characters. Most of the movies characters actually appear during the 2-minute trip. J. Thaddeus Toad's own home isthe rides preliminary racetrack and toads madcap movie energy propels the whole Disneyland adventure.
A colorful mural in the loading area foretells some of the hijinks to come. After boarding a stylish but uncontrollable little antique car riders immediately careen and crashed through the hallways. The judge, cop and Farmer are voiced by Corey Burton. Bill Martin did the ride layout, Claude Coates drew the interiors, Ken Anderson designed the sets and of course Bob Gurr built the vehicles
Tearing off across the English Countryside their destination nowhere in particular their goal unbridled merriment the most astonishing portion of the ride is its fiery ending after a rollicking romp through the London Streets, a police chase, a courtroomtrial and a prison getaway.
The whole frantic escapade is brought to a sudden crashing halt by the scary approach of a noisy train and guests wind up in Hell literally a blazing demon populated hell. Perhaps the finale is a warning. Drive recklessly like toad and you'll suffer dire consequences. But it is so unexpected it probably evokes more laughter than fear.
From WED Disneyland Dictionary 1968 Mr. Toad Is a hilarious race through the streets of Old London Town, inspired by the adventures of Mr. Toad from the story, Wind in the WillowsMr. Toad's Wild Ride had one simple goal to make guests laugh. The wild ride is housed in a rectangular building that shared with Alice in Wonderland. In fact Alice's caterpillar vehicles crawl up to the second floor above toads tracks. There is a shadow of Sherlock Holmes Complete with pipe and cap in the second-story Mr. Toad's theme came from Disney's half-hour animated movie The Wind in the Willows from 1949, which is based on the classic Kenneth Graham book.
Specs: Capacity 654 per hour -- Capacity per vehicle 2 -- Cycle Time 1:54 -- Load Time :03 -- Unload Time :05 -- Trip Time 1:38 -- Dispatch Interval -- :11 Trips per hour: 326 Distance Traveled 424 feet -- Speed 2.90 MPH
There is a shadow of Sherlock Holmes (Complete with pipe and cap) in the second-story window of the manor that houses Mr. Toads wild ride.
Ride Information:
Maximum seating capacity: 2 per car
Track Length: 424 feet
Average attraction speed 4 feet per second
Dispatch interval: 11 seconds
Number of A.A Figures:0
Voices:
Judge - Corey Burton
Cop - Corey Burton
Farmer - Corey Burton
Original Names Of Cars:
1. Toady
2. Mr. Toad
3. Mac Badger
4. Moley S. Ratty
6. Cyril
7. Winky
8. Weasel
Bill Martin did the ride layout, Claude Coates drew the interiors, Ken Anderson designed the sets and Bob Gurr built the vehicles
Required a "C" ticket in 1955-1957
In 1956 the phone extension for Mr Toad was 385
Required a "D" ticket in 1959
Required a "D" ticket in 1964-1965
From Attractions Report 1965
Lowered to a "C" coupon in order to balance the capacity and also because of criticism received regarding the length of these rides.
From WED Disneyland Dictionary 1968
Is a hilarious race through the streets of Old London Town, inspired by the adventures of Mr. Toad from the story, Wind in the Willows
Required a "C" ticket in 1970's
From Steve Birnbaum brings you the best of Disneyland 1982:
Based on the October 1949 Disney release The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad-which itself was inspired by Kenneth Grahame's classic novel, The Wind in the Willows-this attraction is one of those involved in the 1982-83 Fantasyland renovation. The designs have made what was originally a fairly primitive experience into something altogether splendid, from the queue area-an exterior view of Mr. Toad's ancestral mansion that looks very much like the Toad Hall seen on the Storybook Land Canal Boat cruise to the jigging and jagging, frenetic, and cacophonous experience inside.