Disney Opens New Attraction With Unfixed Hole in the Wall

When Disney California Adventure Park opened Toy Story Mania! on Paradise Pier (now Pixar Pier) in June 2008, excitement ran high for the interactive 4-D attraction. But shortly after its debut, Disney Parks fans noticed something unexpected—and disappointing. According to a former Disney Parks fan podcaster, the ride’s pristine, new aesthetic was marred by guest-caused damage that remained untouched for months after the ride’s highly anticipated opening.

Redditor u/PhilosopherSharp4671 recently recounted their decades-old frustration over Disneyland Resort’s delayed response to a “giant hole in the wall” of the Toy Story Mania! queue.

“Years ago when I was on a Disney podcast, I used to rant about upkeep,” the Disney Parks fan wrote. “At one point, I kept bringing up a giant hole in the wall of the line at Toy Story Mania – shortly after the ride had opened. ”

The damage, described as “a good size, like someone put their fist through the wall,” was allegedly caused by a careless or angry guest. It wasn’t just the unsightly damage that upset this Disney Parks fan but the length of time it took Disneyland Resort to address it.

“It was there for months!” they said.

As a podcaster at the time, they didn’t hesitate to air their grievances about the issue. “I finally said on one show, ‘That’s it, Disney. If you don’t patch it, I’m going to show up every day with a newspaper, take a picture, and post it until you do!'”

The hole was repaired the following day, but the Disney Parks podcaster dismissed the idea that their complaints led to the fix. “Now, I have no grand illusions that our dinky little podcast got someone’s attention, and I’m sure it was just a coincidence,” they admitted. “It’s the fact it took months to fix something guests walked past every day… It took one night to fix.”

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