Metaphorically? We certainly hope so.
Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride might sound a bit fun at first, but it actually sits on the same table as the controversial and frightening attractions over the decades in theme parks. It joins Extraterrestrial Alien Encounter (also known as Enchanted Wish) as well as the Snow White ride. However, while the two other attractions we mentioned shut down, Mr. Toad’s remains operational today.
But what makes it scary? It’s certainly not the first part of the ride, as you get to roll through the halls of an English manor filled with animal characters from The Wind in the Willows, a farm, and a TNT factory. Fun, right? The first half definitely sends you into a reckless driving segment.
And then it brings you to court. That’s right, the ride kind of punishes you by putting you in front of a judge, which finds you guilty. It doesn’t stop from there, the ride takes a literal turn for the worse after that, bringing you onto the tracks of an oncoming train, until a crash can be heard and everything turns dark. Metaphorically, you’ve died- and now Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride has brought you into the depths of hell.
Visitors will be treated to pitchfork-wielding demons dancing to maniacal laughter, as well as a dragon behind a stalactite cage preparing to blast fire over you and your fellow passengers. And then the ride is done. It’s that intense. I don’t know about you but that kind of seems fun!
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