Starring the Charming Cast of the Disney•Pixar Toy Story Franchise, Toy Story Mania! Captures the Allure of the Midway Alongside Bonus 3-D Gameplay
MELBOURNE, AUS – (September 28, 2009) Toy Story Mania!, inspired by Disney/Pixar “Toy Story,” is now available for the Wii™ home video game console. The newest title from Disney Interactive Studios brings the classic Disney•Pixar Toy Story characters together as they stage their own fun-filled carnival, featuring familiar and one-of-a-kind midway-inspired games, alongside bonus unlockable levels in 3-D.
“Toy Story Mania! is the first video game to be directly inspired by a Disney attraction,” said Craig Relyea, senior vice president of global marketing, Disney Interactive Studios. “Developing this game was truly a collaborative effort between Disney Interactive Studios, Pixar Animation Studios, Walt Disney Imagineers and the Disney Parks team. As a result, the end product fully captures the essence of the attraction and delivers a new fun-filled experience appropriate for all members of the family.”
Toy Story Mania!’s new, originally-developed shooting galleries are played alongside popular galleries from the Toy Story Mania! attraction located at the Disneyland Resort and Walt Disney World Resort theme parks giving up to four players hours of fun. Adaptations from the attraction include the popular Pie Throw game which is represented in the game’s training level, and five additional levels based on the theme park experience are available as unlockables in story mode. Players can also team up to unlock Easter eggs and collectibles.
Toy Story Mania! also shares another feature with the theme park attraction—and now the movies that inspired it—with bonus unlockable 3-D gameplay, that lets players experience parts of the game in eye-popping 3-D! “Toy Story” and “Toy Story 2” are heading back to the big screen—this time in Disney Digital 3D™.; the exclusive double feature hits theaters January 2010. And “Toy Story 3,” a brand new 3-D adventure is slated for release June 2010.
Toy Story Mania! Is published by Disney Interactive Studios and developed by Papaya Studio. Toy Story Mania! is classified G.
About Disney Interactive Studios
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About Disney?Pixar’s Toy Story Movie Franchise
The toys are back.—this time in Disney Digital 3D™. “Toy Story” and “Toy Story 2” return to the big screen in Disney Digital 3D™, a spectacular 3D double feature in January 2010. The double feature-release kicks off a Disney Digital 3Dä Toy Story celebration, which culminates in a brand new adventure starring Buzz and Woody: “Toy Story 3”— in theaters June 2010.
About Madman Entertainment
MADMAN is Australia’s leading independent home entertainment and theatrical distribution and rights-management Company, specialising in the wholesale distribution of DVD product into retail and rental stores throughout Australia. Madman product categories include Kids, TV, arthouse film, Australian independent features, animation, Japanese anime and Interactive games. Madman is owned by Funtastic Limited, one of Australia’s largest wholesalers of consumer products into retail outlets and an Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) listed company.