- Links
With thanks to J.T. Toad's site, dedicated to stopping any and all attempts to tear down Disney's Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. In an effort to spread the informative wealth I include here, in its entirety, the entire Links page from that lovely site, with various Wind in the Willows web efforts.
Sometimes, in the course of long summer evenings, the friends would
take a stroll together in the Wild Wood, now successfully tamed so far as
they were concerned; and it was pleasing to see how respectfully they were
greeted by the inhabitants, and how the mother-weasels would bring their
young ones to the mouths of their holes, and say, pointing, "Look, baby!
There goes the great Mr. Toad!"
--- Kenneth Grahame, The Wind in the Willows
The Book
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The Wind in the Willows (online)
- The entire text of the original Kenneth Grahame novel online. [Bug sez: This is posted at our site too, in revised form, but this is where we got it from.]
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The Wind in the Willows (on dead trees)
- Buy the book online from amazon.com.
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The Adventures of Mr. Toad (Happy Disney Version)
- Disney's version of The Wind in the Willows, actually a
re-telling of their animated version of the story of "the madcap, the
reckless, extravagant, the fabulous Mr. Toad". For some reason the
motorcars say "Honk honk!" instead of "Poop-poop!" as they do in the
original, but it's bright and cheery with lots of pictures and a large
font. "You know, for kids."
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An Homage to The Wind in the Willows
- A very pleasant site with some illustrations (but not the wonderful EH
Shepard ones) and some interesting quotes from AA Milne and Teddy
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The Wind in the Willows (online audio)
- If you're too lazy to read the book yourself, visit this site and have
your computer read it to you!
The Films
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Wind in the Willows (1949)
- Internet Movie Database entry for the animated Disney Mini Classic,
available on home video. Edited from The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr.
Toad feature.
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Wind in the Willows (1949)
- Buy the video online from amazon.com.
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The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad
- Internet Movie Database entry for the animated movie as Disney
released
it in theatres. Also contains the very entertaining story of Ichabod
Crane, featuring the most frightening Headless Horseman. Golden Globe
winner for Best Cinematography.
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The Wind in the Willows (1983)
- Internet Movie Database entry for the British stop-motion TV series.
Haven't seen it, but I have seen it in video stores. Might be good.
Might suck. You just never know. Word on the street is that it's very
good, tho.
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The Wind in the Willows (1987)
- Internet Movie Database entry for an animated TV version I know
nothing about, except that it stars Charles Nelson Reilly (!) as J.
Thaddeus Toad.
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The Wind in the Willows (1996)
- Internet Movie Database entry for the live-action feature starring
four members of Monty Python. Written and directed by Terry Jones, also
starring Terry Jones as The Toad Himself. The US video version is known
as Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.
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The Wind in the Willows (1996) Advertisement
- There's not much available on the web (or anywhere else) to
support this film. It looks like it was released by Columbia, which is
owned by Sony. Nothing on the Sony site about it. Went to the Columbia
UK site and it's under construction. Oh well, here's an advertisement for
it in a New York newspaper. Extremely limited release. Proof that
it exists, but probably not in A Theatre Near You.
- The Wind in the Willows (1996) Variety Review
- Quite favorable review of the new-ish movie. Well, at least
someone's seen it. According to the review, "Sony is letting a
delightful film slip through the cracks".
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The Wind in the Willows (1996) Orange County Register Review
- Another glowing review, this one bemoaning Sony's "apparent
indifference to its own film".
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The Wind in the Willows (1996) NY Times Review
- Another very favorable review. Described as "an unequivocal delight".
Registration to the NY Times on the Web is free, so don't be scared away
if it asks for a password.
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The Wind in the Willows (1996) Mr. Showbiz Review
- Another review praising the film and Terry Jones' brilliance. Man, I
wanna see this movie...
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The Wind in the Willows (1996) Promotional Web Site
- ... early site about saving the Terry Jones movie, before the video release.
The Experience
- Walt Disney World
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The Script
- Attraction Script for Mr. Toad's Wild Ride. Includes the words to the
song you hear in the queue.
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The NetCOT Review
- NetCOT's review of the Ride. Obviously, the children are the
intelligent ones in the family.
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Hidden Mickeys and Secrets of Toad Hall
- Learn the location of "Hidden Mickeys" in and around Toad Hall as
well as Toad Hall "secrets". For the truly anal among you.
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Pansoph's Walt Disney World Looks at Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
- A description of the ride as well as several quite nice pictures.
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Mr. Toad's Wild Ride on Video
- That's right, the entire right (and more weasel-intensive) side of The
Ride, captured on fuzzy, poorly auto-focussing video for your viewing
pleasure! This is in mpeg format, so be sure you can see that. And be
warned: This 18M file is not for those without patience and a beefy
Internet connection. It's big, but it's worth it!
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The Lift Hill's Tribute to Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
- A short description of the ride, plus some colorful pictures of
the ride's interior. Let's hope its proximity to the 20,000 Leagues
Tribute isn't any sort of foreshadowing.
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A Virtual Trip through Toad Hall
- Experience both sides of Toad Hall with large, impressive pictures
to boost your tired imagination. Don't miss the surprise ending on the
Right Side.
- Disneyland
- Both (WDW and DL)
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Two Toad Halls
- Comparison of the Cali Toad Hall vs. the Florida Toad Hall.
The Media
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Is Mr. Toad about to drive out of Disney?
- Mr. Toad makes front page news in the October 22, 1997 edition of The
Orlando Sentinel. The gauntlet is thrown down.
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Is it over for Mr. Toad's Wild Ride?
- Online and print coverage of the Save Mr. Toad cause in the
Atlanta-Journal Constitution's November 2, 1997 Sunday edition.
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Effort To Save 'Toad' Embarks Online
- Online coverage of the Save Mr. Toad cause on Lampwick's Disney News.
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Web site vows to save Toad
- Online and print coverage of the Save Mr. Toad cause in the
November 7, 1997 Friday Extra edition of The Tampa Tribune.
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Save Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
- Online coverage of the Save Mr. Toad cause on Deb's Unofficial Walt
Disney World Information Guide (WDWIG), a truly amazing storehouse of
information regarding just about every aspect of WDW. If there's ever a
discrepancy between the WDWIG and www.disney.com, trust the WDWIG.
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Keep Mr. Toad
- Toad supporter Rich Rotondo of Little Falls, NJ voices his support for
Toad Hall with a letter to the editor, published both online and in
print in the November 9, 1997 Sunday edition of The Orlando Sentinel.
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Mr. Toad Outrage
- Print coverage of the Save Mr. Toad cause in the November 10, 1997
edition of The Orlando Sentinel.
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Toad or Pooh? Celebrities Take Sides
- From the October 24, 1997 Orlando Sentinel article. Includes
conclusive proof that Hootie is pure evil (but you knew that already).
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Showdown in the Mouse House
- The best (and most entertaining) article to take a look at Team Toad's
efforts so far. Published in the November 20-26, 1997 edition of City Link Magazine. Note that Disney
admits the ride is very popular and well-liked, but they just don't care.
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Cool Site of the Day
- Selected as TUTIC's ("That's Useful, This Is Cool!") Cool Site of the
Day for November 24, 1997.
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Wild about Mr. Toad / Time to Panic
- Two different Letters to the Editor in support Mr. Toad's Wild
Ride in the same day (November 24, 1997)! Thanks to Brad Grant of San
Francisco and Sandy Melillo of Fort Lauderdale.
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Most Want Mr. Toad to Stay
- Report of Toad's victory in Lampwick's Disney World Survey on
Lampwick's Disney News.
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Warts and All, Fans Stand Up for Their Toad
- The Toad cause receives online coverage in the December 5, 1997
edition of Wired News, but unfortunately they confuse Disneyland with
Walt Disney World several times.
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Mr. Toad Lovers Protest Plans to Remove his Wild Ride from Disney
- This AP article appeared in many newspapers, including The Palm Beach
Post. The original article appeared on the front page of the Miami
Herald on December 6, 1997. This link is to the Naples Daily News, and we
picked it because it's free.
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Disney ride's fan not ready to kiss Mr. Toad goodbye
- This article ran on the front page of the Miami Herald on
December 6, 1997. It was originally accompanied by a ridiculous
picture of JT with a rubber toad on his head.
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Hopping Mad
- The Cause is mentioned in the December 8, 1997 issue of the Tampa
Tribune. We're sort of in the middle of this guy's column, so don't think
you've linked to the wrong place.
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The Mining Company's Guide to Theme Parks
- A nice write-up in the December 11, 1997 issue of The Mining Company's
Guide to Theme Parks, featuring a nice plug for our site.
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Best bets on the Net
- The Save Mr. Toad's Wild Ride web page is declared a "best bet" by
Ed Stansel's Web Watch in the December 12, 1997 edition of the Florida
Times-Union.
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Hopping Mad: UM student leads Toady revolt to save Wild Ride at Disney
- This article was featured on the front page of the Accent Section of
the December 13, 1997 edition of the Palm Beach Post. It also featured a
picture of JT wearing one of the fine Save Mr. Toad's Wild Ride t-shirts
(and not a rubber toad in sight).
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Warts and All
- RockDaily.com picks the Save Toad cause as the Cause of the Day for
December 18, 1997.
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An Ill Wind in the Willows
- A detailed report of the December 7 Toad In, featured in the December
18-24, 1997 edition of the Orlando Weekly.
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Mr. Toad Needs Your Help!
- The Save Toad cause is highlighted in the January/February 1998 issue
of the New Horizons newsletter. New Horizons also named the Save Toad
site January's Site of the Month.
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Users wild over Disney ride
- National coverage for the Save Toad cause on c|net's News.Com on
January 8, 1998.
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Paddekampanje mot Disney
- International recognition for Team Toad on Scandinavia Online, the
largest online service in Norway, on January 20, 1998. The article was
the top story on the front page all day, but since none of us could figure
out how to get past the first page, this little blurb is all we have.
We have since come up with a rough translation of the blurb. Kinda
ruins the magic if you ask me, but there it is.
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Resident goes into cyberspace to save Disney's Mr. Toad ride
- From Norway to my backyard, local paper the Kendall Gazette ran this
article on the front page of their February 5-11, 1998 edition.
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Wish upon the Net...
- National coverage in the March 1998 issue Yahoo! Internet Life
magazine (the real world magazine, not the web site). It's not entirely
accurate, but it is in color.
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