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We visited Mickey’s Toontown and here is why you should too!

by Wayne Ayers
22 comments Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse and their pals pose in the newly reimagined Mickey's Toontown at Disneyland Park in Anaheim, Calif. For the first time at any Disney park, Pete also makes appearances as he causes mischief around the neighborhood. Mickey Mouse sports a new outfit specifically for when he is greeting guests outside of his home. At this animated neighborhood, families can explore, play, discover and unwind together while enjoying new interactive experiences, returning familiar favorites and the new attraction Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway. (Christian Thompson/Disneyland Resort)

Disneyland Resorts’ reimagined Mickey’s Toontown is NOW OPEN!

The long-awaited reimagining of Mickey’s Toontown at Disneyland, previously closed in early 2022, has now opened. 

During the March 18th, 2023 media preview event, we had the opportunity to see the spectacularly reimagined land and couldn’t help but be impressed. 

Young families will now have the opporTOONity to enjoy a variety of activities together, such as exploring, unwinding, and playing together in the distinct reimaged space.

Featuring more open green spaces for families to gather and play, Mickey’s Toontown was carefully designed by Walt Disney Imagineering to eliminate as many barriers to play as possible.

Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse Return to Mickey’s Toontown at Disneyland Park
Guests may spot and take photos with Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse in the in the reimagined Mickey’s Toontown at Disneyland Park in Anaheim, Calif. Guests will discover playful gags and special surprises in every room of their cartoon home. (Christian Thompson/Disneyland Resort)
Mickey Mouse Sports New Outfit in the Reimagined Mickey’s Toontown at Disneyland Park
Mickey Mouse sports a new outfit specifically for when he is greeting guests outside of his home in the reimagined Mickey’s Toontown at Disneyland Park in Anaheim, Calif. Guests will discover playful gags and special surprises in every room of Mickey Mouse’s cartoon home. When he’s home, Mickey Mouse may also be available for photos and autographs. (Christian Thompson/Disneyland Resort)
Minnie Mouse Returns to Mickey’s Toontown at Disneyland Park
Guests may spot and take photos with Minnie Mouse in her cartoon home in the reimagined Mickey’s Toontown at Disneyland Park in Anaheim, Calif. Guests will discover playful gags and special surprises in every room of Minnie Mouse’s cartoon home. When she’s home, Minnie Mouse may also be available for photos and autographs. (Christian Thompson/Disneyland Resort)
Donald Duck Returns to Mickey’s Toontown at Disneyland Park
Guests may spot and take photos with Donald Duck in the reimagined Mickey’s Toontown at Disneyland Park in Anaheim, Calif. Guests can also experience Donald’s Duck Pond, which helps kids get the wiggles out and make a splash. In the pond, Donald’s Boat is perched among larger-than-life spinning water lilies, balance beams and rocking toys. The boat’s portholes feature bubbles of fun and interactive moments with ducklings Huey, Dewey, Louie and Webby. (Christian Thompson/Disneyland Resort)
Donald Duck and Daisy Duck Return to Mickey’s Toontown at Disneyland Park
Guests may spot and take photos with Donald Duck and Daisy Duck in the reimagined Mickey’s Toontown at Disneyland Park in Anaheim, Calif. Guests can also experience Donald’s Duck Pond, which helps kids get the wiggles out and make a splash. In the pond, Donald’s Boat is perched among larger-than-life spinning water lilies, balance beams and rocking toys. The boat’s portholes feature bubbles of fun and interactive moments with ducklings Huey, Dewey, Louie and Webby. (Christian Thompson/Disneyland Resort)
Goofy Returns to Mickey’s Toontown at Disneyland Park
Guests may spot and take photos with Goofy in the reimagined Mickey’s Toontown at Disneyland Park in Anaheim, Calif. Guests can also experience Goofy’s How-To-Play Yard, a whimsical sound garden that makes wacky noises, and a new clubhouse. Inside Goofy’s House, guests can help operate an interactive candy-making contraption only Goofy could imagine. (Sean Teegarden/Disneyland Resort)
Clarabelle Returns to Mickey’s Toontown at Disneyland Park
Guests may spot and take photos with Clarabelle in the reimagined Mickey’s Toontown at Disneyland Park in Anaheim, Calif. In Mickey’s Toontown, families can explore, play, discover and unwind together while enjoying new interactive experiences, returning familiar favorites and the new attraction Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway. (Sean Teegarden/Disneyland Resort)
Pluto Returns to Mickey’s Toontown at Disneyland Park
Guests may spot and take photos with Pluto in the reimagined Mickey’s Toontown at Disneyland Park in Anaheim, Calif. In Mickey’s Toontown, families can explore, play, discover and unwind together while enjoying new interactive experiences, returning familiar favorites and the new attraction Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway. (Sean Teegarden/Disneyland Resort)
Chip ‘n’ Dale’s GADGETcoaster in Mickey’s Toontown at Disneyland Park
Inside Mickey’s Toontown at the Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, Calif., guests can embark on a one-of-a-kind, fun-sized coaster created by the resident tinkerer of Mickey’s Toontown, Gadget Hackwrench. (Richard Harbaugh/Disneyland Resort)
Donald’s Duck Pond in Mickey’s Toontown at Disneyland Park
Donald's Duck Pond in Mickey's Toontown at Disneyland Park in Anaheim, Calif., is a new, interactive play area that helps kids get the wiggles out and make a splash. Donald’s Boat is perched among larger-than-life spinning water lilies, balance beams and rocking toys. Explorers can look into the boat’s portholes to witness bubbles of fun inside featuring familiar ducklings Huey, Dewey, Louie and Webby. (Richard Harbaugh/Disneyland Resort)
Goofy’s How-To-Play Yard in Mickey’s Toontown at Disneyland Park
Goofy’s How-To-Play Yard in the reimagined Mickey’s Toontown at Disneyland Park in Anaheim, Calif., features a club house and interactive play area with a whimsical sound garden that makes wacky noises. Inside Goofy’s House, guests can help operate an interactive candy-making contraption only Goofy could imagine. (Richard Harbaugh/Disneyland Resort)
Café Daisy in Mickey’s Toontown at Disneyland Park
Acclaimed culinary expert, Daisy Duck serves up delightful diner classics at Café Daisy in Mickey’s Toontown in Anaheim, Calif. The sidewalk table eatery offers playful spins on pizza, hot dogs and more, plus a plant-based wrap option. Guests can mobile order food and beverages from this location with the Disneyland app. (Richard Harbaugh /Disneyland Resort)
Pete Arrives in Mickey’s Toontown at Disneyland Park for the First Time Ever
For the first time at any Disney park, Pete makes appearances as he causes mischief around the neighborhood at Mickey’s Toontown at Disneyland Park in Anaheim, Calif. In Mickey’s Toontown, families can explore, play, discover and unwind together while enjoying new interactive experiences, returning familiar favorites and the new attraction Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway. (Sean Teegarden/Disneyland Resort)
EngineEar Souvenirs Now Open in Mickey’s Toontown at Disneyland Park
EngineEar Souvenirs located next to the new, family-friendly attraction, Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway at Disneyland Park in Anaheim, Calif., is now open in advance of the reimagined Mickey’s Toontown reopening on March 19, 2023. The official hobby shop of Mickey’s Toontown, EngineEar Souvenirs offers apparel, toys, ear hats and more featuring Mickey Mouse and his pals. When Mickey’s Toontown opens on March 19, guests will discover even more merchandise to “choo-choo-choose” from inside the shop, including some items unique to Mickey’s Toontown. (Christian Thompson/Disneyland Resort)
Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway at Disneyland Park
Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway will open at Disneyland Park on Jan. 27, 2023, when the Disney100 anniversary celebration comes to life at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, Calif. Guests step into the cartoon world of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse, where they'll board a train with Goofy as the engineer for an out-of-control adventure filled with surprising twists and turns. (Matt Stroshane/Disney Parks)
Goofy’s How-To-Play Yard in Mickey’s Toontown at Disneyland Park
Goofy’s How-To-Play Yard in the reimagined Mickey’s Toontown at Disneyland Park in Anaheim, Calif., features a club house and interactive play area with a whimsical sound garden that makes wacky noises. Inside Goofy’s House, guests can help operate an interactive candy-making contraption only Goofy could imagine. (Richard Harbaugh/Disneyland Resort)
Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway at Disneyland Park - Interior Queue
Mickey & Minnie's Runaway Railway will open at Disneyland Park on Jan. 27, 2023, when the Disney100 anniversary celebration comes to life at Disneyland Resort in Anaheim, Calif. Guests step into the cartoon world of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse, where they'll board a train with Goofy as the engineer for an out-of-control adventure filled with surprising twists and turns. (Richard Harbaugh/Disneyland Resort)
EngineEar Souvenirs in Mickey’s Toontown at Disneyland Park
The new EngineEar Souvenirs shop, located at the reimagined Mickey’s Toontown at Disneyland Park in Anaheim, Calif., offers apparel, toys, ear hats and more featuring Mickey Mouse and his pals. (Christian Thompson/Disneyland Resort)
Mickey’s Toontown at Disneyland Park - Mickey's Fountain in CenTOONial Park
In the reimagined Mickey’s Toontown at Disneyland Park Anaheim, Calif., families can explore, play, discover and unwind together while enjoying new interactive experiences, returning familiar favorites, meet and greets with Mickey Mouse and his pals and the new attraction Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway. The land was thoughtfully designed by Walt Disney Imagineering to try to remove as many barriers to play as possible, with more open green spaces for gathering and play. Guests will experience thoughtful elements for different needs of young families, from companion restrooms and a quieter area for decompression to a curb-free land that helps make navigation easier for guests of differing abilities. (Richard Harbaugh/Disneyland Resort)

“Mickey’s Toontown first opened 30 years ago, so there are generations of Disneyland Resort guests who have grown up with and made magical memories here. Walt Disney Imagineering set out to keep the essence of what makes Mickey’s Toontown special for so many while evolving it for the coming generations of families who can’t wait to make new memories here.” – Jeff Shaver-Moskowitz, Portfolio Executive Producer at Walt Disney Imagineering.

Mickey’s Toontown’s eye-catching animated neighborhood offers families a host of fun activities, including:

  • CenTOONial Park, Goofy’s How-To-Play Yard, and Donald’s Duck Pond are among the new interactive areas.
  • Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway is a fun, family-friendly attraction and does not have any age or height restrictions.
  • Photo opportunities with Mickey Mouse and some of his closest friends. Pete appears for the first time at any Disney park. 
  • There are also returning fan favorites such as Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin and Chip ‘n’ Dale’s GADGETcoaster, which has been transformed into a fun-sized attraction.
  • Good Boy and Café Daisy are two new food and beverage spots!

There is no doubt that Mickey’s Toontown was carefully planned. As a result, it now offers a variety of functional and secure play areas, improved food selection, a relaxing picnic area for families, and a variety of family-friendly rides. Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway is one ride you shouldn’t miss in Mickey’s Toontown.

Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway is a must-experience ride. Using Goofy as our trusted engineer, we embark on an awesome adventure with Disney’s classic cartoon characters. In fact, we found it so enjoyable, we rode it several times and highly recommend it. 

Check out the video below to see my review and recap of Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway.

Mickey’s Toontown is adjacent to Fantasyland, home of the iconic “it’s a small world” ride and the powerful performative telling of “The Tale of the Lion King.”

Tell us below what you are most excited to experience when you visit Mickey’s Toontown.


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22 comments

Tonya March 20, 2023 - 12:09 AM

I love the video I will check out this ride next time I go.

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Lina March 19, 2023 - 11:32 PM

I love this article.

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Shammara March 19, 2023 - 9:14 PM

Fuck yeah Wayne

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Olivia March 19, 2023 - 8:55 PM

I want to visit so bad.

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Miranda March 19, 2023 - 7:13 PM

I love the video

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Falyn March 19, 2023 - 6:56 PM

It looks beautiful

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Jessie March 19, 2023 - 6:24 PM

Looks amazing

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Bailey March 19, 2023 - 6:11 PM

I appreciate the information.

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Carly March 19, 2023 - 6:08 PM

Thanks for sharing

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Z March 19, 2023 - 6:07 PM

Great article

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Kaitlin March 19, 2023 - 6:07 PM

I visited Mickey’s Toontown yesterday and I loved the Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway.

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Maria March 19, 2023 - 5:48 PM

Gloria baby

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Robbie March 19, 2023 - 5:47 PM

Looks fun as hell.

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Jasmine March 19, 2023 - 5:40 PM

Love the video

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Todd March 19, 2023 - 5:28 PM

I’m jealous man

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Sarah March 19, 2023 - 5:27 PM

Great song choice

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Damian March 19, 2023 - 5:25 PM

Wayne need more recap videos, my friend.

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Alex March 19, 2023 - 5:24 PM

I can’t wait to visit Disneyland.

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V March 19, 2023 - 5:18 PM

Thank you for showing Mickey & Minnie’s Runaway Railway. It definitely looks like the wait.

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Tonja March 19, 2023 - 5:15 PM

I’m going to check this out when I visit in May for the Little Mermaid activities.

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Jared March 19, 2023 - 5:14 PM

Nice recap video. Looking forward to this ride now.

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Hannah March 19, 2023 - 5:13 PM

I’m visiting in 3 weeks so I’ll definitely be checking this out.

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