Wender·Vista
Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
shown on ceramic, 12-inch tileCalifornia · United States
in Fantasyland at Disneyland Park, Anaheim

Mr. Toad's Wild Ride

— — a small wooden car, a sudden door, the road ahead.

— Where it lives

Not only on a wall.

A small tile on the nightstand catching the morning. A larger one above the fire. Yours, wherever you spend the slow hours.
— On the nightstand, a 6-inch on a walnut stand
— Among the books, a 6-inch leaning into the spines
— Beside the kettle, a 12-inch propped
— Down a quiet hall, an 18-inch floating off the wall
— Above the fire, the 24-inch in a walnut surround
— a note from the studio

“An opening-day attraction at Disneyland, the dark ride based on Kenneth Grahame's The Wind in the Willows. Ken Anderson designed the layout, and the small cars carry you through Toad Hall, a courtroom, a country road, and the famous closing scene that startles every first-rider. The attraction has run continuously in Fantasyland since July 17, 1955. The Florida version closed in 1998. This one stayed.

from the studio
Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
— bring it home

Mr. Toad's Wild Ride, on ceramic.

Each tile is finished by hand in our Knoxville studio. Artwork is slowly infused into the ceramic surface under high heat and pressure, and rests beneath a thin glossy finish. The colour lives in the surface, not on top of it.

What kind of piece?
One tile — square or rectangle.
How big?
the popular one — counter, shelf, nightstand
6 × 6 in · 15 cm · 1.6 lb
Surface finish
A clear glossy finish — the artwork reads as if under resin. Ideal for show-pieces and framed wall art.
How it sits
A hidden cleat — sits ¼″ proud of the wall.
$58
Hand-finished and shipped from our studio at the foot of the Smokies. On your wall in about ten days.
— size
6 × 6 in
15 cm
— weighs
1.6 lb
solid in the hand
— surface
ceramic, hand-finished
art rests beneath a thin glossy finish
— from
Knoxville, TN
our family studio, at the foot of the Smokies
— start a Coaster Set

Pick any four 4-inch tiles — National Parks you've been to, a Smokies set, the four seasons of one place. $ for a set of , cork-backed, ready to live on the table.

— about Mr. Toad's Wild Ride

The place, in three passes.

A little of what's known, in case you fall down the rabbit hole — or want to go see it yourself.
— the place

Mr. Toad's Wild Ride sits in Fantasyland at Disneyland Park in Anaheim, California, on the west side of the central castle hub. Imagineer Ken Anderson designed the attraction, and it opened with the park on July 17, 1955, making it one of the original opening-day rides still in operation. The story is drawn from Kenneth Grahame's 1908 novel The Wind in the Willows and the 1949 Disney animated short. The Walt Disney World version, opened in 1971, closed in 1998.

— the year

Of the eighteen attractions that opened with Disneyland on July 17, 1955, only a handful still run in close to their original form: Mr. Toad's Wild Ride is one of them, alongside Peter Pan's Flight, Snow White's Scary Adventures, the Jungle Cruise, and the Mark Twain Riverboat. The ride was refreshed during the 1983 Fantasyland rebuild, but the layout, the cars, and the closing scene survived. Seventy years in continuous operation.

— informed by D23 Disney History
— the visit

The ride sits on the west side of Fantasyland, between Peter Pan's Flight and Pinocchio's Daring Journey. Standard admission to Disneyland Park is required; single-day tickets run roughly 104 to 206 dollars depending on the date. There is no height requirement, and the cars seat two adults or two adults with a small child. Lightning Lane Multi-Pass access is included on most days. Single-rider lines do not run for this attraction.

— where
United States · Anaheim, California
— within
Disneyland Park
— position
33.8121° N · 117.9190° W
— the neighborhood

What's nearby.

A handful of named places within an hour's walk or short drive. Some we've already painted; some we will.
1 km N
Peter Pan's Flight
dark ride
1 km S
Pinocchio's Daring Journey
dark ride
1 km E
Sleeping Beauty Castle
castle landmark
1 km N
Snow White's Scary Adventures
dark ride
N
Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
Peter Pan's Flight
Pinocchio's Daring Journey
Sleeping Beauty Castle
Snow White's Scary Adventures
— common questions

What people ask.

A few questions we get about Mr. Toad's Wild Ride — and about bringing the piece home.
— about the place

July 17, 1955, the opening day of Disneyland Park. The attraction was designed by Imagineer Ken Anderson and has run continuously in Fantasyland for over seventy years.

Yes — Kenneth Grahame's 1908 novel The Wind in the Willows, by way of the 1949 Disney animated short The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad. The attraction follows Toad's chaotic motorcar joyride.

The ride duration is under two minutes. Cars dispatch in continuous pairs, so the standby line typically moves in 10 to 20 minutes even on busy days.

The car briefly enters a red-lit tunnel suggesting a hellish underworld before returning to daylight. The scene has been part of the ride since 1955 and is part of why fans defended it during the 1983 Fantasyland rebuild.

There was. The Magic Kingdom version opened in 1971 and closed on September 7, 1998, replaced by The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. The Anaheim version is now the only operating Mr. Toad's Wild Ride.

Yes. The twelve cars carry the names of characters from the story: Toad, Mole, Ratty, Badger, MacBadger, Cyril, Winky, Weasel, and others. The plaques have been replaced over the years but the names go back to opening day.

— about the piece in your home

It has carried well for customers with annual passes, opening-day enthusiasts, and Wind in the Willows readers. Mr. Toad has a devoted following inside the parks community; a Small or Medium travels gently.

The warm wood-and-stained-glass palette reads into Storybook-cottage, English-traditional, and Whimsical-modern interiors. The piece sits well in a child's room, a reading nook, or a parks-collector display.

A single Large reads well above a sofa or a child's bedroom dresser. For collection walls, a 4-tile Mural carries the road scene at full extension. The Coaster works as a desk piece.

Yes. Order the Dura Satin or Matte finish for any wet or vertical install: backsplash, shower surround, powder-room wall. The Glossy finish is meant for framed wall-art use.

A soft microfibre cloth and warm water, no household sprays. The colour lives inside the ceramic surface, so it will not lift or fade with regular wiping.

Yes. Every WenderVista piece is drawn from Reid Wender's own curation and finished in the Knoxville studio. We do not license the work to other shops.

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