Mr. Toad's Wild Ride being made into a movie

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Disney is looking to turn another theme ride into a movie. This time it's "Mr. Toad's Wild Ride."

According to Deadline, Disney has hired commercial and video director Pete Candeland to develop a live-action feature. Mr. Toad's Wild Ride would be the latest in a line of thrill rides turned movies, including Pirates of the Caribbean, The Haunted Mansion and a possible upcoming Jungle Cruise.

The ride opened in 1955 on Disneyland's opening day. The ride is based on Disney's adaptation of The Wind in the Willows, one of the two segments of the film The Adventures of Ichabod and Mr. Toad. It was once a ride at the Magic Kingdom in Disney World but closed in 1998 and was replaced with The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.

The ride recreates the frenzied journey of J. Thaddeus Toad. According to the Disneyland site:

"Driven mad with excitement at the sight of his first motorcar, Mr. Toad embarks on a uproarious journey toward 'nowhere in particular' ... and you're along for the ride.

"Starting inside Toad Hall, you'll zoom under the vaulted ceiling of the main parlor, skid past teetering stacks of books in the library, plow through a lit fireplace, accelerate down a weasel-infested hallway, demolish the dining room and hurtle out a window into the countryside.

"That's when the motor mayhem really begins — while avoiding a platoon of bumbling policemen you crash through scaffoldings, splatter stacks of pies, smash crates and ignite a fiery explosion. You're caught and sentenced for your crimes. Crashing through the jail wall, you speed down a dark tunnel. A light appears. Is that a train?!?"