Mr. Toad and Cyril rode down the road towards the Magic Kingdom. Toad was on his way to see how his old ride was being kept by Pooh. I suppose you're wondering what was going on with the Mr. Toad's Wild ride in Disneyland. Well, back when he still and an attraction in Disney World, Toad would alternate between rides, leaving a cardboard replacement in place of himself in the park he currently wasn't in. But now that one was gone, he spent all of his time in Disneyland. But now he was back and ready to see how things were going in Florida.
"Oh, I do hope they've kept Toad Hall well!" said Toad. "Will it still have falling armor? A train? A trip to Hell at the end? I can't wait!"
Cyril rolled his eyes. "Well, you know those cute animal types. I ecxpect it'll be a petting zoo or something. Dare I say it...it may be a gift shop! I'll never forgive them if it's a gift shop where you can buy a little Pooh doll! You can buy those anywhere in the park!"
"Oh, calm down. I'm sure it will be just as wild as ever! Besides, we're reaching the gate now."
"Hello, special guest!" smiled an employee. "May I have you admission fee?"
"Why, my dear, I'm the fabulous Mr. Toad! I need no fee!"
"Oh, do you have a park hopper?"
Toad wasn't quite sure why she wasn't just letting him in. Didn't she know who he was? Everyone knew who he was! "Hmm...can't say I do. But I can literally hop! Will that work?"
"Well, unless you have a job or an attraction here, I can't..."
"Oh, but I do! It's a wild attraction! Or should I say...a wild ride!"
"I don't think I've seen you before. I started working here a few months ago."
That explained things! "But don't you know the park's history?"
"I only know the current rides here, and you don't have one!"
Thankfully, Mickey just arrived for work. "He's with me, miss! Be sure to read up on our older rides as well, so we can avoid these kinds of problems!"
"I'm sorry...Mr. Eisner said that wasn't necessary."
Mickey didn't look too happy about that. "Where is he? I've got to talk to him about this."
"Oh, he's trying to kill himself after Pixar announced they'd be splitting apart," said the employee, still smiling.
"Again? Boy, he's not taking this well...come on, Toad. We'll take the tunnel system."
In the tunnels, Ezra, Phineas, and Gus, the Hitchhiking Ghosts, were arguing with a pair of skeletons from Pirates of the Caribbean.
"We're better at chaos! We raid a burning village every day!" boasted one skeleton.
"We almost led to the destruction of the park!" Ezra shot back. "We're the pros!"
"Oh yeah? I bet you ten bucks that you can't lead to the destruction of one ride in the park by next week!"
"Let's go destroy Stitch's Great Escape!" said Phineas.
"Hey! We meant a decent ride!"
"You're on!" said Ezra. He and his two friends ran off for inspiration. Meanwhile, Mickey, Toad, and Cyril walked around elsewhere.
"Boy, they hire anyone nowadays, eh, Mickey?" said Cyril in slight disgust.
"It's not her fault that no one seems to care about old rides! Speaking of which, why are you here, Toad? If you wanted to encourage the protestors, they've been gone for years."
"Oh, Mickey, I just want to see how my dear Florida home is now! The Disneyland one is wonderful, but I have a soft spot for this surreal journey!"
"I'll take you in the secret backstage way! If you go above nowadays, you'll get murdered by the crowd. Everyone wants a picture...or a limb."
Captain Hook sulked in the corner. "I made that mistake once...this isn't my first hook, you know."
"Oh my..."
Mickey led them away from Hook. "Yeah, he's never been the same. Well, here's the entrance to the woods, Toad! I hope you like it!"
"Of course I will! Come on, Cyril! We're merrily on our way!"
The three Haunted Mansion ghosts watched Toad walk into the ride. "Hey," said Gus, "I have an idea!"
Toad and Cyril found themselves in the Blustery Day part of the ride upon entering.
"Oh my..."
"Wow..."
Toad hopped around happily. "It's madness! I love it! Look at all this destruction! I wonder what kind of car passed through here!"
Piglet flew by. "Oh, it's just a blustery day!"
"Well, whatever this is, I love it! Let's continue!"
Toad was blown away (excuse the pun) by the rest of the ride. Be it bouncing with Tigger or the rainy day, it was quite crazy! Toad was still raving about it when they got off. "What fun! Pity I missed Pooh in there, though. My ride isn't the same, but it's just as mad!"
"And yet we're entering into a gift shop as we exit. I knew they'd work one into here, I just knew it!"
They walked out to find a huge crowd of Toad fans. Toad was happy to see that he was well remembered, but Cyril sensed danger. "Toad, we're above ground! You realize what's gonna happen, right? We die!"
"Well, at least we die by love."
Mickey, Donald, and Goofy looked down from a rooftop. "What do we do?" asked Donald.
"We need to send out an obscure character that no one remembers!" said Mickey. "Where's the Reluctant Dragon?"
"Leave it to us!" said a voice. Out stepped the Hitchhiking Ghosts.
"Not you!" groaned Mickey. "I still remember what happened the last time you left the mansion!"
"We have no choice!" said Phineas innocently. "It's under rehab!
"Can we save Toad?" asked Gus.
"Fine! Just go!"
With one swift move, the ghosts flew down and threw Toad and Cyril to safety.
"Why don't they ever want us to help them?" asked Ezra. "We do a good job...when we know we can benefit from the guys in trouble."
"What a smashing job!" cried Toad. "I must thank you!"
"Just buy us dinner and we'll be fine!"
"I have a bad feeling about this..." said Mickey.