January 1993 – December 2003
LOCATION
Mickey’s Toontown – After entering under the bridge, guests found the Jolly Trolley station on the left, in the very center of downtown Toontown.
BACKGROUND
The Jolly Trolley was Toontown’s form of transit, like a majorly scaled down Disneyland Railroad. The slow trolley took visitors on a non-stop circuit of Toontown, with exuberant music accompanying the ride.
EXPERIENCE
The Trolley tour began at the central station, in front of City Hall. Since the trolley had only one stop, guests waited in the center aisle, along the main street, before loading onto the trolley. The cars, Toontown’s version of San Francisco’s trolley cars, circled around Toontown every few minutes, offering guests the chance to ride multiple times throughout the day. During the trip, guests had panoramic views of Roger Rabbit’s Car Toon Spin, downtown Toontown, Mickey’s House, Minnie’s House, Chip ‘n’ Dale’s Treehouse, Gadget’s Go Coaster, Donald’s Boat, and Goofy’s Playhouse. After completing the circuit, visitors returned to the Trolley station in the center of Toontown.
CLOSURE
Even with its status as a fan favorite attraction in Toontown, the Jolly Trolley was more trouble than it was worth. Because it’s circuit traveled on the land’s main walkway, the large trolleys became safety hazards for all of the big families visiting Toontown. The trolleys were also very slow, and most guests could maneuver the land on foot much faster than on Toontown’s trolley line. So in 2003, the Jolly Trolley closed for good, leaving one stationary car at the station as a family photo spot.
TRIVIA
The track is still in place in Toontown, so you can walk the Trolley circuit on foot if you want to experience it.
Where is the Jolly trolley right now?
I’m not sure if the Trolley will stay in Toontown or not. It certainly won’t be a running attraction, but it may stay parked. We’ll have to see in March!
will they get rid of the Jolly Trolley tracks in the new toontown in 2023?
It’s hard to tell for certain looking at the concept art, but I would guess they’ll be removing the tracks.
My first thought was to say yeah they definitely need to bring this back because there aren’t a ton of things to do in Toontown. But on the other hand there are kids running absolutely everywhere so even though the trolleys moved slow I can see that would be dangerous but also annoying.
I think you’re right; in the end, it was more trouble than it was worth.