Wednesday 21 February 2024

Toy Story on the Disney Resort Line

Set 103 of the EMU 100 series (Type-C), "Toy Story Liner"

Toy Story is a 1995 American film produced by Pixar Animation Studios, and distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. It's known as the first entirely computer-animated feature film. Taking place in a world where toys come to life when humans are not present, the plot of Toy Story focuses on the relationship between an old-fashioned cowboy doll named Woody and his friends of toys.

It's a bit old news but a special poster train, named "Toy Story Liner", was operated on the Disney Resort line from January 23rd, 2023 to January 19th, 2024. It was a collaboration event between the railway operator and JCB, which is the international payment brand based in Japan. The vehicle for Toy Story Liner was Set 103 of the EMU 100 series (Type-C), which originally debuted in 2022. The character of Toy Story such as Sheriff Woody Pride, Jessie and the Aliens are drawn on the side bodies of the train. These characters are eye catching backed by the blue colored waves on the train bodies.

Incidentally, Type-C train is the latest model on the Disney Resort line. It was launched in 2020 to replace the old model, namely EMU 10 series (Type-X). Type-X and Type-C look alike, but the latter has color shades on the body stripe. Specifications of Type-C is not clear, but one set is 84.9 meters long, and can carry 564 passengers. The maximum operating speed is 50 kilometers per hour. A total of 5 sets, 30 cars, were built by Hitachi.

Side view of "Toy Story Liner"