The DEMONOLOGY of Mr. Toad's Wild Ride



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Ever thought the end scene in Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride at Disneyland was a little… Abrupt? It’s quite the mood changer. How about we, together, go through the different creatures found in the musty cave and learn where they came from, and the evolution of none other than the ol’ devil himself.

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50 thoughts on “The DEMONOLOGY of Mr. Toad's Wild Ride”

  1. Iam not happy with Mr Toads Wild Ride they should NOT have Hell at the end of the Ride when we go to Disneyland we are not supposed to be there for Hell, let's not forget Hell is not an Amusing place as a Separation from God a place of Torment is this the kind of Thrill that we should be showing kids? And Hell has nothing to do with the Wind and the Willows if you watch the Movie Toad didn't go to Hell and he didn't die he was in Jail and thats what they should do they should change the Ride and have it as a prison ending

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  2. This is an AMAZING video! Best thing I've seen, I loved it! All my favorite topics basically rolled into one. Appreciate the effort put into research and condensing interpretation for a 10ish minute YT video audience. Way to go man.

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  3. It’s not the only ride where people die! The evil queen dies in Snow White, and depending on your sequence, countless lives are taken on Star Tours. Then of course, there are implications within the Haunted Mansion…

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  4. Wouldn't it be cool if we didn't hear from Offhand for the rest of the month if he was taking a holiday break or something, but kept it 'in character' because of the disappearance?

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  5. The offhand can refer to the left hand. Left in Latin is the word sinister…. Perhaps our hosts obsession with the Haunted house and other such occult topics is more then it appears……

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  6. I never thought I'd hear one of my favorite Disney youtubers talking about demonology and the occult but this is genuinely the best way three of my favorite things could intersect and I am THRILLED!

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  7. You kind of skipped a step, which is completely forgivable, but even Satan wasnt originally a christian creation, coming from an interpretation for the jewish word for angel basically. The character satan is even a fabrication in a similar way the idea of demons were.

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  8. I dunno about the scene itself, but isn't it also possible that the little "devils" in the room are supposed to be imps? Aren't imps supposed to be like, the "cherubs" of Hell? That might be whatnthey're going for. =)

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  9. What the hell? (sorry, had to) This Mr. Toad video is actually one of the most lucid and concise primers on the origin of modern "devil" mythology I've come across. Sure, maybe there's better out there . . . but I'm lazy, so the world will never know. Let's all go forth under the assumption this is the best.

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  10. Fascinating stuff!

    I might be able to help make a connection between Pan and the devil depictions. Never though about this before, but one of the big “heresies” that threatened the Christian church’s theological consistency in its early centuries was Gnosticism, a belief that there is some form of “God” in all people and even some nature. There are clear historical ties to pantheism, the belief that there’s divinity in all of nature. Pantheism, quite obviously, gets its name from Pan, the god of nature. So it makes sense that early Christians would associate one of the biggest theological heresies that’s partially connected to Pan with the devil. Hence horns and tail and hooves translating to Christian devil imagery.

    Haven’t done all the research required for that claim, just drawing on personal knowledge. Still seems worth considering, at least.

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