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Toyota : The Mega Web Theme Park in Tokyo

Automobile Theme Park Gets Name  - "Mega Web"

Tokyo, December 16, 1998 - TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) announced today the official name of the automobile theme park it has been constructing at the Tokyo Waterfront since May. The name "Mega Web"* was chosen to indicate TMC's hope that the facility will serve as a base for a major communications network between customers and the company.

Mega Web is located within Palette Town, a new theme city developed jointly with other businesses in the ST Block of the Tokyo Waterfront. Toyota's facility is scheduled to open  March 1999.

 

Mega Web is intended to stimulate interest in automobiles by showing the excitement of owning a car through actual experience. The facilities comprise three pavilions based on the themes of "past, present, and future" and two riding courses.

In addition to exhibits of TMC's entire vehicle lineup and historical cars, the facilities also allow visitors to "see, touch, and ride" through test rides on the courses, virtual drives, ride attractions, and a driving school.

The overview of the pavilions and the driving courses are as follows.

  • Toyota City Showcase (Present)
    This pavilion has an exhibit of TMC's entire vehicle lineup and various virtual driving facilities.

  • History Garage (Past)
    This pavilion is a museum, unlike any other in the world, that combines historical cars and a cafe/restaurant.

  • Future World (Future)
    In this pavilion, visitors can experience the automobile society of the future through ride attractions.

Future World

  • Ride One
    This is a course where visitors can take test runs in Toyota vehicles. Safe Driving Clinics (tentative name) will also be held; detailed information on when to hold clinics will be released separately.

Toyota Test Drives

  • E-com Ride
    This is a course where visitors can experience electric vehicles first-hand.

Ecom Ride

 

Reference Details of the Pavilions

Toyota City Showcase

This pavilion takes as its theme the "present" of automobiles. It will always exhibit slightly more than 100 units, consisting of TMC's entire vehicle lineup, as well as welfare-oriented vehicles and motor show display models. A virtual drive corner will allow visitors to experience the fun of cars as well as safe driving.

  • Floor area: approximately 15,300m2

History Garage

This pavilion takes as its theme the "past" of automobiles. An exhibition of about 30 units, mainly from the 1960s when motorization took off, combined with a cafe/restaurant. Visitors can discuss the cars and culture of past times while viewing street corners from around the world and an Italian-style plaza.

  • Floor area: approximately 4,200m2

Future World

This pavilion takes as its theme the "future" of automobiles. Visitors can enjoy the thrill of a roller coaster while taking a virtual drive through a city of the future. The pavilion will also include an exhibition zone that introduces TMCÕs image of ITS in the near future through "Magic Vision" and other means.

  • Floor area: approximately 4,700m2

Ride One

This is a driving course that will allow visitors to experience a test run of TMC vehicles through Palette Town. Visitors can enjoy a drive over cobblestone roads with a rock-pattern decor. Safe Driving Clinics (tentative name) will be held to allow safe enjoyment of cars. The clinics will be characterized by curricula designed to meet the specific needs of each participant. TMC training vehicles will be provided for each class.

  • Length of course: approximately 1.4km

E-com Ride

This course allows visitors to ride an e-com, a two-person electric commuter vehicle, between the pavilions. Visitors will experience the utility of the e-com electric vehicle, making full use of its features as an electric vehicle, while riding between the city showcases.

  • Length of course: approximately 1.2km

  • Total floor area: approximately 24,200m2
    Total site area: approximately 24,000m2


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