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Frontierland Shootin' Arcade

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The Magic Carpets of Aladdin Frontierland Shootin' Arcade is an attraction located in Adventureland[[Frontierland]].==Ride DescriptionHistory and Attraction Plot==
The Magic Carpets of Aladdin is a hub and spoke Frontierland Shootin' Arcade opened with the park on October 1, 1971, as the Frontier Shootin' Gallery. The attraction located recreates the 1850 shootout on Boot Hill in [[Adventureland]]Tombstone Arizona <Ref name="Disney"> https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/attractions/magic-kingdom/frontierland-shootin-arcade/ </ref>, in the form of an arcade shooting gallery. In the gallery, guests use authentic .54 caliber Hawkins buffalo rifles to hit various targets <ref> http://www.wdwradio.com/2007/09/frontierland-shootin-arcade/ </ref>. There are three different distances that guests can shoot at. The ride first, the foreground of the gallery, is similar themed to Dumbo look like a graveyard. In the Flying Elephant graveyard targets that guests can shoot include:*Vultures sitting in Fantasylanda large tree *An owl located inside the large tree *Tombstones, but is based with various names on the 1992 Disney movie Aladdinthem *A skeleton grave digger *A large sign which reads Boot Hill *Cacti *A fence [[Image:ShootinArace. jpg|thumb|400px|The Magic Carpets opened May 21, 2001 targets in the newly created Agrabah BazaarFrontierland Shootin' Arcade.Photo credit: Disney]]The middle section of the gallery features the town of Tombstone (including a bank, a hotel and a jail) with targets on them. To the right of the town, guests can also shoot an ore car coming out of a large mine. When guests enter hit the loading area they are able to choose from 16 Magic Carpetsvarious targets, the targets animate in some way. Riders are also given As guests shoot at the ability targets, a fog will roll over the graveyard, changing the weather from clear and calm, to choose whether they want to sit in dark and stormy. After the front row or fog roles in, guests will hear coyotes howl, bridges creek, and thunder in the backbackground. Front row passengers can control  In 1982, the height lead balls that guests shot out of the carpetrifles were replaced with infra-red technology. Back row passengers can tilt The reason for the carpet change was twofold. Besides safety concerns, cost was also a factor as cast members would have to re-paint the left or right. Once seated riders are instructed how targets almost on a nightly basis (due to fly their carpets before being lifted into the airlead pellets chipping the paint) <ref> http://disney-pal.com/MagicKingdom/frontierland_shootin_arcade.htm </ref>. The Magic Carpets fly in circles around only other major change to the attraction came on September 26, 1984 when it was renamed the GenieFrontierland Shootin's lamp which is decorated with characters from DisneyArcade <ref> http://thisdayindisneyhistory.homestead.com/Sep26.html </ref>. In June 2011, the Frontierland Shootin’ Arcade's Aladdinexterior was refurbished. While guests fly music from the movie playsThe attraction reopened in November 2011 <ref> http://www. Riders should also watch out for a large camel who “spits” water wdwmagic.com/attractions/frontierland-shootin-arcade/news/04nov2011-frontierland-shootin'-arcade-reopens-at -the carpets-magic-kingdom. After 90 seconds the riders descend back to the loading area before exiting the ridehtm#.TrQylkMZ9TU.twitter </ref>.
==Trivia==
*If you want to get hit by There are 97 targets in the spitting camel fly your carpet at mid levelgallery <ref name="Disney"/>. *The Magic CarpetShootin's Arcade is one of Aladdin is the first permanent Aladdin themed attraction few attractions in Walt Disney Worldthe Magic Kingdom that has an additional coast. It costs $1 for 35 shots <ref> http://www.wdwradio.com/2007/09/frontierland-shootin-arcade/ </ref>. *In 2001 The tombstone in the middle of the gallery reads,{{Quotation|"Ol Tom Hubbard died with a frown, but a grave can't keep a good man down."}} * There is actually a walkway for cast members located between the construction Agrabah Bazaar graveyard and Tombstone. There is also a second walkway between Tombstone and subsequently the Magic Carpets background.  * When the attraction still used real lead pellets, cast members used 2,000 gallons of Aladdin added a Arabian theme paint per year repainting the targets. ==Behind the Scenes==If you want to Adventureland that had not previously existedsee behind the scenes pictures of the Frontierland Shootin' Arcade check out: http://www.imagineeringdisney.com/blog/2011/2/8/frontierland-shootin-arcade-like-youve-never-seen-it.html ==See the Arcade== {{#ev:youtube|Ox50FU7Cmvs|420}} 
==References==
http://www.wdwmagic.com/Attractions/The-Magic-Carpets-of-Aladdin.htm
http://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/guides/magickingdom/advaladdin.htm