Frontierland Shootin' Arcade

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The Frontierland Shootin' Arcade is an attraction located in Frontierland.

Frontierland Shootin' Arcade FastpassIcon.jpg
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The Exterior of the Frontierland Shootin' Arcade.
Land Frontierland
Attraction type Shooting Arcade
Opening date October 1, 1971
Fastpass Available No

History and Attraction Plot

The Frontierland Shootin' Arcade opened with the park on October 1, 1971. The attraction recreates the 1950 shootout in Tombstone Arizona, in the form of a arcade shooting gallery. In the gallery, guests use authentic .54 caliber Hawkins buffalo rifles. There are three different distances that guests can shoot at. The first, the foreground of the gallery, is themed to look like a graveyard. In the graveyard targets that guests can shoot include:

  • Vultures sitting in a large tree.
  • An owl located inside the large tree.
  • Tombstones, with various names on them.
  • A skeleton grave digger.
  • A large sign which reads Boothill.
  • Cacti.
  • A fence.

The middle section of the gallery features the town of Tombstone including the bank, hotel and jail with targets on them. To the right of the town, guests can shoot a ore car coming out of a large mine. When guests hit the various targets, the targets animate in some way. The background of the gallery is a mountain landscape with no targets. As guests shoot at the targets, a fog will roll over the graveyard, changing the weather from clear and calm, to dark and stormy. After the fog roles in, guests will hear coyotes howl, bridges creek and thunder in the background.

In 1982, the lead balls that guests shot out of the rifles, were replaced with infra-red technology. The reason for the change was two fold. Besides saftery concerns cost was also a factor. Cast Members would have to re-paint the targets almost on a nightly basis due to the lead balls. Besides the change in ammunition the Frontierland Shootin' Arcade has remained the same since opening day.

Trivia

  • There are 97 targets in the gallery.
  • The Shootin' Aracade is one of the few attractions in the Magic Kingdom that has an additional coast. It coasts $1 for 35 shots.
  • The tombstone in the middle of the gallery reads,
"Ol Town Hubbard

died with a frown but a grave can't keep a good man down."

  • In June 2011, the Frontierland Shootin Arcade's exterior was refurbished. The attraction reopened in November of 2011.
  • Cast members used 2,000 gallons of paint per yer repainting the targets, when the rifles used real lead pellets.

Behind the Scenes

If you want to see 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 Aracade


References

http://www.wdwmagic.com/Attractions/Frontierland-Shootin-Arcade/News/04Nov2011-Frontierland-Shootin'-Arcade-reopens-at-the-Magic-Kingdom.htm#.TrQylkMZ9TU.twitter

http://travel.nytimes.com/travel/guides/north-america/united-states/florida/orlando/24305/frontierland-shootin-arcade/attraction-detail.html

http://www.wdwradio.com/2007/09/frontierland-shootin-arcade/