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Mad Tea Party

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The Mad Tea Party is an attraction located in [[Fantasyland]].
 
{{Infobox Disney ride |
| image=teacup.jpg
| caption='''The Mad Tea Party in Fantasyland'''
| land=Fantasyland
| park= Magic Kingdom
| opened=October 1, 1971
| theme= Unbierthday Unbirthday Party
| custom_label_1= Based on
| custom_value_1= Disney's Alice in Wonderland
| duration=1.5|custom_label_2= FastPass +|custom_value_2= Yes}}The Mad Tea Party is an attraction located in [[Fantasyland]].
==Attraction History==
Although always envisioned as an attraction based on the "Unbirthday" scene from Alice in Wonderland, the original plans for the Mad Tea Party were drastically different from the final result. Early designs for the attraction called for guests to enter a "Mad Tea Party" that the Mad Hatter and March Hare were throwing. Guests would enter their tea cups (walking past giant depictions of the Cheshire Cat and the Caterpillar) and spin around a giant Unbirthday table, while the Mad Hatter and March Hare sang the "Very Merry Unbirthday" song <ref> http://jimhillmedia.com/columnists1/b/jeff_lange/archive/2005/05/27/1484.aspx </ref>. When the Mad Tea Party opened on Disneyland's opening day however, its scale had been drastically reduced. Gone from the attraction were the Mad Hatter, March Hare and the "Unbirthday" party. Instead guests twirled around inside psychedelically colored tea cups.
The Due to its popularity in Disneyland, a version of the Mad Tea Party opened with was recreated for the Magic Kingdom opening of Walt Disney World. Opening on October 1, 1971. When it opened, it the attraction was an exact copy of the Disneyland attraction, of . Shortly after the same name. The Mad Tea Party is based on the "Unbirthday scene", from the 1951 Disney movie Alice in Wonderland. The attraction features 18 teacups, which spin on three small turntables. The small turntables themsevles, spin counter clockwise on a larger turntable which also spins. The teacup ride vehicles, spin around a large teapot. Inside each individual teacup is a wheel, that when spun quickly, makes the teacups spin faster. Shorty after the attraction openedhowever, a large canopy was added to cover give the attraction ride some cover from the Florida rainelements <ref name= "dated"> http://waltdatedworld. Previously, whenever it rained on the uncovered teacups, the attraction would have to close downcom/id252.htm </ref>. When the canopy was Also addedat this time, the was a large teapot holding (housing the Doormouse was also added. In 2010 Dormouse from the film) which the canopy was repainted, making it look much more ascetically pleasingteacups now rotated around <ref name= "dated"/>. Other then After the addition of the canopy and Doormouse, there have been no other major changes to the attraction remained unchanged until 1992 when Japanese lanterns were added <ref> http://www.florida-project.com/walt-disney-world-photos/magic-kingdom/fantasyland/mad-tea-party </ref>. At this time, the Mad Tea Partyalso received a new color scheme and new music. In 2010, the attraction was once again repainted <ref> http://www.orlandoparksnews.com/2010/11/mad-tea-party-has-reopened.html </ref>.
==Attraction Plot==
 The Mad Tea Party begins with guests boarding their teacup ride vehicles. Each teacup has it's own unique pattern, and some of the cups may spin faster then others. Once the attraction starts , festive music begins playing, to give guests the feeling that they are at an Unbirthday partyParty. The turntable Although each of the turntables that the teacups cups sit on will spin at a constant speed, however each guests can choose the speed of their individual teacup has . To do this, they spin a wheel in it. By the center of each cup (spinning the wheel faster or slower, guests can control increases the teacup's speed of their own cup). From time to time As the Doormouse cups spin around, the Dormouse from Alice in Wonderland will pop out of the large teapot in the center of the attractionfrom time to time. The Mad Tea Party lasts for 1 minute and 30 seconds<ref> http://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/guides/magickingdom/fan-teaparty.htm </ref>, before the attraction stops spinning and guests disembark.[[Image:madteaconcept.jpg|thumb|400px|Concept art for the Mad Tea Party]]
==Fun Facts and Trivia==
* The canopy over the Mad Tea Party lights up at night, giving the attraction a very different look.
* The Doormouse only appears in the Walt Disney World and Tokyo Disneyland versions of the Mad Tea Party.
* If you want to see an image of the Mad Tea Party before it got it's its canopy check out:
http://land.allears.net/blogs/jackspence/2008/05/1972_magic_kingdom_walt_disney.html
==References==
 
http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/parks/magic-kingdom/attractions/mad-tea-party/
 
http://waltdatedworld.bravepages.com/id26.htm