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| image=PeterPanmainPeterPanEntrance2.jpg| caption='''The exterior to of Peter Pan's Flight.Photo by HarshLight'''| opened=October 3rd3, 1971

| vehicle_type= Aerial GallonGalleon

==Attraction History== Although Peter Pan's Flight was not an opening day In early 1955, Imagineers and artists Ken Anderson and Claude Coats were charged with painting the attraction and getting it ready in Walt Disney World's Fantasyland, it did opened two days later on October 3, 1971. The attraction was an expanded version of time for Disneyland's Peter Pan attraction which had opened in 1955opening day. According to Anderson:[[Image:Peterconstruction. Unlike other dark rides, jpg|thumb|400px|A Disney Imagineer working on the Tick-Tok Crocodile and Michael figures for Peter Pan's Flight let guests "fly". To give guests this feeling, Imagineer Marvin Davis came up with ]]{{Quotation| There wasn't time for a new ride system. Instead lot of having preliminary planning, we just went in there and did them! We had already done the vehicles run on a ground trackfeature films, so the ride vehicles are connected by a large rodlook, to a track on the ceiling. The original Disneyland version of the ride was made so that guests would see the story of Peter Pan, through his eyes. Because of this, Peter Pan himself was nowhere to be seen on even the attraction. Guests would board ride vehicles (which key scenes were suspended from a ceiling track) and go through the story as if they were Peter Panalready thought out. Despite Imagineers best efforts, many guests did not understand We knew the rides premisetheme and we knew how much space we had, and they were confused as to why Peter Pan was not so we just started in an attraction which was named after him<ref name= "walt"/>. }}

When Peter Pan's Flight (as the attraction was eventually named) opened in Disneyland on July 17, 1955 <ref name= "allears"> http://allears.net/tp/mk/pan.htm </ref>. Although very popular, initially Disney did not want to create a version of the attraction for the unbuilt Walt Disney World was originally being designed. Instead, there were no plans for a Peter Pan attraction 's Flight was to be built. Instead, the attraction would have been replaced by a Mary Poppins ride that took guests “flying” through various scenes from the movie<ref name= "Korkis"> https://www.mouseplanet.com/10436/Mary_Poppins_Fun_Facts </ref>. Eventually however, it was decided to include an expanded version of Disneyland's Peter Pan's Flight in Walt Disney World (due to either the coast cost of creating the new attraction, or guest expectations for a similar Fantasyland). Although the basic idea of guests flying over scenes from Peter Pan that was kept intactsimilar to Disneyland, the storyline it was changed, so that it included Peter Pan as a main character. Other changes decided to the attraction included the addition include an expanded version of Audio Animatronics, which were not present in the Disneyland version of the attraction. Scenes depicting Peter fighting with Captain Hook (aboard his 48 foot long ship) and then Peter celebrating with the Darling children were also added to the Disney World version. The final difference between the two attractions was the way that guests loaded into their ride vehicles. Instead of stopping the ride vehicles to load and unload guests, 's Peter Pan's Flight in Walt Disney World uses an Omnimover system, similar to the one used in the [[Haunted Mansion]]<ref name= Korkis/>.

With this task in mind, in February 1971, Imagineers Bill Justice and Bill Martin completed drawings for the Magic Kingdom version of the attraction <ref name= "walt"/>. Unlike the original Disneyland version where guests played the role of Peter Pan, in Walt Disney World's version guests would fly over various scenes from the movie. To this end, Audio Animatronics of Peter Pan, the Lost Boys, various pirates, and Indians were created for the Magic Kingdom version of the attraction. Scenes featuring: Wendy reading to the boys in the nursery, Indians in their camp, and a climatic duel between Captain Hook and Peter Pan were also added to the new attraction. Also included in the Florida version, was Captain Hook's 48 foot pirate ship where the duel takes place <ref name= "walt"/>. One final difference between the two attractions is that unlike Disneyland's Peter Pan's Flight, the ride vehicles in Walt Disney World use an omnimover ride system similar to the one used in the [[ImageHaunted Mansion]] <ref> https:Peterconstruction//www.jpg|thumb|200px|A mouseplanet.com/guide/148/Walt-Disney Imagineer working -World/Magic-Kingdom/Fantasyland/Peter-Pans-Flight </ref>. Peter Pan's Flight eventually opened on October 3, 1971, two days after the Tick-Tok Crocodile and Michael Audio AnamatronicsMagic Kingdom's grand opening <ref name= "allears"/>.]]

Although Peter Pan's Flight hasn't seen any major changes since it opened, the attraction is expected to get an did debut a new interactive queue in the near futureon January 29, 2015. The Following the refurbishment, the queue will extend out to is now themed so that guests enter the former location of Darling children's nursery. While going through the Fantasyland [[Skyway]] stationnursery, which had been used for restrooms Peter Pan and Tinkerbell pay guests a visit <ref> http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/peter-pans-flight/news/29jan2015-video---peter-pans-flight-debuts-new-interactive-features-in recent years-expanded-queue-area.htm </ref>.

Peter Pan's Flight is After walking through a dark ride attraction covered queue that takes guests "flying" through them into the story of DisneyDarling children's Peter Pan. After walking through a covered queuenursery, guests reach the attractions loading area. Here, guests board "aerial gallonsgalleons" (their ride vehicle) as they move forward into the show building. Behind them, a large mural of scenes from the movie can be seen. Before entering the building, the gallons galleons are sprinkled with pixie dust, which causes them to begin to fly. After ascending into the air, the first scene that guests see depicts Wendy reading to John and Michael as they go to sleep. In the background, guests can hear nursery music playing. Riders then hear Peter Pan say, "Here we gooooooo" as he and the Darling children fly out the window. As the children fly off into the night, below them riders can see Nana the families dog barking. The gallons then fly over London, swooping just over Big Ben. As the gallons soar over the city, riders can hear the song "You Can Fly" playing. If guests look closely at the moon as they fly by, silhouettes of Wendy, John, Michael and Peter can be seen.

After flying over London, the children fly ascending into Neverland. Below, Captain Hook orders his crew to fire upon Peter (and the guests). As the gallons continue over Neverlandair, guests can see the Mermaid Lagoon, the Lost Boy's Camp and Tiger Lilly's tribe far below. The next first scene brings that guests up close see depicts Wendy reading to Captain Hook's ship, where they discover that Hook has taken Wendy, Michael, John and Michael as they go to sleep. In the Lost Boys captive. Nearbybackground, guests can see the Tik-Tok Crocodile floating in the waterhear nursery music playing. Riders then hear Peter Pan then arrives and battle's Hook aboard his ship. After defeating the pirate and taking control of the shipsay, Peter "Here we gooooooo" as he and the Darling children are shown celebratingfly out the window. In As the water, group takes off into the Tik Tok Crocodile night, guests can be seen trying to eat Hook, as see Nana (the captain calls out for Mrfamily’s dog) barking beneath them. Smee. The final scene in Leaving the attraction depicts Peter flying nursery behind, the Darling children back to galleons then fly over London, aboard Captain Hook's shipswooping just over Big Ben. Guests then arrive back As they soar over the city, riders can hear the song "You Can Fly" playing in the background. If guests look closely at the loading areamoon as they fly by, silhouettes of Wendy, John, Michael and exit the attractionPeter can be seen.

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* Big Ben reads 7:15 on the mural of London, that is located in the attraction's loading area<ref> http://www.disneytrivia.net/search.php?searchin=question+answer&keyword=peter+flight&operator=AND&catID=&search=Search </ref>.

* The mural was painted by Disney Imagineers Ken Anderson and Claude Coats<ref name= "walt"/>.

* Although forced perspective makes it seem higher, guests are actually only seventeen feet above the scenes in Peter Pan's Flight<ref> http://www.disneyfanatic.com/7-impressive-facts-peter-pans-flight/ </ref>.

* Famous locations that can be seen on Peter Pan's Flight include: the Thames River, St. Paul's Cathedral, the Tower Bridge and the Parliament Building<ref> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNOIoNCUAVc </ref>. * A barrel in the exit of Peter Pan's Flight is labeled "Fire Chief Richard LaPere Jr., Lost Boys Fire Brigade" this is a reference to the fire chief of the Reedy Creek Improvement District, which provides service to Walt Disney World <ref> Yee, Keven. Walt Disney World Hidden History Second Edition. N.p.: n.p., 2014. Print. </ref>