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{{Infobox Disney ride|
| image=DumbonewDumbonew2.jpg| caption='''Dumbo the Flying Elephant in it's its former location in Fantasyland.| alt= Dumbo the Flying Elephant Magic Kingdom'''
| land=Fantasyland (Storybook Circus)
| opened=October 1, 1971
| closed =January 9, 2012
| custom_label_1= Will ReopenReopened
| park= Magic Kingdom
| custom_value_1= March 12, 2012 (expectedFirst Dumbo) <br> June 22, 2012 (Second Dumbo)
| number_of_vehicles=16
| guests_per_vehicle=2-3
| custom_value_2= Disney's Dumbo
| type=Hub and Spoke
|custom_label_2= Disney Genie +
|custom_value_2= Yes
}}
Dumbo the Flying Elephant is an attraction located in [[Fantasyland]].
==Attraction History==
The history of Dumbo the Flying Elephant began with an idea for an attraction in Disneyland. In the early 1950s, Imagineers began working on designs for a "hub and spoke" style ride based on the 1941 Disney movie "Dumbo". In this early incarnation, guests would have ridden the "Pink Elephants" that Dumbo hallucinates in the movie, with the working title of the attraction being "10 Pink Elephants On Parade" <ref> http://www.yesterland.com/dumbo.html </ref>. The Pink Elephants were initially chosen because, while there were going to be ten ride vehicles on the attraction, there was only one Dumbo <ref name= "nickle"> Gordon, B., & Mumford, D. (2000). Disneyland: The nickel tour (2nd ed.). Santa Clarita, Calif.: Camphor Tree </ref>. Walt Disney however, did not want his guests riding in alcohol induced elephants, and he ordered the ride vehicles painted grey <ref name="nickle"/>. The attraction's name was thus changed to Dumbo the Flying Elephant, and it opened in Disneyland in August 1955 <ref> http://www.davelandweb.com/dumbo/ </ref>.
Dumbo the Flying Elephant began as proved to be so popular in Disneyland that it was an attraction obvious choice for Disneyland, inclusion in the early 1950sWalt Disney World. The attraction is a "hub A replica Dumbo was built, and spoke" attraction based on the 1941 Disney movie, Dumbo. Original designs for the attraction depicted guests riding in the "Pink Elephants" that Dumbo hallucinates in the movie, opened with the working title rest of the attraction being "10 Pink Elephants On Parade"park on October 1, 1971 <ref> http://thisdayindisneyhistory.homestead.com/disneyworldgrandopening.html </ref>. The Pink Elephants were chosen because while there were going to be ten ride vehicles on consisted of 10 Dumbos flying around in a circle, although two years after the attractionopened, there Timothy the Mouse was only one Dumboadded to the center hub <ref name= "florida"> http://www. Walt Disney however, did not want his guests riding in alcohol induced elephants, and he ordered florida-project.com/walt-disney-world-photos/magic-kingdom/fantasyland/dumbo-the ride vehicles painted grey-flying-elephant </ref>. The attraction's names was thus changed to Dumbo Besides being the Flying Elephantobject that guests now flew around, Timothy was also holding a whip and it opened in Disneyland in October of 1955standing on a disco ball.
==Attraction Plot==
===Interactive Queue===
[[Image:DumboInteractive.jpg|400px|thumb|Inside the Dumbo the Flying Elephant queue. Photo Disney.| alt= Dumbo queue ]]
As part of Dumbo the Flying Elephant 's relocation, the attraction was given a "next generation" queue. The new queue allows guests to board enter a Dumbo ride vehiclebig top tent, and fly counter-clockwise above Fantasylandwhich houses a large playground based on the clown scene from the movie. The ride is hub and spoke attractionInitially, with when guests entered the Dumbo's extending from tent they were given a center hot air ballooncard with a letter on it. Timothy When it was their turn to ride, a cast member would call them back to the Mouse stands on top of entrance (by letter) and they would board the balloonattraction. Subsequently however, holding Dumbo's magic feather. A joystick in the middle of card system has been replaced. Now when guests enter the ride vehicle allows guests to move their elephant up or downqueue they are given a pager. Dumbo lasts for approximately 1 minute and 30 secondsWhen it is there turn to ride, before the elephants descend back to pager goes off and Timothy the groundMouse tells them it is time to board Dumbo.
==See the Attraction!==
==Fun Facts and Trivia==
* President Harry Truman refused to ride Dumbo the Flying Elephant in Disneyland, due to the fact that the elephant is the mascot for the Republican Party<ref> http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2010/08/dumbo-the-flying-elephant-celebrates-55th-anniversary/ </ref>.
* Before the attraction closed in January 2012, a ride vehicle was placed just outside the attraction. This allowed guests to board the vehicle and take pictures, without having to wait in line<ref> http://allears.net/dlr/tp/dl/dumbo.htm </ref>.
* Chris Edgerly voices Timothy the Mouse on Dumbo the Flying Elephant<ref> https://www.mouseplanet.com/10478/Voices_of_the_Disney_Parks </ref>.
* During the attraction's relocation, the statue of Timothy the Mouse that once stood at the center of the original Dumbo ride was moved to the new attraction's marquee<ref> https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/attractions/magic-kingdom/dumbo-the-flying-elephant/ </ref>.
==References==