Dumbo the Flying Elephant - Revision history

Mmouse: /* Interactive Queue */

2022-12-19T17:12:32Z

‎Interactive Queue

Mmouse: /* Relocation and Expansion */

2022-12-19T17:11:49Z

‎Relocation and Expansion

Mmouse: /* Relocation and Expansion */

2022-12-19T17:11:32Z

‎Relocation and Expansion

Mmouse: /* Attraction Plot */

2022-12-19T17:10:57Z

‎Attraction Plot

Mmouse at 17:10, 19 December 2022

2022-12-19T17:10:25Z

Mmouse at 16:51, 10 October 2021

2021-10-10T16:51:51Z

Mmouse: /* Interactive Queue */

2018-03-08T01:30:37Z

‎Interactive Queue

Mmouse: /* Relocation and Expansion */

2018-03-08T01:29:54Z

‎Relocation and Expansion

Mmouse: /* Attraction History */

2018-03-08T00:54:14Z

‎Attraction History

Mmouse at 01:50, 22 June 2016

2016-06-22T01:50:49Z

@@ Line 33: / Line 33: @@
 ==Attraction Plot==
 ===Interactive Queue===
 As part of Dumbo the Flying Elephant's relocation, the attraction was given a "next generation" queue. The new queue allows guests to enter a big top tent, which houses a large playground based on the clown scene from the movie. Initially, when guests entered the tent they were given a card with a letter on it. When it was their turn to ride, a cast member would call them back to the entrance (by letter) and they would board the attraction. Subsequently however, the card system has been replaced. Now when guests enter the queue they are given a pager. When it is there turn to ride, the pager goes off and Timothy the Mouse tells them it is time to board Dumbo.

@@ Line 27: / Line 27: @@
 ===Relocation and Expansion===
 At the 2009 D23 Expo, Disney announced that a second  Dumbo the Flying Elephant carousel would be built in order to increase the ride's capacity <ref> http://www.themeparktourist.com/news/20090913/329/disney-confirms-fantasyland-expansion-magic-kingdom </ref>. By 2011 however, plans for the Fantasyland Expansion had changed.[[Image:Dumboconcept.jpg|400px|thumb|Concept art for the Storybook Circus expansion, featuring the relocated Dumbo the Flying Elephant attraction.| alt= storybook circus concept art]]
- Disney instead  announced that a new area called Storybook Circus would be created in the location formally occupied by Mickey's Toontown Fair (In 2009 Disney had announced plans to construct Pixie Hollow, a Tinkerbell themed area in this location) <ref> http://www.insidethemagic.net/2011/02/tribute-explore-mickeys-toontown-fair-as-it-closes-permanently-at-walt-disney-worlds-magic-kingdom/# </ref> <ref> http://www.insidethemagic.net/2012/08/new-fantasyland-evolution-walt-disney-world-modifies-concepts-artwork-while-magic-kingdom-expansion-takes-shape/ </ref>. Storybook Circus took its inspiration from the circus scenes in Dumbo, and fittingly Disney further announced that Dumbo the Flying Elephant would be relocated to this new area <ref> http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2011/06/a-new-look-at-storybook-circus-at-magic-kingdom-park/ </ref>. As part of this relocation, not only would a second Dumbo carousel be constructed, but the attraction would also receive a covered interactive queue <ref> http://www.insidethemagic.net/2011/06/new-storybook-circus-concept-art-offers-more-details-for-magic-kingdom-fantasyland-expansion-at-walt-disney-world/ </ref>.
+Disney instead  announced that a new area called Storybook Circus would be created in the location formally occupied by Mickey's Toontown Fair (In 2009 Disney had announced plans to construct Pixie Hollow, a Tinkerbell themed area in this location) <ref> http://www.insidethemagic.net/2011/02/tribute-explore-mickeys-toontown-fair-as-it-closes-permanently-at-walt-disney-worlds-magic-kingdom/# </ref> <ref> http://www.insidethemagic.net/2012/08/new-fantasyland-evolution-walt-disney-world-modifies-concepts-artwork-while-magic-kingdom-expansion-takes-shape/ </ref>. Storybook Circus took its inspiration from the circus scenes in Dumbo, and fittingly Disney further announced that Dumbo the Flying Elephant would be relocated to this new area <ref> http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2011/06/a-new-look-at-storybook-circus-at-magic-kingdom-park/ </ref>. As part of this relocation, not only would a second Dumbo carousel be constructed, but the attraction would also receive a covered interactive queue <ref> http://www.insidethemagic.net/2011/06/new-storybook-circus-concept-art-offers-more-details-for-magic-kingdom-fantasyland-expansion-at-walt-disney-world/ </ref>.
 Dumbo the Flying Elephant closed for relocation on January 9, 2012 <ref> http://blog.touringplans.com/2011/10/06/dumbo-closing-date-magic-kingdom/ </ref>. By the time Storybook Circus began soft openings on March 12, 2012, one of the two Dumbo carousels (the new one <ref> http://www.insidethemagic.net/2012/03/new-dumbo-ride-dazzles-in-storybook-circus-with-water-fountains-and-multi-colored-lights-at-walt-disney-world/ </ref>) was operational <ref> http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2012/03/photos-storybook-circus-soft-opens-at-magic-kingdom-park/ </ref>.The attraction now featured an all new look which included: a new color scheme (of red, blue and gold), a new soundtrack, and panels at the base of the attraction that depict various scenes from the movie <ref> http://www.insidethemagic.net/2012/03/new-dumbo-ride-dazzles-in-storybook-circus-with-water-fountains-and-multi-colored-lights-at-walt-disney-world/ </ref>. The refurbished Dumbo attraction also included water features at foot of the carousel (similar to the Dumbo attractions at other Disney parks) which light up in a variety of colors at night. On June 22, 2012, the second Dumbo carousel (the original one) had its first soft opening <ref> http://www.insidethemagic.net/2012/06/double-dumbo-debuts-at-the-magic-kingdom-offering-walt-disney-world-guests-twice-the-flying-elephant-fun/ </ref>, with the official opening happening in July <ref> http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2012/06/doubled-dumbo-the-flying-elephant-lifts-off-for-a-test-flight/ </ref> . Although nearly identical to each other, the original Dumbo carousel spins clockwise, while the new carousel spins counterclockwise <ref> http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2012/03/photos-storybook-circus-soft-opens-at-magic-kingdom-park/ </ref>.

@@ Line 26: / Line 26: @@
 ===Relocation and Expansion===
-At the 2009 D23 Expo, Disney announced that a second  Dumbo the Flying Elephant carousel would be built in order to increase the ride's capacity <ref> http://www.themeparktourist.com/news/20090913/329/disney-confirms-fantasyland-expansion-magic-kingdom </ref>. By 2011 however, plans for the Fantasyland Expansion had changed. Disney instead  announced that a new area called Storybook Circus would be created in the location formally occupied by Mickey's Toontown Fair (In 2009 Disney had announced plans to construct Pixie Hollow, a Tinkerbell themed area in this location) <ref> http://www.insidethemagic.net/2011/02/tribute-explore-mickeys-toontown-fair-as-it-closes-permanently-at-walt-disney-worlds-magic-kingdom/# </ref> <ref> http://www.insidethemagic.net/2012/08/new-fantasyland-evolution-walt-disney-world-modifies-concepts-artwork-while-magic-kingdom-expansion-takes-shape/ </ref>. Storybook Circus took its inspiration from the circus scenes in Dumbo, and fittingly Disney further announced that Dumbo the Flying Elephant would be relocated to this new area <ref> http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2011/06/a-new-look-at-storybook-circus-at-magic-kingdom-park/ </ref>. As part of this relocation, not only would a second Dumbo carousel be constructed, but the attraction would also receive a covered interactive queue <ref> http://www.insidethemagic.net/2011/06/new-storybook-circus-concept-art-offers-more-details-for-magic-kingdom-fantasyland-expansion-at-walt-disney-world/ </ref>.
+At the 2009 D23 Expo, Disney announced that a second  Dumbo the Flying Elephant carousel would be built in order to increase the ride's capacity <ref> http://www.themeparktourist.com/news/20090913/329/disney-confirms-fantasyland-expansion-magic-kingdom </ref>. By 2011 however, plans for the Fantasyland Expansion had changed.[[Image:Dumboconcept.jpg|400px|thumb|Concept art for the Storybook Circus expansion, featuring the relocated Dumbo the Flying Elephant attraction.| alt= storybook circus concept art]]
 Dumbo the Flying Elephant closed for relocation on January 9, 2012 <ref> http://blog.touringplans.com/2011/10/06/dumbo-closing-date-magic-kingdom/ </ref>. By the time Storybook Circus began soft openings on March 12, 2012, one of the two Dumbo carousels (the new one <ref> http://www.insidethemagic.net/2012/03/new-dumbo-ride-dazzles-in-storybook-circus-with-water-fountains-and-multi-colored-lights-at-walt-disney-world/ </ref>) was operational <ref> http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2012/03/photos-storybook-circus-soft-opens-at-magic-kingdom-park/ </ref>.The attraction now featured an all new look which included: a new color scheme (of red, blue and gold), a new soundtrack, and panels at the base of the attraction that depict various scenes from the movie <ref> http://www.insidethemagic.net/2012/03/new-dumbo-ride-dazzles-in-storybook-circus-with-water-fountains-and-multi-colored-lights-at-walt-disney-world/ </ref>. The refurbished Dumbo attraction also included water features at foot of the carousel (similar to the Dumbo attractions at other Disney parks) which light up in a variety of colors at night. On June 22, 2012, the second Dumbo carousel (the original one) had its first soft opening <ref> http://www.insidethemagic.net/2012/06/double-dumbo-debuts-at-the-magic-kingdom-offering-walt-disney-world-guests-twice-the-flying-elephant-fun/ </ref>, with the official opening happening in July <ref> http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2012/06/doubled-dumbo-the-flying-elephant-lifts-off-for-a-test-flight/ </ref> . Although nearly identical to each other, the original Dumbo carousel spins clockwise, while the new carousel spins counterclockwise <ref> http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2012/03/photos-storybook-circus-soft-opens-at-magic-kingdom-park/ </ref>.

@@ Line 31: / Line 31: @@
 ==Attraction Plot==
 ===Interactive Queue===
 As part of Dumbo the Flying Elephant's relocation, the attraction was given a "next generation" queue. The new queue allows guests to enter a big top tent, which houses a large playground based on the clown scene from the movie. Initially, when guests entered the tent they were given a card with a letter on it. When it was their turn to ride, a cast member would call them back to the entrance (by letter) and they would board the attraction. Subsequently however, the card system has been replaced. Now when guests enter the queue they are given a pager. When it is there turn to ride, the pager goes off and Timothy the Mouse tells them it is time to board Dumbo.

@@ Line 1: / Line 1: @@
 {{Infobox Disney ride|
-| image=Dumbonew.jpg
+| image=Dumbonew2.jpg
-| caption='''Dumbo the Flying Elephant in its former location in Fantasyland.'''
+| caption='''Dumbo the Flying Elephant in its former location in Fantasyland.| alt= Dumbo the Flying Elephant Magic Kingdom'''
 | land=Fantasyland (Storybook Circus)
 | opened=October 1, 1971

@@ Line 14: / Line 14: @@
 | custom_value_2= Disney's Dumbo
 | type=Hub and Spoke
-|custom_label_2= FastPass +
+|custom_label_2= Disney Genie +
 |custom_value_2= Yes
 }}

@@ Line 33: / Line 33: @@
 [[Image:Dumboconcept.jpg|400px|thumb|Concept art for the Storybook Circus expansion, featuring the relocated Dumbo the Flying Elephant attraction.]]
 ===Interactive Queue===
-As part of Dumbo the Flying Elephant's relocation, the attraction was given a "next generation" queue. The new queue allows guests to enter a big top tent, which houses a large playground based on the clown scene from the movie. Initially, when guests entered the tent they were given a card with a letter on it. When it is their turn to ride, a cast member would call them back to the entrance (by letter) and they would board the attraction. Subsequently however, the card system has been replaced. Now when guests enter the queue they are given a pager. When it is there turn to ride, the pager goes off and Timothy the Mouse tells them it is time to board Dumbo.
+As part of Dumbo the Flying Elephant's relocation, the attraction was given a "next generation" queue. The new queue allows guests to enter a big top tent, which houses a large playground based on the clown scene from the movie. Initially, when guests entered the tent they were given a card with a letter on it. When it was their turn to ride, a cast member would call them back to the entrance (by letter) and they would board the attraction. Subsequently however, the card system has been replaced. Now when guests enter the queue they are given a pager. When it is there turn to ride, the pager goes off and Timothy the Mouse tells them it is time to board Dumbo.
 ===Ride===
 Dumbo the Flying Elephant allows guests to board a Dumbo ride vehicle, and fly high above Fantasyland. The ride is hub and spoke attraction, with the Dumbo's extending from a central hot air balloon. A joystick in the middle of the ride vehicle allows guests to move their elephant up or down. Dumbo lasts for approximately 1 minute and 30 seconds, before the elephants descend back to the ground.

@@ Line 19: / Line 19: @@
 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>.
+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 proved to be so popular in Disneyland that it was an obvious choice for inclusion in Walt Disney World. A replica Dumbo was built, and the attraction opened with the rest of the park on October 1, 1971 <ref> http://thisdayindisneyhistory.homestead.com/disneyworldgrandopening.html </ref>. The ride consisted of 10 Dumbos flying around in a circle. Two years after the attraction opened, Timothy the Mouse was added to the center hub <ref name= "florida"> http://www.florida-project.com/walt-disney-world-photos/magic-kingdom/fantasyland/dumbo-the-flying-elephant </ref>. Besides being the object that guests now flew around, Timothy was also holding a whip and standing on a disco ball. There were no other major changes to Dumbo the Flying Elephant until 1993, when the ride was closed for renovations. During the refurbishment, the ride mechanism was changed to make the attraction more kinetic, and six more Dumbo's were added in order to increase capacity <ref> http://www.wdwradio.com/2007/09/dumbo-the-flying-elephant/ </ref>. While Dumbo was closed, Timothy the Mouse's whip was removed and replaced with Dumbo's "Magic Feather". Furthermore, the disco ball that the mouse stood on was replaced with a small hot air balloon. Subsequently, in 1997 a new covered queue was added to the attraction in an attempt to protect guests from the beating sun <ref name= "florida"/>
+Dumbo the Flying Elephant proved to be so popular in Disneyland that it was an obvious choice for inclusion in Walt Disney World. A replica Dumbo was built, and the attraction opened with the rest of the park on October 1, 1971 <ref> http://thisdayindisneyhistory.homestead.com/disneyworldgrandopening.html </ref>. The ride consisted of 10 Dumbos flying around in a circle, although two years after the attraction opened, Timothy the Mouse was added to the center hub <ref name= "florida"> http://www.florida-project.com/walt-disney-world-photos/magic-kingdom/fantasyland/dumbo-the-flying-elephant </ref>. Besides being the object that guests now flew around, Timothy was also holding a whip and standing on a disco ball.
 ===Relocation and Expansion===