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| caption='''The entrance to Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid.'''
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| caption='''The entrance sign for The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.'''
 
| park= Magic Kingdom
 
| park= Magic Kingdom
 
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| opened= December 6, 2012
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| opened= June 5 (or 4th depending on the source), 1999
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| duration= 6:15
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| custom_label_1= Based on
 
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| custom_value_1= The Little Mermaid
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| custom_value_1= Disney's Winnie the Pooh series
 
| type=Dark Ride
 
| type=Dark Ride
 
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Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid is an attraction in [[Fantasyland]]
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The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh is an attraction located in [[Fantasyland]].
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==History==
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==Attraction History==
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===Tony Baxter’s Original Concept (1994)===
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The idea of a dark ride based on Disney's Winnie the Pooh franchise began in the late 1970s. Following the popularity of the Winnie the Pooh movies, Imagineers began to make plans for a Winnie the Pooh attraction to be added to Disneyland's Fantasyland. In fact Disneyland's 1976 long range master plan noted that "a new dark ride type attraction, possibly a Pooh theme with 900/hour capacity would be added near Casey, Jr." <ref name= "hill"> http://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief1/b/jim_hill/archive/2003/08/04/168.aspx#sthash.3HtXHepG.dpuf </ref>. With Fantasyland scheduled to go under a significant renovation soon, it was assumed that the Winnie the Pooh dark ride would be added then. When Disneyland's Fantasyland re-opened in 1983 however, there was no Winnie the Pooh ride present.
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Plans for a Little Mermaid dark ride attraction date back to the opening of Euro Disney (now Disneyland Paris) in 1994. At the time the park opened, a spot in Fantasyland was set aside for a Little Mermaid dark ride <ref name= "Baxter"> http://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2009/05/disneyland-paris-little-mermaid.html </ref>. Due to budget constraints as well as the need to add attractions with higher capacities however, plans for the Little Mermaid attraction were eventually dropped <ref name= "Baxter"/>.
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Created by Imagineer Tony Baxter, this unbuilt Little Mermaid dark ride would use a ride system similar to [[Peter Pan's Flight]] in order to allow guests to "dive" in and out of the water <ref name="forgot"> http://disneyandmore.blogspot.com/2009/05/disneyland-paris-little-mermaid.html </ref> . Instead of following the story of the Little Mermaid chronologically, Tony Baxter's Little Mermaid attraction was to immerse guests in the best scenes from the movie. According to Baxter:
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Although the attraction was not built, the idea of a Winnie the Pooh dark ride was not dead. In the late 1980s, Imagineers once again began making plans for a Disneyland Pooh ride. This time, the attraction was going to be located in Disneyland's Mickey's Toontown Fair. The new Winnie the Pooh ride would have allowed guests to travel through what were deemed the three best scenes in the movies in a spinable honeypot <ref> https://books.google.com/books?id=XqaWtV6Om1sC&pg=PA162&lpg=PA162&dq=1970s+Disneyland+Winnie+the+Pooh+attraction&source=bl&ots=IS3Z7p_e-P&sig=wo0q7AUXQ9ZSGIrA-wxJeQXLLPw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjY8-Sl2ovKAhUJPCYKHdsoAf4Q6AEITzAM#v=onepage&q=1970s%20Disneyland%20Winnie%20the%20Pooh%20attraction&f=false </ref>. Once again however, the attraction never came to fruition, as the location earmarked for the Pooh attraction would instead become home to Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin. <ref> http://articles.latimes.com/1994-01-20/news/ol-18247_1_toon-spin </ref>
  
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{{Quotation| “Our attractions are more about the emotion and environments that you come through and I just didn’t want to take the good with the bad just because that is what you saw in the theater. We set the ride up by showing you two people that belong in two different worlds and they want to be together. The first major scene was "Under the Sea" as it validates the notion that we are beneath the surface in their world and this is contrasted by the villainy of Ursula in her dark grotto. Ultimately we needed to be honest to the emotions and feelings of the story rather than just laying it all out again" <ref name= "forgot"/>}}
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Several years after the last attempt at a Winnie the Pooh dark ride, Imagineers once again pitched the idea. This time, they wanted to build the attraction in Walt Disney World. Although Walt Disney World's [[Fantasyland]] had enough space to build the new attraction, it was eventually decided that Mr. Toad's Wild Ride would be replaced, and its show building reused. Although an official reason for this decision was never given, it has been widely accepted that Mr. Toad's Wild Ride was chosen for replacement due to the fact that Pooh would be a more marketable character than Mr. Toad <ref> http://www.omniluxe.net/wyw/mtwr.htm </ref>. Despite Mr. Toad fan protests (as well as some bad publicity) <ref> https://www.math.miami.edu/~jam/toad/ow/ow971218.html </ref> Disney closed Mr. Toad's Wild Ride on September 7, 1998 <ref> http://allears.net/tp/mk/toad.htm </ref>. Mr. Toad's show building and ride structure were then reused, and on June 5, 1999 The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh officially opened <ref> http://allears.net/tp/mk/mk_pooh.htm </ref>.
  
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Tony Baxter's Little Mermaid attraction would begin with guests passing a shipwreck before arriving at Ariel, who was looking longingly at the human world. The mermaid then claimed that "someday I'll be a part of that world”. After passing by Prince Eric's boat, Sebastian would tell Ariel that life is better under the sea. At this point the attraction's ride vehicles would dive under water where they would witness Sebastian and his friends performing the song "Under the Sea".
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On November 23, 2010 The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh was given a new interactive queue. Sections in the new queue included: Tigger’s Bouncy Place, Rabbit’s Garden, Eeyore’s Gloomy Place and Pooh’s Hunny Hives <ref> http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2010/11/behind-the-scenes-the-many-adventures-of-winnie-the-pooh-at-magic-kingdom-park/ </ref>. At this time, the large tree that serves as Pooh's house was relocated from the recently closed [[Pooh's Playful Spot]] to the entrance of the queue <ref> http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/the-many-adventures-of-winnie-the-pooh/news/29apr2010-pooh's-playful-spot-tree-now-installed-in-the-many-adventures-of-winnie-the-pooh-queue.htm </ref>. Almost as soon as the new queue was installed, Disney decided to close Tigger's Bouncy Place due to safety concerns. In January 2011, the area reopened with new bounce pads and a softer surrounding area <ref> http://thedisneyblog.com/2011/01/23/tiggers-bouncy-place-opens-at-winnie-the-pooh/ </ref>. Eventually however, Disney decided to do away with the pads altogether and in March the area was walled off for refurbishment <ref> http://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/pooh-queue-rumor-tigger-bounce-spot-to-be-removed.684076/page-7 </ref>. That area remained closed until it was later repurposed for a Pooh meet and greet.
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Continuing on, guests would pass by Ursula's two minion eels, before entering the sea witch's lair. Here, Ursula and Ariel make a deal that allows Ariel to turn into a human in exchange for her voice. As a part of the deal, if the princess was not able to get Prince Eric to kiss her, she would become beholden to Ursula. As a menacing instrumental version of “Kiss the Girl” and “Poor Unfortunate Souls” played in the background guests would emerge from underwater where they would find themselves in the middle of the battle between Ursula, King Trident and Prince Eric. After the sea witch was defeated, guests would then see Scuttle who would ask Flounder "any kissing?" At this point in the attraction guests would enter the Kiss the Girl scene from the film. Here, Prince Eric and Ariel were serenaded by Sebastian and other marine life. Finally, after passing by the now human Ariel and Prince Eric waving from their boat, guests would enter the unloading area.
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====See The Unbuilt Attraction====
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One of the special features on the Little Mermaid Platinum Edition DVD release was a simulated ride-through Tony Baxter’s unbuilt Little Mermaid dark ride. Click play below to experience the attraction.
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===Creation in Disney’s California Adventure and The Magic Kingdom===
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On October 17, 2007 Disney announced that a new Little Mermaid dark ride attraction would be built as a part of the refurbishment of Paradise Pier in Disney's California Adventure <ref> http://allears.net/dlr/news/dca_exp.htm </ref>. On June 3, 2011 the attraction opened to guests as The Little Mermaid- Ariel's Undersea Adventure <ref> http://allears.net/dlr/tp/dca/ariels.htm </ref>. This dark ride attraction took guests through the story of the Little Mermaid and featured the songs Poor Unfortunate Souls, Kiss the Girl, Under the Sea and Part of Your World.
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Similarly, at the D23 Convention, in 2009 Disney unveiled its plans for an expansion of the Magic Kingdom's Fantasyland. As part of this expansion Disney announced that a Little Mermaid attraction would be constructed <ref> http://thedisneyblog.com/2009/09/12/d23-confirms-fantasyland-expansion-rumors/ </ref>. Although the concept art initially released for the Magic Kingdom version of the attraction looked substantially different than the attraction in Disney’s California Adventure, the two attractions ended up being essentially the same (although The Magic Kingdom’s version has a much larger facade and a more extensive and interactive queue) <ref> http://www.orlandosentinel.com/travel/attractions/the-daily-disney/orl-bk-new-fantasyland-disney-world-magic-kingdom-story.html </ref> <ref> http://allears.net/tp/mk/under-the-sea-journey-of-the-little-mermaid.htm </ref>. Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid opened on December 6, 2012 as part of the Fantasyland Expansion <ref> http://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/guides/magickingdom/fan-little-mermaid.htm </ref>.
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On February 2, 2015 Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid was closed for a month long refurbishment <ref> http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/ariels-adventure/news/20oct2014-under-the-sea---journey-of-the-little-mermaid-closing-for-a-month-long-refurbishment-in-early-2015.htm </ref>. During this time, many of the show scenes had their lighting dimmed (with the Under the Sea scene having its lighting redone with backlight)<ref name= "wdw"> http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/ariels-adventure/news/04mar2015-video---under-the-sea---journey-of-the-little-mermaid-reopens-from-refurbishment-with-show-scene-upgrades.htm </ref>. Furthermore more animatronic fish were added to the attraction and Ariel and Prince Eric’s hair was changed from plastic to a more realistic looking hair in the scenes when they are on land <ref name= "wdw"/>.
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==Attraction Plot==
 
==Attraction Plot==
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===Main Ride===
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[[Image:Honeyscreen.jpg|thumb|200px|The interactive honey wall found in the queue. Photo Credit: Disney]]
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The attraction begins with traveling through a hole in Prince Eric's ship. Here, they see Scuttle who clumsily tries to tell guests Ariel's story as he plays the accordion. After passing by the gull, the ride vehicles (which are shaped like clamshells) rotate backwards, as guests move along the beach before being submerged underwater. As the clamshells travel through a rocky passage, guests can see Ariel and Flounder performing "Part of Your World" above.  
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===Queue===
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The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh's queue, is themed to be Chapter One of the story that guests are about to enter. Pages from a Winnie the Pooh book are used to give guests the attraction's backstory as they walk through the line. The queue begins with Winnie wondering what he will do today. A map of the Hundred Acre Woods is present, showing the various places that Pooh (and guests) can go. The Hundred Acre Woods begin with guests passing Pooh's house which is inside a large tree. Hanging off of the tree are two signs. The first reads "Mr. Sanders" and can can be found above the front door. The second sign is the attraction's entrance sign, which marks the beginning of the attraction. As part of the attraction's new interactive queue, guests can go into Pooh's house and see how the bear lives.  
  
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After reaching the end of the passage, guests find themselves in Ariel’s grotto where she is surrounded by her collection of treasures from the human world. The mermaid and Flounder continue singing Part of Your World, while Sebastian the crab occasionally pops up. As the clamshells move on, guests hear Sebastian remind Ariel about the perks of being under the sea and they can also see King Triton's castle in the background.  Continuing on, guests find Sebastian conducting dozens of underwater creatures as they perform the number "Under the Sea".  
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As guests continue on through queue, they pass both Eeyore's and Piglet's house. Storybook pages outside the homes, give a little background about the locations. As guests continue on, they would formally come upon Tigger's house and also his bouncing place. Here, they could bounce on Tigger themed springs around a small area. In 2011 this portion of the queue was removed.  
  
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As the underwater jamboree ends, guests enter a foreboding cavern where they are confronted by Flotsam and Jetsam (the pet eels of the sea witch Ursula) who welcome guests to Ursula’s lair. After passing by a large skeleton, Ursula can be seen performing "Poor Unfortunate Souls" with her crystal ball in front of her. Surrounded by her collection of lost souls, Ursula agrees to turn Ariel into a human in exchange for her voice.
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Next up in the queue, is Rabbit's home. Here, despite his best efforts, gophers are tearing up the garden. The gophers pop up and down, interacting with guests. One section of the garden allows guests to stomp on a button, which will knock the gophers back to down into their holes. Another part of Rabbit's garden allows guests to spin giant sunflowers and beat (like a drum) various vegetables. After passing through Rabbit's garden, guests come upon the interactive "honey walls". The honey walls are large interactive touch screens that allow guests to smear and draw in the honey.
  
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Following Ariel's transformation, the clamshells resurface and enter a romantic lagoon. Here, Sebastian serenades Prince Eric and Ariel with the song "Kiss the Girl", in an attempt to get the Prince to kiss Ariel (allowing her to break her agreement with Ursula). As the crab sings, Ariel and Eric come close to kissing before they both shy away.
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At this point, guests finally come to the loading area. Here, another storybook page tells guests that Chapter One is ending but Chapter Two will start soon. As guests board their honeypot ride vehicles, the pages of Chapter Two line the back wall. At this point, guests enter the story and the attraction begins.
  
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Continuing on, the clamshells pass the doorway of Prince Eric's castle where silhouettes show that Ariel and Eric have finally kissed. With this kiss, the mermaid’s voice is returned to her. An orb appears within Ariel's neck and then encloses the Prince and mermaid in a heart. In the distance, guests can see a smoking silhouette of a  defeated (and much larger) Ursula. Moving forward, guests proceed to the attraction's finale, where Sebastian, Flounder, King Triton and other characters celebrate the marriage of Ariel and Eric. From a shore-side gazebo, the newlyweds wave to guests, as fireworks go off overhead. Finally, guests arrive at the unloading area where Scuttle remarks that "(he's) not such a bird-brain after all."
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As Chapter Two begins, guests enter the Hundred Acre Woods on blustery day. As the wind howls around them, Piglet and Gopher can be seen on the left, being blown around in a garden. Next to them, Pooh is holding on to a balloon and using the wind to try and get into a beehive. Back on the ground, Eeyore looks on, commenting that Pooh will never get the honey and across the room, Rabbit can be seen lying in his garden underneath a pile on unearthed carrots. Next to him is Kanga, who is desperately trying to hang on to Roo who is up in the air and holding onto the other end of a scarf. As Kanga pleads with him to hold on, Roo says, "Look mama, I'm a kite!". Riders then go through a door and into Owl's House.
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[[Image:Honey.jpg|thumb|350px|Pooh happily eating his honey at the end of the attraction.]]
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Inside Owl's House, everything has been disorganized by the storm. On the right, guests can see a picture of J. Thaddeus Toad (Mr. Toad) handing over a deed to Owl. Another picture on the floor shows Moley (Mr. Toad's sidekick) and Winnie the Pooh together. Both of these pictures are subtle references to the fact that Mr. Toad's Wild Ride once was located in the current location of the Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. After passing through Owl's House, guests enter the next scene through a sliding door.
  
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In the next scene of the attraction, Tigger pops up across from the ride vehicles. He then invites guests to "Come bounce with me!" as the honeypot vehicles begin to bounce. As riders bounce around the room, Tigger pops up everywhere. In the background, the song "The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers" can be heard. As the honeypots stop bouncing, guests enter Pooh's House. Here they see Tigger perched on top of Pooh (who is wearing his pajamas). Tigger warns the bear to "watch out for Heffalumps and Woozles". He also tells Pooh that Heffalumps and Woozles will steal his honey, so Pooh decides to stand guard (holding a gun). Despite his best efforts however, Pooh falls asleep and magically floats into the next room.
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'''Ariel'''- Jodi Benson
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'''Ursula'''- Pat Carroll <ref> http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2013/06/the-little-mermaid-star-pat-carroll-visits-under-the-sea-journey-of-the-little-mermaid-at-walt-disney-world-resort/ </ref>
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As guests follow the bear into the next room, they enter a bizarre scene. All around the honeypots, Heffalumps and Woozles manically sing. Strange creatures such as Woozles with jack-in-the-box necks surrounded guests. One Woozle even seems to light the end of a Heffalump on fire, causing a smoke ring to come out of the Heffalump's trunk, which hits guests. After passing through a large hole in a Heffalump, guests can see room’s exit. Before exiting however, the honeypots travel under "watering can" shaped Heffalumps, which transition them to the next scene.
  
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'''Sebastian'''- Keith Ferguson
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The next scene takes place back in the Hundred Acre Woods, where a large storm is brewing. Here, Eeyore, Roo, Rabbit, Owl, and Tigger all team up to save Piglet from being washed down Floody Place Falls. On the other side of the forest, Pooh can be seen (apparently stuck), trying to get into a beehive. After the storm has ended, all of the characters (except for Pooh) can be seen celebrating at Rabbit's House. A little further down the track, Pooh can be found happily eating honey inside the tree. After passing a beaming Pooh, a storybook page reads "The End", and guests can disembark from their honeypot. After unloading, guests exit into the [[Hundred Acre Goods]] store.
  
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'''Scuttle'''- Chris Edgerly <ref> http://voicechasers.com/database/showactor.php?actorid=4355 </ref>
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[[Image:Poohtoad.jpg|thumb|300px|The painting of Mr. Toad handing the deed over to Owl.]]
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'''Flotsam and Jetsam'''- Corey Burton
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==Fun Facts and Trivia==
 
==Fun Facts and Trivia==
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* There are a 183 characters found within the attraction. Of these, 128 of them are found in the Under the Sea scene <ref name="facts">http://www.disneyfanatic.com/7-amazing-facts-sea-journey-little-mermaid-magic-kingdom/</ref>.
 
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* There are over 20,000 live and artificial plants found in and around Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid <ref name= "ears"> http://allears.net/tp/mk/under-the-sea-journey-of-the-little-mermaid.htm </ref>.
 
  
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* The Ursula Audio Animatronic found in the attraction is 7 1/2-feet tall and 12 feet wide <ref name= "ears"/>.
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* A small carving of a submarine can be found on a rafter in Pooh's House. The submarine is a subtle tribute to the closed Fantasyland attraction [[20,000 Leagues Under the Sea]] <ref> http://www.hiddenwdw.com/20000-leagues-under-pooh/ </ref>. Pooh's House was originally a part of Pooh's Playful Spot, which sat on the location that once housed 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea <ref> http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/poohs-playful-spot.htm </ref>. When the playground closed, the tree was moved to The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh queue <ref> http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/poohs-playful-spot.htm </ref>.  
  
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* According to Disney, before 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea was dismantled,  Imagineers saved some of the attraction’s water for 18 years. At a dedication ceremony, this water was dumped into the Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid attraction <ref> http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2012/10/20000-leagues-under-the-sea-history-is-celebrated-at-new-fantasyland-event/ </ref>.
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* Guests can smell honey as they exit The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. <ref> http://orlandoinside.com/the-many-adventures-of-winnie-the-pooh-ride-review-at-disney/ </ref>
  
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* In Journey of the Little Mermaid's queue, guests can find the a Nautilus from the attraction 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea carved into the rock work <ref>https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2012/06/all-in-the-details-building-a-grotto-under-the-sea-in-new-fantasyland-at-magic-kingdom-park/ </ref>.
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* From 1999 until 2010 the gift shop that guests exited into after riding The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh was known as Pooh's Thotful Shop. The store was given its new name in November 2010. <ref> https://www.mouseplanet.com/guide/1046/Walt-Disney-World//Fantasyland/Hundred-Acre-Goods </ref>
  
 
==References==
 
==References==

Revision as of 18:55, 4 June 2018

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
Poohentrance.jpg
The entrance sign for The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh.
Magic Kingdom
Land Fantasyland
Attraction type Dark Ride
Opening date June 5 (or 4th depending on the source), 1999
Vehicle names Honeypot
Vehicle capacity 4
Ride duration 3 minutes
Based on Disney's Winnie the Pooh series
FastPass + Yes

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh is an attraction located in Fantasyland.

Attraction History

The idea of a dark ride based on Disney's Winnie the Pooh franchise began in the late 1970s. Following the popularity of the Winnie the Pooh movies, Imagineers began to make plans for a Winnie the Pooh attraction to be added to Disneyland's Fantasyland. In fact Disneyland's 1976 long range master plan noted that "a new dark ride type attraction, possibly a Pooh theme with 900/hour capacity would be added near Casey, Jr." [1]. With Fantasyland scheduled to go under a significant renovation soon, it was assumed that the Winnie the Pooh dark ride would be added then. When Disneyland's Fantasyland re-opened in 1983 however, there was no Winnie the Pooh ride present.

Although the attraction was not built, the idea of a Winnie the Pooh dark ride was not dead. In the late 1980s, Imagineers once again began making plans for a Disneyland Pooh ride. This time, the attraction was going to be located in Disneyland's Mickey's Toontown Fair. The new Winnie the Pooh ride would have allowed guests to travel through what were deemed the three best scenes in the movies in a spinable honeypot [2]. Once again however, the attraction never came to fruition, as the location earmarked for the Pooh attraction would instead become home to Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin. [3]

Several years after the last attempt at a Winnie the Pooh dark ride, Imagineers once again pitched the idea. This time, they wanted to build the attraction in Walt Disney World. Although Walt Disney World's Fantasyland had enough space to build the new attraction, it was eventually decided that Mr. Toad's Wild Ride would be replaced, and its show building reused. Although an official reason for this decision was never given, it has been widely accepted that Mr. Toad's Wild Ride was chosen for replacement due to the fact that Pooh would be a more marketable character than Mr. Toad [4]. Despite Mr. Toad fan protests (as well as some bad publicity) [5] Disney closed Mr. Toad's Wild Ride on September 7, 1998 [6]. Mr. Toad's show building and ride structure were then reused, and on June 5, 1999 The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh officially opened [7].

On November 23, 2010 The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh was given a new interactive queue. Sections in the new queue included: Tigger’s Bouncy Place, Rabbit’s Garden, Eeyore’s Gloomy Place and Pooh’s Hunny Hives [8]. At this time, the large tree that serves as Pooh's house was relocated from the recently closed Pooh's Playful Spot to the entrance of the queue [9]. Almost as soon as the new queue was installed, Disney decided to close Tigger's Bouncy Place due to safety concerns. In January 2011, the area reopened with new bounce pads and a softer surrounding area [10]. Eventually however, Disney decided to do away with the pads altogether and in March the area was walled off for refurbishment [11]. That area remained closed until it was later repurposed for a Pooh meet and greet.

Attraction Plot

The interactive honey wall found in the queue. Photo Credit: Disney

Queue

The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh's queue, is themed to be Chapter One of the story that guests are about to enter. Pages from a Winnie the Pooh book are used to give guests the attraction's backstory as they walk through the line. The queue begins with Winnie wondering what he will do today. A map of the Hundred Acre Woods is present, showing the various places that Pooh (and guests) can go. The Hundred Acre Woods begin with guests passing Pooh's house which is inside a large tree. Hanging off of the tree are two signs. The first reads "Mr. Sanders" and can can be found above the front door. The second sign is the attraction's entrance sign, which marks the beginning of the attraction. As part of the attraction's new interactive queue, guests can go into Pooh's house and see how the bear lives.

As guests continue on through queue, they pass both Eeyore's and Piglet's house. Storybook pages outside the homes, give a little background about the locations. As guests continue on, they would formally come upon Tigger's house and also his bouncing place. Here, they could bounce on Tigger themed springs around a small area. In 2011 this portion of the queue was removed.

Next up in the queue, is Rabbit's home. Here, despite his best efforts, gophers are tearing up the garden. The gophers pop up and down, interacting with guests. One section of the garden allows guests to stomp on a button, which will knock the gophers back to down into their holes. Another part of Rabbit's garden allows guests to spin giant sunflowers and beat (like a drum) various vegetables. After passing through Rabbit's garden, guests come upon the interactive "honey walls". The honey walls are large interactive touch screens that allow guests to smear and draw in the honey.

At this point, guests finally come to the loading area. Here, another storybook page tells guests that Chapter One is ending but Chapter Two will start soon. As guests board their honeypot ride vehicles, the pages of Chapter Two line the back wall. At this point, guests enter the story and the attraction begins.

Main Attraction

As Chapter Two begins, guests enter the Hundred Acre Woods on blustery day. As the wind howls around them, Piglet and Gopher can be seen on the left, being blown around in a garden. Next to them, Pooh is holding on to a balloon and using the wind to try and get into a beehive. Back on the ground, Eeyore looks on, commenting that Pooh will never get the honey and across the room, Rabbit can be seen lying in his garden underneath a pile on unearthed carrots. Next to him is Kanga, who is desperately trying to hang on to Roo who is up in the air and holding onto the other end of a scarf. As Kanga pleads with him to hold on, Roo says, "Look mama, I'm a kite!". Riders then go through a door and into Owl's House.

Pooh happily eating his honey at the end of the attraction.

Inside Owl's House, everything has been disorganized by the storm. On the right, guests can see a picture of J. Thaddeus Toad (Mr. Toad) handing over a deed to Owl. Another picture on the floor shows Moley (Mr. Toad's sidekick) and Winnie the Pooh together. Both of these pictures are subtle references to the fact that Mr. Toad's Wild Ride once was located in the current location of the Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. After passing through Owl's House, guests enter the next scene through a sliding door.

In the next scene of the attraction, Tigger pops up across from the ride vehicles. He then invites guests to "Come bounce with me!" as the honeypot vehicles begin to bounce. As riders bounce around the room, Tigger pops up everywhere. In the background, the song "The Wonderful Thing About Tiggers" can be heard. As the honeypots stop bouncing, guests enter Pooh's House. Here they see Tigger perched on top of Pooh (who is wearing his pajamas). Tigger warns the bear to "watch out for Heffalumps and Woozles". He also tells Pooh that Heffalumps and Woozles will steal his honey, so Pooh decides to stand guard (holding a gun). Despite his best efforts however, Pooh falls asleep and magically floats into the next room.

As guests follow the bear into the next room, they enter a bizarre scene. All around the honeypots, Heffalumps and Woozles manically sing. Strange creatures such as Woozles with jack-in-the-box necks surrounded guests. One Woozle even seems to light the end of a Heffalump on fire, causing a smoke ring to come out of the Heffalump's trunk, which hits guests. After passing through a large hole in a Heffalump, guests can see room’s exit. Before exiting however, the honeypots travel under "watering can" shaped Heffalumps, which transition them to the next scene.

The next scene takes place back in the Hundred Acre Woods, where a large storm is brewing. Here, Eeyore, Roo, Rabbit, Owl, and Tigger all team up to save Piglet from being washed down Floody Place Falls. On the other side of the forest, Pooh can be seen (apparently stuck), trying to get into a beehive. After the storm has ended, all of the characters (except for Pooh) can be seen celebrating at Rabbit's House. A little further down the track, Pooh can be found happily eating honey inside the tree. After passing a beaming Pooh, a storybook page reads "The End", and guests can disembark from their honeypot. After unloading, guests exit into the Hundred Acre Goods store.

See the Attraction!

The painting of Mr. Toad handing the deed over to Owl.

Fun Facts and Trivia

  • A small carving of a submarine can be found on a rafter in Pooh's House. The submarine is a subtle tribute to the closed Fantasyland attraction 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea [12]. Pooh's House was originally a part of Pooh's Playful Spot, which sat on the location that once housed 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea [13]. When the playground closed, the tree was moved to The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh queue [14].
  • Guests can smell honey as they exit The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh. [15]
  • From 1999 until 2010 the gift shop that guests exited into after riding The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh was known as Pooh's Thotful Shop. The store was given its new name in November 2010. [16]

References

  1. ↑ http://jimhillmedia.com/editor_in_chief1/b/jim_hill/archive/2003/08/04/168.aspx#sthash.3HtXHepG.dpuf
  2. ↑ https://books.google.com/books?id=XqaWtV6Om1sC&pg=PA162&lpg=PA162&dq=1970s+Disneyland+Winnie+the+Pooh+attraction&source=bl&ots=IS3Z7p_e-P&sig=wo0q7AUXQ9ZSGIrA-wxJeQXLLPw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjY8-Sl2ovKAhUJPCYKHdsoAf4Q6AEITzAM#v=onepage&q=1970s%20Disneyland%20Winnie%20the%20Pooh%20attraction&f=false
  3. ↑ http://articles.latimes.com/1994-01-20/news/ol-18247_1_toon-spin
  4. ↑ http://www.omniluxe.net/wyw/mtwr.htm
  5. ↑ https://www.math.miami.edu/~jam/toad/ow/ow971218.html
  6. ↑ http://allears.net/tp/mk/toad.htm
  7. ↑ http://allears.net/tp/mk/mk_pooh.htm
  8. ↑ http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2010/11/behind-the-scenes-the-many-adventures-of-winnie-the-pooh-at-magic-kingdom-park/
  9. ↑ http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/the-many-adventures-of-winnie-the-pooh/news/29apr2010-pooh's-playful-spot-tree-now-installed-in-the-many-adventures-of-winnie-the-pooh-queue.htm
  10. ↑ http://thedisneyblog.com/2011/01/23/tiggers-bouncy-place-opens-at-winnie-the-pooh/
  11. ↑ http://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/pooh-queue-rumor-tigger-bounce-spot-to-be-removed.684076/page-7
  12. ↑ http://www.hiddenwdw.com/20000-leagues-under-pooh/
  13. ↑ http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/poohs-playful-spot.htm
  14. ↑ http://www.wdwmagic.com/attractions/poohs-playful-spot.htm
  15. ↑ http://orlandoinside.com/the-many-adventures-of-winnie-the-pooh-ride-review-at-disney/
  16. ↑ https://www.mouseplanet.com/guide/1046/Walt-Disney-World//Fantasyland/Hundred-Acre-Goods
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