Dumbo the Flying Elephant
| Dumbo the Flying Elephant | |
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Dumbo the Flying Elephant at Disneyland
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| Disneyland | |
| Area | Fantasyland |
| Coordinates | 33°48′49″N 117°55′08″W / 33.81367°N 117.91891°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | August 16, 1955 |
| Magic Kingdom | |
| Area | Fantasyland |
| Coordinates | 28°25′13″N 81°34′52″W / 28.42036°N 81.5810°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Soft opening date | March 12, 2012 June 22, 2012 |
| Opening date | October 1, 1971 (Original) December 6, 2012 (reopening) |
| Closing date | January 8, 2012 (Original) |
| Tokyo Disneyland | |
| Name | 空飛ぶダンボ(Japanese) |
| Area | Fantasyland |
| Coordinates | 35°37′53″N 139°52′54″E / 35.63147°N 139.8817°E |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | April 15, 1983 |
| Replaced | Toon Park |
| Disneyland Park (Paris) | |
| Area | Fantasyland |
| Coordinates | 48°52′26″N 2°46′28″E / 48.874°N 2.77455°E |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | April 12, 1992 |
| Hong Kong Disneyland | |
| Name | 小飛象旋轉世界 |
| Area | Fantasyland |
| Coordinates | 22°18′44″N 114°02′25″E / 22.31236°N 114.0402°E |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | September 12, 2005 |
| Shanghai Disneyland | |
| Name | 小飞象 |
| Area | Gardens of Imagination |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | June 16, 2016 |
| General statistics | |
| Attraction type | Aerial carousel |
| Manufacturers | Arrow Development (Disneyland) |
| Designer | Walt Disney Imagineering |
| Theme | Dumbo |
| Vehicle type | Flying Dumbo elephants |
Dumbo the Flying Elephant is an aerial carousel-style ride located in Fantasyland at six Disney parks around the world. It is based on the 1941 film, Dumbo. The original attraction opened at Disneyland in October 1955, three months after the park opened. The four other versions of the attraction were opening-day attractions at their respective parks.
One elephant from the ride is in the collection of the National Museum of American History, donated in 2005, on the occasion of Disneyland's 50th anniversary.
Based on the character from the 1941 animated feature, the 16 ride vehicles each resemble Dumbo, and are mounted on articulated armatures connected to a rotating hub. The passengers ride in the "Dumbos" and can maneuver them up and down with a joystick that operates a hydraulic ram. The ride itself rotates counterclockwise at a constant rate.
A figure of Timothy Q. Mouse, currently voiced by Chris Edgerly, rides atop the central hub. Originally at Disneyland and Magic Kingdom, the figure held a training whip and stood on a disco ball. With the exception of Tokyo Disneyland, he currently stands on a hot air balloon and holds the "magic feather". Starting in 2012, Magic Kingdom's Timothy currently spins with his magic feather on top of the attraction's marquee.
Each of the parks, with the exception of Disneyland Paris, has an extra Dumbo vehicle located outside of the attraction to be used by guests for better photo opportunities. Tokyo Disneyland's photo spot differs from its three counterparts; the character is shown in his regular outfit from the original film, with a pink saddle blanket and Timothy Mouse in his hat.
All of the Dumbos, with the exception of the newer Dumbo in Walt Disney World (which was added with the New Fantasyland expansion), spin counterclockwise. The newer Dumbo in Walt Disney World spins clockwise.
The original design of the attraction had 10 ride vehicles which were intended to represent not the "one and only" Dumbo, but the alcohol-induced "pink elephants" scene from the film. In fact, the working title of the attraction was "10 Pink Elephants On Parade" and the elephants were painted pink on installation. Walt Disney objected, not wishing Disneyland's guests to ride vehicles themed to a hallucination and thereby ordered them painted grey.
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