Soarin' Over California
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| Disney California Adventure | |
| Name | Soarin' Around the World |
| Area | Grizzly Peak Airfield |
| Coordinates | 33°48′30″N 117°55′12″W / 33.80837°N 117.92000°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date |
February 8, 2001 |
| Closing date | June 15, 2016 (Soarin' Over California) |
 Fastpass available |
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| Epcot | |
| Name | Soarin' |
| Area | Future World (The Land pavilion) |
| Coordinates | 28°22′21.66″N 81°33′9.43″W / 28.3726833°N 81.5526194°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date |
May 5, 2005 |
| Closing date | June 16, 2016 (Soarin' Over California) |
| Replaced | Food Rocks (1994-2004) |
 FastPass+ available |
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| Shanghai Disneyland Park | |
| Name |
Soaring Over the Horizon 翱翔•飞越地平线 |
| Area | Adventure Isle |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | June 16, 2016 |
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Fastpass available |
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| Tokyo DisneySea | |
| Area | Mediterranean Harbor |
| Opening date | Planned 2019 |
| General statistics | |
| Attraction type | IMAX Dome HD laser-projected Simulator ride |
| Manufacturer | Dynamic Structures |
| Designer | Walt Disney Imagineering |
| Music | Bruce Broughton, based on a score by Jerry Goldsmith |
| Height | 80 ft (24 m) |
| Vehicles |
6 in two theaters (California, Shanghai) |
| Riders per vehicle | Alpha 27, Bravo 33, Charlie 27 |
| Rows | 3 |
| Participants per group | 87 per theater |
| Duration | 4:45 |
| Height restriction | 40 in (102 cm) |
| Host | Patrick Warburton |
| Film speed | 48 frames per second |
 Must transfer from wheelchair |
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 Closed captioning available |
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February 8, 2001
May 5, 2005
6 in two theaters (California, Shanghai)
Soarin', also known as Soarin' Around the World and Soaring Over the Horizon, is a flight motion simulator attraction at Disney California Adventure, Epcot, and Shanghai Disneyland. The ride employs a mechanical lift system, a 4K film presentation on an 80 ft (24 m) concave 180-degree OMNIMAX laser projection screen, artificial scents and wind to simulate a hang gliding flight over several locations across six continents around the world.
The original iteration of the attraction, known as Soarin' Over California, was an opening day attraction at Disney California Adventure on February 8, 2001. The initial version took guests over several locations in California, and included a pre-show tribute to the history of California's aviation industry. Due to its consistent popularity, Soarin' Over California was duplicated at Epcot in Walt Disney World as Soarin' in 2005.
The current global version of the ride debuted at Shanghai Disneyland Park as Soaring Over the Horizon on June 16, 2016. Concurrently, the American versions were also replaced with the new film as Soarin' Around the World on the next day, June 17. A fourth attraction was announced in 2016 for Tokyo DisneySea, and is expected to open in 2019.
Soarin' was first conceptualized in 1996 as "Ultra Flight," a name which can still be seen on the tower consoles of the California Adventure attraction. It was to feature an OMNIMAX screen with an inverted track allowing guests to fly over California's landmarks. The attraction would have three load levels and the system would operate on a horizontal cable, much like a dry cleaner's rack. This plan was abandoned, however, when it was determined that the construction and labor costs for that design would be prohibitive. It seemed that Soarin' wouldn't become a reality until engineer Mark Sumner developed a different idea for the ride vehicles, using an Erector Set and string to create a working model. This design would allow Disney to efficiently load guests on one level instead of three, thus cutting construction and labor costs greatly.
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