Today I will be doing a post on peter pans flight!
Original version (1955–1982)
Peter pans flight was opened on July 17, 1955. This ride is really interesting because all of the “boats” are suspend in the air. The original ride featured the ride vehicles flying through scenes of the nursery, over London, onward to Neverland, and finally through Skull Rock, where riders saw Captain Hook, Mr. Smee, The Lost Boys camp, Princess Tiger Lily and the Crocodile before unloading. The exterior of the attraction had a medieval design and the queue was outside. Departing from the station, but before entering the actual ride building, guests fly over the rooftops of London. The new version of the ride includes Audio-Animatronic versions of the characters, like at the Magic Kingdom in Florida. As part of the new remodel, scenes from the Florida ride were added to Disneyland, including the pirate ship deck.
Expanded version (1983–2015)
The new Disneyland ride opened as part of New Fantasyland on May 25, 1983. After winding through the queue, guests board a three-passenger miniature galleon, which is suspended from a track on the ceiling above to enhance the sensation of flying through the air. The ship leaves the load area and winds through the Darlings’ nursery, passing Nana the Nursemaid next to some toy blocks which spell “D1SN3Y” when read backwards. Wendy, Michael and John Darling are on the bed and Peter Pan’s shadow is on the wall.
Guests hear Peter Pan saying, “Come on, everybody! Here we go!” At this point, the ship flies out the nursery window and over moonlit London. Lights twinkle all around. Below guests are miniature versions of some of London’s famous landmarks, including St. Paul’s Cathedral, Big Ben, the Tower Bridge and the River Thames.
Then, going past “the second star to the right and straight on ’til morning,” the flying ships reach Neverland, where guests pass some of its landmarks, including the Indian village, a glowing volcano, The Lost Boys camp, Mermaid Lagoon and Skull Rock. It is here that guests encounter some of Neverland’s most famous residents, including Princess Tiger Lily, Mr. Smee, Tick-Tock the Crocodile and Peter’s arch rival, Captain Hook, in addition to Peter and the Darlings.
Well that’s all I will be talking about today! for future planning I will do small world.
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