Journey to the Center of the Earth (attraction)
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Journey to the Center of the Earth | |
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Manufacturer | General Motors Corporation (Test Track technology) |
Theme | Journey to the Center of the Earth by Jules Verne |
Speed | 47 mph (76 km/h) |
Vehicle type | Slot car |
Riders per vehicle | 6 (3 rows of 2 riders) |
Duration | about 3 minutes [1] |
Height restriction | 46 in (117 cm) |
Must transfer from wheelchair |
Journey to the Center of the Earth(センター・オブ・ジ・アース) is a
Story
The volcano of Mysterious Island, Mount Prometheus, has become Captain Nemo's base. After traveling through its caverns and past several of Nemo's labs (which includes a diary entry of the discovery of the fossilized egg of a monstrous, unknown arthropod), guests board "Terravators" (elevators) to the facility's base station one-half mile below. In this base station is a huge steam-powered bellows that pumps fresh air down from the surface, massive spring-pillars that hold the ceiling up to prevent cave-ins in case of earthquakes, and communication center which is currently giving warnings of increased seismic activity, but the scientist who mans it is currently away on a tea break.
Riders then board steam-powered mine vehicles that travel through pre-drilled tunnels into the heart of the Earth. The ride begins through a cavern of colorful glowing crystals, before entering a giant Mushroom Forest, which is inhabited by strange insect and amphibian-like life forms. Before the car can proceed further, an earthquake causes a cave-in of the tunnel ahead, forcing the car off its planned route and down a side branch filled with giant egg-like sacks that appears to have been dug by a gigantic creature. The car emerges on the shore of the Subterranean Sea, and is nearly struck by a lightning from the electrified gas clouds. The finale comes when riders are forced into the fiery heart of an active volcano, where the riders come face-to-face with the giant, tyrannical centipede-like lava monster that has built a nest there, before escaping back to the surface on the wave of an eruption.
History
Journey to the Center of the Earth was originally planned as a
The score of the ride was composed by
See also
- Test Track, the first generation of this attraction's ride system located in Epcot at Walt Disney World.
- Radiator Springs Racers, the third generation of this attraction's ride system located in Disney California Adventure at the Disneyland Resort.
References
- ^ "【公式】東京ディズニーランド、東京ディズニーシー、東京ディズニーリゾート・オフィシャルウェブサイト".
- ^ "A Buddy Baker Tribute". The Sound of Magic. Retrieved 23 June 2013.
External links
- "Journey to the Center of the Earth". Tokyo DisneySea Official Site.
- Journey into the Giant Selenite Crystal Caves of Mexico by Leela Hutchison, G.G.