Seven Dwarfs Mine Train

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Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
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Single rider line available
Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
七个小矮人矿山车 at Shanghai Disneyland Park at RCDB
General statistics
Type
lift hills
Drop39 ft (12 m)
Length2,000 ft (610 m)
Speed34 mph (55 km/h)
Inversions0
Duration2:50
Height restriction38 in (97 cm)
Trains5[4] trains with 5 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in 2 rows for a total of 20 riders per train.
ThemeSnow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Must transfer from wheelchair

Seven Dwarfs Mine Train is a

New Fantasyland as part of the section of Enchanted Forest,[6] while the Shanghai version opened on June 16, 2016.[1][2] The ride is themed to Walt Disney's 1937 film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
, the first full-length, traditionally-animated feature film.

History

The Fantasyland section of the Magic Kingdom underwent a large expansion and renovation from March 2010[7] through May 2014.[8][9] As part of the expansion, the Magic Kingdom's original Snow White attraction,

Snow White's Scary Adventures, was permanently closed on May 31, 2012 and replaced with Princess Fairytale Hall, a new Disney Princess meet and greet.[9] A new area themed to Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, featuring Snow White's cottage and the new Seven Dwarfs Mine Train roller coaster, was dedicated on May 2, 2014 and officially opened on May 28, 2014.[3][10] The ride soft-opened in the Magic Kingdom on May 21, 2014,[11] fully opening a week later on May 28, 2014, replacing 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea: Submarine Voyage
(1971-94) and Pooh's Playful Spot (2005-10).

Description

Queue

The queue for this attraction hosts a few interactive activities. One was a gem-sorting game where guests match up three jewels of different shape but the same color, but has since been replaced with an overlay of immovable physical gems. There is also a spot with barrels full of gems that guests spin to create reflective animations of the Seven Dwarfs on the ceiling. If all of the dwarfs are present on the ceiling, an animation of Snow White appears in the middle of the Dwarfs' animations. Finally there are the "musical spigots," a gem washing station with wooden taps carved to woodland animals. There are 12 spigots each representing a note on the chromatic scale.[12]

Attraction

A prototype car for the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train on display at the D23 Expo in 2011

The ride travels both

indoors and outdoors, similar to Frontierland's major attractions, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and Splash Mountain. Unlike roller coasters such as the Incredicoaster and Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring Aerosmith, this attraction is designed to appeal to a family-oriented crowd with enchanting scenery and cartoonish architecture; it retains details from the original 1937 film.[13] The attraction features a new ride system of a "tilting vehicle". This new technology simulates the swaying and tipping one would expect to experience in a mine cart.[8][14]

Songs from the film, such as "

Snow White's Scary Adventures attraction. Additionally, the vulture figures from the previous attraction ride are perched on a mining structure early in the ride. Many of the figures within the cave are new designs from the animation team, with the most important and recognizable contribution being Doc's high range of motion, two-degree-of-freedom wrist.[15][16]

The ride features two

MagicBand
linked to the account, if riding with one on their wrist, or via Bluetooth if riding with a Bluetooth-enabled smartphone without a MagicBand.

The ride layouts are the same in the Florida and Shanghai versions of the ride. The major differences between the two are that the Shanghai version has all its songs in Mandarin instead of English. Also at the final brake run, while both versions have a hut with Snow White dancing, the Florida version is much closer to the tracks as compared to the Shanghai version, where a well with several animals playing inside it is in place.

Incidents

Main article:
Incidents at Walt Disney World Resort

References

  1. ^ a b Smith, Thomas (January 12, 2016). "Opening Date Set for Shanghai Disney Resort, Disney's Newest World-Class Destination". DisneyParks Blog. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  2. ^ a b Smith, Thomas. "Shanghai Disneyland Themed Lands to Include New Attractions, Live Shows". disneyparksblog.com. Disney Parks. Retrieved September 17, 2015.
  3. ^ a b Smith, Thomas (May 2, 2014). "Seven Dwarfs Mine Train Opens May 28 at Walt Disney World Resort". Disney Parks Blog. The Walt Disney Company. Retrieved May 2, 2014.
  4. ^ "Review: Seven Dwarfs Mine Train mixes Disney charm, technology, thrills". Tampa Bay Times.
  5. ^ "Seven Dwarfs Mine Train". May 22, 2014.
  6. ^ Marden, Duane. "Seven Dwarfs Mine Train  (Magic Kingdom)". Roller Coaster DataBase. Retrieved April 2, 2011.
  7. ^ "Fantasyland Expansion Begins with Groundbreaking at Magic Kingdom Park". Disney Parks Blog. Disneyparks.disney.go.com. March 3, 2010. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  8. ^ a b Smith, Thomas (January 18, 2011). "Update on New Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom Park". Retrieved January 20, 2011.
  9. ^ a b "Disney World's Fantasyland expansion". WOFL FOX 35. January 18, 2011. Retrieved January 18, 2011.
  10. ^ Fickley-Baker, Jennifer. "All in the Details: Imagineers Create The Dwarfs Cottage at Seven Dwarfs Mine Train". Disney Parks Blog. The Walt Disney Company. Retrieved March 19, 2014.
  11. ^ "Orlando Theme Park News | Daily News and Photo-updates Covering Central Florida's Attractions: Seven Dwarfs Mine Train Soft-Opening TODAY (May 21)". Orlandoparksnews.com. May 21, 2014. Retrieved June 2, 2014.
  12. ^ Mauney, Matt (April 22, 2014). "Disney reveals interactive game inside new Mine Train attraction". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
  13. The Huffington Post
    . Retrieved September 12, 2014.
  14. ^ "Seven Dwarfs Mine Train ready to roll 2014". Park World Magazine: 7. October 2013.
  15. ^ a b "Seven Dwarfs Mine Train comes to life as final piece of New Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom – Complete ride-through video". Orlando Attractions Magazine. Dream Together Media, LLC. May 2014. Retrieved May 1, 2014.
  16. ^ Fickley-Baker, Jennifer. "All in the Details: The Changing Terrain of Seven Dwarfs Mine Train at Magic Kingdom Park". Disney Parks Blog. Disney.
  17. ^ Glassburn, Kelly. "Photos, Videos Capture Your Seven Dwarfs Mine Train Ride at Walt Disney World Resort". disneyparks.disney.go.com. Disney Parks. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  18. ^ Glassburn, Kelly. "MyMagic+: Video Captures Your Twilight Zone Tower of Terror Drop at Walt Disney World Resort". disneyparks.disney.go.com. Disney Parks. Retrieved February 7, 2015.
  19. ^ Wallace, Sandi (October 28, 2014). "Disney PhotoPass Service Simplifies Access to Walt Disney World Photos, Videos". disneyparks.com. Disney Parks. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
  20. ^ "There was a small fire tonight at Seven Dwarfs Mine Train..." twitter.com. @attractions (Attractions Magazine). Retrieved November 2, 2014.
  21. ^ "Seven Dwarfs Mine Train catches fire at Walt Disney World, no injuries reported". WGHP FOX 8. November 1, 2014. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
  22. ^ Harris, David (November 1, 2014). "Fire at Seven Dwarfs train at Disney, officials say". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved November 2, 2014.

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