Dumbo the Flying Elephant
Dumbo the Flying Elephant is an aerial carousel-style ride located in Fantasyland at six Disney theme parks around the world. It is based on Disney's 1941 animated feature film, Dumbo. The original attraction opened at Disneyland on August 16, 1955. The five other versions of the attraction were opening-day attractions at their respective parks. It is the only attraction that can be found at all six Disney castle parks worldwide.
| Dumbo the Flying Elephant | |
|---|---|
Dumbo the Flying Elephant at Disneyland | |
| Disneyland | |
| Area | Fantasyland |
| Coordinates | 33.81367°N 117.91891°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | August 16, 1955 |
| Magic Kingdom | |
| Area | Fantasyland (Storybook Circus; 2012–present) |
| Coordinates | 28.42036°N 81.5810°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Soft opening date | March 12, 2012 (relocation) |
| Opening date | October 1, 1971 (original) March 21, 2012 (relocation) |
| Tokyo Disneyland | |
| Name | 空飛ぶダンボ(in Japanese) |
| Area | Fantasyland |
| Coordinates | 35.63147°N 139.8817°E |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | April 15, 1983 |
| Disneyland Park (Paris) | |
| Area | Fantasyland |
| Coordinates | 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 | 22.31236°N 114.0402°E |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | September 12, 2005 |
| Shanghai Disneyland | |
| Name | 小飞象 |
| Area | Gardens of Imagination |
| Status | Operating |
| Soft opening date | May 7, 2016 |
| Opening date | June 16, 2016 |
| Ride statistics | |
| Attraction type | Aerial carousel |
| Manufacturers | Arrow Development (Disneyland) Zamperla |
| Designer | Walt Disney Imagineering |
| Theme | Dumbo |
| Music | Compositions by Frank Churchill and Oliver Wallace, and Circus Music (Florida and Shanghai) Whip and Spur & Other Circus Screamers (Paris) |
| Vehicle type | Flying Dumbo elephants |
| Riders per vehicle | 2–3 |
| Rows | 1 |
| Riders per row | 2 (3 with small child on lap) |
| Sponsor | Scentsy (Florida; 2023–present) |
Disney Genie+ Lightning Lane available | |
Must transfer from wheelchair | |
One elephant from the ride is in the collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C., donated in 2005, on the occasion of Disneyland's 50th anniversary.
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