Seven Dwarfs Mine Train Explained

Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
Location:Magic Kingdom
Section:Fantasyland (Enchanted Forest)
Coordinates:28.4206°N -81.58°W
Opened:[1]
Status:open
Previousattraction: (1971–1994)
Ariel's Grotto (1996-2004)Pooh's Playful Spot (2005-2010)
Location Virtual Queue Name:Lightning Lane Single Pass
Location Virtual Queue Image:Lightning Lane Icon Logo.webp
Location Virtual Queue Status:Available
Location Rcdb Number:9720
Type:Steel
Manufacturer:Vekoma
Designer:Walt Disney Imagineering
Model:Custom
Track:MK700 "J"
Lift:Two chain lift hills
Drop Ft:39
Length Ft:2000
Speed Mph:34
Inversions:0
Duration:2:50
Restriction In:38
Trains:5[2]
Carspertrain:5
Rowspercar:2
Ridersperrow:2
Theme:Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Transfer Accessible:yes
Extend:
Location:Shanghai Disneyland Park
Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
七个小矮人矿山车
Section:Fantasyland
Status:Operating
Soft Opened:May 7, 2016
Opened:June 16, 2016[3] [4]
Virtual Queue Name:Disney Premier Access
Virtual Queue Image:Disney Premier Access Icon Logo.svg
Virtual Queue Status:available
Single Rider:available
Rcdb Number:11646

Seven Dwarfs Mine Train is a steel roller coaster located at Magic Kingdom and Shanghai Disneyland Park. Manufactured by Vekoma, the roller coaster is situated in the Fantasyland sections of both parks.[5] The Magic Kingdom version opened to the public on May 28, 2014, as part of a major park expansion called New Fantasyland as part of the section of Enchanted Forest,[6] while the Shanghai version opened on June 16, 2016.[3] [4] 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 28, 2014, and officially opened on May 28, 2014.[10] [11] The ride soft-opened in the Magic Kingdom on May 28, 2014,[12] fully opening a week later on May 28, 2014, replacing (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.[13]

Attraction

The ride travels both indoors and outdoors, similar to Frontierland's major attractions, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad and Tiana's Bayou Adventure. 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.[14] 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] [15]

Songs from the film, such as "Heigh-Ho", are featured in the attraction. Most of the Audio-Animatronics, including the Dwarf figures of Doc, Dopey, Happy, Sleepy, Sneezy, Grumpy, and Bashful performing their Yodel Song in the final scene, are recycled from the demolished 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.[16] [17]

The ride features two on-ride cameras that provide videos and pictures for guests to buy through Disney's PhotoPass, which it began doing on September 18, 2014.[18] It is one of three Walt Disney World attractions to provide videos for guests, the others being The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror,[19] [20] and TRON Lightcycle / Run. Unlike certain attractions at Walt Disney World with on-ride cameras, there are no monitors to view the ride pictures and are instead automatically added to a guest's My Disney Experience account via the guest's RFID-enabled 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

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External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Seven Dwarfs Mine Train Opens May 28 at Walt Disney World Resort . Disney Parks Blog . The Walt Disney Company . Smith . Thomas . May 2, 2014 . May 2, 2014 . May 2, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140502222529/http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2014/05/seven-dwarfs-mine-train-opens-may-28-at-walt-disney-world-resort/ . dead .
  2. Web site: Review: Seven Dwarfs Mine Train mixes Disney charm, technology, thrills. Tampa Bay Times.
  3. Web site: Smith. Thomas. Opening Date Set for Shanghai Disney Resort, Disney's Newest World-Class Destination. DisneyParks Blog. January 12, 2016. January 12, 2016. June 18, 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160618170548/http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2016/01/opening-date-set-for-shanghai-disney-resort-disneys-newest-world-classdestination/. dead.
  4. Web site: Smith. Thomas. Shanghai Disneyland Themed Lands to Include New Attractions, Live Shows. disneyparksblog.com. Disney Parks. September 17, 2015. August 18, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150818002623/http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2015/07/shanghai-disneyland-themed-lands-to-include-new-attractions-live-shows/. dead.
  5. Web site: May 28, 2014 . Seven Dwarfs Mine Train .
  6. Seven Dwarfs Mine Train. Magic Kingdom. 9720. April 2, 2011.
  7. Web site: March 3, 2010 . Fantasyland Expansion Begins with Groundbreaking at Magic Kingdom Park . June 2, 2014 . Disney Parks Blog . Disneyparks.disney.go.com . January 21, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140121113413/http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2010/03/fantasyland-expansion-begins-with-groundbreaking-at-magic-kingdom-park/ . dead .
  8. Web site: Smith . Thomas . Update on New Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom Park . January 18, 2011 . January 20, 2011 . February 22, 2011 . https://web.archive.org/web/20110222082052/http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2011/01/update-on-new-fantasyland-at-magic-kingdom-park/ . dead .
  9. Web site: Disney World's Fantasyland expansion . WOFL FOX 35 . January 18, 2011 . January 18, 2011.
  10. News: Smith . Thomas . May 28, 2014 . Seven Dwarfs Mine Train Opens May 28 at Walt Disney World Resort . May 28, 2014 . Disney Parks Blog . The Walt Disney Company . May 20, 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140520171823/http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2014/05/seven-dwarfs-mine-train-opens-may-28-at-walt-disney-world-resort/ . dead .
  11. Web site: Fickley-Baker. Jennifer. All in the Details: Imagineers Create The Dwarfs Cottage at Seven Dwarfs Mine Train. Disney Parks Blog. The Walt Disney Company. March 19, 2014. March 20, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140320072957/http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2014/02/all-in-the-details-imagineers-create-the-dwarfs-cottage-at-seven-dwarfs-mine-train/. dead.
  12. Web site: 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 . June 2, 2014.
  13. News: Mauney. Matt. Disney reveals interactive game inside new Mine Train attraction. November 2, 2014. Orlando Sentinel. April 22, 2014.
  14. Web site: Seven Dwarfs Mine Train Literally Puts a New Face on the Disney Theme Park Experience . . May 27, 2014 . September 12, 2014 . Jim . Hill.
  15. Seven Dwarfs Mine Train ready to roll 2014. Park World Magazine. October 2013. 7.
  16. Web site: Seven Dwarfs Mine Train comes to life as final piece of New Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom – Complete ride-through video. Orlando Attractions Magazine. May 2014 . Dream Together Media, LLC.. May 1, 2014.
  17. Web site: Fickley-Baker. Jennifer. All in the Details: The Changing Terrain of Seven Dwarfs Mine Train at Magic Kingdom Park. Disney Parks Blog. Disney. March 28, 2014. March 30, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140330062401/http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2014/03/all-in-the-details-the-changing-terrain-of-seven-dwarfs-mine-train-at-magic-kingdom-park/. dead.
  18. Web site: Glassburn. Kelly. Photos, Videos Capture Your Seven Dwarfs Mine Train Ride at Walt Disney World Resort. disneyparks.disney.go.com. Disney Parks. February 7, 2015. February 7, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150207201850/http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2014/09/photos-videos-capture-your-seven-dwarfs-mine-train-ride-at-walt-disney-world/. dead.
  19. Web site: Glassburn. Kelly. MyMagic+: Video Captures Your Twilight Zone Tower of Terror Drop at Walt Disney World Resort. disneyparks.disney.go.com. Disney Parks. February 7, 2015. February 7, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150207201900/http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2014/08/mymagic-video-captures-your-twilight-zone-tower-of-terror-drop-at-walt-disney-world-resort/. dead.
  20. Web site: Wallace. Sandi. Disney PhotoPass Service Simplifies Access to Walt Disney World Photos, Videos. disneyparks.com. October 28, 2014. Disney Parks. November 2, 2014. November 2, 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141102033605/http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2014/10/disney-photopass-service-simplifies-access-to-walt-disney-world-photos-videos/. dead.
  21. Web site: There was a small fire tonight at Seven Dwarfs Mine Train.... twitter.com. @attractions (Attractions Magazine). November 2, 2014.
  22. News: Seven Dwarfs Mine Train catches fire at Walt Disney World, no injuries reported. November 2, 2014. WGHP FOX 8. November 1, 2014.
  23. News: Harris. David. Fire at Seven Dwarfs train at Disney, officials say. November 2, 2014. Orlando Sentinel. November 1, 2014.

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