Dumbo The Flying Elephant

Guests of all ages are invited to fly high in the sky with Dumbo The Flying Elephant in this classic attraction in Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom theme park.

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Hop inside one of 16 delightfully detailed, Dumbo-themed gondolas and take off into the sky above Magic Kingdom theme park to soar with Dumbo as he discovers his ability to fly.

During your aerial adventure around the circus, maneuver the easy-to-handle joystick inside your Dumbo gondola up or down to control just how high—or how low—you want to go.

The popular attraction features jovial circus music, led by a band organ, and includes Dumbo’s faithful friend, Timothy Mouse, atop a decorative hot-air balloon at the center of the attraction.





Dumbo The Flying Elephant is inspired by the title character from the 1941 Disney animated motion picture. Now you too can fly like Dumbo!

Guest Policies

• Guests using wheelchairs should enter using ramp located on right.
• Guests may remain in their wheelchair, motorized scooter or ECV to experience the attraction.
• Guests with young children may take turns experiencing attractions. See a Cast Member for additional information.

Dumbo the Flying Elephant is a carousel-style ride located in Fantasyland at all five Disney theme parks around the world. The original opened at Disneyland in October 1955, three months after the park opened. The four other versions were opening day attractions at their respective parks.

Ride synopsis

Based on the character from the 1941 animated feature, the sixteen ride vehicles are each shaped like Dumbo and are mounted on articulated armatures connected to a rotating hub. The passengers ride in the “Dumbos” and can maneuver them up and down with a joystick which operates a hydraulic ram. The ride itself rotates counterclockwise at a constant rate.

History

The attraction was originally built with ten ride vehicles which were intended to represent not the “one and only” Dumbo but the alcohol-induced “pink elephants” scene from the film. In fact, the working title of the attraction was “10 Pink Elephants On Parade” and the elephants were actually painted pink on installation. Walt Disney objected, not wishing Disneyland’s patrons to ride vehicles themed to a hallucination and thereby ordered them painted gray. When Disneyland’s Fantasyland was remodeled in 1983, the attraction was expanded to its present-day sixteen vehicles. Like other remaining 1955 attractions, one of Disneyland’s Dumbos was painted gold in honor of that park’s fiftieth anniversary in 2005.

A circa 1915 band organ occasionally provides background music. This powerful instrument is capable of being heard more than a mile away; it is quite naturally operated at only a fraction of its potential.

Trivia

* A figure of Timothy Mouse rides atop the central hub. The figure originally held a training whip, later replaced with the “magic feather.” It has since been changed back to the whip.
* During his 1957 visit, Former US President Harry S Truman politely declined a ride on Dumbo the Flying Elephant.
* During the 1992 Disneyana convention, one of the original ride vehicles sold for US$16,000.
* On the TV series Jon & Kate Plus 8 all eight kids went on Dumbo the Flying Elephant as their first ride. They ultimately liked it, with Kate saying “God bless that Dumbo” and one of their sextuplets (Collin) trying to get back onto the Dumbo ride.
* While each version of Dumbo the Flying Elephant is quite similar, the Walt Disney World version stands out. It does not include a central water feature likes its Disneyland and Disneyland Paris counterparts. The utilidoors, running directly below the attraction, prevented the installation of water pipes necessary for the water features to operate.

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