Have you been on Monsters Inc. in Tokyo?!? The last time I was there it was still kinda new and I missed out on a Fastpass and couldn't bear the Standby wait when the rest of Tokyo Disneyland called my name.
Yes, the longest Disneyland Resort ride is Pirates at about 16 minutes (8 minutes longer than the WDW version). The longest WDW ride is Ellen's Energy Adventure at about 45 minutes (time for a potty break!).
The
Disneyland Resort at its two parks has a total of
77 Attractions, 55 of which are rides; Disneyland Park has 46 Attractions with 34 of those being rides, and DCA has 31 Attractions with 21 of those being rides.
The
Walt Disney World Resort at its four parks has a total of
85 Attractions, 46 of which are rides: Magic Kingdom Park has 34 Attractions, 25 of which are rides, Epcot has 23 Attractions, 8 of which are rides, DHS has 15 Attractions, 6 of which are rides, and DAK has 13 Attractions, 7 of which are rides.
Back on topic to the Alice In Wonderland dark ride at Disneyland, or
@raven24 will kill me!...
The rumor from the Al Lutz/Miceage Updates for the last 12 months or so has been that all five of Disneyland's Fantasyland dark rides will be getting Extreme Makeovers of sorts, introducing new animatronics and digital mapping effects and new lighting/audio and updated technology throughout the ride. The Miceage updates had been talking about new animatronics for Alice In Wonderland that used a "projected face", and that was months before the animatronics for the Dwarfs Mine Train at WDW had been revealed. It's now apparent that the SDMT debuted this new projected face animatronic technology first, while it's simultaneously being installed in the Alice In Wonderland dark ride, to be followed according to Miceage by a long closure this Fall of Peter Pan's Flight, then Mr. Toad, Snow White, etc.
We've all assumed the Queen of Hearts will have a new projected face. But maybe also the White Rabbit? Tweedle Dee and Dum? I look forward to finding out next month!
The newly updated dark rides would open in phases through the spring of 2015 after they each get a two to three month rehab, and then they would be hyped as part of the 60th Anniversary for Disneyland as the
"NEW!" thing you should go see.
This latest Alice In Wonderland rehab from March to July is the first one to happen. For the record, Disney has yet to acknowledge this and it's simply been a juicy rumor scooped by Miceage Updates for over a year now. Interestingly, the Little Mermaid ride at DCA reopened last month after a long rehab with new lighting and lots of new additions throughout the ride, and Disney's Parks Blog or any Disney spokesman never mentioned it. They just quietly upgraded and changed the Mermaid ride, so they may not say a word when Alice opens either.
Alice In Wonderland officially reopens at Disneyland on Independence Day, July 4th. But I wonder if it might open a day or two early?
Here's another good pic from the new Dateline Disneyland on Miceage, showing the newly widened outdoor track. I hope this is worth all this mess and fuss.
That big Ficus tree was planted during the last major Alice In Wonderland makeover, in 1983-84. It's grown to massive proportions now, but Ficus trees just love the SoCal climate and it still looks very healthy. A big change from the treeless version of this ride in the 1950's and 60's!
