Alice in Wonderland (Disneyland attraction)

Alice in Wonderland
Disneyland
Land	Fantasyland
Designer	WED Enterprises
Attraction type	Dark Ride
Theme	Alice in Wonderland
Opening date	June 14, 1958
Ride duration	3:38 minutes
Wheelchair accessible Must transfer from wheelchair

Alice in Wonderland is a dark ride in Fantasyland at Disneyland park. Based on the animated Disney adaptation of the same name, the attraction resides next to a second ride, the Mad Tea Party, based on a scene in that same adaptation. The presence of two rides based on the film is unusual in that Walt Disney said he regretted making it because it lacked a connection to the audience's hearts.

The ride follows the path of the movie, as the riders (as Alice) follow the White Rabbit down the Rabbit Hole into Wonderland. They spin through scenes in a madcap fashion, dodging absurd creatures in the forest, with some questionable guidance from the Cheshire Cat. When the Queen of Hearts loses to Alice at croquet, she threatens to chop off the innocent girl's head as she (and the ride vehicles) push their way through brigades of playing cards. The vehicles then leave the ride building's second floor (a rare occurrence in a non-thrill ride at a Disney park) and descends by people waiting in line on a winding giant lilly pad, before heading to the climactic scene at the Mad Tea Party. The White Rabbit ducks as a giant birthday cake with a dynamite candle explodes and the ride vehicles escape back to where they began. Alice herself is only seen in the singing flower garden hidden behind a leaf to the visitors' right.

Summary

Guests ride on the Magic Caterpillar and go through the rabbit hole and go through the Doorknob and then through the Tweedles. Then, the guests go through the flowers singing "The Golden Afternoon" and smoke appears on a black screen and through the Caterpillar saying "Who are you?" A Dandelion pops up, roaring and then through Tulgey Wood going through an accordion owl, an eyeglasses bird, an adult honking duck with its ducklings, an umbrella vulture, a cage bird, a pair of pencil birds that wrote the word "Watch Out" and then a pair of hammer birds building up a sign. Then, they go through the hedge maze and through some singing card soldiers as the White Rabbit announces to the Queen of Hearts andher guards began to cheer. She plays croquet, using a flamingo as a club and a hedgehog as a ball. The King begans to clear his throat and say "Rule 42: The Queen should always win" and the guests go through to dark area. A hedgehog appears on the screen and crashes and rolls back. Then, the guests go through an angry club card and the Queen saying "Off with her head!". Then, various cards began to yell as the guests go through. The guests go down to visit the Mad Hatter and he and the March Hare sing "A Very Merry Unbirthday to You" and the cake began to explode and guests exit the caterpillar.

The ride was temporarily closed on July 15, 2010 after California's Department of Occupational Safety and Health pointed out that it needed handrails on the second floor outdoor portion of the ride. The ride re-opened with the new safety rails on August 13, 2010.

Voice Credits

• Alice - Kathryn Beaumont
• The White Rabbit - Corey Burton
• Ace of Clubs - Thurl Ravenscroft
• Cards - Corey Burton
• Cheshire Cat - Tony Pope
• King of Hearts - Tony Pope