Gadget's Go Coaster
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| Disneyland | |
| Park section | Mickey's Toontown |
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| Coordinates | 33°48′54.9″N 117°55′9.5″W / 33.81525°N 117.919306°WCoordinates: 33°48′54.9″N 117°55′9.5″W / 33.81525°N 117.919306°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opened | January 24, 1993 |
| Tokyo Disneyland | |
| Park section | Mickey's Toontown |
| Status | Operating |
| Opened | April 15, 1996 |
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| Type | Steel - Junior |
| Manufacturer | Vekoma |
| Designer | Walt Disney Imagineering |
| Model | Junior Coaster (207m) |
| Height | 27.92 ft (8.51 m) |
| Length | 679.17 ft (207.01 m) |
| Max speed | 21.7 mph (34.9 km/h) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 0:51 |
| Capacity | 780 riders per hour |
| Height restriction | 2 ft 11 in (89 cm) |
| Trains | Single train with 8 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in a single row for a total of 16 riders per train. |
| Sponsored by | Sparkle |
| Gadget's Go Coaster at RCDB | |
| Pictures of Gadget's Go Coaster at RCDB | |
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Gadget's Go Coaster is a roller coaster at the Disneyland theme park in Anaheim, California and Tokyo Disneyland theme park, located in Urayasu, Chiba, Japan, near Tokyo. The ride is based on the work of the popular character Gadget Hackwrench from the 1989 Walt Disney Television Animation cartoon, Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers. Gadget herself can be seen on top of a small weathervane on a building towards Chip and Dale's Tree House.
Both versions of the attraction are located in Mickey's Toontown, and the Disneyland version opened January 23, 1993, along with the Mickey's Toontown area. The Tokyo Disneyland version opened on April 15, 1996.
This is the only remaining Disneyland ride to be based on a Disney Afternoon television series. It should also be noted that the ride debuted three years after the cartoon was canceled.
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[edit] Ride
When you walk up to the front entrance, you'll see the sign for Gadget's "squirrel-made" coaster out of random items. Above the loading dock is a portrait of the rescue ranger on a postage stamp. The Go Coaster is primarily for children and therefore has very small cars. While two children can easily fit into a single car, most adults would have to travel alone (or with a small child). Guests board a train fashioned from acorns and scavenged parts.
Once on board, guests are treated to a safety spiel audio recording by Gadget herself (voiced by Tress MacNeille). Guests travel through Gadget's salvaged old comb, soup can and thread spool, and over a small lake. Near the end of the ride (the fastest turn), cartoony frogs squirt water at guests. The coaster comes to a stop and pulls into the station. Then, you all return to Toontown.
[edit] Attraction Facts
[edit] Disneyland
- Grand opening: January 24, 1993
- Designers: Walt Disney Imagineering, Vekoma
- Number of Trains: 1
- Capacity per Train: 16
- Number of Cabs per Train: 8
- Maximum seating capacity: 2 per row
- Train theme: Hand built acorn pods by Gadget
- Height requirement: 35" (89 cm)
- Show length: 51 seconds
- Ride system: Roller Coaster
- Sponsor: Sparkle Paper Towels (A Georgia-Pacific Company)
[edit] Tokyo Disneyland
- Grand opening: April 15, 1996
- Designers: Walt Disney Imagineering, Vekoma
- Number of Trains: 2
- Capacity per Train: 16
- Number of Cabs per Train: 8
- Maximum seating capacity: 2 per cab
- Show length: 1:00
- Ride system: Roller Coaster
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Gadget's Go Coaster
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Gadget's Go Coaster, Tokyo Disneyland
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[edit] Related Attractions
- Magic Kingdom
- The Great Goofini (Opening in 2012)
- Tokyo DisneySea
- Flounder's Flying Fish Coaster
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