Snow White's Enchanted Wish

Snow White's Scary Adventures
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Attraction type	Dark ride
Designer	WED Enterprises
Theme	Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs
Vehicle type	Mine cars

Snow White's Scary Adventures
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Duration	1:51
Re-dedicated	May 23, 1983
Required ticket	C

Snow White's Scary Adventures
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Duration	2:50
Re-dedicated	December 1994

Snow White's Adventures
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Duration	2:30

Blanche Neige et les sept nains
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Duration	2:00

Snow White's Scary Adventures is a dark ride at the Disneyland, Magic Kingdom, Tokyo Disneyland and Disneyland Park (Paris) theme parks. Located in Fantasyland, it is one of the few remaining attractions operational on Disneyland's opening day in 1955. The ride's story is based on Disney's animated film version of the classic story, its very first animated feature film.

History

Snow White's Scary Adventures opened on Disneyland's opening day as Snow White and her Adventures. Imagineers had designed the ride so that guests felt like they were the main character of the story; in this case, guests were Snow White. Few people understood this, and some wondered why Snow White was not in the Snow White ride. During 1983, all of the Fantasyland dark rides were slightly redesigned as part of a large overhaul of Fantasyland; rides were modified to include the main characters of the films the rides represented, and this one was no exception. Thus Snow White is in the attraction today, but only appears once. The present outdoor facade is made to resemble the Evil Queen's castle from the movie. In one scene where the Witch offers the guests the poisoned apple, guests frequently tried (and sometimes managed) to steal the apple and bring it home as a souvenir. When Fantasyland was reopened in 1983, they solved the problem of the ever-missing poisoned apple by replacing it with an image of an apple projected by means of parabolic mirror. Guests who reach out to steal the apple now find their hands passing through it.

Walt Disney World's original take on this ride, like their early version of Peter Pan's Flight, also put the guests in the role of the story's main character (Snow White). Around Christmas of 1994, a less frightening version of the ride took its place; an appearance by Snow White was also added. The redesigned ride took some cues from the version at Disneyland Paris, including increasing the ride capacity of each ride vehicle from four to six passengers.

Attraction summary

Disneyland

Guests enter the ride building via the Evil Queen's castle. Overlooking the entrance is a high window whose curtains are parted every few minutes by the Evil Queen. A metal, gold-colored apple is within reach of guests standing in the queue. Touching the apple causes the disembodied voice of the Queen to cackle menacingly. Guests wind their way through a dungeon inside the castle, passing by a book of poisons. The book reads, "One taste of the poisoned apple and the victim's eyes will close forever in the Sleeping Death..." Like most of the dark rides, the boarding area is dominated by a large mural depicting characters from the movie.

The beginning of the ride itself resembles the Dwarfs' cottage. Boarding the ride vehicles (which are the Seven Dwarfs beds complete with the names of each dwarf just like in the movie), the guests enter the Dwarfs' cottage, where they hear the music and yodeling of one of the film's songs, "The Silly Song". You pass Snow White, who is climbing the stairs to the second floor of the cottage, with some of her animal friends following. The guests then move past the Dwarfs, who are performing "The Silly Song". Happy is on bass, Grumpy is on organ, Bashful is on accordion, Doc is on mandolin, Sleepy is on fiddle and Dopey is on Sneeze's shoulders.

Leaving the cottage, the guests pass by the Queen who says, "Soon I'll be fairest in the land." They then enter the Dwarfs' diamond mine, which is full of jewels of many colors. They then pass under a branch with two vultures perched on it and then enter the Queen's castle. There, they see the Queen's back to them as she stands before her Magic Mirror with her beautiful reflection in it saying, "Magic Mirror on the wall..." Then she snaps around and sees the guests. They see that she has become an ugly, green-eyed, toothless hag with a wart on her nose. "With this disguise, I'll fool them all!" she adds. This effect is achieved by two models — one queen, one hag — rotating on different sides of the 'mirror', which actually contains a sheet of transparent glass. In the Disneyland Paris version, the effect is noticeable by observing the two pairs of hands; the model in front of the mirror has palms and fingers outstretched, while the 'reflection' has fingers curled towards the palm. In addition, projections and LED lights create the effect of cobwebs and electricity running through the walls.

The guests then pass through the castle, laden with skeletons. Nearby, the Hag and a raven are in a dungeon area. She is creating a poisoned apple for Snow White. Guests then see the Hag in a small boat as she heads for the Dwarfs' cottage.

Next the guests wind their way through a menacing forest, whose trees have ugly faces and branches that look like talons or grasping hands. Bats fly everywhere and logs look more like snapping crocodiles. The guests then turn toward the cottage of the Seven Dwarfs. The door opens to reveal the Hag, who offers the guests the apple. Guests then turn towards a mountainside where the Dwarfs are hot on the Queen's trail. Nearby, the Queen is trying to roll a boulder down the side of the mountain to crush the pursuing Dwarfs below. But a strike of lightning causes her to tumble to her death; her scream is heard as guests exit the area.

Emerging back out into the boarding and debarkation area, guests pass a giant book with a silhouette of Snow White, her Prince and the Prince's horse as they wander away towards a castle. The words at the bottom of this picture read, "And they lived happily ever after." The guests then disembark from the carts and return to Fantasyland.

Walt Disney World Resort

The original Disney World version of the ride in 1971 was very different, and arguably scarier. Snow White did not appear, and the Dwarfs showed up briefly in one scene. There were also 7 witch figures in this version while there are only 6 in the current version. The queue was similar to Tokyo's current queue. It featured the Dwarfs' mine and their house was visible in the distance. Guests began by entering the castle in a scene very much like the current ride; however, there was no Snow White cleaning. Upon entering, the guests saw a mirror, but not the magic one. The Queen still transformed into the Witch and was still seen at the cauldron. The riders "crashed" through the dungeon walls and escaped through the forest (still bumping into the Witch). Soon, the guests arrived at the Dwarfs' cottage to see the animals peering in at them. They passed the Dwarfs (in their only appearance) walking up the stairs to their room to investigate a scary shadow, which was presumably Snow White. The Witch was waiting in the doorway with an apple. The final scene was the diamond mines, where the Witch appeared several more times. Her final appearance was on top of a doorway, pushing an enormous jewel onto the riders. They would then enter a room full of flashing lights, implying that they had just been crushed.

In 1994, The Disney World attraction is similar to Disneyland, but in a different order with a few new scenes. Guests board by a mural depicting the cast of Snow White and begin their ride in the Queen's courtyard where Snow White is seen working outside. The Queen is watching her (and the guests) from her window. Inside the castle, the scene is similar to the Disneyland version (with the Queen turning into the Witch and working at her cauldron), although the Magic Mirror has been added. The ride continues into the forest, and then into the Dwarfs' Cottage, stands Snow White on the stairs. In a new scene, the riders pass the Witch giving Snow White the apple, then emerge from the cottage to see her gloating that she is fairest in the land. From there, guests ride through the mines where the two of the Dwarfs (Bashful and Sneezy) call to them to stop the Witch. After the Disneyland scene where the Witch tries to drop a rock on the guests, there is a new ending with the Prince waking Snow White amidst the cheering Dwarfs. Dopey is seen above the bridge, on leaving, waving to all the passengers. Guests then travel through the open doors under the bridge and disembark.

It will be removed in 2012 and an area themed to Disney's 1937 film Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs will be built. It will feature Snow White's cottage and The Seven Dwarfs mine train roller coaster ride. Princess Fairytale Hall, a new Disney Princess meet and greet will be established where Snow White's Scary Adventures currently exists.

Disneyland Park, Paris

Disneyland Paris' ride is basically the same as the current Disneyland version. The only real difference is a happy ending similar to Disney World's. However, in this variation, instead of passing the Prince waking up Snow White and then Dopey on an arch, all the Dwarfs, the Prince and Snow White are on an arch, with Snow White sitting on the Prince's horse and waving the guests goodbye. On the left side of the guests, the Prince's castle is seen above the clouds. The ride is also called Blanche Neige et les Sept Nains, which is French for "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs".

Tokyo Disneyland

Tokyo Disneyland represents a mix of all the other versions. It begins in the castle where the Queen transforms into the Witch, moving on to the dungeon and passing her on boat. After going through the forest, guests enter the cottage and see the Dwarfs singing, with Snow White watching from the stairs. Exiting the cottage, guests find the Witch outside waiting for them, then enter the mines. They approach the cottage again to find the Witch is once again waiting. The ride ends like Disneyland's version, with the Dwarfs and Witch on the cliff.

See also

• List of current Disneyland attractions
• Magic Kingdom attraction and entertainment history
• Tokyo Disneyland attraction and entertainment history