Pinocchio's Daring Journey

Pinocchio's Daring Journey
Poster for Anaheim version
Tokyo Disneyland
Name	ピノキオの冒険旅行
Area	Fantasyland
Coordinates	35.63106°N 139.8805°E / 35.63106; 139.8805
Status	Under construction
Opening date	April 15, 1983
Disneyland
Name	Pinocchio's Daring Journey
Area	Fantasyland
Coordinates	33.8133°N 117.9193°W / 33.8133; -117.9193
Status	Operating
Opening date	May 23, 1983
Replaced	Mickey Mouse Club Theater
Disneyland Park (Paris)
Name	Les Voyages de Pinocchio
Area	Fantasyland
Coordinates	48.8735°N 2.7749°E / 48.8735; 2.7749
Status	Operating
Opening date	April 12, 1992
Ride statistics
Attraction type	Dark ride
Designer	Walt Disney Imagineering
Theme	Pinocchio
Duration	3 minutes
Audio-animatronics	Yes
Must transfer from wheelchair

Pinocchio's Daring Journey is a dark ride at Disneyland in California; Tokyo Disneyland; and the Disneyland Park in Paris. Located in the Fantasyland section of each park, this ride is based on Disney's animated film version of the classic story, which was the studio's second animated feature film. Stromboli's marionette show is also featured in the attraction, in which guests are inside a giant cage. The version in Disneyland was the first attraction created by Disney to use holographic material, which appears on hand held mirror, in the scene where the boys turn into donkeys on Pleasure Island. The Pepper's Ghost illusion (used extensively in the Haunted Mansion) is used when the Blue Fairy disappears, leaving a pile of fiber-optic fairy dust on the floor.

History

In 1976, it was decided to remove the Mickey Mouse Club Theater in Disneyland and shoehorn a Pinocchio dark ride into it. It was originally intended for the guests to ride in cars designed to resemble Geppetto's wood-carved toys. However, it was all put in storage for a while before being revived for the opening of Tokyo Disneyland in 1983. It then came to Disneyland a month and a half later as part of the complete overhaul of Fantasyland. Just as originally planned, the one in Disneyland is where the Mickey Mouse Club Theater originally stood, with a weathervane that looks like Monstro the Whale.

Summary

Guests board a wooden car and enter Stromboli's Marionette show. Pinocchio starts to dance and sing with the duo of puppets until the car goes into the backstage area. Stromboli has put Pinocchio in a cage and Jiminy Cricket yells, "Watch out!". Then, the car goes through Pleasure Island and past all the amusements. The guests then see Lampwick turning into a donkey, before the car passes the Coachman cracking his whip and caging the children who have become donkeys. The car follows the sign reading "To the Sea" and seagulls appear as Monstro pops up. The guests then see the star while an instrumental version of "When You Wish Upon a Star" is heard. Finally, Pinocchio turns into a real boy and the objects become alive in Geppetto's Workshop. Then guests exit the wooden car and leave.

Voice cast

• Pinocchio - Kevin Brando
• Jiminy Cricket - Eddie Carroll
• Stromboli - Ray Templin
• Coachman - Ray Templin
• Additional voices - Will Ryan, Candy Candido, Thurl Ravenscroft

See also

• List of current Disneyland attractions

External links

• Disneyland Park - Pinocchio's Daring Journey
• Disneyland Paris - Pinocchio's Daring Journey
• Tokyo Disney - Pinocchio's Daring Journey