But — by now — the suits in charge of Walt Disney Productions had kind of lost their taste for pirate-themed adventure. Which is why they informed the Imagineers that they should abandon any plans to build the Benbow Inn & Ben Gunn’s Cave out on Treasure Island. In fact, it might even be frozen ride on toy time for that stand-alone WDW attraction to get a new name. All rights reservedRealizing that they may need more than pirate-themed adventures to get people to pay to take a boat ride out to the middle of Bay Lake, the Imagineers also create enclosures for more than 600 tropical birds.
Who were used to making things that would look good in front of a camera, rather than be practical for a teenager to wear as they worked a shift at a hot Southern Californian theme park. In four & a half months’ time, the length of the Mark Twain riverboat was changed from 90 feet to 105 feet. This Frontierland attraction’s ride capacity jumped from 125 passengers per trip to 300 passengers per trip. And all mention of seeing a cotton plantation along the banks of the Rivers of America from which Uncle Remus could be heard singing. Mind you, this version of a description of that Frontierland attraction was written on September 3, 1954.
It has the much-loved song, “Do You Want To Build A Snowman,” from the first movie, Disney’s Frozen. The panel itself has many different sounds and lights, depending on which button is pushed; a fan favorite would be the small light-up Olaf the Snowman on the front of this ride-on. The buttons found on the razor ride ons dashboard can either be spun or pressed down, and they will play various catchphrases from all the favorite characters. The characters are easy to relate to, whether you love the powerful Queen Elsa, her brave and loyal sister Princess Anna, or if you enjoy laughing along with the lovable and goofy Olaf.
Which was this touring ice skating show produced by John H. Harris. A 90,000 square foot version of DisneyQuest opened in Chicago on June 16, 1999. It shuttered on September 4, 2001 after being open for business for just two years & three months. For the past week, Frozen Ever After averaged a wait of 98 minutes, an increase of three minutes from last time. It’s relatively unusual to track so many attractions vacillate between up or down from last time.
That version of this attraction ran for another 11 years. Tokyo Disneyland had already expressed an interest in getting its own clone of “Space Ranger Spin.” (The Japanese version of “Astro Blaster” opened to the pubic on April 15, 2004). And the then-still-under-construction Hong Kong Disneyland would have an “Astro Blaster” in its Tomorrowland section when that theme park opened in September of 2005. That attraction had a name — “Mickey’s Midway Mania.” Management had signed off on the idea of this attraction being built as part of an expansion of the Paradise Pier area at Disney’s California Adventure theme park. A budget & construction timetable was in the works for this project when then — in January of 2006 — The Walt Disney Company announced that it would be acquiring Pixar Animation Studios for $7.4 billion.