Alice in Wonderland (Disneyland attraction)

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For the 1951 movie, of the same name, see Alice in Wonderland.
For the character, see Alice in Wonderland (character).

The Alice in Wonderland attraction was initially created for Disneyland for its opening on July 17th, 1955. However, Walt Disney ran out of money and the attraction was not built and opened until June 14, 1958.

The attraction is a two-story dark ride, primarily built above Mr. Toad's Wild Ride). Guests ride in caterpillar vehicles through scenes from the 1951 film as seen from from Alice's viewpoint.

[edit] Synopsis

Riders enter the attraction by following the White Rabbit's footprints down a rabbit hole, meeting Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum and the Cheshire Cat. The pass through a garden filled with flowers singing All in the Golden Afternoon. Alice is seen amongst the flowers in the garden before passing The Caterpillar and entering the Tulgey Wood.

After passing through the wood, guests find themselves in the Rose Garden and play croquet with the Queen of Hearts who becomes furious at losing and sentences the riders to be beheaded. Riders escape by barreling through the Queen's playing card army.

Following their escape, riders are venture outside, winding down a path made of leaves, passing a mushroom topped by several of The Caterpillar slippers left, behind when he changed into a butterfly. The riders head back into the building to attend the Mad Tea Party where the Mad Hatter and the March Hare sing "The Unbirthday Song," and the rider egresses just as the Unbirthday cake explodes.

[edit] Changes

In 1983, the ride was refurbished as part of an overall refurbishment of Fantasyland, and a new narration by Kathryn Beaumont, the voice actress who voiced Alice in the film, was made. To create more unified theme in Fantasyland, the Mad Tea Party attraction was moved from a location at the rear of Fantasyland to a location adjacent to Alice in Wonderland that same year.

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