Mad Tea Party

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Mad Tea Party
Locations and Opening Dates
Disneyland	July 17, 1955
Magic Kingdom	October 1, 1971
Tokyo Disneyland	March 8, 1986
Disneyland Paris	April 12, 1992
Hong Kong Disneyland	September 12, 2005

Mad Tea Party is a spinning tea cup ride at the Disneyland, Magic Kingdom, Tokyo Disneyland, Disneyland Paris and Hong Kong Disneyland theme parks around the world. Located in Fantasyland, it is one of the few remaining attractions operational on Disneyland's opening day in 1955. The ride theme is from the Unbirthday Party scene of Disney's animated film version of the story Alice in Wonderland.

Contents 1 Attraction facts 1.1 Disneyland 1.2 Magic Kingdom 1.3 Tokyo Disneyland 1.4 Disneyland Paris 1.5 Hong Kong Disneyland 2 See also

[edit] Attraction facts

[edit] Disneyland

• Grand opening: July 17, 1955 (Opened with Disneyland Park)
  • Re-dedication: May 23, 1983
• Designer: WED Enterprises
• Original location: Near current King Arthur Carrousel location
• Required ticket: (pre-1984) "C"
• Show length: 1:30
• Ride system: Three small turntables, which rotate counter clock-wise, each holding six teacups, within one large turntable, rotating clockwise
• Restrictions: The attraction is unable to run in the rain, once the turntables are saturated with a moderate amount of water they slip and can no longer spin. It is also the only Tea Cups attraction that is not covered.

[edit] Magic Kingdom

• Grand opening: October 1, 1971 (Opened with the Magic Kingdom)
• Designer: WED Enterprises
• Ride system: Spinning teacups

[edit] Tokyo Disneyland

• Grand opening: March 8, 1986
  • Re-dedication: 1998
• Alternate title: Alice's Tea Party
• Designer: WED Enterprises
• Ride system: Spinning teacups

[edit] Disneyland Paris

• Grand opening: April 12, 1992 (Opened with Disneyland Paris)
• Alternate title: Mad Hatter's Tea Cups
• Designer: Walt Disney Imagineering
• Ride system: Spinning teacups

[edit] Hong Kong Disneyland

• Grand opening: September 12, 2005 (Opened with Hong Kong Disneyland)
• Alternate title: Mad Hatter Tea Cups
• Designer: Walt Disney Imagineering
• Ride system: Spinning teacups

[edit] See also

• List of current Disneyland attractions

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