Dumbo the Flying Elephant

Dumbo the Flying Elephant
Dumbo the Flying Elephant at Disneyland
Disneyland
AreaFantasyland
Coordinates33°48′49″N 117°55′08″W / 33.81367°N 117.91891°W / 33.81367; -117.91891
StatusOperating
Opening dateAugust 16, 1955
Magic Kingdom
AreaFantasyland (Storybook Circus; 2012–present)
Coordinates28°25′13″N 81°34′52″W / 28.42036°N 81.5810°W / 28.42036; -81.5810
StatusOperating
Soft opening dateMarch 12, 2012 (relocation)
Opening dateOctober 1, 1971 (original)
March 21, 2012 (relocation)
Lightning Lane available
Tokyo Disneyland
Name空飛ぶダンボ(in Japanese)
AreaFantasyland
Coordinates35°37′53″N 139°52′54″E / 35.63147°N 139.8817°E / 35.63147; 139.8817
StatusOperating
Opening dateApril 15, 1983
Disneyland Park (Paris)
AreaFantasyland
Coordinates48°52′26″N 2°46′28″E / 48.874°N 2.77455°E / 48.874; 2.77455
StatusOperating
Opening dateApril 12, 1992
Hong Kong Disneyland
Name小飛象旋轉世界
AreaFantasyland
Coordinates22°18′44″N 114°02′25″E / 22.31236°N 114.0402°E / 22.31236; 114.0402
StatusOperating
Opening dateSeptember 12, 2005
Shanghai Disneyland
Name小飞象
AreaGardens of Imagination
StatusOperating
Soft opening dateMay 7, 2016
Opening dateJune 16, 2016
Ride statistics
Attraction typeAerial carousel
ManufacturersArrow Development (Disneyland)
Zamperla
DesignerWalt Disney Imagineering
ThemeDumbo
MusicCompositions by Frank Churchill and Oliver Wallace, and Circus Music (Florida and Shanghai)
Whip and Spur & Other Circus Marches (Paris and Tokyo)
Vehicle typeFlying Dumbo elephants
Riders per vehicle2–3
Rows1
Riders per row2 (3 with small child on lap)
SponsorScentsy (Florida; 2023–present)
Hosted byTimothy Q. Mouse
Must transfer from wheelchair

Dumbo the Flying Elephant is an aerial carousel-style ride located in Fantasyland at six Disney theme parks around the world. It is based on Disney's 1941 animated feature film, Dumbo. The original attraction opened at Disneyland on August 16, 1955.[1] The five other versions of the attraction were opening-day attractions at their respective parks. It is the only attraction that can be found at all six Disney castle parks worldwide.

One elephant from the ride is in the collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C., donated in 2005, on the occasion of Disneyland's 50th anniversary.[2]

  1. ^ "Dumbo the Flying Elephant Attraction Opens at Disneyland". August 16, 1955.
  2. ^ "Landmark Object: Dumbo the Flying Elephant". National Museum of American History. Washington DC: The Smithsonian Institution. 2008. Archived from the original on June 30, 2011. Retrieved July 18, 2011.