Aladdin's Magic Carpet VR Adventure — Former Ride · History & Timeline

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⚰ Permanently closed · 1997operated 3 years · 1994–1997

Also known as Aladdin's Magic Carpet.

This ride is gone, but its history stays documented — the full lifetime log is below.

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1998

UpdateJun 19, 1998#

The Aladdin magic carpet virtual reality experience returned as Aladdin's Magic Carpet Ride at DisneyQuest, which opened at Downtown Disney on June 19, 1998.

Epcot exhibit→Downtown Disney attraction
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1997

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Refurbishment1997#

Aladdin's Magic Carpet VR Adventure ended its run at Innoventions West, closing at Epcot after roughly three years.

Sources differ on the span but agree on the end year. The Innoventions West exhibit list carries the named exhibit as 1996-1997, while the DisneyQuest article says the attraction was featured at Innoventions West between 1994 and 1997, initially inside the Walt Disney Imagineering Labs exhibit. No source gives a month, so the date is recorded year-only. Innoventions West itself remained open until May 19, 2015.

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1994

New1994#

The Disney's Aladdin virtual reality experience debuted at Innoventions West at Epcot as part of the Walt Disney Imagineering Labs exhibit, seating riders on a magic carpet and sending them through Agrabah via a head-mounted display.

Walt Disney Imagineering Labs is listed at Innoventions West for 1994-1995, and Innoventions itself opened July 1, 1994 in the former CommuniCore buildings. Episode 5 of the Disney Channel series Walt Disney World Inside Out, from October 1994, shows the host testing the Aladdin's Magic Carpet virtual reality attraction at the Walt Disney Imagineering Labs, placing the ride in operation that year.

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Questions & answers

When did Aladdin's Magic Carpet VR Adventure open?

Per the documented record, Aladdin's Magic Carpet VR Adventure at EPCOT opened in 1994.

When did Aladdin's Magic Carpet VR Adventure last close for refurbishment?

The most recent closure/refurbishment documented for Aladdin's Magic Carpet VR Adventure is dated 1997: Aladdin's Magic Carpet VR Adventure ended its run at Innoventions West, closing at Epcot after roughly three years.

What changed recently on Aladdin's Magic Carpet VR Adventure?

The latest documented change (documented Jun 19, 1998): The Aladdin magic carpet virtual reality experience returned as Aladdin's Magic Carpet Ride at DisneyQuest, which opened at Downtown Disney on June 19, 1998.

How many changes are on record for Aladdin's Magic Carpet VR Adventure?

3 documented changes, dating back to 1994 — the fan-kept ride changelog nobody else keeps.

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