Patch Notes // latest change 2012.06.22
Fantasyland · Magic Kingdom · Walt Disney World
Ride · opened 1971 · Magic Kingdom · 5 changes on record
◆ Latest milestone
A second carousel began soft openings, creating the only double Dumbo: two counter-rotating carousels (one clockwise, one counterclockwise) that doubled the ride's capacity.
Reopened in soft openings in its relocated Storybook Circus home with a new color scheme, new soundtrack, film-scene base panels, and an air-conditioned big-top interactive queue with ticket pagers.
The original Fantasyland carousel closed for relocation into the new Storybook Circus area, built on the former Mickey's Toontown Fair site.
Rebuilt with a new ride mechanism and expanded from 10 to 16 elephants; Timothy's whip became a Magic Feather and his disco-ball perch became a hot-air balloon.
Opened with Magic Kingdom on opening day as an original Fantasyland attraction with a single carousel of 10 flying elephants.
That's every change on the record on Dumbo the Flying Elephant since 1971.
The spotters in our Discord catch the next one first — and the record only grows when someone notices.
Per the documented record, Dumbo the Flying Elephant at Magic Kingdom opened on Oct 1, 1971.
The most recent closure/refurbishment documented for Dumbo the Flying Elephant is dated Jan 9, 2012: The original Fantasyland carousel closed for relocation into the new Storybook Circus area, built on the former Mickey's Toontown Fair site.
The latest documented change (documented Jun 22, 2012): A second carousel began soft openings, creating the only double Dumbo: two counter-rotating carousels (one clockwise, one counterclockwise) that doubled the ride's capacity.
5 documented changes, dating back to 1971 — the fan-kept ride changelog nobody else keeps.
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