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and charming music. Tiny pirate ships suspended from an overhead track launch you from
Wendy's window to fly over nighttime London and on to Never Land and an encounter
with Captain Hook, Mr. Smee, and the ubiquitous crocodile.
TOURING TIPS
Though not a major feature of Disneyland Park, we nevertheless classify it
as the best attraction in Fantasyland. Try to ride before 10 a.m. or after 6 p.m., during the
afternoon or evening parade(s), or during a performance of
Fantasmic!
Pinocchio's Daring Journey
What it is
Track ride in the dark.
Scope and scale
Minor attraction.
When to go
Before noon
orafter3:30p.m.
Special comments
Abigletdown.
Duration of ride
Almost3minutes.
Aver-
age wait in line per 100 people ahead of you
8 minutes.
Assumes
15 cars operating.
Loading
speed
Slow.
DESCRIPTION AND COMMENTS
This is another twisting, curving track ride in the dark,
this time tracing the adventures of Pinocchio as he tries to find his way home. The action
is hard to follow,and it lacks continuity.Although the sets are three-dimensional and more
visually compelling than, say, Mr. Toad, the story line is dull and fails to engage the guest.
In the ride's defense, it features some deliciously trippy Pleasure Island imagery, a clever
vanishing Blue Fairy effect, and almost always an empty queue.
TOURING TIPS
The word must be out about Pinocchio because the lines are seldom very
long. Still, the longest waits occur 11:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
Sleeping Beauty Castle
What it is
Walk-throughexhibit.
Scope and scale
Minorattraction.
When to go
Anytime.
Spe-
cial comments
Must be able to climb up and down two flights of stairs.
Duration of exhibit
Varies; about 10 minutes.
Average wait
Usually none.
DESCRIPTION AND COMMENTS
Disneyland Park's most famous icon, Sleeping Beauty
Castle is at the heart of Disneyland and serves as a stage for shows and special events.
For the non-claustrophobic, the Sleeping Beauty Castle walk-through exhibit is a mini-
ature 3-D series, arranged along a narrow passage inside the castle, that tells the story of
Sleeping Beauty. Originally opened on April 29, 1957, to “preview” the upcoming 1959
movie
Sleeping Beauty,
and then closed for most of a decade after 9/11, the attraction re-
