Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
DESCRIPTION AND COMMENTS
First, a
zephyr
is a term often associated with blimps. On
this attraction, the zephyrs look like open-cockpit rockets. In any event, each zephyr holds
about a dozen guests and spins around a central axis with enough centrifugal force to lay
the zephyr partially on its side. As it turns out, the Golden Zephyrs are very touchy, as
zephyrs go: they can't fly in a wind exceeding about 5 miles per hour. Needless to say, the
attraction is shut down much of the time.
TOURING TIPS
A colorful, beautiful attraction, it is another slow-loading cycle ride. Go dur-
ing the 90 minutes the park is open or prepare for a long wait.
Goofy's Sky School
(Fastpass)
What it is
Disney's version of a Wild (or Mad) Mouse ride.
Scope and scale
Major attraction.
When to go
During the first hour the park is open.
Special comments
Space Mountain with
the lights on; may induce motion sickness; a retheming of Mulholland Madness, the previous
ride in this location; must be 42" tall to ride;
switching-off
option provided.
Duration of ride
About 1½ minutes.
Loading speed
Slow-moderate.
DESCRIPTION AND COMMENTS
Themed as Goofy teaching a bunch of new pilots how to
fly, Goofy's Sky School is a designer Wild Mouse (sometimes also called a Mad Mouse).
If you're not familiar with the genre, it's a small, convoluted roller coaster where the
track dips and turns unexpectedly, presumably reminding its inventor of a mouse tearing
through a maze. To define it more in Disney terms, the ride is similar to Space Mountain,
only outdoors and therefore in the light. Goofy's Sky School is an off-the-shelf midway
ride in which Disney has invested next to nothing in spiffing up. In other words, fun but
nothing special.
TOURING TIPS
A fun ride but also a slow-loading one, and one that breaks down frequently.
Ride during the first hour that the park is open, or use Fastpass or the single-rider line
(when open).
Jumpin' Jellyfish
What it is
Parachute ride.
Scope and scale
Minor attraction.
When to go
The first 90 minutes
the park is open or just before closing.
Special comments
All sizzle, no meat; can't operate
on breezy days; must be 40" tall to ride.
Duration of ride
About 45 seconds.
Loading speed
Slow.
