Area Paradise Pier Replaced Orange Stinger Closed 1 March 2009 Opened 8 February 2001 | Status Operating Attraction type Wave Swinger Height restriction 1.22 m | |
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Soft opening date May 28, 2010 (2010-05-28) Opening date June 11, 2010 (2010-06-11) Similar Golden Zephyr, Mickey's Fun Wheel, Goofy's Sky School, Jumpin' Jellyfish, Grizzly River Run | ||
4k silly symphony swings 2014 pov disney california adventure park
Silly Symphony Swings a "wave swinger" attraction in Paradise Pier, at Disney California Adventure, at the Disneyland Resort in California. Themed to Disney's 1935 short film The Band Concert conductor Mickey Mouse conducts the attraction from high atop, synchronized with the music. Although The Band Concert was not part of the Silly Symphonies film series, the name was applied to the attraction due to its apparent symphony storyline. Closely following the plot of The Band Concert the main column of the ride rises revealing a tornado which spins the riders to the tune of the William Tell Overture and William Tell's "Storm". Once the tornado safely passes, the music comes to an end and the ride slows and lowers riders to the ground. It is speculated that the new voice of the Silly Symphony Swings is that of the fictitious Mr. Tinkershmidt, the supposed new owner of Paradise Pier. Tinkershmidt and the Silly Symphony Swings update is part of the multi-year, $1.1 billion (US) expansion plan for Disney's California Adventure Park. Previews of the attraction were offered at California Adventure's Walt Disney Imagineering Blue Sky Cellar.
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- 4k silly symphony swings 2014 pov disney california adventure park
- Silly symphony swings disney california adventure disneyland resort
- Previous attraction history
- References
The attraction was originally slated to replace the Orange Stinger on May 28, 2010. Although the attraction soft opened on May 28, 2010, it had an Official Grand Opening on June 11, 2010.
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Previous attraction history
The Orange Stinger, the predecessor of Silly Symphony Swings, is a Zierer Wave Swinger enclosed in a large orange and themed as bees. Riders swung on suspended seats inside the enclosure which offered views of nearby Paradise Pier and Paradise Bay through large openings in the walls. These openings were made to look like peeled sections of an orange peel. The original bumblebee seats were removed on February 10, 2001 due to damage during use. After removal, the seats were unthemed swing seats. Initially an orange scent effect was introduced into the attraction giving it the smell of a "real" orange, but was later removed because it attracted real bees.
The giant orange was a tribute to the orange fields that Disneyland was built on, as well as Orange County, where the Disneyland Resort is located.
