Originally Posted By FerretAfros Name 5 Disneyland attractions that have been moved from their original locations
Originally Posted By monorailblue Good gravy. OK: King Arthur Carrousel Dumbo the Flying Elephant Davy Crockett Explorer Canoes (fka Indian War Canoes)--previously had different loading area(s)) Rafts to Tom Sawyer Island (previously had different loading area(s)) Midget Autopia (currently in Missouri) Carrousel of Progress (currently in WDW) Matterhorn? ("moved" from Tomorrowland to Fantasyland) ??
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Yep, those all work! Mr Lincoln and it's a small world (and potentially the Primeval World diorama, if you count that as its own attraction) would also count, since they originated at the World's Fair I also wasn't sure if the Matterhorn should count, but I was leaning toward yes
Originally Posted By monorailblue What do the bat cave portion of the Indiana Jones queue, the first indoor part of "it's a small world", and the collapsing timers at the end of Pirates of the Caribbean all have in common?
Originally Posted By monorailblue Yes. I suppose some people might not have known that immediately . . . .
Originally Posted By FerretAfros What are the 3 types of Main Street Vehicles that guests can ride on a regular basis?
Originally Posted By monorailblue Here's a vague one that might require some clarifying questions: what used to regularly go up and down Main Street being pulled by 4 horses, typically hitched abreast?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Hmmm...so far I think it's got me stumped! I'm assuming it's something from a parade, so presumably it would go up and down the entire parade route, not just Main Street, right? And were these real horses, or some sort of decorations (sculpted, painted, etc)?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Hmmmm...the only time I can recall seeing live horses in a parade was for the Enchanted pre-parade with the carriage, but I think that was only 2 of them Was Santa ever pulled by horses? I know he has (had?) live reindeer "pulling" the float at DLP
Originally Posted By monorailblue These 4 black horses pulled a very large float at the end of a particular parade . . . .
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Hmmm...sounds like it could have been something in the Circus Fantasy parade? I'm not too familiar with it, but I know it (and the State Fair Days one) included a lot of live animals
Originally Posted By monorailblue More recent--and I'll put you out of your misery. The final float of the Mulan Victory Parade was pulled by 4 horses harnessed abreast: <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://lostworld.pair.com/disneyland/mainstreet/mainstreet_images/mulan-may99.jpg">http://lostworld.pair.com/disn...ay99.jpg</a> It may not have had the scope of recent parades and shows, but Mulan was a fantastic parade.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Wow, that's a really impressive (though still relatively simple) unit. They just don't make them like that any more! And considering its timing shortly after Light Magic, it was clever to present a parade that could be done by day or night And for what it's worth, I did some sleuthing, and there was a wagon in the circus parade pulled by black horses, though it looks like there were 8 of them hitched in pairs of 2: <a target="blank" rel="nofollow" href="http://www.matterhorn1959.com/blog2/2012circusparade9.jpg">http://www.matterhorn1959.com/...ade9.jpg</a> What was the first building to be completed (at least functionally) during Disneyland's construction?
Originally Posted By FerretAfros (And as a bonus, in the background of that photo, you can see the Egg House/Town Square Café patio in use as a dining location. How apropos!)
Originally Posted By monorailblue The Main Street Opera house, I believe. That is a lot of horses for one little wagon.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Yep! The Opera House was used as a carpentry shop for the rest of the park during construction. I don't think the interior was actually 'finished' until they installed the Babes in Toyland sets, around 1960 It seems like a few more horses than they need, but they're not especially big horses. When I was a child I went to an antique circus parade, like what Disney was trying to replicate, that featured lots of similar wagons (made of heavy wood and steel) and most were pulled by 4-6 horses. Perhaps Disney had teams for 2 different wagons, but for whatever reason only wanted one wagon in the parade so they consolidated? I would imagine that most of that parade was "rented" from some sort of vendor, so it's tough to say what odds and ends they were working with
