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List of current Disneyland attractions

Disneyland is a theme park in Anaheim, California conceived by Walt Disney. Here is a list of the current attractions found therein, arranged by "land" and with brief descriptions. Please note that these are only attractions from Disneyland Park itself, not from Disney's California Adventure, and that parades and character meets are not listed in this article.

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Main Street U.S.A.

; Disneyland Railroad (opened 1955; originally called Santa Fe & Disneyland Railroad, 1955-1974) : The Disneyland Railroad travels around the park, making stops at Main Street U.S.A., New Orleans Square, Mickey's Toontown, and Tomorrowland. A narrator points out interesting facts and sights. In a tunnel between the Tomorrowland and Main Street stops there is a diorama of the Grand Canyon and the prehistoric world of dinosaurs. ; Main Street Cinema (opened 1955) : A small, indoor movie theater with several screens, each showing a different early black and white Mickey Mouse short. With the exception of Steamboat Willie, all the cartoons are silent; an old-fashioned-sounding soundtrack plays on a loop. ; Main Street Vehicles (opened various years) : These include the Fire Engine, the Horse-Drawn Streetcars, the Horseless Carriage, and the Omnibus. They travel up and down Main Street, with a stop on each end. ; The Walt Disney Story, featuring "Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln" ("Great Moments with Mr. Lincoln" opened 1965, closed 1973, reopened 1975; The Walt Disney Story opened 1973) : In the lobby, an exhibit about Walt Disney is set up, and guests look at it while waiting for the Great Moments portion to begin. When it does, they are escorted into a theater, where an full-sized animatronic robot of Abraham Lincoln gives a speech compiled from actual Lincoln quotes.

Tomorrowland

; Astro Orbitor (opened 1998) : Similar to the Rocket Jets of previous years, this is a ride in which the guests board a small personal "spaceship", which then flies around in a circle in the air, going up and down around a sort of high-tech maypole. ; Autopia (opened 1955) : The guests drive small cars around on a preguided track, retaining relative freedom but not the ability to drive off the course (this was a lesson the Disneyland officials learned the hard way). The current version is a consolidation of the two former Autopias (one was in Fantasyland and one in Tomorrowland). ; Disneyland Monorail (opened 1959) : The Disneyland Monorail currently travels over Tomorrowland, Fantasyland, and much of Disney's California Adventure and the Downtown Disney District, with stops at Tomorrowland and Downtown Disney. ; "Honey, I Shrunk the Audience" (opened 1998) : A 3-D movie produced as a sort of sequel to Honey, I Shrunk the Kids, starring Rick Moranis, Marcia Strassman, Eric Idle, and Robert Oliveri. The basic storyline is that Moranis, as inventor Wayne Szalinski, is demonstrating his shrinking machine at an inventors' awards show and accidentally shrinks the audience. The audience members are given such impressions as dog's sneezing, the auditorium moving, and mice crawling up their legs. The attraction is based on a similar one at Walt Disney World. The theater it plays in is called the Magic Eye Theater (opened 1986). ; Innoventions (opened 1998) : A large round building housing various games and demonstrations of new technologies. ; Space Mountain (opened 1977) : An indoor roller coaster in the dark. The ride is very popular but is currently closed for remodeling and redesigning, and is scheduled to be reopened in 2005 for Disneyland's fiftieth anniversary. ; Starcade (opened 19??) : An arcade. ; Star Tours (opened 1987) : A flight simulator based on the Star Wars universe. The riders are "supposed to" be taking a trip on a space cruiser to the moon of Endor, but the robotic pilot (voiced by Paul Reubens) manages to screw things up and get the ship into all sorts of trouble, including icy comets and battles at the Death Star, before safely making it to the moon, where the passengers disembark.

Fantasyland

; Alice in Wonderland (opened 1958) : One of the many so-called "dark rides" of Disneyland (especially Fantasyland), this attraction has riders loaded into large brightly-colored caterpillars, which then go through a series of indoor displays that basically tell the story of the movie. An interesting note is that Kathryn Beaumont recorded the voice of Alice for the ride as she did in the Disney film. ; Casey Jr. Circus Train (opened 1955) : Guests ride in various cars of a small "circus train" and see a plethora of miniaturized towns, houses, etc. ; Dumbo the Flying Elephant (opened 1955) : A ride similar in design to the Astro Orbitor, riders can "fly" in replicas of the title character from the movie Dumbo. ; Fantasyland Theatre (opened 1985 as Videopolis, became Fantasyland Theatre 1995) : An outdoor theater that performs various plays based on Disney movies and characters. ; "it's a small world" (opened 1966) : A boat ride through a tour of displays depicting various world cultures. Animatronic dolls sing the show's famous theme song in many languages. The ride was originally created for the 1964/1965 New York World's Fair. During the Christmas season, the ride is overhauled and given a winter holiday theme, a tradition dating to 1997. ; King Arthur Carrousel (opened 1955) : A carrousel featuring antique horses. ; Mad Tea Party (opened 1955): Riders board any one of a number of brightly-colored teacups on a large platform. The platform moves in a circle, the teacups are also on smaller moving circles on the platform, and the riders can turn a wheel in the center of each teacup to make the cup itself spin around. Located adjacent to the Alice in Wonderland attraction. ; Matterhorn Bobsleds (opened 1959) : A sort of roller coaster ride that runs through a 1/64-scale reproduction of the Matterhorn mountain in the Alps. It is probably better known for its design than its ride. It is the only structure in Disneyland Park easily visible from the freeway. ; Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (opened 1955) : A dark ride based on The Wind in the Willows. Most notable is the end, where the rider dies and is sent to hell. ; Peter Pan's Flight (opened 1955) : A unique variation on the dark ride theme, the rider "flies" in pirate ships through a creative interpretation of the Disney version of Peter Pan, traveling over London and then through Neverland. ; Pinocchio's Daring Journey (opened 1983) : A dark ride through the story of Pinocchio. ; Snow White's Scary Adventures (opened 1955 as Snow White's Adventures) : A dark ride based on Disney's first animated film, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. ; Storybook Land Canal Boats (opened 1956) : A boat ride with much of the same sights as the Casey Jr. Circus Train, but with a different layout and more leisurely pace. At the beginning of the ride, the boat travels through the mouth of Monstro the whale from Pinocchio.

Frontierland

; Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (opened 1979) : Another roller coaster, this one taking place on a runaway mine train. ; Fantasmic! (opened 1992) : A highly elaborate water show in the Rivers of America. It features light effects, live actors, water stunts, and famous Disney characters. ; Frontierland Shootin' Exposition (opened 1957 as Frontierland Shooting Gallery, became Frontierland Shootin' Arcade 1985, Frontierland Shootin' Exposition 1996) : A shooting gallery. In previous years actual BB guns were used; safer laser-powered guns are currently in use instead. ; Mark Twain Riverboat (opened 1955) : A large paddlewheel boat that makes a twenty-minute round trip through the Rivers of America, with a recording playing that points out various sights to see. ; Sailing Ship Columbia (opened 1958) : A sailing ship with the same route as the Mark Twain Riverboat, but smaller and designed as a pirate ship.

Adventureland

; Enchanted Tiki Room (opened 1963) : A showcase of animatronic technology, featuring singing birds, flowers, and tiki poles. The Enchanted Tiki Room was the first Disneyland attraction to run entirely by animatronics. ; Indiana Jones Adventure (opened 1995) : A ride based on the popular Indiana Jones franchise. It is an extremely elaborate combination of the dark rides and a motion simulator (the Jeep the riders are in has a motion-control device that moves and shakes the upper section of the vehicle). The basic concept is that looking into "the Eye of Mara" will cause untold calamity, and of course it is virtually impossible not to look. Among many other dangers, the ride climaxes with a recreation of the gigantic boulder from Raiders of the Lost Ark. ; Jungle Cruise (opened 1955) : A piloted boat ride through a small river. The river is set in a jungle, combining African, South American, and Indian elements. It is presented as a sight-seeing tour in the early 20th century, but it is really a showcase for terrible puns. ; Tarzan's Treehouse (opened 1999) : A recreation of the treehouse built by Tarzan's parents in the movie of the same name. It is a walkthrough attraction. It was the product of a redesign of the former Swiss Family Treehouse.

New Orleans Square

; Haunted Mansion (opened 1969) : A ride through a haunted mansion in 19th century New Orleans. The riders are taken throughout the house, the attic, and out the attic window into the graveyard. Between October and December, the ride is overhauled and given a theme based upon Tim Burton's The Nightmare before Christmas, a tradition dating to 2001. A 2003 movie, The Haunted Mansion, was based on this ride. ; Pirates of the Caribbean (opened 1967) : A twenty-minute boat ride through a gallery of animatronic pirates. The ride seems to be expressing the message that piracy, though initially attractive, will ultimately bring about one's downfall. A 2003 movie, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, was very loosely based on this ride. ; The Disney Gallery (opened 1987) : A gallery of Disney-related art. Sometimes it showcases preliminary artwork and sketches from certain attractions or movies, sometimes (as in the 100 Mickeys exhibit) it is only associated with Disney and not from anything specific. Often, prints from the exhibit are available for purchase, and the Gallery always sells things such as books about Disney artwork and posters for Disneyland attractions.

Critter Country

; Davy Crockett's Explorer Canoes (opened 1971) : Guests paddle canoes in the Rivers of America around Tom Sawyer Island. ; Splash Mountain (opened 1989) : A ride based on Song of the South. Riders travel on water in "logs", and the ride alternates between cheerful singing animals from the movie and steep drops for thrills. It has been one of the most popular rides in Disneyland since its inception. ; The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (opened 2003) : A ride that recreates memorable scenes from several of the Winnie the Pooh cartoons.

Mickey's Toontown

; Chip 'n Dale Treehouse (opened 1993) : A treehouse based on Chip 'n Dale. ; Donald's Boat (opened 1993) : A large landed boat such as Donald Duck might have. It is named Miss Daisy after Daisy Duck. ; Gadget's Go Coaster (opened 1993) : A roller coaster constructed to appear as if it had been pieced together from human objects by the character Gadget from Chip 'n Dale Rescue Rangers. ; Goofy's Bounce House (opened 1993) : Goofy's house. Almost everything in side is able to be bounced off of. This the only attraction in the park to have a maximum height limit (52 inches/132 centimeters). ; Jolly Trolley (opened 1993) : A bright trolley with a giant winding key on top. It traverses some of the length of Mickey's Toontown. ; Mickey's House (opened 1993) : Mickey's house. At the end the guests enter his "movie barn", where they have an opportunity to meet with him. ; Minnie's House (opened 1993) : Minnie's house. ; Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin (opened 1994) : A combination of the standard dark ride and the Mad Tea Party. Guests ride Bennie the taxi from Who Framed Roger Rabbit and travel through; the storyline somewhat resembles that of the film.

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