What: Tomorrowland Speedway, the miniature car attraction, has had a few names. What else: Special lighting and music have appeared during holiday celebrations. What next: About two years after its debut, a roof was added above the Magic Kingdom version, creating relief from the Florida sun. What: Mad Tea Party, the extreme spinning attraction, was also an original attraction at Disneyland. (Orlando Sentinel file) Around-and-a-roundup The covering was eventually added in 1973 (along with the central teapot) due to Florida’s extreme weather conditions. The Mad Tea Party ride at Disney World’s Magic Kingdom opened in 1971 without a roof. What else: After a fire in 2011, the attraction reopened as if under old management and with Walt Disney’s name added. What next: In 1998, it was revamped – remember the “Under New Management” phase – and incorporated film characters Iago (the parrot from “Aladdin”) and Zazu (a hornbill in “The Lion King”). What: The animatronic bird show originally was known as Tropical Serenade. What else: In 2013, a holiday overlay of the attraction dubbed Jingle Cruise premiered. What next: A few years ago, figures of tribal people who were criticized for negative depictions were removed. What: Jungle Cruise, a virtual tour of the rivers of the world, is always a bit in flux due to the punny narration by the skippers. (Visitors currently hear President Biden recite the oath of office.) Cruise clues That started with Bill Clinton in the revamp of 1993. What else: The sitting president hasn’t always had a spiel. What next: The attraction is updated as needed after presidential elections, and the historical topics and narrators for the accompanying film have had multiple incarnations. What: The Hall of Presidents salutes leaders of the free world, animatronic style. Universal: Mardi Gras concerts feature Queen Latifah, DJ Khalid, Luis Fonsi What else: One Dumbo ride goes clockwise the other goes counterclockwise. A twin was manufactured for side-by-side Dumbo action, and an enclosed play area was incorporated into a new queue. In 2012, as part of the new Fantasyland project, the ride was moved from its central location to Storybook Circus. What next: Dumbo’s big adjustment included relocation and cloning. What: Dumbo the Flying Elephant, an up-and-down, round-and-round carousel ride, has had a number of tweaks, including color changes and number of ride vehicles. What else: Magic Kingdom has dodged, so far, the addition of Blair-ified Disney characters like the ones added in Disneyland’s “small world” in 2008. Last year’s fresh addition was a figure in a wheelchair. What next: There have been rearrangements and rethinking of doll placements.
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