Silly Symphony Swings, Wave swinger ride in Paradise Gardens Park, Disney California Adventure, United States.
Silly Symphony Swings is a Zierer wave swinger with 48 suspended seats in Paradise Gardens Park at Disney California Adventure. Its four-story central column rises to reveal a tornado as the swings spin, following the plot of Disney's 1935 short The Band Concert, with Mickey Mouse conducting from atop the ride.
This ride opened in 2010, replacing a previous Orange Stinger attraction that occupied the same spot. It was part of a major expansion project for the park.
The ride is named after The Band Concert, a 1935 Mickey Mouse short in which Mickey conducts a band. Although the film was not part of the Silly Symphony series, the name was applied because of its symphony storyline. Mickey appears as conductor atop the central column.
Riders must be at least 1.21 m tall to board the 48-seat swing ride, which lasts about 1 minute 30 seconds. The attraction sits in Paradise Gardens Park at the Disneyland Resort in California, at coordinates 33°48′20″N, 117°55′22″W.
The giant orange of the earlier Orange Stinger was a tribute to the orange groves on which Disneyland was built and to Orange County. An orange-scent effect was piped in but removed because it drew real bees. The bumblebee-shaped seats were taken out on February 10, 2001, after damage from collisions.
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