Snow White's Scary Adventures, Dark ride in Fantasyland, Disneyland Park, United States
Snow White's Scary Adventures is a dark ride in Fantasyland at Disneyland Park in California where guests board mine carts that travel through scenes from the fairy tale. The route passes through several rooms featuring animated figures, lighting effects, and sets depicting moments such as the forest, the castle, and the dwarfs' cottage.
Snow White's Scary Adventures opened with Disneyland on July 17, 1955, as Snow White and Her Adventures, designed by Claude Coats and Ken Anderson so that riders took Snow White's viewpoint and she never appeared. A single Snow White figure was added in the early 1970s. The 1983 Fantasyland overhaul renamed it Snow White's Scary Adventures, added Snow White and gave the facade the look of the Evil Queen's castle. It closed on January 7, 2020, and reopened on April 30, 2021, as Snow White's Enchanted Wish.
This experience draws from the studio's first full-length animated film released in 1937, presenting fairy tale figures in moving scenes. Visitors encounter the same motifs that generations of children recognize from the movie, such as the mirror and the apple.
The ride lasts about two minutes and is open to all age groups without a height requirement. Guests with limited mobility can remain in their wheelchairs or mobility aids while boarding the vehicle.
The 1955 version was designed by Claude Coats and Ken Anderson, both of whom had worked on the look of the 1937 film. Guests boarded one-seat vehicles styled after the Dwarfs' furniture; these were replaced by two-seat cars in the 1960s. The loading queue held a mural of scenes and characters from the movie.
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