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06-17-2008, 10:50
The Orange Stinger swing ride will get a new Disney theme and back story as part of the planned $1.1-billion Disney’s California Adventure (http://www.latimes.com/DisneysCaliforniaAdventure) makeover, Walt Disney Imagineering officials confirmed.
Gone will be the 40-foot-tall orange peel that surrounds the 48-seat spinning swing set and the Disney-free buzzing bumble bee theme, Imagineering officials said.
In its place: a Victorian architectural style more akin to the remade Paradise Pier section of the Anaheim theme park represented by the new Toy Story Mania (http://www.latimes.com/toy-story-mania) attraction.
Imagineering officials declined to elaborate on the new “Disney theme.”
However it has been reported that the Orange Stinger will be redubbed…… “The Silly Symphonies Swings,” with a theme based on “The Band Concert” 1935 cartoon short featuring the first colorized Mickey Mouse.
The made-over 1 1/2-minute ride would feature a twirling tornado mast with smoke-spewing special effects, an orchestral score and a “Conductor Mickey” on top.
Source: LATimes (http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/orange-stinger-2059/#more-2059)
Gone will be the 40-foot-tall orange peel that surrounds the 48-seat spinning swing set and the Disney-free buzzing bumble bee theme, Imagineering officials said.
In its place: a Victorian architectural style more akin to the remade Paradise Pier section of the Anaheim theme park represented by the new Toy Story Mania (http://www.latimes.com/toy-story-mania) attraction.
Imagineering officials declined to elaborate on the new “Disney theme.”
However it has been reported that the Orange Stinger will be redubbed…… “The Silly Symphonies Swings,” with a theme based on “The Band Concert” 1935 cartoon short featuring the first colorized Mickey Mouse.
The made-over 1 1/2-minute ride would feature a twirling tornado mast with smoke-spewing special effects, an orchestral score and a “Conductor Mickey” on top.
Source: LATimes (http://travel.latimes.com/daily-deal-blog/index.php/orange-stinger-2059/#more-2059)