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| The Great Goofini | |
|---|---|
| Previously known as The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm. | |
 One of the Barnstormer trains going through a turn. | |
| Magic Kingdom | |
| Location | Magic Kingdom |
| Park section | Fantasyland - Storybook Circus |
| Coordinates | 28°25′14″N 81°34′57″W / 28.4205°N 81.5826°W |
| Status | Under renovationCategory:Attraction articles with custom statuses |
| Opening date | October 1, 1996 |
| General statistics | |
| Type | Steel – Junior |
| Manufacturer | Vekoma |
| Designer | Walt Disney Imagineering |
| Model | Junior Coaster (207m) |
| Lift/launch system | Chain lift hill |
| Height | 9.1 m (30 ft) |
| Length | 207 m (679 ft) |
| Speed | 40.2 km/h (25.0 mph) |
| Inversions | 0 |
| Duration | 1:00 |
| Height restriction | 35 in (89 cm) |
| Trains | 2 trains with 8 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in a single row for a total of 16 riders per train. |
| Previous attraction | Grandma Duck's Petting Farm |
| Audio-animatronics | 3 |
| Theme | Agricultural aircraft |
 Must transfer from wheelchair | |
| The Great Goofini at RCDB | |
The Great Goofini (formerly The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm) is a junior roller coaster in Fantasyland at the Magic Kingdom, Walt Disney World Resort.
History
Grandma Duck's Petting Farm
A petting zoo named Grandma Duck's Petting Farm previously occupied the site.[1] This petting zoo was home to Minnie Moo, a holstein cow that was famous for having a Hidden Mickey on its side.[2] She was moved to Fort Wilderness after the Barnstormer was built. Minnie Moo died in 1993 from natural causes.[3] The barn which housed the petting zoo was integrated into this ride.
The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm
In 1996, The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm was constructed and on October 1,[citation needed] it officially opened to the public.[4] The attraction was one of three at American Disney parks (including Grizzly River Run at Disney's California Adventure and Rock 'n' Roller Coaster at Disney's Hollywood Studios) which took its name from former attractions at the now-defunct Opryland USA theme park in Nashville, Tennessee. The Barnstormer in Mickey's Toontown Fair was found at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm.[4] It appeared to be an airplane school taught by Goofy. The story behind this ride included guests flying in Goofy's homemade airplane as it swooped, twisted and turned.[5] It then went full speed into a barn. Inside the barn were Audio-Animatronic chickens[5] from Epcot's former World of Motion attraction. In the attraction's queue, near the "popcorn plants", guests could see a mess of wires which formed a Hidden Mickey.[6]
The Great Goofini
On February 12, 2011, Mickey's Toontown Fair closed permanently in order to make way for the expansion of Magic Kingdom's Fantasyland.[7] Some elements of Mickey's Toontown Fair are in the process of being demolished while others are being re-themed to a new Storybook Circus area. The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm is in the process of being re-themed into The Great Goofini.[8] The refurbished ride is due to open in 2012.[9]
Ride
Guests board one of two trains which each site 16 riders. The train is taken up a chain lift hill to a height of 9.1 metres (30 ft). 207 metres (679 feet) of twists, turns, and elevation changes follow, before the ride comes to a halt in the brake run. Riders will reach a top speed of 40.2 kilometres per hour (25.0 mph) on the one-minute ride.[10]
See also
- Gadget's Go Coaster - a similar ride at Mickey's Toontown in Disneyland and Toontown in Tokyo Disneyland
References
- ^ Doolittle, Leslie (22 January 1996). "Magic-kingdom Area Getting Make-over". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
- ^ "Mickey pig to Disney World". The Daily Reporter. 11 January 1991. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
- ^ Doolittle, Leslie (16 March 1993). "Mickey Moo Goes To Holstein Heaven". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
- ^ a b Clarke, Jay (29 September 1996). "Disney complex keeps with the times". Star-News. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
- ^ a b "The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm". The Walt Disney Company. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
- ^ "Hidden Mickeys of Mickey's Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm". Hidden Mickeys. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
- ^ Smith, Thomas (10 December 2010). "New Fantasyland Expansion Update". Retrieved 10 December 2010.
- ^ "Disney World's Fantasyland expansion". WOFL FOX 35. 18 January 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
- ^ Smith, Thomas (18 January 2011). "Update on New Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom Park". Disney Parks Blog. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
- ^ Themeparkgc/Sandboxes/Sandbox 3 at the Roller Coaster DataBase