Soarin'
Sign in to saveAlso known as Soarin' Over California, Soaring Over the Horizon, Soarin' Around the World, Soaring: Fantastic Flight
'''''Soarin'''''' is a flight motion simulator attraction and film at Disney California Adventure, Epcot, Shanghai Disneyland, and Tokyo DisneySea; the attraction is known under various names, varying by park. It employs a mechanical lift system, a projected presentation on an concave 180-degree dome screen, and artificial scents and wind to simulate a hang gliding flight over locations in six of the world's continents. Many consider it the first flying theater.
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Encyclopedic overview
14 sectionsContents
- Ride design
- Versions
- Disney California Adventure
- Epcot
- Shanghai Disneyland
- Tokyo DisneySea
- Ride films
- ''Soarin' Over California''
- ''Soaring Over the Horizon'', ''Soarin' Around the World'', and ''Soaring: Fantastic Flight''
- ''Soarin' Across America''
- See also
- Notes
- References
- External links
'''''Soarin'''''' is a flight motion simulator attraction and film at Disney California Adventure, Epcot, Shanghai Disneyland, and Tokyo DisneySea; the attraction is known under various names, varying by park. It employs a mechanical lift system, a projected presentation on an concave 180-degree dome screen, and artificial scents and wind to simulate a hang gliding flight over locations in six of the world's continents. Many consider it the first flying theater.
The original ride, '''''Soarin' Over California''''', was an opening day attraction at Disney California Adventure on February 8, 2001. It took guests over several locations in California and included a pre-show on the history of California's aviation industry. The ride opened at Epcot in 2005, with the name shortened to Soarin.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Soarin'” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.
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