Peter Pan’s Flight

In class we just looked at Disney through history, specifically in the 1950s, and one of the things we did was connect continuity and change to old Disney rides from Disneyland. The ride I looked at was Peter Pan’s flight, which came out when Disneyland opened in 1955.

In the ride, you go onto the flying ship from the film, and “fly” over various scenes from the movie. However, the ride was extended in 1983, and some changes were made. In the original ride there was no Peter Pan, as you were supposed to be looking from his perspective. However, in the Extension they added an animatronic of Peter on the ship and in some of the scenes. They also added more scenes to the ride. Things that stayed the same were the ship you traveled on, and although more scenes were added the original ones were not removed or changed in any meaningful way.

That’s about it for this blog post, so make sure to stay tuned for more.