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			{{Short description\|Roller coaster at Disney's Magic Kingdom}}
	{{distinguish\|Pete's Passer}}
			{{other uses\|Barnstormer (disambiguation)}}

			{{Use mdy dates\|date=October 2013}}
	{{Infobox roller coaster		{{Infobox roller coaster
			\| name = The Barnstormer
	\|name=The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm/Goofy's Flight Crew
			\| image = WDW Magic Kingdom Storybook Circus.jpg
	\|image=unknown
	\|imagedimensions=~~unknown~~		\| imagedimensions = 250px
			\| caption = Sign for The Barnstormer, after its relaunch.
	\|caption=On Bottom
	\|previousnames=~~Grandma~~ ~~Duck~~'s ~~Pet~~ ~~Zoo~~		\| previousnames = The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm
	\|location=Magic Kingdom		\| location = Magic Kingdom
			\| section = Fantasyland
	\|section=Mickey's Toontown Fair
			\| subsection = ]
	\|subsection=Tomorrowland
	\|coordinates={{coord\|28.~~4205\|N~~\|81.~~5826\|W\|source:kolossus-frwiki~~\|display=title,inline}}		\| coordinates = {{coord\|28.420496\|-81.578423\|display=title,inline}}
			\| opened = October 1, 1996 (as '''Barnstormer''')<br/>March 12, 2012 (as '''Great Goofini''')
	\|opened={{Start date\|1996\|10\|1}}
	\|year=1996		\| year = 1996
	\|closed=February 12, 2011		\| closed = February 12, 2011 (as '''Barnstormer''')
			\| cost =
	\|cost=Unknown Money
	\|type=Steel		\| type = Steel
	\|type2=~~Kiddie~~		\| type2 = Junior
	\|type3~~=Motocoaster~~ <!--Must not be linked, will auto-categorize the coaster.-->		\| type3 = <!--Must not be linked, will auto-categorize the coaster.-->
	\|status=		\| status = Open
	\|manufacturer=~~]/]~~		\| manufacturer = Vekoma
	\|designer=]		\| designer = ]
	\|model=Junior Coaster (~~207m~~)		\| model = Junior Coaster (Custom)
	\|track~~=Out~~ ~~and~~ ~~Back~~		\| track =
	\|lift=]		\| lift = ]
	\|height_m= 9.1		\| height_m = 9.1
	\|drop_m= <!--Must be expressed in metres and may contain only numeric characters.-->		\| drop_m = <!--Must be expressed in metres and may contain only numeric characters.-->
	\|length_m=207		\| length_m = 207
	\|speed_km/h=40.2		\| speed_km/h = 40.2
	\|inversions=0 .		\| inversions = 0
	\|duration=1:00		\| duration = 0:53
	\|angle= <!--Do not include "degrees", it is added automatically.-->		\| angle = <!--Do not include "degrees", it is added automatically.-->
	\|capacity=		\| capacity =
			\| restriction_in = 35
	\|acceleration= <!--Expression in full form e.g. "X to Y mph (χ to ψ km/h) in Z seconds". -->
			\| trains = 2
	\|acceleration_from=<!--Intitial speed in mph or km/h defaults to zero, only numeric characters-->
			\| carspertrain = 8
	\|acceleration_mph= <!--Final speed in mph may contain only numeric characters-->
			\| rowspercar = 1
	\|acceleration_km/h=<!--Final speed in km/h may contain only numeric characters-->
			\| ridersperrow = 2
	\|acceleration_in= <!--Number of seconds may contain words -->
			\| virtual_queue_name = ]
	\|gforce=
			\| virtual_queue_image = Lightning Lane Icon Logo.webp
	\|restriction_in=35
			\| virtual_queue_status= available
	\|trains=2
			\| single_rider = <!--Must be "available" if available.-->
	\|carspertrain=8
			\| custom_label_1 = Renamed to
	\|rowspercar=1
			\| custom_value_1 = The Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini
	\|ridersperrow=2
			\| transfer_accessible = available
	\|virtual_queue_name=]
			\| rcdb_number = 274
	\|virtual_queue_image=Fastpass availability icon.svg
	\|virtual_queue_status= <!--should be available if above fields are used-->
	\|single_rider=Yes <!--Must be "available" if available.-->
	\|custom_label_1= Preceded by
	\|custom_value_1= Grandma Duck's Petting Farm
	\|custom_label_2=Replaced by
	\|custom_value_2=The Great Goofini
	\|custom_label_3= Followed by
	\|custom_value_3= Goofy's Flying Plane
	\|custom_label_4= Followed by
	\|custom_value_4= ]]

	\|accessible=Yes <!--Must be "available" if available.-->
	\|transfer_accessible=available
	\|rcdb_number=274
	}}		}}
			'''The Barnstormer''' is a ] ]. It is located in the Storybook Circus section of the ] at the ]. The Great Goofini's Barnstormer is the successor to '''The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm''' which closed in February 2011 as part of the Fantasyland expansion.

	'''The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm''' was a ] ] in ] at the Magic Kingdom at the ]. The attraction closed in February of 2011. It will be replaced by The Great Goofini as part of the Fantasyland expansion currently in progress.

	==History==		==History==
	A ] named ''Grandma Duck's Petting Farm'' previously occupied the site.<ref>{{cite news
	\| last=Doolittle
	\| first=Leslie
	\| title=Magic-kingdom Area Getting Make-over
	\| url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1996-01-22/business/9601190770_1_walt-disney-magic-kingdom-disney-world
	\| accessdate=4 April 2011
	\| newspaper=Orlando Sentinel
	\| date=22 January 1996}}</ref> This petting zoo was home to Minnie Moo, a holstein cow that was famous for having a ] on its side.<ref>{{cite news
	\| title=Mickey pig to Disney World
	\| url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nmErAAAAIBAJ&sjid=3tkEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2865,926466&dq=grandma-duck%27s-petting-farm+minnie+moo&hl=en
	\| accessdate=4 April 2011
	\| newspaper=The Daily Reporter
	\| date=11 January 1991}}</ref> She was moved to Fort Wilderness after the Barnstormer was built. Minnie Moo died in 1993 from natural causes.<ref>{{cite news
	\| last=Doolittle
	\| first=Leslie
	\| title=Mickey Moo Goes To Holstein Heaven
	\| url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1993-03-16/business/9303150386_1_walt-disney-mickey-moo-milano\|accessdate=4 April 2011
	\| newspaper=Orlando Sentinel
	\| date=16 March 1993}}</ref> The barn which housed the petting zoo was integrated into this ride.

			===Grandma Duck's Petting Farm (1988–1996)===
	In 1996, The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm was constructed and on October 1,{{Citation needed\|date=April 2011}} it officially opened to the public.<ref name="Celebrations">{{cite news
			A ] named '''Grandma Duck's Petting Farm''' previously occupied the site where The Barnstormer now sits.<ref name="Magic-kingdom Area Getting Make-over"/> This petting zoo was located in the Mickey's Birthdayland section of Fantasyland and was home to Minnie Moo, a holstein cow that was famous for having a ] on her side.<ref name="Mickey pig to Disney World"/> In 1996 the petting zoo was removed and Minnie Moo was relocated to Fort Wilderness. She later died from natural causes.<ref name="Mickey Moo Goes To Holstein Heaven"/> The barn which housed the petting zoo was integrated into The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm.
	\| last=Clarke
	\| first=Jay
	\| title=Disney complex keeps with the times
	\| url=http://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3IpOAAAAIBAJ&sjid=OBUEAAAAIBAJ&pg=6356,5721139&dq=barnstormer+roller+coaster+magic-kingdom&hl=en
	\| accessdate=4 April 2011
	\| newspaper=Star-News
	\| date=29 September 1996}}</ref> The attraction was one of three at American Disney parks (including ] at ] and ] at ]) which took its name from former attractions at the now-defunct ] theme park in ].

			===The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm (1996–2011)===
	Mickey's Toontown Fair closed permanently in February of 2011 in order to make way for the expansion of ] Fantasyland.<ref name=FLEupdate12-10-2010>{{Cite web
			]
	\| last = Smith
			]
	\| first = Thomas
			After the closure of Grandma Duck's Petting Farm in early 1996, the Magic Kingdom began construction on a junior roller coaster called '''The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm'''. It opened in ] on October 1, 1996.<ref name=BarnstormerOpeningDate/><ref name="Celebrations"/> The Barnstormer was one of three attractions at American ] which took its name from former attractions at the now-defunct ] theme park in ].<ref name="Opryland Barnstormer"/> The other two attractions are ] at ]<ref name="Opryland Grizzly River"/> and ] at ].<ref name="Opryland RNRC"/>
	\| title = New Fantasyland Expansion Update
	\| date = 10 December 2010
	\| url = http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2010/12/new-fantasyland-expansion-update/
	\| accessdate = 10 December 2010}}
	</ref> Some elements of Mickey's Toontown Fair will be demolished and others will be re-themed to a new Storybook Circus area. The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm is being re-themed to ''The Great Goofini''.<ref name=FLEupdate01-18-2011>{{Cite web
	\| title = Disney World’s Fantasyland expansion
	\| publisher = WOFL FOX 35
	\| date = 18 January 2011
	\| url = http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/attractions/disney/011811-disney-announcements
	\| accessdate = 18 January 2011}}</ref> "The New Fantasyland will be constructed in phases with most new experiences open by 2013."<ref name=FLEupdate01-20-2011>{{Cite web
	\| last = Smith
	\| first = Thomas
	\| title = Update on New Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom Park
	\| date = 18 January 2011
	\| url = http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2011/01/update-on-new-fantasyland-at-magic-kingdom-park/
	\| accessdate = 20 January 2011}}</ref>

			The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm appeared to be an airplane school taught by Goofy. The story behind this ride included guests flying in Goofy's homemade biplane as it swooped, twisted and turned.<ref name="Official Barnstormer archive"/> It then went full speed into a barn. Inside the barn were three ] chickens<ref name="Official Barnstormer archive"/> from ] former ] attraction. A ] formed by a jumble of wires could be found in the attraction's queue near the "popcorn plants".<ref name="Hidden Mickeys"/>
	==Story==
	The Barnstormer in Mickey's Toontown Fair was found at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm.<ref name="Celebrations"/> 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.<ref name="Official Barnstormer archive"/> It then went full speed into a barn. Inside the barn were ] chickens<ref name="Official Barnstormer archive">{{cite web
	\| archivedate=3 June 2009
	\| archiveurl=http://replay.waybackmachine.org/20090603051426/http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/parks/magic-kingdom/attractions/barnstormer-at-goofys-wiseacre-farm/
	\| title=The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm
	\| url=http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/parks/magic-kingdom/attractions/barnstormer-at-goofys-wiseacre-farm/
	\| publisher=The Walt Disney Company
	\| accessdate=4 April 2011}}</ref> from ] former ] attraction. The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm was similar to ] at ] in ] and Toontown in ].

			As part of the ], the attraction closed on February 12, 2011 to be rethemed to the Great Goofini.<ref name=FLEupdate01-20-2011/>
	In the attraction's queue, near the "popcorn plants", guests could see a mess of wires which formed a Hidden Mickey.<ref name="Hidden Mickeys">{{cite web

	\| title=Hidden Mickeys of Mickey's Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm
			=== The Barnstormer (2011–present)===
	\| url=http://www.hiddenmickeys.org/WDW/MagicKingdom/Toon/Barnstormer.html\|publisher=Hidden Mickeys
			From 2011 to 2014, Magic Kingdom's ] underwent a large expansion and renovation.<ref name=D23/> Mickey's Toontown Fair closed permanently on February 12, 2011 in order to make way for the expansion.<ref name=FLEupdate12-10-2010/> Some elements of Mickey's Toontown Fair have been demolished and others have been re-themed to a new Storybook Circus area. The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm was re-themed to '''The Barnstormer featuring Goofy as the Great Goofini'''.<ref name=FLEupdate01-18-2011/> ] opened in stages. The first stage, which opened in early 2012, contained the first half of Storybook Circus, including the new re-themed Barnstormer, at which the crash-out barn had been removed. On the back of the entrance sign, however, one can find a set of red painted jumbled letters that, when put together, spell Wiseacre Farm as an homage to both the original version of the ride and Mickey's Toontown Fair.
	\| accessdate=4 April 2011}}</ref>

	==Ride==		==Ride==
	Guests board one of two trains which each ~~site~~ 16 riders. The train is taken up a ] to a height of {{Convert\|9.1\|m\|ft}}. {{Convert\|207\|m\|ft\|~~abbr~~=~~off~~}} of twists, turns, and elevation changes follow, before the ride comes to a halt in the ]. Riders ~~will~~ reach a top speed of {{Convert\|40.2\|km/h}} on the ~~one~~-~~minute~~ ride.<ref name=RCDB~~>{{RCDB\|coaster_name=Barnstormer\|location=Walt Disney World - Magic Kingdom\|rcdb_number=274\|accessdate=4 April 2011}}<~~/~~ref~~>		Guests board one of two trains which each seat 16 riders. The train is taken up a ] to a height of {{Convert\|9.1\|m\|ft\|sp=us}}. {{Convert\|207\|m\|ft\|sp=us}} of twists, turns, and elevation changes follow, before the ride comes to a halt in the ]. Riders reach a top speed of {{Convert\|40.2\|km/h\|sp=us}} on the forty-second ride.<ref name=RCDB/>

	==Gallery==
	{{Gallery
	\|title=The Great Goofini
	\|width=175
	\|height=175
	\|lines=2
	\|File:Wdwbarnstormer.jpg\|alt1=The attraction's entrance when the name was original.\|The attraction's entrance.
	\|File:Barnstormer at Magic Kingdom - barn.jpg\|alt2=At one point in the ride, trains go through a tunnel to look like a barn\|At one point , trains go through a hole in the barn wall.
	\|File:Barnstormer at Magic Kingdom - turn.jpg\|alt3=A train going through a banked turn.\|A train going through a turn.
	}}

	==See also==		==See also==
	* ]		* ]
	* ] - a similar ride at ] in ] and Toontown in ]		* ], a similar ride at ] in ] and Toontown in ].
			* ], a similarly-themed ride at ].
	* Flounder's Flying Fish Coaster A simalar ride without a turn near the beginning at ]

	==References==		==References==
	{{Reflist\|2}}		{{Reflist\|2\|refs=
			<ref name="Celebrations">{{cite news
			\| last = Clarke
			\| first = Jay
			\| title = Disney complex keeps with the times
			\| url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=3IpOAAAAIBAJ&pg=6356,5721139&dq=barnstormer+roller+coaster+magic-kingdom&hl=en
			\| access-date = April 4, 2011
			\| newspaper = Star-News
			\| date = September 29, 1996
			}}</ref>

			<ref name="Official Barnstormer archive">{{cite web
			\| archive-date = June 3, 2009
			\| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20090603051426/http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/parks/magic-kingdom/attractions/barnstormer-at-goofys-wiseacre-farm/
			\| title = The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm
			\| url = http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/parks/magic-kingdom/attractions/barnstormer-at-goofys-wiseacre-farm/
			\| publisher = The Walt Disney Company
			\| access-date = April 4, 2011
			}}</ref>

			<ref name="Hidden Mickeys">{{cite web
			\| title = Hidden Mickeys of Mickey's Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm
			\| url = http://www.hiddenmickeys.org/WDW/MagicKingdom/Toon/Barnstormer.html\| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/19990508053920/http://www.hiddenmickeys.org/WDW/MagicKingdom/Toon/Barnstormer.html\| url-status = usurped\| archive-date = May 8, 1999\|publisher=Hidden Mickeys
			\| access-date = April 4, 2011
			}}</ref>

			<ref name="Mickey Moo Goes To Holstein Heaven">{{cite news
			\| last = Doolittle
			\| first = Leslie
			\| title = Mickey Moo Goes To Holstein Heaven
			\| url = https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1993-03-16-9303150386-story.html\|access-date=November 11, 2022
			\| newspaper = Orlando Sentinel
			\| date = March 16, 1993
			}}</ref>

			<ref name=RCDB>{{Cite RCDB
			\| coaster_name = Barnstormer
			\| location = Walt Disney World - Magic Kingdom
			\| rcdb_number = 274
			\| accessdate = April 4, 2011
			}}</ref>

			<ref name="Mickey pig to Disney World">{{cite news
			\| title = Mickey pig to Disney World
			\| url = https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=nmErAAAAIBAJ&pg=2865,926466&dq=grandma-duck%27s-petting-farm+minnie+moo&hl=en
			\| access-date = April 4, 2011
			\| newspaper = The Daily Reporter
			\| date = January 11, 1991
			}}</ref>

			<ref name="Magic-kingdom Area Getting Make-over">{{cite news
			\| last = Doolittle
			\| first = Leslie
			\| title = Magic-kingdom Area Getting Make-over
			\| url = https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1996/01/22/magic-kingdom-area-getting-make-over/
			\| access-date = April 4, 2011
			\| newspaper = Orlando Sentinel
			\| date = January 22, 1996
			}}</ref>

			<ref name=FLEupdate12-10-2010>{{Cite web
			\| last = Smith
			\| first = Thomas
			\| title = New Fantasyland Expansion Update
			\| date = December 10, 2010
			\| url = http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2010/12/new-fantasyland-expansion-update/
			\| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20101211204912/http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2010/12/new-fantasyland-expansion-update/
			\| url-status = dead
			\| archive-date = December 11, 2010
			\| publisher = Disney Parks Blog
			\| access-date = December 10, 2010
			}}</ref>

			<ref name=FLEupdate01-18-2011>{{Cite web
			\| title = Disney World's Fantasyland expansion
			\| publisher = WOFL FOX 35
			\| date = January 18, 2011
			\| url = http://www.myfoxorlando.com/dpp/attractions/disney/011811-disney-announcements
			\| access-date = January 18, 2011
			}}</ref>

			<ref name=FLEupdate01-20-2011>{{Cite web
			\| last = Smith
			\| first = Thomas
			\| title = Update on New Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom Park
			\| date = January 18, 2011
			\| url = http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2011/01/update-on-new-fantasyland-at-magic-kingdom-park/
			\| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110121004334/http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2011/01/update-on-new-fantasyland-at-magic-kingdom-park/
			\| url-status = dead
			\| archive-date = January 21, 2011
			\| publisher = Disney Parks Blog
			\| access-date = January 20, 2011
			}}</ref>

			<ref name=D23>{{cite web
			\| author = Ricky
			\| title = D23 Expo: 20 pieces of concept art for the major Fantasyland expansion now confirmed for Walt Disney World
			\| url = http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/09/12/d23-expo-20-pieces-of-concept-art-for-the-major-fantasyland-additions-now-confirmed-for-walt-disney-world/
			\| date = September 12, 2009
			\| publisher = Attractions Magazine
			\| access-date = April 23, 2011
			}}</ref>

			<ref name="Opryland RNRC">{{Cite RCDB
			\| coaster_name = Rock n' Roller Coaster
			\| location = Opryland USA
			\| rcdb_number = 166
			\| accessdate = April 23, 2011
			}}</ref>

			<ref name="Opryland Grizzly River">{{cite web
			\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081008044245/http://database.thrillnetwork.com/ride_view.php/5021/grizzly_river_rampage.html
			\| archive-date = October 8, 2008
			\| title = Grizzly River Rampage
			\| url = http://database.thrillnetwork.com/ride_view.php/5021/grizzly_river_rampage.html
			\| publisher = Thrill Network
			\| access-date = April 23, 2011
			}}</ref>

			<ref name="Opryland Barnstormer">{{cite web
			\|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080906093500/http://database.thrillnetwork.com/ride_view.php/5014/barnstormer.html
			\| archive-date = September 6, 2008
			\| title = Barnstormer
			\| url = http://database.thrillnetwork.com/ride_view.php/5014/barnstormer.html
			\| publisher = Thrill Network
			\| access-date = April 23, 2011
			}}</ref>

			<ref name=BarnstormerOpeningDate>{{Cite web
			\| title = The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm
			\| publisher = MousePlanet
			\| url = http://www.mouseplanet.com/guide/469/Walt-Disney-World/Magic-Kingdom/Mickeys-Toontown-Fair/The-Barnstormer-at-Goofys-Wiseacre-Farm
			\| access-date = April 24, 2011
			}}</ref>

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Roller coaster at Disney's Magic Kingdom For other uses, see Barnstormer (disambiguation).

The Barnstormer
Previously known as The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm
Sign for The Barnstormer, after its relaunch.
Magic Kingdom
Location	Magic Kingdom
Park section	Fantasyland - Storybook Circus
Coordinates	28°25′14″N 81°34′42″W / 28.420496°N 81.578423°W / 28.420496; -81.578423
Status	Operating
Opening date	October 1, 1996 (as Barnstormer) March 12, 2012 (as Great Goofini)
Closing date	February 12, 2011 (as Barnstormer)
General statistics
Type	Steel – Junior
Manufacturer	Vekoma
Designer	Walt Disney Imagineering
Model	Junior Coaster (Custom)
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	0:53
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.
Renamed to	The Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini
Lightning Lane available
Must transfer from wheelchair
The Barnstormer at RCDB

The Barnstormer is a junior roller coaster. It is located in the Storybook Circus section of the Magic Kingdom at the Walt Disney World Resort. The Great Goofini's Barnstormer is the successor to The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm which closed in February 2011 as part of the Fantasyland expansion.

History

Grandma Duck's Petting Farm (1988–1996)

A petting zoo named Grandma Duck's Petting Farm previously occupied the site where The Barnstormer now sits. This petting zoo was located in the Mickey's Birthdayland section of Fantasyland and was home to Minnie Moo, a holstein cow that was famous for having a Hidden Mickey on her side. In 1996 the petting zoo was removed and Minnie Moo was relocated to Fort Wilderness. She later died from natural causes. The barn which housed the petting zoo was integrated into The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm.

The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm (1996–2011)

The former entrance to the Barnstormer when the "cloud" logo was still in use before the crash-through billboard was added in 2012

After the closure of Grandma Duck's Petting Farm in early 1996, the Magic Kingdom began construction on a junior roller coaster called The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm. It opened in Mickey's Toontown Fair on October 1, 1996. The Barnstormer was one of three attractions at American Disney parks which took its name from former attractions at the now-defunct Opryland USA theme park in Nashville, Tennessee. The other two attractions are Grizzly River Run at Disney California Adventure Park and Rock 'n' Roller Coaster at Disney's Hollywood Studios.

The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm appeared to be an airplane school taught by Goofy. The story behind this ride included guests flying in Goofy's homemade biplane as it swooped, twisted and turned. It then went full speed into a barn. Inside the barn were three Audio-Animatronic chickens from Epcot's former World of Motion attraction. A Hidden Mickey formed by a jumble of wires could be found in the attraction's queue near the "popcorn plants".

As part of the Fantasyland expansion, the attraction closed on February 12, 2011 to be rethemed to the Great Goofini.

The Barnstormer (2011–present)

From 2011 to 2014, Magic Kingdom's Fantasyland underwent a large expansion and renovation. Mickey's Toontown Fair closed permanently on February 12, 2011 in order to make way for the expansion. Some elements of Mickey's Toontown Fair have been demolished and others have been re-themed to a new Storybook Circus area. The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm was re-themed to The Barnstormer featuring Goofy as the Great Goofini. New Fantasyland opened in stages. The first stage, which opened in early 2012, contained the first half of Storybook Circus, including the new re-themed Barnstormer, at which the crash-out barn had been removed. On the back of the entrance sign, however, one can find a set of red painted jumbled letters that, when put together, spell Wiseacre Farm as an homage to both the original version of the ride and Mickey's Toontown Fair.

Ride

Guests board one of two trains which each seat 16 riders. The train is taken up a chain lift hill to a height of 9.1 meters (30 ft). 207 meters (679 ft) of twists, turns, and elevation changes follow, before the ride comes to a halt in the brake run. Riders reach a top speed of 40.2 kilometers per hour (25.0 mph) on the forty-second ride.

References

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Roller coasters at Walt Disney World

Current

Future	Monsters, Inc. Door Coaster Rock 'n' Roller Coaster Starring the Electric Mayhem
Former	Primeval Whirl

Attractions

Storybook Circus	The Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini Casey Jr. Splash 'n' Soak Station Dumbo the Flying Elephant
Enchanted Forest	Ariel's Grotto Be Our Guest Restaurant Mad Tea Party The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh Seven Dwarfs Mine Train Under the Sea: Journey of the Little Mermaid
Castle Courtyard	Cinderella Castle It's a Small World Mickey's PhilharMagic Peter Pan's Flight Prince Charming Regal Carrousel