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{{Short description|Roller coaster at Disney's Magic Kingdom}}
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{{other uses|Barnstormer (disambiguation)}}
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{{Infobox roller coaster {{Infobox roller coaster
⚫ | name = The Barnstormer
|name=The Great Goofini
|image= <!--Use ONLY the filename, not a full ] link--> | image = WDW Magic Kingdom Storybook Circus.jpg
|imagedimensions= <!--Must be expressed in pixels (px); default is 250px--> | imagedimensions = 250px
| caption = Sign for The Barnstormer, after its relaunch.
|caption=
⚫ | previousnames = The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm
|location=Magic Kingdom | location = Magic Kingdom
|section=Fantasyland | section = Fantasyland
|subsection=] | subsection = ]
|coordinates={{coord|28.4205|N|81.5826|W|source:kolossus-frwiki|display=title,inline}} | coordinates = {{coord|28.420496|-81.578423|display=title,inline}}
|opened= <!--Use {{Start date|2012}} -->
| opened = October 1, 1996 (as '''Barnstormer''')<br/>March 12, 2012 (as '''Great Goofini''')
|year= <!--To be used in addition to opened, will auto-categorize the coaster.-->
⚫ | year = 1996
|closed=
⚫ | closed = February 12, 2011 (as '''Barnstormer''')
|cost=
⚫ | cost =
|type=Steel
| type = Steel
|type2=Junior
|type3= <!--Must not be linked, will auto-categorize the coaster.--> | type2 = Junior
| type3 = <!--Must not be linked, will auto-categorize the coaster.-->
|status=Under renovation | status = Open
|manufacturer=Vekoma | manufacturer = Vekoma
|designer=] | designer = ]
|model=Junior Coaster (207m) | model = Junior Coaster (Custom)
|track= | 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 | restriction_in = 35
|trains=2 | trains = 2
|carspertrain=8 | carspertrain = 8
|rowspercar=1 | rowspercar = 1
|ridersperrow=2 | ridersperrow = 2
|virtual_queue_name=] | virtual_queue_name = ]
|virtual_queue_image=Fastpass availability icon.svg | virtual_queue_image = Lightning Lane Icon Logo.webp
|virtual_queue_status= <!--should be available if above fields are used--> | virtual_queue_status= available
|single_rider= <!--Must be "available" if available.--> | single_rider = <!--Must be "available" if available.-->
|custom_label_1= | custom_label_1 = Renamed to
|custom_value_1= | custom_value_1 = The Barnstormer featuring the Great Goofini
⚫ | transfer_accessible = available
|custom_label_2=
⚫ | rcdb_number = 274
|custom_value_2=
|custom_label_3=
|custom_value_3=
|custom_label_4=
|custom_value_4=
⚫ |transfer_accessible=available
⚫ |rcdb_number=274
}}
{{Infobox Disney ride
⚫ |name = {{nowrap|The Barnstormer}} at {{nowrap|Goofy's Wiseacre Farm}}
|image = Wdwbarnstormer.jpg
⚫ |caption = The former entrance to the Barnstormer.
⚫ |park = ]
|land = ], ]
|theme = ]
⚫ |opened = October 1, 1996
⚫ |closed = February 12, 2011
|audio-animatronics = 3
|custom_label_1 = Previous attraction
⚫ |custom_value_1 = Grandma Duck's Petting Farm
|custom_label_2 = Replaced by
|custom_value_2 = The Great Goofini
}} }}
⚫ '''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.


⚫ ==History==
⚫ '''The Great Goofini''' is an upcoming ]. It will be located in Storybook Circus at the ] at the ]. The Great Goofini is replacing The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm which closed in February 2011 as part of the Fantasyland expansion currently in progress.


⚫ ===Grandma Duck's Petting Farm (1988–1996)===
⚫ ==History==
⚫ 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.
===Grandma Duck's Petting Farm (1988—1996)===
⚫ A ] named ''Grandma Duck's Petting Farm'' previously occupied the site where The Great Goofini 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 its 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.


===The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm (1996—2011)=== ===The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm (1996–2011)===
] ]
]
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"/> 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"/>


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 airplane as it swooped, twisted and turned.<ref name="Official Barnstormer archive"/> It then went full speed into a barn. Inside the barn were 3 ] chickens<ref name="Official Barnstormer archive"/> from ] former ] attraction. A Hidden Mickey formed by a jumble of wires could be found in the attraction's queue near the "popcorn plants".<ref name="Hidden Mickeys"/> 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"/>


As part of the ], the attraction closed on February 12, 2011 to be rethemed to The Great Goofini. As part of the ], the attraction closed on February 12, 2011 to be rethemed to the Great Goofini.<ref name=FLEupdate01-20-2011/>
<ref name=FLEupdate01-20-2011/>


===Transformation into The Great Goofini (2011— )=== === The Barnstormer (2011–present)===
Magic Kingdom's ] is currently undergoing 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 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/> "The New Fantasyland will be constructed in phases with most new experiences open by 2013."<ref name=FLEupdate01-20-2011/> 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.


==Ride== ==Ride==
Guests will board one of two trains which each seat 16 riders. The train will be taken up a ] to a height of {{Convert|9.1|m|ft}}. {{Convert|207|m|ft|abbr=off}} of twists, turns, and elevation changes will follow, before the ride will come 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/> 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/>


==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 ].


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


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


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


<ref name="Mickey Moo Goes To Holstein Heaven">{{cite news <ref name="Mickey Moo Goes To Holstein Heaven">{{cite news
| last=Doolittle | last = Doolittle
| first=Leslie | first = Leslie
| title=Mickey Moo Goes To Holstein Heaven | title = Mickey Moo Goes To Holstein Heaven
| url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1993-03-16/business/9303150386_1_walt-disney-mickey-moo-milano|accessdate=April 4, 2011 | url = https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/os-xpm-1993-03-16-9303150386-story.html|access-date=November 11, 2022
| newspaper=Orlando Sentinel | newspaper = Orlando Sentinel
| date=March 16, 1993 | date = March 16, 1993
}}</ref> }}</ref>


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


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


<ref name="Magic-kingdom Area Getting Make-over">{{cite news <ref name="Magic-kingdom Area Getting Make-over">{{cite news
| last=Doolittle | last = Doolittle
| first=Leslie | first = Leslie
| title=Magic-kingdom Area Getting Make-over | title = Magic-kingdom Area Getting Make-over
| url=http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1996-01-22/business/9601190770_1_walt-disney-magic-kingdom-disney-world | url = https://www.orlandosentinel.com/1996/01/22/magic-kingdom-area-getting-make-over/
| accessdate=April 4, 2011 | access-date = April 4, 2011
| newspaper=Orlando Sentinel | newspaper = Orlando Sentinel
| date=January 22, 1996 | date = January 22, 1996
}}</ref> }}</ref>


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


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


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


<ref name=D23>{{cite web <ref name=D23>{{cite web
|first=Ricky | author = Ricky
|title=D23 Expo: 20 pieces of concept art for the major Fantasyland expansion now confirmed for Walt Disney World | 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/ | 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 | date = September 12, 2009
|publisher=Attractions Magazine | publisher = Attractions Magazine
|accessdate=April 23, 2011 | access-date = April 23, 2011
}}</ref> }}</ref>


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


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


<ref name="Opryland Barnstormer">{{cite web <ref name="Opryland Barnstormer">{{cite web
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| archive-date = September 6, 2008
|archivedate=October 8, 2008
|title=Barnstormer | title = Barnstormer
|url=http://database.thrillnetwork.com/ride_view.php/5014/barnstormer.html | url = http://database.thrillnetwork.com/ride_view.php/5014/barnstormer.html
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| title = The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm | title = The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm
| publisher = MousePlanet | publisher = MousePlanet
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| accessdate = 24 April 2011 | access-date = April 24, 2011
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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
LocationMagic Kingdom
Park sectionFantasyland - Storybook Circus
Coordinates28°25′14″N 81°34′42″W / 28.420496°N 81.578423°W / 28.420496; -81.578423
StatusOperating
Opening dateOctober 1, 1996 (as Barnstormer)
March 12, 2012 (as Great Goofini)
Closing dateFebruary 12, 2011 (as Barnstormer)
General statistics
TypeSteel – Junior
ManufacturerVekoma
DesignerWalt Disney Imagineering
ModelJunior Coaster (Custom)
Lift/launch systemChain lift hill
Height9.1 m (30 ft)
Length207 m (679 ft)
Speed40.2 km/h (25.0 mph)
Inversions0
Duration0:53
Height restriction35 in (89 cm)
Trains2 trains with 8 cars. Riders are arranged 2 across in a single row for a total of 16 riders per train.
Renamed toThe 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)

One of the Barnstormer's trains going through a turn.
One of the Barnstormer's trains going through a turn when the trains were painted blue and white with orange before it was repainted with red and brown for the current ride
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.

See also

References

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