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The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm/Goofy's Flight Crew
Previously known as Grandma Duck's Pet Zoo
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Magic Kingdom
Location	Magic Kingdom
Park section	Mickey's Toontown Fair - Tomorrowland
Coordinates	28°25′14″N 81°34′57″W / 28.4205°N 81.5826°W / 28.4205; -81.5826
Opening date	October 1, 1996 (1996-10-01)
Closing date	February 12, 2011
Cost	Unknown Money
General statistics
Type	Steel – Kiddie – Motocoaster
Manufacturer	]
Designer	Walt Disney Imagineering
Model	Junior Coaster (207m)
Track layout	Out and Back
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.
Preceded by	Grandma Duck's Petting Farm
Replaced by	The Great Goofini
Followed by	Goofy's Flying Plane
Followed by	]]
Single rider line Yes
Wheelchair accessible
Must transfer from wheelchair
The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm/Goofy's Flight Crew at RCDB

The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm was a junior roller coaster in Mickey's Toontown Fair at the Magic Kingdom at the Walt Disney World Resort. 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

A petting zoo named Grandma Duck's Petting Farm previously occupied the site. This petting zoo was home to Minnie Moo, a holstein cow that was famous for having a Hidden Mickey on its side. She was moved to Fort Wilderness after the Barnstormer was built. Minnie Moo died in 1993 from natural causes. The barn which housed the petting zoo was integrated into this ride.

In 1996, The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm was constructed and on October 1, it officially opened to the public. 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.

Mickey's Toontown Fair closed permanently in February of 2011 in order to make way for the expansion of Magic Kingdom's Fantasyland. 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. "The New Fantasyland will be constructed in phases with most new experiences open by 2013."

Story

The Barnstormer in Mickey's Toontown Fair was found at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm. 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. It then went full speed into a barn. Inside the barn were Audio-Animatronic chickens from Epcot's former World of Motion attraction. The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm was similar to Gadget's Go Coaster at Mickey's Toontown in Disneyland and Toontown in Tokyo Disneyland.

In the attraction's queue, near the "popcorn plants", guests could see a mess of wires which formed a Hidden Mickey.

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.

Gallery

• The attraction's entrance.
• At one point , trains go through a hole in the barn wall.
• A train going through a turn.

See also

• The Great Goofini
• Gadget's Go Coaster - a similar ride at Mickey's Toontown in Disneyland and Toontown in Tokyo Disneyland
• Flounder's Flying Fish Coaster A simalar ride without a turn near the beginning at Tokyo DisneySea

References

1. Doolittle, Leslie (22 January 1996). "Magic-kingdom Area Getting Make-over". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
2. "Mickey pig to Disney World". The Daily Reporter. 11 January 1991. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
3. Doolittle, Leslie (16 March 1993). "Mickey Moo Goes To Holstein Heaven". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
4. ^ Clarke, Jay (29 September 1996). "Disney complex keeps with the times". Star-News. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
5. Smith, Thomas (10 December 2010). "New Fantasyland Expansion Update". Retrieved 10 December 2010.
6. "Disney World's Fantasyland expansion". WOFL FOX 35. 18 January 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2011.
7. Smith, Thomas (18 January 2011). "Update on New Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom Park". Retrieved 20 January 2011.
8. ^ "The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm". The Walt Disney Company. Archived from the original on 3 June 2009. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
9. "Hidden Mickeys of Mickey's Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm". Hidden Mickeys. Retrieved 4 April 2011.
10. The Barnstormer at the Roller Coaster DataBase Please specify an RCDB ID number as the first parameter.

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