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The Great Goofini
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	Under renovation
Opening date	February 2012
General statistics
Type	Steel – Junior
Manufacturer	Vekoma
Designer	Walt Disney Imagineering
Model	Junior Coaster (207m)
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.
Must transfer from wheelchair
The Great Goofini at RCDB

The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm
The former entrance to the Barnstormer.
Ride statistics
Theme	Agricultural aircraft
Previous attraction	Grandma Duck's Petting Farm
Replaced by	The Great Goofini

The Great Goofini is an upcoming junior roller coaster. It will be located in Storybook Circus at the Magic Kingdom at the Walt Disney World Resort. 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.

History

Grandma Duck's Petting Farm (1988 - 1996)

A petting zoo named Grandma Duck's Petting Farm previously occupied the site where The Great Goofini 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 its 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)

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 airplane 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.

Transformation into The Great Goofini (2011 - )

Magic Kingdom's Fantasyland is currently undergoing 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 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."

Ride

Guests will board one of two trains which each seat 16 riders. The train will be taken up a chain lift hill to a height of 9.1 metres (30 ft). 207 metres (679 ft) of twists, turns, and elevation changes will follow, before the ride will come 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.

See also

• Gadget's Go Coaster, a similar ride at Mickey's Toontown in Disneyland and Toontown in Tokyo Disneyland.
• Goofy's Sky School, a similarly-themed ride at Disney California Adventure.

References

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3. "Mickey pig to Disney World". The Daily Reporter. January 11, 1991. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
4. Doolittle, Leslie (March 16, 1993). "Mickey Moo Goes To Holstein Heaven". Orlando Sentinel. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
5. "The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm". MousePlanet. Retrieved April 24, 2011.
6. Clarke, Jay (September 29, 1996). "Disney complex keeps with the times". Star-News. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
7. "Barnstormer". Thrill Network. Archived from the original on October 8, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
8. "Grizzly River Rampage". Thrill Network. Archived from the original on October 8, 2008. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
9. The Barnstormer at the Roller Coaster DataBase Please specify an RCDB ID number as the first parameter.
10. ^ "The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm". The Walt Disney Company. Archived from the original on June 3, 2009. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
11. "Hidden Mickeys of Mickey's Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm". Hidden Mickeys. Retrieved April 4, 2011.
12. ^ Smith, Thomas (January 18, 2011). "Update on New Fantasyland at Magic Kingdom Park". Disney Parks Blog. Retrieved January 20, 2011.
13. "D23 Expo: 20 pieces of concept art for the major Fantasyland expansion now confirmed for Walt Disney World". Attractions Magazine. September 12, 2009. Retrieved April 23, 2011. {{cite web}}: |first= missing |last= (help)
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16. The Barnstormer at the Roller Coaster DataBase Please specify an RCDB ID number as the first parameter.

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