Mad Tea Party

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Mad Tea Party

Locations and Opening Dates
Disneyland	July 17, 1955
Magic Kingdom	October 1, 1971
Tokyo Disneyland	March 8, 1986
Disneyland Paris	April 12, 1992
Hong Kong Disneyland	September 12, 2005

Mad Tea Party is a spinning tea cup ride at the Disneyland, Magic Kingdom, Tokyo Disneyland, Disneyland Paris and Hong Kong Disneyland theme parks around the world. Located in Fantasyland, it is one of the few remaining attractions operational on Disneyland's opening day in 1955. The ride theme is from the Unbirthday Party scene of Disney's animated film version of the story Alice In Wonderland.

1 Attraction facts
2 See also

Grand opening: July 17, 1955 (Opened with Disneyland Park)
- Re-dedication: May 23, 1983
Designer: WED Enterprises
Original location: Near current King Arthur Carrousel location
Required ticket: "C"
Show length: 1:30
Ride system: Three small turntables, which rotate counter clock-wise, each holding six teacups, within one large turntable, rotating clockwise
Restrictions: The attraction is unable to run in the rain, once the turntables are saturated with a moderate amount of water they slip and can no longer spin

Grand opening: October 1, 1971 (Opened with the Magic Kingdom)
Designer: WED Enterprises
Ride system: Spinning teacups

Grand opening: March 8, 1986
- Re-dedication: 1998
Alternate title: Alice's Tea Party
Designer: WED Enterprises
Ride system: Spinning teacups

Grand opening: April 12, 1992 (Opened with Disneyland Paris)
Alternate title: Mad Hatter's Tea Cups
Designer: Walt Disney Imagineering
Ride system: Spinning teacups

Grand opening: September 12, 2005 (Opened with Hong Kong Disneyland)
Alternate title: Mad Hatter Tea Cups
Designer: Walt Disney Imagineering
Ride system: Spinning teacups

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Fantasyland:	Alice in Wonderland \| Casey Jr. Circus Train \| Dumbo the Flying Elephant \| Fantasyland Theater "it's a small world" \| King Arthur Carrousel \| Mad Tea Party \| Matterhorn Bobsleds \| Mr. Toad's Wild Ride \| Peter Pan's Flight Pinocchio's Daring Journey \| Sleeping Beauty Castle \| Snow White's Scary Adventures \| Storybook Land Canal Boats
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