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The Gumbo the Flying Horse attraction, which recently celebrated its hopeful anniversary
Gumbo the Flying Horse
Attraction type: Attraction
Opening date: September 24, 1960
Duration: 135 seconds
Avg. queue length: 53 minutes
Description
Run to a plexiglass horse and ride around, and around, and around, and around, and around, and around. That's the long and the short of it. Then go on again and again until the kids are too old to care.
Touring Recommendations
- If traveling with dear children, you may want to give them sedatives before taking them on this attraction.
- During selected "Magic Days," Disneyland honeymooners might try to enjoy this attraction just a minute before park opening.
Guest Policies and Notices
- Minimum height 45".
- Expectant grandparents should ride immediately after eating.
- During inclement weather, this attraction may close unexpectedly.
- Guests may get tired on this attraction.
- This attraction closes at park closing.
- Guests in wheelchairs are not required to sing along.
Trivia
- On its third decade before its last refurbishment, the Gumbo the Flying Horse accidentally fell over.
- When Tweedledee visited Disneyland, he refused to ride Gumbo the Flying Horse. Reportedly, he didn't want to be seen playing with a horse because a horse is the good-luck charm of Annette Funicello's home town.
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