Snow White Question

figmentgirl

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I'm very familiar with WDW but don't know much about DL. I've heard that DL still has Mr. Toad and the original Tiki room.... tell me this, does it have the original ending on Snow White's Scary Adventure? The one where you blow up in the dwarves mine? Also is the Penny Arcade on Main Street?

Crossing my fingers...
 
The Penny Arcade is on Main Street.

As for the "original ending" of SWSA, unless I am mistaken, WDW's attraction was never the same as DL's. It's been a while since I've been on SWSA, but if memory serves correctly, there is a boulder at the end, but not the entire mine being exploded. Sorry..... It's one of those attractions that are different between the two resorts.

- Dreams (fellow Figment lover - who wishes he existed at DLR)
 
I don't know if it is the origianl ending, but no you don't blow up at the end. As cheesy as this is...it is my favorite ride...and I'm 30 :eek:
 
Sorry I should have clarified how the WDW ride goes. The original did not show Snow White. The idea was that YOU are snow white. The theme was along the Grimm Brothers storyline so the whole ride was dark and scary with the witch popping out at you in all directions. In the end you were chased into the dwarves mine and blown up.

Many people didn't "get" that they were supposed to be Snow White and hated the fact that she wasn't in it. They also didn't care for being killed off at the end. There was a renovation in the early 90's that added Snow White into the ride as well as some happier scenes like the dwarves dancing to The Silly Song. The dark ending was removed and now the ride closes with the prince kissing snow white and a happy ending.

Are either of these familiar?

Dream, even though figment exists in Epcot, I miss him too. It was the first ride that will always have my heart:love:
 

I have a film of the ride from my trip last September. I can see if I uploaded it to my Photobucket account.
 
Many people didn't "get" that they were supposed to be Snow White and hated the fact that she wasn't in it. They also didn't care for being killed off at the end. There was a renovation in the early 90's that added Snow White into the ride as well as some happier scenes like the dwarves dancing to The Silly Song. The dark ending was removed and now the ride closes with the prince kissing snow white and a happy ending.

They do show Snow White at beginning for the ride. Where you get off the ride, you see a mural of Snow White with the Prince and the dwarfs. I rode it Friday, but it was late.
 
I *think* in the DL ride you are supposed to be Snow White too. The ending is the one you described, with the music. I always thought that was kind of odd because it is a 'darker' ride with the witch popping up and then all of a sudden BAM happy music. I guess if they removed the original ending it makes more sense.
 
From Wiki:

"Disneyland
Guests enter the ride building via the Evil Queen's castle, which looks rather dark and foreboding. Above the entrance to the ride, there is a window and pair of curtains behind it. Every now and then, the Queen parts the curtains and is in plain view of the guests. Next to the entrance door, there is a golden apple. Touch the apple and some bloodcurdling cackles are heard. The guests wind their way through a dungeon inside the castle, passing by a book of poisons. The book reads, "One taste of the poisoned apple and the victim's eyes will close forever in the Sleeping Death..." Like most of the dark rides, there is a mural.

The beginning of the ride itself looks like the Dwarfs' cottage. Boarding the ride vehicle, the guests enter the Dwarfs' cottage, where they hear the music and yodeling of one of the film's songs, "The Silly Song". You pass Snow White, who is climbing the stairs to the second floor of the cottage, with some of her animal friends following. The guests then move past the Dwarfs, who are performing "The Silly Song". Happy is on bass, Grumpy is on organ, Bashful is on accordion, Doc is on mandolin, Sleepy is on fiddle and Dopey is on Sneezy's shoulders.

Leaving the cottage, the guests pass by the Queen who says, "Soon I'll be fairest in the land." They then enter the Dwarfs' diamond mine, which is full of jewels of many colors. They then pass under a branch with two buzzards perched on it and then enter the Queen's castle. There, they see the Queen's back to them as she stands before her Magic Mirror with her beautiful reflection in it saying, "Magic Mirror on the wall..." Then she snaps around and sees the guests. They see that she has become an ugly, green-eyed, toothless hag with a wart on her nose.

"With this disguise, I'll fool them all!" she adds. This effect is achieved by two models, half queen, half hag rotating on different sides of the 'mirror', which actually contains a sheet of transparent glass. In the Disneyland Paris version of this ride, the effect is noticed more by observing the two pairs of hands; the model in front of the mirror has palms and fingers outstretched, whilst the 'reflection' has fingers curled towards the palm. The guests then pass through the castle, ladened with skeletons. Nearby, the Hag and a raven are in a dungeon area. It seems she'll do anything to become fairest in the land, even if it means creating a poisoned apple for Snow White, which is precisely what she is doing. The guests then see the Hag in a small boat as she heads for the Dwarfs' cottage.

Next the guests wind their way through a menacing forest, whose trees have ugly faces and its branches look like talon-like hands ready to grab the helpless guests in the cars. Bats fly everywhere and logs look more like snapping crocodiles. The guests then turn towards the cottage of the Seven Dwarfs. The door opens and there's the Hag, who now wants to offer the guests the apple! The guests then turn towards a mountainside where the Dwarfs are hot on the Queen's trail. Nearby, the Queen is trying to roll a boulder down the side of the mountain and crush the pursuing Dwarfs below. But a strike of lightning causes her to tumble to her death.

She screams as the guests leave the area. The guests then go back out into light and there's a giant book with a silhouette of Snow White, her Prince and the Prince's horse as they wander away towards a castle. The words at the bottom of this picture read, "And they lived happily ever after." The guests then disembark from the cars and leave to go straight into Fantasyland.

Walt Disney World Resort
The Disney World attraction is similar to Disneyland, but in different order with a few new scenes. Guests board by a mural depicting the cast of "Snow White" and begin their ride in the Queen's courtyard where Snow White is seen working outside. The Queen is watching her (and the guests) from her window.

Inside the castle, the scene is similar to the Disneyland version (with the Queen turning into the Witch and working at her cauldron), although the Magic Mirror has been added. The ride continues into the forest, and then into the Dwarves' Cottage, sans Snow White on the stairs. In a new scene, the riders pass the Witch giving Snow White the apple, then emerge from the cottage to see her gloating that she is fairest in the land.

From there, guests ride through the mines where the two of the Dwarves (Bashful and Sneezy) call to them to stop the Witch. After the Disneyland scene where the Witch tries to drop a rock on the guests, there is a new ending with the Prince waking Snow White amidst the cheering Dwarves. Dopey is seen above the bridge, on leaving, waving to all the passengers. Guests then travel through the open doors under the bridge and disembark.

Pre-1994 Version

The original Disney World version of the ride was very different, and arguably scarier. Snow White did not appear, and the Dwarves showed up briefly in one scene.

The queue was similar to Tokyo's current one. It featured the Dwarves' mine and their house was visible in the distance. The guests began by entering the castle in a scene very much like the current ride; however, there was no Snow White cleaning. Upon entering, the guests see a mirror, but not the magic one. The Queen still transforms into the Witch and is still seen at the cauldron. The riders "crash" through the dungeon walls and escape through the forest (still bumping into the Witch).

Soon, the guests arrived at the Dwarves' cottage to see the animals peering in on them. They passed the Dwarves (in their only appearance) walking up the stairs to their room to investigate a scary shadow, which was presumably Snow White. The Witch is waiting in the doorway with an apple.

The final scene is the diamond mines, where the Witch appears several more times. Her final appearance is on top of a doorway, pushing an enormous jewel onto the riders. They then enter a room full of flashing lights, implying they'd just been crushed. It was very similar to Mr. Toad's Wild Ride (in that ride, riders were crushed by a train). For obvious reasons, the ride was later changed."

- Dreams

P.S. I bought WAY too many Figment souvenirs when we went to WDW last year - and collect any pins I can find off Figment ever. Not always easy at DL. :( Love Figment.
 





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