Casey Jr. Circus Train

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| opened = July 31, 1955

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| theme = Dumbo

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| duration = 3:40 (Disneyland)

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The Casey Jr. Circus Train is the name of a ridable railroad attraction found at Disneyland and a powered roller coaster attraction found at Disneyland Park (Paris). It is based on the train from Dumbo. This tour is similar to the one given on the slower paced Storybook Land Canal Boats, but does not incorporate narration.{{cite web |url=http://www.mouseplanet.com/guide/406/Disneyland-Resort/Disneyland-Park/Fantasyland/Casey-Jr-Circus-Train |title=MousePlanet Park Guide - Disneyland Resort - Casey Jr. Circus Train |access-date=May 16, 2010}}

Description

File:Train ride in Disneyland Paris - panoramio.jpg]]

The original attraction at Disneyland was operating during the grand opening of Disneyland on July 17, 1955, but was closed the following day for safety testing and reopened on July 31, 1955.{{Harvp|Broggie|2014|pp=284–286}}. It gives passengers a tour of many miniature versions of scenes from Disney animated films.{{cite book |last1=Strodder |first1=Chris |title=The Disneyland Encyclopedia |date=2017 |publisher=Santa Monica Press |isbn=978-1595800909 |edition=3rd |pages=110–111}}

Casey Jr. Circus Train at Disneyland Paris opened on March 20, 1994. Unlike its California counterpart, the Paris version is designed as a roller coaster for small children through Storybook Land, giving riders good views of the Storybook Land castle and other scenes that are not as visible from the Storybook Land Canal Boats.

The original {{track gauge|2ft|lk=on}} narrow gauge{{Cite web|title=The Unknown Engineer of the Disneyland Railroad|url=http://micechat.com/128561-unknown-engineer-disneyland-railroad/|publisher=MiceChat|date=June 15, 2016|access-date=February 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821221841/http://micechat.com/128561-unknown-engineer-disneyland-railroad/|archive-date=August 21, 2016}} internal combustion-powered railroad version at Disneyland was manufactured by Arrow Development.{{Cite web|title=Arrow Dynamics and The Amusement Park Train|url=http://www.discoverlivesteam.com/magazineold/13/13.html|publisher=Discover Live Steam|date=January 3, 2002|access-date=February 19, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170219045009/http://www.discoverlivesteam.com/magazineold/13/13.html|archive-date=February 19, 2017}}{{cite web|last=Gurr|first=Bob|title=DESIGN: Those Were The Times – No.23 1955 Arrow Development – Ed Morgan and Karl Bacon|url=http://micechat.com/49581-bob-gurr-arrow-development/|publisher=MiceChat|access-date=November 28, 2013|date=November 27, 2013}} The powered roller coaster version of the ride in Disneyland Paris was manufactured by Vekoma.{{Cite web|url=https://rcdb.com/1835.htm|title=Casey Jr., Le Petit Train du Cirque - Disneyland Paris - Disneyland Park (Marne la Vallée, Île-de-France, France)|website=rcdb.com}}

References

Bibliography

{{Citation |last=Broggie |first=Michael |year=2014 |title=Walt Disney's Railroad Story: The Small-Scale Fascination That Led to a Full-Scale Kingdom |edition=4th |publisher=The Donning Company Publishers |isbn=978-1-57864-914-3 }}

External links

[https://disneyland.disney.go.com/attractions/disneyland/casey-jr-circus-train/ Official Disneyland website]
[http://www.disneylandparis.com/en-us/attractions/disneyland-park/casey-jr-le-petit-train-du-cirque/ Official Disneyland Paris website]

Category:1955 establishments in California

Category:1994 establishments in France

Category:2 ft gauge railways in the United States

Category:Amusement rides manufactured by Arrow Dynamics

Category:Disneyland

Category:Disneyland Park (Paris)

Category:Dumbo

Category:Fantasyland

Category:Fictional trains

Category:Miniature railroads in the United States

Category:Narrow-gauge railroads in California

Category:Rail transport in Walt Disney Parks and Resorts