Voyage to the Crystal Grotto
{{Short description|Amusement ride at Shanghai Disneyland}}
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| location = Shanghai Disneyland Park
| section = Fantasyland
| status = Operating
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| soft_opened =May 9, 2016
| opened = {{Start date|2016|06|16}}
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Voyage to the Crystal Grotto is a tow boat ride that is currently operating at Shanghai Disneyland Park. The ride is the first ride to take riders inside a Disney castle{{cite web|url=http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2011/08/enchanted-storybook-castle-at-shanghai-disneyland/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110920192924/http://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2011/08/enchanted-storybook-castle-at-shanghai-disneyland/|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 20, 2011|title=Sneak Peek: Enchanted Storybook Castle at Shanghai Disneyland|work=Disney Parks Blog}} and opened along with the rest of the park on June 16, 2016.
Ride experience
The ride is described officially as "an enchanting excursion that travels the waters of Fantasyland. Fanciful fountains and sculptures line the water’s edge, celebrating classic tales of magic and imagination. At journey’s end, guests glide beneath Enchanted Storybook Castle, into a secret, underground chamber in which fountains of light leap and dance in shimmering pools, surrounding guests with magic, music and color. The experience is sure to inspire the dreams and imaginations of all who make this wondrous voyage."
The boat takes riders past sculpture gardens featuring characters from Disney movies such as Beauty and the Beast, Aladdin, The Sorcerer's Apprentice from Fantasia, Tangled, Mulan, and The Little Mermaid.{{cite web|url=https://www.shanghaidisneyresort.com/en/attractions/voyage-to-crystal-grotto/|title=Voyage to the Crystal Grotto}} Afterwards, the boat glides into a chamber underneath the Enchanted Storybook Castle, which has "fountains of light", music, and water effects.{{cite web|url=https://news.shanghaidisneyresort.com.cn/index.php?m=content&c=index&a=show&catid=14&id=205|title=Voyage to the Crystal Grotto attraction rendering}}
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External links
- {{Official website}}
{{Shanghai Disneyland Park}}
{{Disney rides}}
Category:Amusement rides introduced in 2016