Soarin'
| Soarin' | |
|---|---|
| Disney California Adventure | |
| Name | Soarin' Around the World |
| Area | Grizzly Peak |
| Coordinates | 33°48′30″N 117°55′12″W / 33.80837°N 117.92000°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | February 8, 2001 (Soarin' Over California) June 17, 2016 (Soarin' Around the World) |
| Closing date | June 15, 2016 (Soarin' Over California) |
Lightning Lane Available | |
| Epcot | |
| Name | Soarin' Around the World |
| Area | Future World (The Land pavilion) (2005–2021) World Nature (The Land pavilion) (2021–) |
| Coordinates | 28°22′21.66″N 81°33′9.43″W / 28.3726833°N 81.5526194°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | May 5, 2005 (Soarin' Over California) June 17, 2016 (Soarin' Around the World) |
| Closing date | June 16, 2016 (Soarin' Over California) |
| Replaced | Food Rocks (1994–2004) (Future World) |
Lightning Lane Available | |
| Shanghai Disneyland | |
| Name | Soaring Over the Horizon 翱翔•飞越地平线 |
| Area | Adventure Isle |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | June 16, 2016 |
Disney Premier Access Available | |
| Tokyo DisneySea | |
| Name | Soaring: Fantastic Flight |
| Area | Mediterranean Harbor |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | July 23, 2019 |
Disney Premier Access Available | |
| Ride statistics | |
| Attraction type | Flying Theater simulator ride |
| Manufacturer | Dynamic Structures |
| Designer | Walt Disney Imagineering |
| Theme | Flight |
| Music | Bruce Broughton, based on a score by Jerry Goldsmith |
| Height | 80 ft (24 m) |
| Vehicle type | Hang glider simulator / flying theater |
| Vehicles | 6 in two theaters (California, Shanghai) 9 in three theaters (Florida) (formerly 6 until 2016) |
| Riders per vehicle | Alpha 27, Bravo 33, Charlie 27 |
| Rows | 3 |
| Participants per group | 87 per theater |
| Duration | 4:51 |
| Height restriction | 40 in (102 cm) |
| Host | Patrick Warburton |
| Sponsor | Nestlé (Florida; 2005–2009) |
Must transfer from wheelchair | |
Closed captioning available | |
Soarin', also known as Soarin' Over California, Soarin' Around the World, Soaring Over the Horizon and Soaring: Fantastic Flight, is a flight motion simulator attraction at Disney California Adventure, Epcot, Shanghai Disneyland, and Tokyo DisneySea. It employs a mechanical lift system, a projected presentation on an 80 ft (24 m) concave 180-degree dome screen, and artificial scents and wind to simulate a hang gliding flight over locations in six of the world's continents. Many consider it the first flying theater.
The attraction's first iteration, Soarin' Over California, was an opening-day attraction at Disney California Adventure on February 8, 2001. It took guests over several locations in California and included a pre-show on the history of California's aviation industry. It was also installed at Epcot in Walt Disney World as Soarin' in 2005.
The current global version of the ride debuted at Shanghai Disneyland as Soaring Over the Horizon on June 16, 2016. The American versions were also replaced with the new film as Soarin' Around the World on June 17. A fourth version of the attraction, Soaring: Fantastic Flight, opened at Tokyo DisneySea on July 23, 2019. After an initial limited return engagement in the summer of 2019, the original Soarin' Over California has since returned to the California park annually as part of the park's Food & Wine Festival during the spring season.