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Golden Zephyr
Attraction at Disney California Adventure
Attraction at Disney California Adventure
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Golden Zephyr |
| logo | Golden Zephyr Logo.png |
| logo_width | 182px |
| image | Golden Zephyr from Jellyfish.jpg |
| imagedimensions | 250px |
| location | Disney California Adventure |
| section | Paradise Pier (2001-2018) |
| Paradise Gardens Park (2018-present) | |
| coordinates | |
| status | Open |
| opened | |
| previousattraction | |
| replacement | |
| type | |
| manufacturer | D. H. Morgan Manufacturing |
| designer | Walt Disney Imagineering |
| theme | Seaside Boardwalk, 1920s Era |
| height_ft | 90 |
| drop_ft | |
| drop_m | |
| length_ft | |
| length_m | |
| speed_mph | |
| speed_km/h | |
| sitearea_sqft | |
| sitearea_sqm | |
| vehicle_type | Rocket |
| riders_per_vehicle | 12 |
| rows | 6 |
| riders_per_row | 2 |
| participants_per_group | |
| audience_capacity | |
| duration | 1:30 |
| restriction_ft | |
| restriction_in | |
| restriction_cm | |
| virtual_queue_image | |
| virtual_queue_status | |
| single_rider | |
| pay_per_use | |
| transfer_accessible | yes |
| vehicles | 6 |
Paradise Gardens Park (2018-present) | speed_km/h =
Golden Zephyr is an attraction at Paradise Gardens Park in Disney California Adventure Park built by D. H. Morgan Manufacturing. Themed to the Buck Rogers and Flash Gordon style rocket ships, it takes park guests on a relaxing trip. Unlike its cousins Dumbo and the Astro Orbiter next door in Disneyland, the Golden Zephyr rockets are controlled by centripetal motion over Paradise Bay and can not be automatically controlled to go up and down.
The Golden Zephyr's design comes from the Harry Traver Circle-Swing{{cite web | access-date = September 12, 2011}} rides of the early 20th century, specifically the Aerostat / Strat-O-Stat ride that operated at Riverview Park in Chicago. In designing the ride, Disney engineers visited Pleasure Beach in Blackpool, England to examine the Captive Flying Machines, a similar, but much larger, ride designed by Sir Hiram Maxim, and which has operated there since 1904.
The ride cannot operate at constant wind speeds over 10 mph, or gusts over 15 mph. Neither this attraction, nor Jumpin' Jellyfish were removed or changed as part of the billion-dollar expansion.
References
References
- Reckard, E. Scott. (2000-10-05). "It's Back to the Drawing Board for Disney's Troublesome Zephyr". Los Angeles Times.
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