Swing ride at Magic Kingdom?

[PAYROLL PRINCESS]

One of my co-workers was saying tonight that she can remember how sick the swings (like at a carnival) at the MK made her years ago when she took her kids on them. She said they were over by Fantasy Land. I don't remember any swings. Does anyone else remember these?

[Georgesgirl1]

I don't remember anything of the sort in my 28 years of WDW attendance. Maybe she is thinking of a different theme park?!:confused:

[badkitty]

I don't remember a swing at MK. It is funny how people's memories can play tricks on them.

[mallen12]

Nope, no swings at Magic Kingdom. But, I do remember a swing ride at California Adventure.

[Disney4us2]

Nope, no swings at Magic Kingdom. But, I do remember a swing ride at California Adventure.

Yes, the Orange Stinger in DCA. The swings are in a giant orange.

[Ian]

Definitely never been any swings in MK. The only swings I know of in any Disney theme park are the previously mentioned ones at DCA.

[Joannelet]

yep no swings in MK :)
only in DCA.
hmmmmmm I wonder what she is thinking about?
Did they ever go to DCA? Maybe she has them confused.....

[Mickey91]

The only thing "over by Fantasyland" that would make you sick is the Teacups:sick:. But no swings..

[Imagineer1981]

nope, pretty much every six flags has a swing ride though. And depending on her age, DCA may not have even been around when she was a kid

[Running_Bell]

There is a ride at Universal IOA called Pteranodon Flyers... it looks like a swing. Maybe that's it.

[Belster]

Could she be thinking Dumbo??? I know it is not a swing but could be that she remembers the turning motion??????

[SignguyTom]

Yes, the Orange Stinger in DCA. The swings are in a giant orange.

...and slated to be re-themed. The orange is gonna be removed and the ride re-themed to Mickey's Silly Symphonies. Without the orange, it will feel like you are flying over the water...

[DisneyFanaticDargon]

There is a ride at Universal IOA called Pteranodon Flyers... it looks like a swing. Maybe that's it.

Doubt it. Pteradon Flyers only holds two people and IoA's only been open since 1999. From the statement the OP made her coworker made it sound like it was much less recent.

[Mousemates]

Yes, the Orange Stinger in DCA. The swings are in a giant orange.

and includes a (to me) creepy "buzzing bee" soundtrack.


SignguyTom The orange is gonna be removed and the ride re-themed to Mickey's Silly Symphonies.

Not sure that is all that much better, but at least with out the orange cage, you won't feel like your going to fly into the wall.

As for the OP's original quesiton, I for the life of me can't come up with anything at WDW that resembles a classic swing ride.

[Joannelet]

I wonder now is she thinking about the Skyway to Tomorrowland?
I know they aren't the swings that are at the carnivals....but maybe this is what she is thinking of?
They would have been there years ago. I think they closed in 1994......
I know that they werent anything to make someone nauseous but if you were afraid of heights I could see that bothering you....
Do you think this is what she is talking about?

[wdwfansince75]

The only two rides ever in MK Fantasyland that were suspension types were the Skyway and Peter Pan....and neither would normally be described as a swing type ride. The Skyway did rock a little, especially as it left the boarding platform, and as it approached the slight turn near the speedway....Peter Pan can be rocked, but I bet a CM would put a quick stop to that. I have info on rides from opening, and can find no other forgotten ride that would be described as a swing type ride.

[PAYROLL PRINCESS]

She thought this was way back in the beginning because her kids were littel. She definitely didn't mean the Skyway because that's what started the whole conversation. I've been going since 1975 and couldn't remember anything like this, ever. So I thought maybe one of my Intercotees could remember it. I'll have to let her know that no one remembers it.

[Joannelet]

You can also go online and some sites will have past rides that are no longer there...I looked it up and there were no swing type rides ever or anything that would seem like the type she mentioned.....

[jnfr2424]

I wonder if she is confusing Disney with Circus World or Boardwalk and Baseball I remember going there in the 70s and 80s and they having a swing type of ride

[PAYROLL PRINCESS]

I wonder if she is confusing Disney with Circus World or Boardwalk and Baseball I remember going there in the 70s and 80s and they having a swing type of ride

That's too funny! That's exactly what I suggested last night at work but she doesn't remember ever going to either of them. To be honest I wasn't sure if anyone else remembered those places.

She still insists that it was at the MK. I told her I couldn't see them putting a "carnival" type ride there. Even at the AK, the rides aren't really carnival type rides.

[baldburke]

I was wondering if she could have been thinking of Disneyland? In reading some retrospect articles on the 50th a few years back I thought I also recalled seeing some pictures of one of those classic boardwalk/carnival rides with the swings that spin you around?

[dream_disney]

Sorry... I don't remember any swings in the Magic Kingdom. What could she have been thinking of???:confused:

[PAYROLL PRINCESS]

I was wondering if she could have been thinking of Disneyland? In reading some retrospect articles on the 50th a few years back I thought I also recalled seeing some pictures of one of those classic boardwalk/carnival rides with the swings that spin you around?

I suggested that to her too because they lived in CA but that was before they had kids. And she's sure she took the kids on the ride.

[JohnnyNovo]

The Rockets can be kind dizzying.

[Lakin]

No swings at Disney World, ever. Co-worker must have had some confusion juice this morning.

[PeterPan]

Well, I don't mean to be blunt, but she is simply mistaken and that's all there is to it. Never been a swing in the MK or anywhere else at WDW. Period. Here at Intercot, you are talking to people who know these parks like the back of our hand. There are people here who have visited WDW every year since it opened, and have memorized every ride, past and present. Take our word for it: No Swings.

[wdwfansince75]

Peter Pan is right...No swing type ride at MK, ever....In addition to our memories, I have several early tickets...and lists of rides include only the ones I remember....List from 71 has only the following rides in Fantasyland...
IASW, Skyway, Dumbo, 20,000 Leagues, Carrousel (sic), Mickey Mouse Review, Snow White, Peter Pan, Mad Tea Party, and the Late, lamented Mr Toad's Wild Ride......No swings....

[PAYROLL PRINCESS]

She just keeps insisting it was here. We even have another coworker at WDW right now. So I call her and told her to ask a CM about it and the CM also says-NO SWINGS! I've been going since about 1975 and never remember seeing such a ride. Thanks for backing me up on this.

[monkeycity]

Busch Gardens had swings too...