Global InformationMad Tea Party information
| Mad Tea Party | |
|---|---|
 Mad Tea Party at Disneyland | |
| Disneyland | |
| Area | Fantasyland |
| Coordinates | 33°48′49″N 117°55′06″W / 33.8135°N 117.9183°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | July 17, 1955 |
| Magic Kingdom | |
| Area | Fantasyland |
| Coordinates | 28°25′12″N 81°34′47″W / 28.42°N 81.5798°W |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | October 1, 1971 |
| Tokyo Disneyland | |
| Name | Alice's Tea Party |
| Area | Fantasyland |
| Coordinates | 35°37′52″N 139°52′52″E / 35.6312°N 139.881°E |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | March 8, 1986 |
| Disneyland Park (Paris) | |
| Name | Mad Hatter's Tea Cups |
| Area | Fantasyland |
| Coordinates | 48°52′28″N 2°46′31″E / 48.8744°N 2.7752°E |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | April 12, 1992 |
| Hong Kong Disneyland | |
| Name | Mad Hatter Tea Cups |
| Area | Fantasyland |
| Coordinates | 22°18′48″N 114°02′24″E / 22.3133°N 114.0401°E |
| Status | Operating |
| Opening date | September 12, 2005 |
| Ride statistics | |
| Attraction type | Teacups |
| Designer | Walt Disney Imagineering |
| Theme | Alice in Wonderland |
| Height restriction | No restriction for the American attractions[1][2] |
| Manufacturer | Arrow Development (Disneyland) |
 Disney Genie+ Lightning Lane available | |
 Must transfer from wheelchair | |
Mad Tea Party is a spinning tea cup ride at five of the six Disneyland-style theme parks around the world. The ride theme is inspired by the Unbirthday Party scene in Walt Disney's Alice In Wonderland, and plays a carousel version of the film's "Unbirthday Song". It was one of the opening day attractions operating at Disneyland on July 17, 1955.[3]
The attraction is called Mad Tea Party at Disneyland and the Magic Kingdom. It is known as Alice's Tea Party at Tokyo Disneyland,[4] Mad Hatter's Tea Cups at Disneyland Paris, and Mad Hatter Tea Cups at Hong Kong Disneyland.
All five versions of the attraction are located in Fantasyland, and all except the Tokyo version were opening-day attractions at their respective parks. The Disneyland, Disneyland Paris, and Hong Kong Disneyland versions do not have a big teapot in the center of the ride platform. The ride has gained infamy over the years for the number of guests who get motion sickness as a result of the spinning component to the ride.[5]
Like Dumbo the Flying Elephant, Disneyland and its Hong Kong counterpart have a replica of one of the teacups located outside the attraction to be used by guests for better photo opportunities.
- ^ "Mad Tea Party". Disneyland. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- ^ "Mad Tea Party". Magic Kingdom. Retrieved February 10, 2013.
- ^ Strodder, Chris (2017). The Disneyland Encyclopedia (3rd ed.). Santa Monica Press. pp. 291–292. ISBN 978-1595800909.
- ^ Tokyo Disneyland ride description Archived 22 March 2008 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Gennawey, Sam (2014). The Disneyland Story: The Unofficial Guide to the Evolution of Walt Disney's Dream. Keen Communications. p. 83. ISBN 978-1-62809-012-3.