Dumbo the Flying Elephant

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Ride type
Spinner ride
Land
Fantasyland
Height
None
Recent average 11 min
Tracked downtime 45h 48m
Highest recent wait 50 min Jun 15 at 7:00 PM
90-day reliability 97%

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How to use Lightning Lane Multi Pass for Dumbo the Flying Elephant

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Total downtime45h 48m
Downtime events49
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Does weather affect Dumbo the Flying Elephant wait times?

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Rain without thunderstorms

Waits were lower
Average wait change −1.5 min 14.7 min average, compared with 16.2 min during similar hours.
Associated downtime
35.9 hr
Share of tracked downtime
63.6%
Downtime rate in this weather
4.3%

Temperatures of 70°F or below

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Average wait change +2.3 min 14.8 min average, compared with 12.5 min during similar hours.
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+2.3 minTemperatures of 70°F or below
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−1.5 minRain without thunderstorms

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Downtime during inclement weather35.9 hr
Share of tracked downtime
63.6%
Downtime rate in inclement weather
1.6%

Ride details

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Dumbo the Flying Elephant Vehicle

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ParkMagic Kingdom
LandFantasyland
Ride typeSpinner ride
Opened1971
Height requirementNone
Duration~1.5 minutes
Hourly capacity~1,200 guests

What to expect

Dumbo the Flying Elephant is one of Disney's most recognizable attractions, allowing guests to control the height of their flying elephant vehicle while circling high above Fantasyland. The ride opened with Magic Kingdom in 1971 and later expanded into a dual-spinner layout during the New Fantasyland redevelopment to improve capacity.

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