Jasmine's Flying Carpets
Themed to the Disney film “Aladdin,” Jasmine’s Flying Carpets is a ride attraction where guests soar over Jasmine’s garden on a flying carpet.
"The concept for the ride is that the carpets are flying around the large ornamental fountain in Jasmine's garden, which is a scene in the movie. The fountain has a peacock with a fan of water where its tail would be. From the very beginning we wanted to make this a real fountain, but try as we might, we couldn't figure out any way to keep the water from blowing onto guests. We realized that we absolutely had to come up with a special effect for that fan of water that would not actually have any water in it.
"After lots of thought, I came up with the idea we finally built, which is a two-sided, seven-foot diameter disk of clear, water-like plastic which spins around, resulting in an effect that looks eerily realistic, but also more perfect and beautiful than real water would have been."
- D23 interview with Chuck Ballew, principle concept designer for Jasmine's Flying Carpets
"You can maneuver your vehicle up and down and tilt the vehicle forward and backward, as if flying your own magical carpet"
- Disney Parks Blog
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SourcesD23 - Tokyo Magic Carpet Ride
Disney and more - Jasmine's Flying Carpet at Tokyo Disney Sea
Disney Parks Blog - First Look: Jasmine’s Flying Carpets Makes Royal Debut at Tokyo DisneySea
Uranezu .com - About the "Jasmine's Flying Carpets"
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