LP Lotion: Construction Tour: Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
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A finished spot for stroller parking, in front of the Little Mermaid ride. Look at those full backpacks—isn’t it amazing that families leave their stuff unattended like this?
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A few small murals decorate the construction wall that surrounds the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train site, and despite some scratches here and there they’re holding up well. Each one depicts the Dwarfs doing something related to a nearby attraction. For example, in this mural across from The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh, Dopey tries to use a balloon to get honey, just as Pooh attempts in a scene along that ride. Sleepy dozes.
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Across from the “Beauty and the Beast”-themed show Enchanted Tales with Belle, a mural shows Dopey dressed up as the Beast, with leaves as fur and sticks as claws. Doc disapproves. Notice Doc’s torch: it’s Lumiere.
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Happy paints the roses red as Grumpy holds his bucket in this mural in front of the Mad Tea Party. Both the mural and the ride re-imagine moments from Disney’s 1953 movie “Alice in Wonderland.” Just as in the film, the rose tree is shaped like a heart—because it belongs to the Queen of Hearts.
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Dopey uses Dumbo’s magic feather to help Sneezy stifle himself in this mural. It appears across the walkway from a popcorn wagon that sits in front of the ride Dumbo the Flying Elephant. As fans of the movie “Dumbo” know, the elephant doesn’t believe he can fly until his friend Timothy Mouse gives him the feather and boosts his confidence.
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The Dumbo mural contains a Hidden Mickey—a kernel of popcorn that forms the distinctive three-circle shape. Hiding in plain sight, it’s under the tip of Dopey’s front boot.
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-- Text and Pictures by Mike Neal
-- Posted July 10, 2013