Why Can Guests No Longer Affect the Spinning on Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin?

Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin's has received an attention-getting change at Disneyland, but why exactly has this come to be?

What's Happening:

• When Roger Rabbit's Car Toon Spin re-opened last week, after being closed for refurbishment for a couple of months, it was quickly realized by many that the attraction had been altered in a notable way.
• Namely, guests can no longer cause their car to spin by themselves.
• Though the steering wheel that's always been a part of Lenny the Cab vehicle is still there, it's now essentially just a prop.
• But, no, the ride's name is not a lie all of a sudden, since there is still some spinning involved.
• Instead, it now occurs at specific moments, rather than being affected by anything the guest does.
• Laughing Place reached out about these changes and were told by Disneyland officials that they continually make updates to attractions based on a variety of factors. These include guest behavior and feedback.
• Additionally, we learned that, as a result of the update, the attraction is now able to offer lap sitting to younger guests and that the modification is part of an effort to alleviate unexpected down time.

Diving Into That Statement:

• The lap sitting mention definitely stands out as a notable new aspect, albeit one that raises some questions on specifics, since the ride cars on Roger Rabbit are already rather snug.
• However, the mention of mitigating unexpected down times seems to indicate that perhaps issues with the individualized spinning mechanism in the vehicles was specifically contributing to down times with the attraction in the past.
• Earlier this year, Laughing Place's Ben Breitbart wrote about a briefing then-Disneyland Resort President Thomas Mazioum gave -- he's since been named Chairman of Disney Experiences -- in which he stressed investing in guest service and experience, which included attraction reliability and availability.
• It feels as though this could be a case where it was decided that the overall benefits of removing the individual spinning action on Roger Rabbit were worth it if it made the attraction more reliable and frequently available.
• Of course, mileage will vary about which element outweighs which, with those who specifically appreciated the attraction because of the individualized spinning element understandably being less than thrilled that it's no longer an option.