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Peter Pan attraction poster“Soar high above the rooftops of London aboard a pirate galleon on an adventure to Neverland.”

(July 17, 1955—Present) BACKSTORY:
In 1983, during Fantasyland’s remodel, an AA Peter Pan was added to reduce the confusion of why Peter Pan himself was not on his own ride. Features ride vehicles (a pirate ship suspended from a track on the ceiling above to enhance the sensation of flying) soaring through the nursery, out over London, onward to Never Land, and finally through Skull Rock, where riders saw Captain Hook, Mr. Smee, Princess Tiger Lily and the Crocodile before unloading. The exterior had a medieval design with the queue being outside.

In 1982, Fantasyland was remodeled. Some rides were relocated to make room for expanded dark rides. The retheming of Fantasyland resembled a rustic European Alpine village rather than a Medieval Faire. Mr. Toad & Snow White’s dark rides moved their respective loading areas (and partial murals) indoors, but the Peter Pan ride still featured a colorful mural, depicting the characters from the film. As part of the new remodel, scenes from the Florida ride were added to Disneyland, including the pirate ship deck. The new version opened as part of the new Fantasyland in May 1983.

CONSTRUCTION

Disneyland Peter Pan concept art
Concept art
Disneyland Peter Pan clay model of attraction vehicle
Clay model
Disneyland Peter Pan clay model of attraction vehicle
Clay model
Disneyland Peter Pan clay model of attraction vehicle
Clay model
Disneyland Peter Pan clay model of attraction vehicle
Clay model
Disneyland Peter Pan clay model of attraction vehicle
Clay model
Disneyland Peter Pan clay model of attraction vehicle
Clay model
Disneyland Peter Pan clay model of attraction vehicle
Clay model
Disneyland Peter Pan clay model of attraction vehicle
Clay model

EXTERIOR & LINE QUEUE PHOTOS, 1955—1983

Entrance to Peter Pan attraction with Walt Disney
Walt Disney
Disneyland Entrance to Peter Pan attraction photo, September 1955
Sept. 1955
Entrance to Peter Pan
1956
Entrance to Peter Pan Disneyland attraction photo, 1956
Original entrance to Peter Pan, 1956
Entrance to Peter Pan, June 1957
June 1957
Entrance to Peter Pan, May 1958
Original entrance to Peter Pan, May 1958
Entrance to Peter Pan, 1950s
1950s
Entrance to Peter Pan, February 1960
Original entrance to Peter Pan, Feb. 1960
Entrance to Peter Pan July 1964
Original entrance to Peter Pan, July 1964
Entrance to Peter Pan December 1968
Original entrance, Dec. 1968
Entrance to Peter Pan December 1968
Original entrance, Dec. 1968
Entrance to Peter Pan
Original entrance (date unknown)
Entrance to Peter Pan mural, August 1972
Entrance mural, Aug. 1972
Disneyland Peter Pan Attraction Exterior, May 1983
May 1983

EXTERIOR PHOTOS, 2000+

Disneyland Peter Pan's Flight attraction Building Exterior photo, November 2005
Nov. 2005
Building Exterior
2006
Disneyland Peter Pan's Flight attraction exterior sign, January 2007
Jan. 2007
Exterior Sign, January 2007
Jan. 2007
Exterior Sign, January 2007
Jan. 2007
Weathervane
Feb. 2007
Weathervane
Feb. 2007
Peter Pan attraction Weathervane, May 2008
May 2008
Peter Pan attraction Weathervane, May 2008
May 2008
Disneyland Peter Pan attraction, August 2010
Aug. 2010
Disneyland Peter Pan attraction, August 2010
Aug. 2010
Disneyland Peter Pan attraction, August 2010
Aug. 2010
Disneyland Peter Pan attraction photo, May 2011
May 2011
Disneyland Peter Pan attraction photo, April 2012
April 2012
Disneyland Peter Pan attraction photo, April 2012
April 2012
Disneyland Peter Pan attraction photo, May 2012
May 2012
Disneyland Peter Pan attraction photo, May 2012
May 2012
Disneyland Peter Pan attraction photo, May 2012
May 2012
Disneyland Peter Pan attraction photo, May 2012
May 2012
Disneyland Peter Pan attraction photo, May 2012
May 2012
Disneyland Peter Pan attraction photo, May 2012
May 2012
Disneyland Peter Pan attraction photo, May 2012
May 2012
           

LINE QUEUE PHOTOS, 2000+

Mural
Mural, 2006
Disneyland Peter Pan's Flight attraction exterior sign, January 2007
Jan. 2007
Load Area Mural, January 2007
Load Area Mural, Jan. 2007
Nursery, January 2007
Load Mural, Jan. 2007
Peter Pan attraction Load Area Mural, June 2008
June 2008
Peter Pan attraction Load Area Mural, June 2008
June 2008
Disneyland Peter Pan attraction vehicle, April 2009
April 2009
Disneyland Peter Pan, June 2009
June 2009
Disneyland Peter Pan, June 2009
June 2009
Disneyland Peter Pan, June 2009
June 2009
Disneyland Peter Pan attraction Mural, August 2010
Panoramic View of Mural: Aug. 2010
Disneyland Peter Pan attraction Mural, August 2010
Panoramic View of Mural: Aug. 2010
Disneyland Peter Pan attraction, September 2010
Sept. 2010
Disneyland Peter Pan attraction photo, November 2010
Nov. 2010
Disneyland Peter Pan attraction photo, May 2012
May 2012
           

KURT RAYMOND RE-CREATES A LOST MURAL

This amazing story and the accompanying photos came from Daveland reader Kurt Raymond. I can’t thank him enough for his generosity in taking the time to write the following text as well as sharing his collection of photos relating to his restoration of one of the murals from this beloved dark ride. Be sure to check out his work on the Snow White attraction as well.

Here is the Peter Pan cast portrait, created especially for the entrance mural of the “Peter Pan Flight” at Disneyland.  Over the years, artists re-painted this art to preserve the colors and keep the canvas fresh-looking over the 27 year period these paintings were featured on the outer all of the dark ride facades.  
 
In 1976, Disney artist Bill Justice was commisioned to re-paint all three dark ride cast portraits as a way of updating the “look”of the Disney characters.  Though the “pose” is correct, he painted several of the main characters “off-model” and it strayed from the originals quite a bit.  In 1977-1978 during a rehab, all three rides’ outer façades were repainted (red color scheme for “Mr, Toad,” blue for “Snow White,” and green for “Peter Pan.”  In addition, all three rides’ entire queue murals were re-painted over, with Toad and Snow White retaining some of their original color 1955 scheme (but with the Witch’s face re-painted grey in the cast portrait and green in the other two portrayals, very inconsistent from one scene to the next). Peter Pan’s mural received most of the Bill Justice re-coloring but retained the original 1955 characterizations. 
 
Disneyland Peter Pan attraction lost mural photo
To continue with my restoration of these classic “lost” murals, I present the “Peter Pan Flight”  cast portrait. This art is an composite of the 1955-1978 version with a little of the 1976 Bill Justice re-paint thrown in for good measure. I have used several of the photos featured here on Daveland to make sure the characters and poses are correct, and his Peter Pan page includes photos of areas that were previously hard to see. For added accuracy, I also took from a page from Adrian Bailey’s book “Walt Disney’s World of Fantasy,” 1984, as there is a very tiny photo of the Peter Pan mural cast portrait circa 1977, and then two of my own personal photos. There were about three entire mural re-paintings between 1955-1981, and they all seemed fairly consistent with one another, but this is the version I remember best as a kid in the early 1970’s.

Disneyland Peter Pan attraction mural photo

INTERIOR PHOTOS: THE NURSERY

February 2006
Feb. 2006
Nursery, January 2007
Jan. 2007
Nursery, February 2007
Feb. 2009
Nursery, 2005
2005
Nursery, January 2007
Jan. 2007
The Nursery, January 2007
Jan. 2007
2006
2006
The Nursery, January 2007
The Nursery, Jan. 2007
2006
2006
Disneyland Peter Pan, June 2009
June 2009
Disneyland Peter Pan, June 2009
June 2009
Disneyland Peter Pan, June 2009
June 2009
Disneyland Peter Pan attraction photo, September 2010
Sept. 2010
Disneyland Peter Pan attraction photo, November 2010
Nov. 2010
Disneyland Peter Pan attraction photo, November 2010
Nov. 2010
Disneyland Peter Pan attraction photo, May 2012
May 2012
Disneyland Peter Pan attraction photo, May 2012
May 2012
       

INTERIOR PHOTOS: SOARING OVER LONDON

Peter Pan attraction Soaring over London, June 2008
Soaring over London, June 2008
Soaring over London, Jan. 2007
Soaring over London, Jan. 2007
Soaring over London, Jan. 2007
Soaring over London, Jan. 2007
2006
2006
2006
2006
Peter Pan 's Flight soaring over London, June 2008
June 2008
Peter Pan 's Flight soaring over London, September 2009
Sept. 2009
Disneyland Peter Pan attraction photo, May 2011
May 2011
           

INTERIOR PHOTOS: NEVERLAND

Peter Pan's Flight flying over Neverland, June 2009
June 2009
Peter Pan's Flight flying over Neverland, September 2009
Sept. 2009
Peter Pan's Flight Tiger Lily, June 2008
June 2008
Tiger Lily, February 2007
Tiger Lily, Feb. 2007
Peter Pan attraction at Disneyland, September 2009
Sept. 2009
2006
2006
Peter Pan's Flight Wendy walks the plank, June 2008
June 2008
Wendy walks the plank, Jan. 2007
Wendy walks the plank, Jan. 2007
Wendy walks the plank, Jan. 2007
Wendy walks the plank, Jan. 2007
Mr. Smee, Jan. 2007
Mr. Smee, Jan. 2007
2006
2006
Peter Pan's Flight Crocodile, June 2008
June 2008
Peter Pan's Flight Crocodile, June 2008
June 2008
Peter Pan's Flight flying over Neverland, June 2009
June 2009
Peter Pan's Flight flying over Neverland, June 2009
June 2009
Disneyland Peter Pan attraction photo, September 2009
Sept. 2009
2006
2006
Peter takes over the ship, Jan. 2007
Peter takes over the ship, Jan. 2007
Disneyland Peter Pan attraction photo, November 2010
Nov. 2010
Disneyland Peter Pan attraction photo, November 2010
Nov. 2010
Disneyland Peter Pan attraction photo, November 2010
Nov. 2010
Disneyland Peter Pan attraction photo, May 2011
May 2011
Disneyland Peter Pan attraction photo, May 2011
May 2011
Disneyland Peter Pan attraction photo, May 2012
May 2012
Disneyland Peter Pan attraction photo, May 2012
May 2012
Disneyland Peter Pan attraction photo, May 2012
May 2012
   
2006
2006
Disneyland Peter Pan attraction photo, September 2009
Sept. 2009
Tinkerbell spreads pixie dust, Jan. 2007
Tinkerbell spreads pixie dust, Jan. 2007
Peter Pan's Flight flying over Neverland, June 2009
June 2009
2006
2006
Captain Hook, Jan. 2007
Captain Hook in the Croc’s jaws, Jan. 2007
Captain Hook, Jan. 2007
Captain Hook in the Croc’s jaws, Jan. 2007
2006
Mr. Smee to the rescue of the Captain, 2006
2006
Mr. Smee to the rescue of the Captain, Jan. 2007
2006
Mr. Smee to the rescue of the Captain, Jan. 2007
2006
Mermaids in the Lagoon, 2006
2006
2006
Peter Pan's Flight attraction, September 2009
Sept. 2009
Peter Pan's Flight attraction, June 2009
June 2009
Peter Pan's Flight attraction photo, March 2010
March 2010
Captain Hook, from a Disneyland Panavue slide
Captain Hook on the Peter Pan ride (undated Panavue slide)
Mr. Smee, from a Disneyland Panavue slide
Mr. Smee, Panavue slide
Disneyland Peter Pan attraction photo, November 2010
Nov. 2010
Disneyland Peter Pan attraction photo, May 2011
May 2011
Disneyland Peter Pan attraction photo, May 2012
May 2012

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