Step into the "Italian" quarter of Fantasyland and follow Pinocchio on his fantastic adventure across wide, open seas and through perilous encounters with shady characters.

It all begins with a delightful musical puppet show, before the temptations of riches and a grand adventure drive Pinocchio away from Geppetto and into a turbulent journey of misadventure. With the help of the Blue Fairy, however, Pinocchio learns than honesty is always the best option, as he finally gets his wish of becoming a real boy!

Fun Facts

Unlike Blanche-Neige et les Sept Nains next door, Les Voyages de Pinocchio makes use of an interesting dark ride track technology to allow the vehicles to controllably swerve around bends, making the experience more disorientating and exciting.

The Tokyo and California versions of this attraction were the first Disney attractions to make use of holographic technology, where the boys turn to donkeys on Pleasure Island.  The attraction also uses an effect often associated with The Haunted Mansions and Phantom Manor - Pepper's Ghost - to depict the Blue Fairy.

History

Despite being planned for Disneyland for many years, the first version of this attraction, based on Disney's 1940 film, actually opened with Tokyo Disneyland in April 1983 as 'Pinocchio's Daring Journey'.  It was then finally added to Disneyland in California later that year, before becoming an opening day attraction at Disneyland Park in Paris.

Back in the 1970s planning stages, it was originally intended for guests to ride in vehicles shaped like toys from Gepetto's workshop.

The attraction in Paris is a near exact replica of the Disneyland version, with the same exterior building, the same ride time, and, for the most part, the same scenes.  However, the Paris version features large 6-seater vehicles compared to California and Tokyo's 4-seater originals.