Don't be late, this is a very important date! In celebration of another happy unbirthday, the merry Mad Hatter is holding one of his infamous tea parties with eccentric decorations, catchy music and spinning, twisting, tea cups spiralling around and around the garden!

Fun Facts

The Paris version of Disneyland's classic Tea Cups is the only version to feature the stunning petal-shaped glass roof and extravagant surrounding gardens.

History

Mad Hatter's Tea Cups was one of the opening day attractions at Disneyland in California on 17th July 1955.  Known as the Mad Tea Party, it was moved and redesigned slightly as part of the New Fantasyland project in 1983.  Unlike the later Florida, Tokyo and Hong Kong versions, the original features no shelter from the rain and so becomes unable to operate in inclement weather.

The concept for the Mad Hatter's Tea Cups was originally much more outrageous, with early 1950s plans calling for the Mad Hatter's dinner table to be featured in the centre of the ride and various lanterns and decorations all around.  With later versions of the attraction, some of these ideas were finally incorporated, such as the colourful Japanese garden lanterns.