El Rio del Tiempo

Infobox Disney ride
name=El Rio del Tiempo


caption=The outdoor facade of the ride
park=Epcot
land=World Showcase Mexico Pavilion
designer=WED Enterprises
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type=Boat Canal
theme=Mexican Mythology and History
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opened=October 1, 1982
closed=January 2, 2007
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custom_value_1=1656 people per hour
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custom_value_2=Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros
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El Rio de Tiempo (The River of Time) was a dark ride housed within the pyramid-shaped Mexico pavilion, at the Epcot theme park at the Walt Disney World Resort in Lake Buena Vista, Florida. The ride carried passengers on a slow boat ride through various scenes from Mexico's history. The scenes were filled with audio-animatronic figures set to music, and dressed in authentic time-period clothing.

ynopsis

The ride began on a quiet river under an evening sky. It passed a volcano and continued on to scenes of native inhabitants. The ride continued with scenes of swimming, jumping into the ocean and relaxing at a bar. It would pass a Mexican shop, where merchants talked directly to the riders and tried to bargain with them. The finale was a fireworks filled night sky in modern day Mexico City, with oversized marionettes dancing in a carousel.

The ride held the distinction of being the only ride at the Walt Disney World Resort that allowed the consumption of alcohol while riding.Fact|date=February 2008

Closure

In April 2007, El Rio del Tiempo was updated into a new ride titled Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros. This all-new version of the ride is themed on the characters from the 1944 Disney film The Three Caballeros, including Donald Duck, Jose Carioca and Panchito Pistoles. The attraction's new story has Jose and Panchito searching for Donald across Mexico. It features much of the same settings as El Rio del Tiempo, and is located in the same place. Gran Fiesta Tour. After all they re opened in the Winter of 2008, and is currently open. http://www.wdwmagic.com/granfiestatour.htm]

References

ee also

* Mexico pavilion
* Epcot attraction and entertainment history

External links

* [http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/wdw/parks/attractionDetail?id=GranFiestaTourAttractionPage Walt Disney World Resort - Gran Fiesta Tour Starring The Three Caballeros]
* [http://www.wdwmagic.com/elriodel.htm WDWMAGIC - El Rio Del Tiempo page]