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11 Spinning Rides At Disneyland

Published by Elizabeth Morgan on January 30, 2025

Disneyland and California Adventure have rides of all different types. There are quite a few rides that spin. If you love spinning rides, then you should go on all of these, but if you do not like spinning, then add these to your list of attractions to skip. These are all of the spinning rides at Disneyland.

Mad Tea Party

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Mad Tea Party is the spinning ride that comes to mind for most people. It’s in Fantasyland in Disneyland. You get in a teacup that is spinning around the area and you can make your little teacup spin even more.

King Arthur Carrousel

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King Arthur Carrousel is in Fantasyland and has great views of Sleeping Beauty’s Castle. It’s a classic merry-go-round that spins, but isn’t too crazy. It’s one of the rides that Disneyland opened with in 1955. You can see all of the Disneyland opening day attractions here.

Dumbo the Flying Elephant

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Dumbo the Flying Elephant is a really cute ride in Fantasyland. You get on an elephant and go around. The ride only lasts for 1.5 minutes, making it one of the shortest at Disneyland. You can see what all of the shortest rides at Disneyland are here.

Astro Orbitor

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Astro Orbitor is a Tomorrowland ride where you board a rocket that spins around.

Inside Out Emotional Whirlwind

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Inside Out Emotional Whirlwind is an Inside Out themed ride along Pixar Pier in California Adventure. You board a vehicle with a core memory ball above you that spins around. This is a really fun ride for little kids.

Pixar Pal-A-Round

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Pixar Pal-A-Round is the big ferris wheel with Mickey Mouse on it in California Adventure park. It’s a classic ferris wheel that goes round and round.

Jessie’s Critter Carousel

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Jessie’s Critter Carousel is a Toy Story themed merry go round on Pixar Pier in California Adventure. It’s a great ride for little ones.

Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree

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Mater’s Junkyard Jamboree is in Cars Land in California Adventure park. It’s a little more wild than other spinning rides in the parks, which is why it has a height requirement of 32″, while most of the others on this list do not have a height requirement.

Luigi’s Rollickin’ Roadsters

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Luigi’s Rollickin’ Roadsters is another spinning ride in Cars Land. It also has a 32″ height requirement. The cars move in a spinning motion, but it’s not too wild.

Silly Symphony Swings

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Silly Symphony Swings are a classic swings ride where the swings are all in a circle and move around. It’s not the type of spinning ride that makes many people sick.

Golden Zephyr

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Golden Zephyr is a ride in California Adventure park. It’s a pretty mild spinning ride, but it is often closed due to wind.

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