Dumbo

Ok, so I love Dumbo, he is probably my favorite Disney character, and I think he is adorable. Why do I think he's adorable?

So when I was a baby, I was almost five months old, and my parents took me to Disney World for the first time (there've been a lot of trips to Disney World since then, it'll be 38 by the end of this year, but that's a different story). My parents held up all these different stuffed animals in front of me. There was Thumper, Pooh, Flounder (we ended up getting him anyway because my mom loves flounder) you name it, and finally, Dumbo. I grabbed him by the ear and didn't let...

Dumbo, the film, has given birth to possibly the most famous Disney theme park ride of them all - Dumbo, the Flying Elephant. It is a ride which is seen at all the Disney parks (and in many other theme parks, just without the 'Dumbo' theming - but often still with flying elephants).

The iterations at Disneyland Paris and California are practically identical. They have a beautiful clockwork theming with decorations which include images of Mr Stork. Timothy Mouse sits atop the ride. Water cascades below the ride and each Dumbo, with ears outstretched, has a different coloured seat. These seats...