Frontierland Shootin' Arcade is an attraction in
Walt Disney World
The Walt Disney World Resort, also called Walt Disney World or Disney World, is an entertainment resort complex in Bay Lake and Lake Buena Vista, Florida, United States, near the cities of Orlando and Kissimmee. Opened on October 1, 1971, th ...
which simulates a
shootout
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in
Tombstone, Arizona
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, over
Boot Hill
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in 1850. The gallery includes a
jail
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,
hotel
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,
bank
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Because ...
, and
cemetery
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with targets which are animated when shot. There are a total of 97 targets in the shooting gallery.
History
Originally, the guns shot
lead
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pellets, but were replaced with
infra-red light
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rifles during the summer of 1982, due to the maintenance costs of repainting the targets almost every night. This would use 2,000
gallon
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s of
paint
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a year.
Before September of 2021, it was an upcharge attraction and was only free during the park's Halloween festivities. Guests would previously have to pay $1 USD for 35 shots. However, it is now free for all parks guests to enjoy without separately purchasing admission to.
See also
Similar attractions exist at:
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Disneyland
Disneyland is a amusement park, theme park in Anaheim, California. Opened in 1955, it was the first theme park opened by The Walt Disney Company and the only one designed and constructed under the direct supervision of Walt Disney. Disney in ...
as the Frontierland Shootin' Exposition
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Disneyland Park (Paris)
Disneyland Park, originally Euro Disneyland Park, is a theme park found at Disneyland Paris in Marne-la-Vallée, France. The park opened on 12 April 1992 as the first of the two parks built at the resort. Designed and built by Walt Disney Ima ...
as the Rustler Roundup Shootin' Gallery
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Tokyo Disneyland
(local nickname ''TDL'') is a theme park at the Tokyo Disney Resort in Urayasu, Chiba Prefecture, Japan, near Tokyo. Its main gate is directly adjacent to both Maihama Station and Tokyo Disneyland Station. It was the first Disney park to be ...
as the Westernland Shootin' Gallery
References
External links
Disneyland - Frontierland Shootin' ExpositionMagic Kingdom - Frontierland Shootin' ArcadeTokyo Disneyland - Westernland Shootin' GalleryDisneyland Park (Paris) - Rustler Roundup Shootin' Gallery
{{Disneyland Park (Paris)
Amusement park attractions introduced in 1971
Walt Disney Parks and Resorts attractions
Western (genre) amusement park attractions
Disneyland
Magic Kingdom
Disneyland Park (Paris)
Frontierland
1971 establishments in Florida