Silly Symphony Swings

Closely following the plot of The Band Concert the main column of the ride rises, revealing a tornado which spins the riders to the tune of the William Tell Overture and William Tell's "Storm". Once the tornado safely passes, the music comes to an end and the ride slows and lowers riders to the ground. The Silly Symphony Swings update was part of the multi-year, $1.1 billion (US) expansion plan for Disney's California Adventure Park. Previews of the attraction were offered at California Adventure's Walt Disney Imagineering Blue Sky Cellar. The attraction soft-opened on May 28, 2010, an official grand opening on June 11, 2010.

• Name — Silly Symphony Swings • Imagedimensions — 250px • Location — Disney California Adventure • Section — Paradise Pier (2010–2018) Paradise Gardens Park (2018–present) • Status — Operating • Soft Opened — 2010 5 28 • Opened — 2010 6 11 • Type — Wave Swinger • Manufacturer — Zierer • Designer — Walt Disney Imagineering • Music — William Tell Overture • Height Ft — 40 • Vehicle Type — Chairs • Vehicles — 48 • Riders Per Vehicle — 1 • Duration — 1:30 • Restriction In — 40 • Single Rider — available • Custom Label 1 — Previously known as • Custom Value 1 — Orange Stinger (2001–2009) • Transfer Accessible — yes

The Orange Stinger, the predecessor of Silly Symphony Swings, is a Zierer Wave Swinger enclosed in a large orange themed as bees. The ride opened to the public on February 8, 2001, and operated until August 14, 2009. Riders swung on suspended seats inside the enclosure which offered views of nearby Paradise Pier and Paradise Bay through large openings in the walls. These openings were made to look like peeled sections of an orange peel. The original bumblebee seats were removed on February 10, 2001, due to damage during use. After removal, the seats were unthemed swing seats. Initially an orange scent effect was introduced into the attraction giving it the smell of a "real" orange, but was later removed because it attracted real bees. The giant orange was a tribute to the orange fields that Disneyland was built on, as well as Orange County, where the Disneyland Resort is located.