SoCal Theme Park Concepts: Frontierland Dark Ride

Queue begins at south end of Big Thunder Ranch. Exit past Big Thunder Mountain BBQ and Ranch (typically where most guests enter/exit the Festival Arena).

Dark ride on wind wagons to meet folk heroes, myth, and legend on western adventures.

-Attraction name: "Wind Wagon Legends"
-"A Cowboy Needs a Horse" as shown in Frontierland shop
-Disney's "American Legends" DVD (paul bunyun, casey jones, john henry, etc

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disney's_American_Legends

-Additionally characters include Pecos Bill, Pocahontas, Lewis & Clark, Davy Crockett, Sleepy Hollow, Zorro, Lone Ranger?
-Sam the Eagle from "America Sings" as host?

-Johnny Appleseed Congesta Wagon serving Apple Dumplings, Apple Pie, Carmel apples, apple sauce, apple slices, apple slush, apple juice, apples

EDIT (02/06/10): The reason I post this now is because Jim Hill did a little article that has a similar idea to this involving the "American Legends". It was from Imagineer Bruce Gordon who wanted to put these characters around the Rivers of America.

http://jimhillmedia.com/blogs/jim_hill/archive/2010/02/05/from-just-around-the-riverbend-here-comes-a-brand-new-why-for-column.aspx

I think the river should remain "realistic". Which is why putting these "animated" characters in a dark ride setting is more appropriate to separate from the Frontierland realism and as a segway to Fantasyland. At least "Woody's Roundup" wouldn't be the segway, less PIXAR/TOY STORY, and introduces semi-new characters to the park that would re-introduce guests to new stories.

VIDEOS:

Wind Wagon