The imagineers who designed this version of the ride must've really hated children.

Could you imagine having to evacuate off this thing?!

Now THIS is a dark ride

The fact that there’s no music, just howling wind and the evil witch’s laugh is terrifying enough.

I remember riding this when I was 6 years old in 1989 and crying my eyes out. Scarier than haunted mansion or anything else in the park. I went back in my late 20s and rode it again and thought… well that wasn't so bad, what was I scared of? Well, I didn't realized they'd changed the ride and toned it down from when I was a kid. And now it's gone forever.

Why on earth did the small animals in the cottage have to look scary too?!

This had to be Walt Disney's greatest attempt at trolling

Snow White's Fever Dream could have also worked as the ride's name.

scarier than some haunted houses, dang

I’m a grown 20 year old woman and those trees literally gave me CHILLS I could never ride this even now😭😭

okay, the witch kills you in the Snow White ride, you're sent to Hell in Mr. Toad's ride, how is Fantasyland the "happiest land of all" again?

I hate when rides go away and there’s no footage, losing them to history forever. You are a hero

HAVE MERCY!! Did they really expect children to ride this?? If I rode this as a child I would be scared shitless! When I was 12 I got scared of the new version lol

when she said “goodbye dearie”, i felt that

She doesn't try to kill you, she SUCCEEDS. Note the explosion of starbursts in the room right after you go under the giant gem. That's Disney's way of saying "You have been murdered by an evil hag who split your skull with a giant diamond. Please step out to your left."

The most sadistic in all this is the passage of the house of the dwarves, you see it ,you FINALLY see something reassuring ... And when the door opens everything is cold, dead and furniture looks traumatized.

This version of the ride is terrifying, but it doesn't have the witch yelling EAt dUh APpLe!!!

... And they lived happily ever after!

The creepiest thing about this for me is how the animatronics get way too close and how the camera is something that would probably be used in a horror setting, since it's so old.

This is straight out of hell mate

Seems more like a psychological fear inhibitor than a ride, this was seriously not designed for kids.

the original version was really creepy, they should've never closed Snow White's Scary Adventures it was a classic.

What. The. Heck. Did I just "ride"?

The imagineers said the reason why you don't see Snow White in the ride is because YOU are Snow White, you are seeing her point of veiw in the story. No wonder she looked liked she is drunk from carbon monoxide homegirl went through all of that 😂😂

I miss this original version. It was more like the old ride-thru spook houses that were at every traditional amusement park for ages. They made great use of complete darkness with creepy things popping out at you while your little car twisted & turned around very sharp corners. A lot of them were found at seaside boardwalk-type parks like Coney Island or Wildwood. This version really captures the tone of those old spook houses.

And the witch laughing continuously annoyed the crap out of me😂

My father went to Disneyland when he was ten and remembers a sign on the outside of the ride, warning that it may scare children. He was terrified to go on the ride, but his parents insisted. He remembers vaguely what occurred... so I showed this video to him, and he was shocked, considering (or I'm fairly sure), that this ride was in with the kiddie rides in the park.

One of the oldest pics I have of myself is me with my mom and dad after I rode this. I was hysterically crying and they look so concerned.

1:51 When the Queen asks ironically "Enjoy your ride?!" and laughs it makes the ride even more creepy...

0:30 Was so freaked out by the witch's different appearance that I didn't notice the special effects failure.

I'm shook she said "mirror mirror on the wall" instead of "magic mirror on the wall"

1:20 if you looked at this while riding, how are you supposed to know it's furniture? It looks like a dead dwarf.

Even the furniture in the Dwarf's cottage is terrified

wow...I understand that kids need to see scary things, and not everything is rainbows. But this is like a fever dream. I'd imagine some kids would be traumatized.....let's have the queen kill them. What a good idea!

"I'm a brave boy!" *ride starts* "...Not a brave enough boy for this!"

The poor quality makes it ten times creepier.

Keep in mind, this was back when it was only called "Snow White's Adventures" no "scary" in the title, no warning in the queue. So most kids riding this back in the day had no idea what they were in for.

Omg this ride never gives the riders a break. You don’t have enough time to calm down after one jumpscare before you bump into the next one.

I remember all my preschool friends warned me about this one. So when I went on the toned down ride in 1993 I wasn't sure what they'd been so afraid of. But yeah, this original version would've terrified me. Still, I'll miss it.

(steps out to the right)

If I had to count the number of times I saw the wicked witch in this video pop out of nowhere with an apple in her hand yelling, "EEEE HAHAHAHA".... ....I'd be richer than Walt himself, lol.

My parents laughed cos they thought it was hilarious how scared I was of this ride, I still think this was scary as hell and I forgive my 6 year old self for hiding throughout most of the ride and not sitting upright :P

Fun Fact: This was designed by an Imagineer who had also wanted to make The Haunted Mansion darker than it ended up being! I wonder if he also designed Mr. Toad's Wild Ride...?

I don't know why, but I just love this version of the ride loool

Imagine going on this while your peaking on acid lmaoo

I had to see a therapist for months after my parents nagged me to go on this.

This was the one I rode. I was really young at the time, and after that one, we had to go back because I wouldn't stop crying. Snow White's scary adventures? More like Evil Queen's nightmare fuel!

i remember going on this as a kid, i was somewhat scared but it ended up becoming my favorite ride lol. still slightly upset it was taken down

I know that this ride is suppose to be from the point of view of snow white, but whoever rode this as a child.....you are definitely one tough cookie.

Imagine this being your first Disney ride-

came to check this out after hearing about this ride on a podcast and holy shit they weren’t wrong this would have scarred me as a child

This ride scared me so much as a kid. Who thought this was a good idea for a ride?! It still creeps me out watching it.

Out of all the Snow White rides in the Disney Parks (open or closed) Snow White 1971-1994 is my favorite. It's actually my favorite Fantasyland-style dark ride.

Happy 50th to this insane ride.

Those damn trees, they'd traumatize anyone at any age!

I find it ironic that in the Disneyland Version, the Witch gets killed. But in the now closed original Magic Kingdom Version, your the one that gets killed.

I like how she just randomly comes out of nowhere

Nostalgia Critic: "You know... for kids!" Me: Um.... THIS is a CHILDREN'S attraction?

THAT WAS FOR KIDS??? I am 28 and would be freaked out on that ride. Hell, I was getting on edge watching the video. As a kid? I would be catatonic, due to my fear (which I still have to a much lesser extent)of being near audio-animatronics.

I remember going on this ride as a 4 year old kid in the early 80's with my grandparents. I was so scared I cried. We went back a few years later and I reused to get on it. My younger cousin also came off crying lol

They used to have more fake fog pumped into that ride, when I was a kid my friend had an asthma attack and couldn't breathe in there until medical personnel got him an inhaler. He had to endure the entire ride unable to breathe, and my mom and I were panicking. The witch seemed even more terrifying as she'd emerge from behind the fog like something out of a horror movie.

God damn! That's exactly how I remember that right as a little kid in the late 70s and early 80s. That wicked witch would be laughing the whole ride and just popping up all over the place. The memories were so traumatic, that the last time I went to Disneyland in 2002, I was silently dreading going on that ride. But to my surprise, they had toned down the scary aspects of the ride and the witch didn't turn around from her mirror which was one of the scariest moments for me. LOL

It's so sad that this attraction at Walt Disney World closed. 😭

LOL I am glad to be able to compare this to the updated cheery version here on KZfaq. I rode this in 1990 at Disney World, and when I saw the cheerier more well lighted version here on the rides videos, I was like What The Heck? That's not what I remember. This is terrifying and I remember getting off this ridw with my 6 foot three male friend and both of us going " That's a kids ride? CRAP!"

A true lost treasure. This was the best version.

Listen to the background... Terrifying. Just the witches laughter, static, screaming and other disturbing distorted sounds. This ride is clearly not made for kids. It shouldnt start so happy and stuff with singing and bright colors and legit call it "Snow White's adventure" This is freaking TERRIFYING. Imagine being a kid and going on this ride thinking its a fun ride with lots of bright colors and nice songs inside and this is the nightmare you get. I can't even imagine.. I honestly feel bad for any kid that went on this ride. It should be called "Snow White's Horror Show" tbh... Like- It's dark, theres creepy uncanny animatronics, jumpscares every 5 seconds causing constant anxiety, Terrifying and disturbing imagery- for example: The skeletons, The creepy uncanny furniture, The evil queen/witch, the trees especially... The feeling that you cant get out and dont know when it will end is even worse!!! With all the sounds in the backround, too. I might be overreacting but whoever made this ride and said its for kids is freaking sick in the brain. This is the most disturbing shit I've seen. My mom rode it as a kid and said it didn't scare her, which I don't really understand. Heck, I think I can even hear some cries and screams from kids in the background. And when the first jumpscare at the mirror happend i think a kid said "WHY DID IT DO THAT!?" Qhile in the middle of crying because they're probably now scared ro death, thinking it'd be a fun ride and now burying their face it their moms lap and covering their ears. Messed up.

This is scarier than most haunted houses I've been on. There's no soundtrack through most of it other than wind, screams, and the evil witch cackling. There's plenty of jump scares where she pops up or runs toward the riders. It's like you're in a horror movie being chased by this malevolent, supernatural entity trying to kill you. I've never seen such horrifying trees in my life. Even in the dwarves' home, they're scared, the animals are scared, and even the furniture is scared! The ending is a very "haunted house" one where it seems the witch wins by making the diamond fall on you, with no "happy ending". On top of that, the old Disney, analog, plastic feel of everything makes it especially uncanny. This VHS recording also adds to the creepiness. I'm actually glad they rethemed this ride. It followed the story of the movie more closely, still had the cool mirror reveal of the queen turning into the witch, and had a happy ending that leaves the riders on a high note. Yes, the original movie had some creepy parts, but nothing like the nightmare fuel of this version.

This is basically Grimes fairy tales version using the Disney based characters

Imagineers: “alright fellers how many unnessecary jumpscares you want in this kid’s right?” Also imagineers: “yes”

If your too lazy to watch here's a "guide" 0:11-cottage 0:22-door 0:25 mirror 0:28 "I am the fairest of them all!" 0:35 skeleton 1 0:40 skeleton 2 0:43 crow 0:47 witch with Apple 0:55 witch on boat 1:01 alligator 1:05 evil forest 1:18 creepy furniture 1:24 animals 1:27 dwarfs 1:31 witch 1:36 vultures 1:38 witch 1:43 mine 1:51 "enjoy your ride?" 2:01 minecart 2:09 witch with gem 2:15 strobe room

People say youre seeing this ride perspective as Snow White damn is this what she was seeing in that coma she was in?! Disney wild lol

Parents:Bobby, Sarah, want to go on Snow White’s ride? Kids:Yes! Sarah:I can’t wait to see the pretty trees! Bobby:I can’t wait to see the cute animals! Parents:Okay, let’s go! (Ride Starts) (Ride Ends) Kids:(Come out crying)I never want to see Snow White or go on another ride every again! Parents:Well that was a mistake. And then the whole family had nightmares for a whole year and still have nightmares about it every once in a while! And they lived “happily” every after! The end! (Witch laugh)

I am 32 and I will NEVER forget the first time I rode this as a kid. It scared the shit out of me! I remember covering my eyes most of the ride because the damn queen kept popping out. As I got older, I was able to ride it without covering my eyes but it still scared me! I think what disturbed me most was that the queen kills you at the end. LOL

experiencing this as a child is why i’m obsessed with horror today

I like the sweet voice at the end says calmly step out to ur left after all the horror u just endured

"Hey should we make the ride called The Haunted Mansion the scariest ride in the park?" "No let's make it eerie but fun. We should make the ride based on Snow White the real horror attraction!"

This is the one I remember. I also remember seeing the wooden arches shake, as if they're about to fall on you.

I remember riding this version in 1988 I was 12 at the time and it scared the shit out of me.

I was 2 when this was taken. When I went, it was a year after they updated to the less scarier version. However, they still used Snow White's Adventures then; it was when I went in 1999 they added the word "scary."

Dark rides have the potential to be really frightening, you're being thrown into this huge artificial world with no sign of the outside, and you have no clue what they'll throw at you at any given turn of a corner. I always felt some unease even on the more lighthearted ones. I've only ever been to Disneyland, so I wouldn't know of any parks that lean more toward scary shit and appeal less to kids but keep that same surreal feel to everything without going too over the top, y'know, but while that stuff terrifies me I really dig it lol.

Wow. My mother used to talk about how terrifying the original was! I would not have been able to do this as a young lad lol.

I rode this ride in 1993 when I was only 5 years old. The wicked witch was so scary to me. I could not stop yelling whenever she popped up. But the final room with the stars was so pretty. I liked that room. By the time I went back in 2000 as a 12 year old, it had already been refurbished. To this day, I still prefer that original.

Thank you for sharing. The dating of this would literally be within a year of when I first rode this ride as a child. Yes, it did leave some memories.

I consider this to be more of a Haunted House than a ride based on Snow White. I can see why they changed it. Though I still wonder to this day what the original Disneyland one was like that lasted from 1955-1981.

This is FANTASTIC! Why did they change it? Why did they have to add Snow White, the original concept for the ride was that you were Snow White with the wicked stepmother chasing after you and trying to kill you. What a great ride

wow she kills you at the end what a crazy children's ride!

1:20 is me at the beginning and end of 2020

The trees are what I would HATE getting stuck on. Jesus christ those are the most terrifying to look at!

My parents took us on this first thing because it was the shortest line. We didn't want to go on anything else after this haha

I remember this...the first version at WDW,where the Dwarfs appear only once,Snow White doesn't appear at all,the Witch seems to be around every corner and the Dwarfs' mine,in which the ride climaxes and ends,appears to be unsafe.

2:22 Nostalgia Critic: "MOMMY!!!!! THAT WAS SCARY AS FUCK!"

This version of the ride was absolutely genius, as it seems to focus a lot more on the impact of the movie on a generation than the plot of the movie itself. You're in the position of Snow White in a warped version of events, perhaps a nightmare where the queen and everything is hellbent to only kill you. You are now a part of the extremely emotionally charged aesthetics and setting of the movie, it's a thrill. The other versions of the ride are a disappointment. If I wanted to witness the movie's plot from a safe warm perspective, I'll watch the bloody movie. They really don't make em' like this anymore.

Damn. What sick human being would approve a ride like this for kids?? 😬😱

I'm glad you noted your video was the "original" ride because I watched another version and was like, ".....ok, I know I was like 7 the last time I rode this, but I SWEAR the witch was trying push a big green gem onto the car, not a rock..." Thanks for clearing up my self-doubt!

I rode this in 1978 when I was 4 years old. I can’t believe my parents did that to me.

dude oh my god this was a nightmare the entire way through 😂 it’s so cool to be able to see a piece of history like this

Lots of comments about how scary this was, but it was also awesome. First rode it when I was four years old and I loved it. The updated version was good but this version was superior.

Imagine if this version was inspired by some unknown scrapped concept from the film "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" in which Snow White would've had a nightmare in which most or some of the events depicted in this ride play out, thus waking up to meet the seven dwarfs. It may not be true at all, but I'm sure "Snow White's Nightmare" would've made so much more sense.

When I was a kid I liked that snow white. was a scary ride,that's why I rode it ,the good old days now that I'm 60

This was drastically better than the later version! I wish I got to ride this but it was dumbed down before I was born :(