The guests follow Mickey's lead, flying through the hole he created. Outside, we find ourselves back in "V" formation, chasing Peg-leg, who is driving an antique auto alone, returning Mickey's fire with his pistol. Pete's shots whistle by our ears.

 

 . . . . . . . . . . Pete
Take that ya little knob-nosed runt!

 

 . . . . . . . . . . Mickey Mouse
Come back here and fight like a cat, ya big palooka!

 

The road Pete's driving on parallels railroad tracks. The tracks enter a tunnel while the road winds up a hill. Pete swerves off the road and enters the train tunnel. Mickey spies a hole on the side of the cliff around our altitude.

 

 . . . . . . . . . . Mickey Mouse (Cont'd)
Okay folks, we're goin' in!

 

The planes enter the hill single file, swerving around some last minute cliffs, which attempt to hide our overhead track. Once inside, we find ourselves racing through a mind-bending series of sharp-turning, narrow tunnels. Finally we enter a larger main tunnel and hear Mickey sigh with relief. Just then, a single headlight comes barreling towards us, accompanied by a train whistle (ala Mr Toad).

 

 . . . . . . . . . . Mickey Mouse (Cont'd)
. . . . . (sarcastic)
Hey, where are we? Mr Toad's Wild Ride?!?

 

The planes loop up and fly "upside down" just in time to watch the train zoom by us "below." We follow it out and notice Pete's car embedded in the side of a boxcar. Once again in "V" formation, we fly over Pete's boxcar, going the same speed as the train. Mickey is looking over his shoulder to his left. Unfortunately, Pete is climbing up the right side of the boxcar.

 

 . . . . . . . . . . Mickey Mouse (Cont'd)
Gee, I don't see Pete anywhere! Could it be he didn't make it? What a horrible way to go - even for him. Well, at least the dairy consumers of the world can rest at ease now! In fact, why don't we all go down the celebrate at Wensleydale's Cheese Emporium! They're licensed for public dancing, ya know!

By this time, Pete is on top of the boxcar, with his pistol in hand.

 . . . . . . . . . . Pete
Yer gonna be dancin' with lead, ya rat fink!

 

 . . . . . . . . . . Mickey Mouse
PETE!

 

 . . . . . . . . . . Pete
Mickey Mouse, you've been a tangle in my fur for too many years now! You've sent me down the river so many times, I can't even count that high!

 

 . . . . . . . . . . Mickey Mouse
Ya never could.

 

 . . . . . . . . . . Pete
Shuddup! But ya see, Mickey, ya never did seem to learn that I always escape.

 

A raggedy old airship descends behind Pete.

 

 . . . . . . . . . . Pete (Cont'd)
No matter what you do, or how many times ya capture me, you'll never keep me down!

 

A rope from the bottom of the airship forms a lasso over Pete's head.

 

 . . . . . . . . . . Pete (Cont'd)
Now any normal person would accept this. They would realize that me and my interior* intellect are much too much a match for them - or indeed for any mere mortal. But you still think you can tie one on me.

*This is not a typo.

The lasso lassos Pete and his pistol.

 

 . . . . . . . . . . Pete
Hey! What the blazes?!?

 

Goofy appears from the airship window. Pete continues muttering like Popeye during the following dialogue.

 

 . . . . . . . . . . Goofy
Hi-ya, Mickey! I heard ya needed some help!

 

 . . . . . . . . . . Mickey Mouse
Goofy! You've saved the day!

 

 . . . . . . . . . . Goofy
Gosh, it weren't nothin'. At least I don't think it was.

 

 . . . . . . . . . . Mickey Mouse
But what're ya doin' up there? You can't fly yet!

 

 . . . . . . . . . . Goofy
Ah, heck - I's ain't flyin', I'm floatin'!

 

 . . . . . . . . . . Mickey Mouse
Heh, heh. Okay, Goofy. You get him to Captain Doberman. We've got to get back to the airfield before we run outta gas!
. . . . . (waves)
'Bye Goofy! Happy trails, Pete!

 

The planes roar away from the train and head up into the clouds.

 

 . . . . . . . . . . Mickey Mouse (Cont'd)
Gosh, my fuel's pretty low! With all the excitement I haven't been checking it like I should've! Well, I've gotta hand it to ya, that was some pretty fancy flyin' ya did back there. I could tell right off you were all professionals! I just wanna thank all of ya for helpin' me catch that oversized palooka; and the next time you and your friends are all sitting round drinkin' milk or eatin' grilled cheese sandwiches, you tell 'em what we've just been...

 

Mickey is interrupted by the sound of his plane sputtering.

 

 . . . . . . . . . . Mickey Mouse (Cont'd)
Omigosh! I'm outta fuel! That must mean you guys are outta fuel, also!

 

Mickey pauses. Nothing happens. He looks skyward, as if talking to some unseen power above him.

 

 . . . . . . . . . . Mickey Mouse (Cont'd)
I said, "This must mean all of you are out of fuel, also!"

 

All the planes simultaneously start to sputter and "plummet" towards the ground. The clouds are spinning around us with the spinning earth below us, getting larger. Mickey's screaming rather un-enthusiastically, as if on a rollercoaster. He stops and turns to the guests.

 . . . . . . . . . . Mickey Mouse (Cont'd)
Come on, everybody - scream real loud!

 

Moments before the planes crash, the spinning set starts to stop. The ride operator's voice fills the room.

 

 . . . . . . . . . . Ride Operator
Ladies and Gentlemen, your flight on Plane Crazy has become slightly dangerous, and is now coming to an end.

 

The "earth end" of the Tailspin Tunnel we were in slides away, allowing us to enter the disembarking platform.

 

 . . . . . . . . . . Mickey Mouse
Phew! What luck! I though for sure we were goners!

 

 . . . . . . . . . . Ride Operator (V.O.)
Please remain seated until your plane has come to a full and complete stop. Thank you for riding with us and continue to have a wonderful stay at Walt Disney's Magic Kingdom.

 

 . . . . . . . . . . Mickey Mouse
Ya know, sometimes I think we don't thank these ride operators enough. They're always looking out for our safety.

 

As we enter the exit room, we see just how fake that Tailspin Tunnel really was. Mickey's plane moves vertically into the ceiling.

 

 . . . . . . . . . . Mickey Mouse (Cont'd)
So long, everybody! Thanks again! This is my turn-off. Ya all come back now, ya here?!?

 

Mickey is now gone. The planes move slowly to the unloading platform. As the guests walk down the moving sidewalk towards the exit, we watch the following scene on the overhead monitors: Mickey is standing in Captain Doberman's office. He is a little dwarfed by the desk. This cartoon is on a continuous loop with no beginning or end.

 

 . . . . . . . . . . Mickey Mouse
I can't believe old Pete escaped again.

 

 . . . . . . . . . . Captain Doberman
I'm telling you it's true! I just got off the phone with Major Beagle!

 

. . . . . . . . . . Mickey Mouse
But we had him all tied up and everything!

 

 . . . . . . . . . . Captain Doberman
He even stole the rope, Mickey!

 

 . . . . . . . . . . Mickey Mouse
Now that's going too far!

 

 . . . . . . . . . . Captain Doberman
I don't see why this should surprise you - Pete's escaped from you many times before! This is just once more!

 

 . . . . . . . . . . Mickey Mouse
I just hope the pilots who helped me capture him don't find out! I'd be so embarrassed!

 

 . . . . . . . . . . Captain Doberman
Don't worry, Mickey. Pete did escape, but the only people who know are you, me and the boys at the State Pen.

 

 . . . . . . . . . . Mickey Mouse
I still can't believe after all I just went through, Peg-leg Pete has escaped.

 

 . . . . . . . . . . Captain Doberman
Every cat has nine lives, Mickey.

 

 . . . . . . . . . . Mickey Mouse
Yeah, but with Pete it's more like 90!

 

 . . . . . . . . . . Captain Doberman
Well, it wasn't a total loss. We recovered the missing documents!

 

 . . . . . . . . . . Mickey Mouse
Do you have any leads on where Peg-leg Pete might have escaped to?

 

 . . . . . . . . . . Captain Doberman
Nah. The fella that brought him in was kinda goofy.

 

 . . . . . . . . . . Mickey Mouse
Yeah, I believe that.

 

 . . . . . . . . . . Captain Doberman
I don't suppose you want to go out and try it again, huh?

 

 . . . . . . . . . . Mickey Mouse
What for? You've recovered the documents, haven't you?

 

 . . . . . . . . . . Captain Doberman
Well, yes - but he still has Major Beagle's commemorative quill pen, which he also stole!

 

Additional dialogue will be added to the cartoon. As it will be incredibly identical to the above, I do not wish to bore you with three more pages.

 

The guests now exit the attraction and try to explain to their 3-year old that they had no idea the ride would be so scary for them.


 

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