The Spirit of Disneyland^® II

Alaska Airlines would like to introduce you to the Spirit of Disneyland® II - the newest Disney-themed airplane in the fleet. The new design replaces the original Spirit of Disneyland® aircraft retired last month.

The plane made its innagural flight on December 18th, 2009 from Portland to Los Angeles and was welcomed to the gate by three Make-A-Wish® children who traveled to the Disneyland® Resort to have their wishes granted.

Thanks to the longer fuselage of the Boeing 737-900, Mickey Mouse's faithful friend Pluto joins the cast of Disney characters.

The Spirit of Disneyland® II joins the Magic of Disneyland® and Spirit of Make-A-Wish in the Alaska Airlines Route System.

• Old Paint Removed, New Paint Applied

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  Removing the old livery gives the perfect canvas for the five special images.

  

• Makeup for Minnie

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  After receiving her base coat, details are applied to Minnie's face.

  

• Hello Mickey

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  Mickey's image takes shape on the tail. This is only the second time Mickey Mouse has been on the tail of an airliner.

  

• Paint the Plane

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  An artist applies details to Goofy. More than 104 different shades of color were used on the plane's design.

  

• Prepping for Pluto

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  Base and shadow coats are applied to Pluto. The longer fuselage of the 737-900 means we can add a character to the cast.

  

• Welcome Pluto

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  Pluto is unmasked for the first time. Note that every window requires its own masking to protect it from the paint.

  

• Some Big Shoes

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  The new design features Mickey's shoes, which were unseen on the previous Spirit of Disneyland.

  

• Preparing the Cast of Characters

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  Mickey's image is polished while masking for Pluto and Donald starts to get removed.

  

• Ready for its Debut

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  The finished plane, now sporting more than 300 gallons of paint is ready for rollout from the paint hangar.