There is a scene in the film where we see riders and their horses galloping through the Anza-Borrego desert. Before being able to realize this scene, the team of realization had to call on archaeological experts to carry out biological and palaeontological evaluations. Excavations and research have been done to make sure that the passage of horses does not disturb anything important …
Note that during the attraction, in addition to flying over landscapes of California, the guests are brought to meet people in the sky. Meetings such as helicopters, fighter planes, etc …
Thanks to Soarin ‘, Walt Disney Imagineering won an award in 2002 at the prestigious Themed Entertainment Association (Thea), in the “Best Attraction” category. We can compare this award to the Oscars for the cinema. Note that this was the first time that the programming of an attraction was performed by a woman, in this case, Elena Page, who also is also responsible for programming StormRider Tokyo Disney Sea.