![]() Coinciding with the nominal switch, the mountain’s once-hollow interior was reshaped into icy caverns and glacial grottos for bobsleds (and the Lost Legend: The Skyway) to pass through. In 1978, the ride had the rare distinction of being “moved” from Tomorrowland to Fantasyland. The ride is made up of two separate but intertwined tracks (unofficially referred to as the “Tomorrowland Track” and the “Fantasyland Track” based on the side they load from), each of which provides a genuinely unique ride experience. It also came equipped with a never-before-imagined computer control system, whose block brakes meant that the ride could (safely) operate more than one train at a time without the risk of collision. The three together were the first-ever rides requiring an “ E-Ticket“.) It remains a Disneyland-exclusive to this day, giving it major historic milestone status among Disney Parks fans.ĭeveloped by Arrow Dynamics, the Matterhorn Bobsleds was the world’s first modern steel roller coaster (meaning all that came prior are what we’d now call wooden coasters). (Two other rides – the Submarine Voyage and Disneyland Monorail – launched the same day. The Matterhorn opened as a massive expansion of the four-year-old park’s Tomorrowland on June 14, 1959. Walt.” Just like that, the first “Disney Mountain” was born. As the story goes, development on the ride began when Walt – visiting the actual Matterhorn as part of the filming of The Third Man on the Mountain – sent a postcard of the peak to art director Vic Greene with just four words written on the back: “Vic. There’s no better ride to kick off our ONE & ONLY layout collection than Disneyland’s one-of-a-kind Matterhorn Bobsleds. I’d love for them to become useful visuals for you in your own projects!īut – since Park Lore is a Member-supported, ad-free project run all on my own – please: be kind and cite, link to, or tag me ( if you share them, adhere to the Creative Commons license they’re available under for use in your works, and if my version of a ride, park, or industry story inspires or informs your own blog, write-up, YouTube video, or other adaptation, please include Park Lore in the credits instead of burying a link in your notes! Thank you so much! 1. I created them so that all of us could have a great coherent, consistent, and attractive collection of layouts for our stories, videos, and references. So far, I’ve hand-illustrated about 100 ride layouts representing attractions across six countries! My first batch – THEN & NOW – explored how attraction designers re-use the same physical spaces to develop entirely unique experiences then, the HERE & THERE collection saw how the same ride can be “translated” differently to new parks, new spaces, and even new cultures.Īlong the way, you – yes, you – have made me cry happy tears by sharing these layouts on social media, using them in your own projects, and becoming supporting Members of this niche little quality-over-quantity, ad-free theme park storytelling project for even $2 / month.Įach of the illustrations you’ll find in this Park Lore Special Feature are hand-drawn with a lot of time and love. From closed, classic Lost Legends to never-built Possibilitylands the lessons learned from Declassified Disasters to the wonders that await inside Modern Marvels, this interconnected, in-depth collection is all about seeing the parks we love differently – all supported by Members instead of ads and clickbait!Įarlier this year, I launched a new initiative to “paint the picture” of theme park attractions… literally. In case this is your first visit to Park Lore, let me catch you up! For over a decade, I’ve been writing, assembling, and adding to an all-in-one-place collection of the stories behind the rides we love. – “I Need You To Imagine” Podcast Extras (B|S|G|P).The Enchanted Tiki Room: Under New Management. ![]() The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror (Orlando).The Twilight Zone Tower of Terror (California).20,000 Leagues Under the Sea – Submarine Voyage. ![]()
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