Saturday, February 04, 2012

Matterhorn 1959

While the Matterhorn is undergoing some major renovations and is shrouded in scaffolding, here is a 1959 publicity photograph featuring the mountain. I also hear the load/unload area is being renovated to fit the new bobsleds. The photograph is captioned: "Snow-capped" Matterhorn Mountain, rising 14-stories into the Anaheim skyline, is one of the chief landmarks and a highly popular 1959 addition to Disneyland. Two bobsled runs carry guests high up inside the Matterhorn and racing down, around and through the mountain before splashing to a halt in a "glacier lake" at the bottom. This Swiss Chalet is located at the entrance to the bobsled runs.

2 comments:

Major Pepperidge said...

I've always loved the "chalet" with the colorful shields!

Connie Moreno said...

That's a great shot. Let me tell you, I am so excited about this refurbishment.