Matterhorn's 50th Anniversary

Tom Morrow · 06-10-2009, 09:06 PM

Matterhorn's 50th Anniversary

Matterhorn about to celebrate golden anniversary

Orange County Register
The Matterhorn, the iconic mountain of faux snow and speeding bobsleds, celebrates its 50th anniversary Sunday. Disney officials estimate that it has carried more than 258 million guests in that time. No special ceremony is planned.

The ride, officially known as the Matterhorn Bobsleds, rises 147 feet – the tallest point inside Disneyland – and can be seen from miles around. It’s a 1/100 scale of the actual Matterhorn peak in the Alps at the border of Italy and Switzerland.

The Disney version opened on June 14, 1959 – four years after the park’s grand opening. Along with the opening of the Monorail and the Submarine Voyage, the opening of the three new rides marked the park’s first major expansion.

Disney officials say the ride contains 500 tons of structural steel and “enough wood to build more than 300 homes.” And it was the first tubular steel track ever constructed worldwide.
by Eric Carpenter

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believeinmagic4ever · 06-10-2009, 10:58 PM

YAY MATTERHORN!!!

jessiestudio · 06-11-2009, 04:38 AM

Its sad to hear that no media event is planned considering how big those three rides are to Disneyland park and disney theme park history as a whole but i guess nightastic is taking over. Maybe an event will take place later this summer

gustivon · 06-11-2009, 09:37 AM

Happy early B-day Matterhorn!

Executioner · 06-11-2009, 11:27 AM

Nice... 50 years of one of the best attractions to ever be constructed. I wish I could ride it right now.

djnau29 · 06-11-2009, 11:35 AM

AWESOME

For 50 years the Matterhorn has thrilled audiences
for generations!!!!

Congratulation!!!!!!!!

Piglet · 06-11-2009, 12:04 PM

Happy Birthday, Matterhorn!! You're the same age as me LOL!! =) Go 50!!!

austen · 06-11-2009, 12:34 PM

Awesome!

But C'mon! Can't they get some ppl to dress up in swiss costumes or something a dance to polka music to celebrate it? The first tubular steel track ride deserves a celebration.

CELEBRATE THE MATTERHORN!!!

TaylorChandler · 06-11-2009, 08:32 PM

That's great,but I agree with jessiestudio. There should be something special for this.

gurugriff100 · 06-12-2009, 04:42 PM

My Favorite Attraction Is Turning 50

A Toast To Fifty Awesome Years

Aurorasmiles · 06-12-2009, 04:48 PM

Happy Birthday Matterhorn! Matter of fact you deserve some golden ears.

DisneyyGirlyy · 06-13-2009, 12:05 AM

YAY :]
happyyy happyyy early birffdayzz
MATTERHORN :] best ride ever!

bm2506 · 06-13-2009, 10:19 AM

maybe they'll give stickers to the people who ride the matterhorn on that day. They did that with pirates when I rode it on its 40th anniversary. In fact thats my avatar. Besides that, that is all they did for that ride. No celebration or ceremony.

spacedest · 06-13-2009, 05:07 PM

Yay for the Matterhorn! I love that ride!!!! Woo hoo!!! Happy 50th Anniversary!

Rogue · 06-15-2009, 04:27 AM

I rode it for the first time that day! They didn't hand out stickers or do anything special. Shame, it was a lot of fun. Happy Birthday Matterhorn!

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believeinmagic4ever Don't mess with the witch People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Clovis, CA Posts: 560	YAY MATTERHORN!!! __________________ "Animation can explain whatever the mind of man can conceive. This facility makes it the most versatile and explicit means of communication yet devised for quick mass appreciation." -Walt Disney My Countdown Counting down to: Christmas Day!! :D 33 days 16 hours 9 minutes
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jessiestudio Dreaming brb....... People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Stuck in Andy's Toy Box Posts: 227 Images: 1	Its sad to hear that no media event is planned considering how big those three rides are to Disneyland park and disney theme park history as a whole but i guess nightastic is taking over. Maybe an event will take place later this summer __________________ Why doesn't the weekend end the work
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gustivon Gotta have my Celebration People who found this post helpful: 1 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: In San Ysidro California close to San Diego Posts: 224	Happy early B-day Matterhorn! __________________ Disney brings more than a spice in my life... It IS my life! Times been to DLR: 10 times Last time been to DLR: June 19, 2009 Times been to DL: 9 Times been on Indiana Jones Adventure:9 Times been on Matterhorn: 10 Times on Space Mountain:3 Next Trip: Unknown My Countdown Counting down to: Sleepover-Disneyland extravaganza with Joanne and my cousin Sarah! Hitting the parks and acting with pure innocence!
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Executioner The name says it all People who found this post helpful: 1 Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Between this world and the next. Posts: 2,196 Images: 70	Nice... 50 years of one of the best attractions to ever be constructed. I wish I could ride it right now. __________________ A Different Kind Of Company A Different Kind Of Executioner
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djnau29 Disney Nerd!!!!!!! People who found this post helpful: 0 Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: San Deigo, CA Posts: 17 Images: 8	AWESOME For 50 years the Matterhorn has thrilled audiences for generations!!!! Congratulation!!!!!!!! __________________ "Tale As Old as Time Song as Old as Rhyme Beauty and the Beast"
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Piglet People who found this post helpful: 1 Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Lake Stevens, WA Posts: 1,422 Images: 8	Happy Birthday, Matterhorn!! You're the same age as me LOL!! =) Go 50!!! __________________ <-- My kids with Piglet at Disneyland, taken 6/05. A big thank-you to Kit Cloudkicker for the awesome sig he designed for me!!
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austen Proud Musician & Dreamer People who found this post helpful: 1 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Bakersfield, CA Posts: 1,007	Awesome! But C'mon! Can't they get some ppl to dress up in swiss costumes or something a dance to polka music to celebrate it? The first tubular steel track ride deserves a celebration. CELEBRATE THE MATTERHORN!!! __________________ My Christmas Light Show: http://www.vimeo.com/2782727 Disneyland Slide Show: http://www.vimeo.com/5480270 My Countdown Counting down to: My Christmas Light Show: Winter Light! 4 days 16 hours 9 minutes
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TaylorChandler People who found this post helpful: 1 Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Albany, Georgia Posts: 23	That's great,but I agree with jessiestudio. There should be something special for this.
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gurugriff100 Disneyland's #1 Fan People who found this post helpful: 0 Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Woodland,CA Posts: 1,070 Images: 9	My Favorite Attraction Is Turning 50 A Toast To Fifty Awesome Years __________________ Favorite Two Quotes Of Walt Disney "Disneyland is the star, everything else is in the supporting role. " -Walt Disney "Disneyland will never be completed. It will continue to grow as long as there is imagination left in the world." -Walt Disney _____________________________ Best Trip To DLR. Spring Break '09 ________________________________ My Countdown Counting down to: Thanksgiving Disneyland Trip 3 days 10 hours 9 minutes
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Aurorasmiles People who found this post helpful: 1 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Lake Elsinore CA Posts: 503	Happy Birthday Matterhorn! Matter of fact you deserve some golden ears. __________________ A Very Merry Unbirthday to You! Come join us! (You must be 18 years of age or older)
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DisneyyGirlyy Disneylanddd<333 People who found this post helpful: 1 Join Date: May 2008 Location: SCV Posts: 9	YAY :] happyyy happyyy early birffdayzz MATTERHORN :] best ride ever!
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bm2506 People who found this post helpful: 1 Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: West Wendover, NV Posts: 31 Images: 2	maybe they'll give stickers to the people who ride the matterhorn on that day. They did that with pirates when I rode it on its 40th anniversary. In fact thats my avatar. Besides that, that is all they did for that ride. No celebration or ceremony.
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spacedest Registered Member People who found this post helpful: 1 Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 136 Images: 2	Yay for the Matterhorn! I love that ride!!!! Woo hoo!!! Happy 50th Anniversary! __________________ STAR TOURS!^.^
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Rogue People who found this post helpful: Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: California! Posts: 107	I rode it for the first time that day! They didn't hand out stickers or do anything special. Shame, it was a lot of fun. Happy Birthday Matterhorn! __________________ "Fantasyland is dedicated to the young at heart and to those who believe that when you wish upon a star, your dreams come true."- Walt Disney "To all who come to this happy place: Welcome. Disneyland is your land" -Walt Disney I DO Believe In Fairies! Come join us! (You must be 18 years of age or older) My Countdown Counting down to: Next Disneyland Journey. I'm Off To Neverland!
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