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Matterhorn Bobsleds Information
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Last Updated:4/11/2013 3:47:54 PM
Matterhorn Bobsleds (June 1959- )
Riding aboard bobsleds, guests are pulled up to the top of the mountain and let loose on a wild ride back to the bottom.

ID:TMS-485
Land: Fantasyland
Ride Duration: 2:15  minutes
See Also: Skyway
Movie Tie-In:
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Third Man On The Mountain (1959)
Patents: 3114332 (U.S Patent Office)
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Matterhorn Bobsleds Onstage Photos
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Matterhorn Bobsleds Backstage Photos
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Sleds Being Evacuated (2004)
Sleds Being Evacuated  (2004)
Sleds Being Evacuated (2004)
Sleds Being Evacuated  (2004)
Sleds Being Evacuated (2004)
Sleds Being Evacuated  (2004)
Sleds Being Evacuated (2004)
Sleds Being Evacuated  (2004)
 
Standard Operating Procedure Manual
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Matterhorn Bobsleds (:13 1977)
Matterhorn Bobsleds  (:13 1977)
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Matterhorn Bobsleds (:27 1974)
Matterhorn Bobsleds  (:27 1974)
 
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There is a break room the size of a basketball court located in the top.

Matterhorn is 147 feet tall, exactly 1/100th size replica of the real mountain in Switzerland.

The attraction is based on the Disney film Third Man on the Mountain.

The Matterhorn is made of wood and steel with a plaster coating over a layer of metal mesh.

In 1978 an Adominable Snowman, ice caverns and glowing ice crystals were added.

Matterhorn mountain, started as a 20-foot-high pile of dirt. When construction crews were digging up the Sleeping Beauty Castle moat, they piled the dirt up to the right of the Sleeping Beauty Castle, on the border of Fantasyland and Tomorr  
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Dateline: May 03, 2013
Status: Current
After a three-week closure to complete safety work, the popular Space Mountain attraction at Disneyland in Anaheim reopened Friday evening. Disneyland voluntarily closed the 36-year-old ride April 13 after state regulators investigating
Two Disney Rides Remain Closed In Wake Of State Citations
Dateline: April 16, 2013
Status: Current
A ride at Disneyland and another at Disney California Adventure Park remained closed Monday as park officials worked to fix safety violations cited by the state. Disney officials said they voluntarily closed Disneyland's Space Mountain and
Disneyland's Space Mountain Temporarily Closed Amid Safety Review
Dateline: April 14, 2013
Status: Current
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Dateline: February 27, 2013
Status: Current
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Dateline: February 03, 2013
Status: Current
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Matterhorn Bobsleds Death And Injury
Death And Injury
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Toppled Crane Injures Construction Worker
Injury
Date: November 01, 1997
A crane being used during renovation of the Matterhorn mountain topples in the early morning, injuring one construction worker. The park was closed at the »
Castmember Foot Crushed
Injury
Date: January 01, 1979
An employee working on the Matterhorn attraction slipped while trying to release a bobsled during a breakdown. His foot went under the track and the sled ran over it, tearing the top and pulverizing the bones. A »
Mark Maples Stands Up And Knocked From Ride
Death
Date: May 01, 1964
Early in the day during an otherwise sedate ride on the Skyway, 15 year old Mark Maples of Long Beach argued with a girl over going steady. His friends had to restrain him from flinging himself to the ground 50 feet »
Dollie Young Falls Onto Track
Death
Date: January 03, 1984
Dollie Young 48 of Fremont had been enjoying an impromptu Disneyland visit with old friends from Arizona. Dollie was riding alone in the rear car of the Matterhorn bobsled, so no one saw quite what happened. Disney »
62-Year-Old Woman Sick After Ride
Injury
Date: June 27, 2005
A woman said that she felt sick after the Matterhorn Bobsled ride. The woman was taken to a hospital after experiencing dizziness and nausea. The 62-year-old woman from Peru remained hospitalized Tuesday (6/28/2005) »
 
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