Building the Matterhorn – Disneyland June 14, 1959

Let’s say right off the bat that it’s not the “Matterhorn.”  Official term for it was “Matterhorn Bobsleds, because the included roller coaster was a big deal.  Such a big deal:  the first steel roller coaster in the world. But we’re less interested in the bobsleds than in the mountain itself–a 147-foot fake mountain rising… Continue reading Building the Matterhorn – Disneyland June 14, 1959