In the 1940s, Camp Hood in Killeen, TX built a fake Nazi training village for hand to hand combat. These stills from a Santa Fe Railroad promotional film show a few key areas around the village, including Gestapo headquarters–conveniently identified with the “Gestapo” sign at top. Remember, if this looks like an Old West town,… Continue reading Fake Nazi Training “Village” at Camp Hood, Texas (1940s)
Category: Themed Environments
Disneyland Matterhorn: Is There a Secret Basketball Court Inside?
Legend has it that there is a secret basketball court located inside that most famous fake mountain located in the Los Angeles area…Disneyland’s Matterhorn. Truth or fiction? Truth. Instead of a secret Bondian evil villain lair with shark tanks and stolen Rembrandts, the secret room in the Disneyland Matterhorn is actually a half-court basketball court.… Continue reading Disneyland Matterhorn: Is There a Secret Basketball Court Inside?
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