The Matterhorn is an attraction made up of two intertwining steel roller coaster at Disneyland in Anaheim , California. It is modeled after the Matterhorn, a mountain in the Swiss Alps of over 14,000 feet, which has been scaled back to 1/100-scale to fit in with the rest of Disneyland. It is the first tubular steel track roller coaster ever constructed.
Located on the borderline between Tomorrowland, Fantasyland , it employs forced perspective to seem more impressively large.
Walt Disney conceived the idea for the attraction when visiting Switzerland during filming of his film, Third Man on the Mountain. He was impressed by the beauty of the real Matterhorn, and had the thought of a bobsled ride at the recently opened Disneyland in California. Originally intended as a decorative overlay for the central pylon of the Disneyland Skyway , the concept for the Matterhorn later evolved into a full-blown, separate attraction.
June 14, 2010 the Matterhorn turned 50 Years Old, along with the Submarines & the Monorail.
These three attractions had one thing in common, Disney Legend Bob Gurr helped design them.
In June 2010, The 1313 Disney Club Members along with the founder Carlene Thie, Bob Gurr
& Garner Holt rode these three attractions celebrating their 50th Anniversary .
Vintage photographs taken by Mell Kilpatrick & current photographs taken by
Carlene Thie, grand daughter of Mell Kilpatrick.
Disney Legend Bob Gurr
Garner Holt & John Thie