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The holes in the Matterhorn were partially filled in and the Skyway's cable and supports were dismantled within weeks. The Skyway's operating budget was transferred to Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye. ADA had no bearing on the Skyway's closure as the ride was grandfathered into ANSI code B77.1. Stress cracks had developed inside the Matterhorn tower battery supports, and the only way to do maintenance was to open up the Matterhorn to do work on it. The reason for closure was attributed to metal fatigue. The attraction later reopened in 1959 with the expanded Tomorrowland Complex.ĭuring the Fantasyland renovation at Disneyland in the early 1980s, the Skyway made only roundtrips from Tomorrowland. The Skyway closed in late 1957, its tallest tower of 60 feet tall was demolished and Matterhorn Bobsleds was built in its spot. In 1959, a major renovation added The Submarine Voyage, the Disneyland Monorail, the Matterhorn (now a Fantasyland Attraction), and the Motor Boat Cruise, but when the Matterhorn was planned, it was designed to be built in the path of the Skyway. Walt Disney Imagineering bought the ride from Switzerland.

It was the first Von Roll Type 101 aerial ropeway in the United States. The Skyway at Disneyland opened on June 23, 1956. Since all versions of this attraction took riders back and forth between Fantasyland and Tomorrowland, the route from Tomorrowland was called Skyway to Fantasyland, and the route from Fantasyland was called Skyway to Tomorrowland. The Skyway was a gondola lift attraction at Disneyland, at the Magic Kingdom, and at Tokyo Disneyland. Vonroll Type 101 detachable monocable gondola lift

The Skyway passing through the Matterhorn Bobsleds, 1962

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