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Friday, October 18, 2013

Matterhorn Mountain Bobsled Run


Disneyland
The Magic Kingdom, California

Bobsled Run
A bobsled finds a watery surprise in a glacial lake after twisting and careening down the icy matterhorn mountain.
1965/69 with written on the back

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The Matterhorn Bobsleds is an attraction composed of two intertwining steel roller coasters, which opened in 1959 at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. It is modeled after the Matterhorn, a mountain in the Swiss Alps. It is the first tubular steel continuous track roller coaster ever constructed and thus an ACE (American Coaster Enthusiasts) Coaster Landmark.

Located on the border between Tomorrowland and Fantasyland, it employs forced perspective to seem more impressively large. Throughout the day, climbers dressed in Swiss mountain-climbing garb may be seen scaling the peak, often accompanied by Disney characters such as Mickey Mouse and Goofy.

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