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'{{Infobox attraction <!--GLOBAL STATISTICS--> | name = Skyway | image = File:Matterhorn Skyway straight on.jpg | caption = The Skyway passing through the [[Matterhorn Bobsleds]] <!--INDIVIDUAL PARK STATISTICS--> | location = Disneyland | location2 = Magic Kingdom | location3 = Tokyo Disneyland | section = [[Fantasyland]], [[Tomorrowland]] | section2 = [[Fantasyland]], [[Tomorrowland]] | section3 = [[Fantasyland]], [[Tomorrowland]] | coordinates = <!--Use {{Coord|display=inline}}--> | coordinates2 = <!--Use {{Coord|display=inline}}--> | coordinates3 = <!--Use {{Coord|display=inline}}--> | status = Defunct | status2 = Defunct | status3 = Defunct | cost = | cost2 = | cost3 = | soft_opened = June 10, 1956 | soft_opened2 = | soft_opened3 = | opened = June 23, 1956 | opened2 = October 1, 1971 | opened3 = April 15, 1983 | closed = November 9, 1994 | closed2 = November 10, 1999 | closed3 = November 3, 1998 | previousattraction = <!--If there is an appropriate article, this should be linked.--> | previousattraction2 = <!--If there is an appropriate article, this should be linked.--> | previousattraction3 = <!--If there is an appropriate article, this should be linked.--> | replacement = <!--If there is an appropriate article, this should be linked.--> | replacement2 = <!--If there is an appropriate article, this should be linked.--> | replacement3 = [[Pooh's Hunny Hunt]] (Fantasyland station)<br/>Stellar Sweets (Tomorrowland station) <!--GENERAL STATISTICS--> | type = [[Gondola lift]] | manufacturer = Von Roll Holding | designer = [[Walt Disney Imagineering|WED Enterprises]] | model = Vonroll Type 101 detachable monocable gondola lift | theme = <!--Should be linked.--> | music = | height_ft = 60 | drop_ft = <!--Must be expressed in feet and may contain only numeric characters.--> | drop_m = <!--Must be expressed in metres and may contain only numeric characters.--> | length_ft = 1200 | speed_mph = 4 | sitearea_sqft = <!--Must be expressed in square feet and may contain only numeric characters.--> | sitearea_sqm = <!--Must be expressed in square metres and may contain only numeric characters.--> | gforce = | capacity = <!--Use only one of vehicles, rows, participants, or audience--> | vehicle_type = Gondola | riders_per_vehicle = 4 | rows = | riders_per_row = <!--Only use if rows has been specified.--> | participants_per_group= <!--Only use if neither rows or vehicles is applicable.--> | audience_capacity = <!--For shows--> | duration = 3:36 | restriction_ft = <!--Must be expressed in feet and may contain only numeric characters.--> | restriction_in = <!--Must be expressed in inches and may contain only numeric characters.--> | restriction_cm = <!--Must be expressed in centimetres and may contain only numeric characters.--> | virtual_queue_name = | virtual_queue_image = <!--Use ONLY the filename, not a full [[File:]] link--> | virtual_queue_status= <!--should be available if above fields are used--> | single_rider = <!--Must be "available" if available.--> | pay_per_use = <!--Must be "available" if available.--> | accessible = | transfer_accessible = | assistive_listening = | cc = | small = <!--Must be "yes" to collapse location sections by default--> | custom_label_1 = Required Ticket | custom_value_1 = '''D''' (Disneyland)<br />'''D''' (Magic Kingdom) | custom_label_2 = | custom_value_2 = | custom_label_3 = | custom_value_3 = | custom_label_4 = | custom_value_4 = | custom_label_5 = | custom_value_5 = | vehicles = 42 | custom_label_6 = | custom_value_6 = | custom_label_7 = | custom_value_7 = | custom_label_8 = | custom_value_8 = }} The '''Skyway''' was a [[gondola lift]] attraction at [[Disneyland]], at the [[Magic Kingdom]], and at [[Tokyo Disneyland]]. 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'''. ==History== The Skyway at Disneyland opened on June 23, 1956.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/blog/2013/02/1956-photo-walt-disney-at-opening-of-skyway-to-fantasyland-at-disneyland-park/|title=1956 Photo: Walt Disney at Opening of Skyway to Fantasyland at Disneyland Park|website=Disney Parks Blog|language=en-us|access-date=2016-05-15}}</ref> It was built by [[Von Roll|Von Roll, Ltd]]. based in [[Bern, Switzerland]]. It was the first Von Roll Type 101 aerial ropeway in the United States. Walt Disney Imagineering bought the ride from Switzerland. It was a 1947 Vonroll sidechair model. In 1959, a major renovation added The [[Finding Nemo Submarine Voyage|Submarine Voyage]], the [[Disneyland Monorail System|Disneyland Monorail]], the [[Matterhorn Bobsleds|Matterhorn]] (now a Fantasyland Attraction), and the [[Motor Boat Cruise]], but when the Matterhorn was planned it was designed to be built right in the path of the Skyway. The Skyway closed in late 1957, it tallest tower of 60 feet tall was demolished and Matterhorn Bobsleds was built in its spot. The attraction later reopened in 1959 with the expanded Tomorrowland Complex. During the Fantasyland renovation at Disneyland in the early 1980s, the Skyway made only roundtrips from Tomorrowland. The Skyway closed on November 9, 1994. The reason for closure was attributed to metal fatigue. 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. ADA had no bearing on the Skyway's closure as the ride was grandfathered into ANSI code B77.1. The Skyway's operating budget was transferred to [[Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye]]. The holes in the Matterhorn were partially filled in and the Skyway's cable and supports were dismantled within weeks. While the Tomorrowland Skyway station at Disneyland was removed soon after the attraction's closure, the Fantasyland Skyway station remained intact until mid-2016, when it was removed to make room for [[Star Wars Land|''Star Wars'' Land]].<ref>http://www.ocregister.com/articles/disneyland-716111-skyway-ride.html</ref> The sidewalks up to the station were simply chained off from guests, and the chalet remained empty, eventually hidden from view due to overgrown trees. In 1998, Tokyo Disneyland closed its Skyway. The Fantasyland station was removed to make room for [[Pooh's Hunny Hunt]], while the Tomorrowland station was remodeled into a candy store. At the Magic Kingdom, the Skyway was removed in 1999. The Tomorrowland station was demolished in the summer of 2009, while the Fantasyland station was used for stroller parking, but was demolished for a [[Tangled]]-themed restroom area in 2012.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.disneyparkhistory.com/skyway-to-fantasyland.html|title=Skyway to Fantasyland|website=Disney Park History|access-date=2016-05-15}}</ref> A tribute to the Skyway was added to the [[Matterhorn Bobsleds]] after an extensive refurbishment in 2015. Several wrecked Skyway buckets and Matterhorn Bobsled vehicles from the park's history appear just past the top of the lift hill, torn to shreds and abandoned by the attraction's [[Abominable Snowman]]. On May 11, 2016, the City of Anaheim approved a permit to the [[Walt Disney World Company]] for the "demolition of 5,132 square feet for Skyway Building #7301",<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://permits.anaheim.net/tm_bin/tmw_cmd.pl?tmw_cmd=StatusViewCasebld&shl_caseno=BLD2016-02303|title=Permit Number: BLD2016-02303 |website=City of Anaheim|access-date=2016-05-16}}</ref> signaling the likely demolition of the chalet, as land clearing for construction of [[Star Wars Land]] had reached the chalet's western side. After 22 years, the abandoned chalet was demolished after park closing on June 14, 2016, nearly 60 years after the attraction's opening day. ==Gallery== <gallery> File:Matterhorn Bobsleds and Skyway at Disneyland.jpg|[[Matterhorn Bobsleds]] and the Skyway at Disneyland File:Defunct Skyway station at Magic Kingdom.jpg|The defunct Fantasyland station at the Magic Kingdom in 2008 File:DisneylandSkyway.jpg|The Skyway passing through the [[Matterhorn Bobsleds]] File:Matterhorn Bobsleds and Skyway in 1979.jpg|Skyway and Matterhorn Bobsleds in 1979 <!-- Deleted image removed: File:Skyway dedication 1956.png|Skyway on its opening day June 1956 --> </gallery> ==See also== * [[List of past Disneyland attractions]] * [[Magic Kingdom attraction and entertainment history]] * [[Incidents at Disneyland Resort]] * [[Incidents at Walt Disney World Resort]] ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.yesterland.com/skyway.html Yesterland Skyway page] * [http://www.rideaccidents.com/1999.html#feb14 Article about Magic Kingdom Skyway death] * [http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/plain-text/magic-kingdom/] {{Magic Kingdom}} {{Disney rides}} [[Category:Former Walt Disney Parks and Resorts attractions]] [[Category:Fantasyland]] [[Category:Tomorrowland]] [[Category:Amusement rides introduced in 1956]] [[Category:Amusement rides introduced in 1971]] [[Category:Amusement rides introduced in 1983]] [[Category:Amusement rides that closed in 1994]] [[Category:Amusement rides that closed in 1998]] [[Category:Amusement rides that closed in 1999]] [[Category:Amusement rides manufactured by Von Roll]] [[Category:Disneyland]] [[Category:Magic Kingdom]] [[Category:Tokyo Disneyland]]'