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Re: What is at the very Top of the Matterhorn?
Back in the day, they used to mount a giant illuminated star up there at Christmas time. You can see the mounting post for it in that photo. It is said that they stopped putting the star up in the 70's because of the energy crisis.
Check out this photo of it on flickr: 1963 Disneyland Christmas Star | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
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Re: What is at the very Top of the Matterhorn?
I'm not sure what you are specifically looking at.
There is an opening at the very top easier to spot in a vertical site line. It's for access, among other things the climbers use it to set up ropes and climb back down.
Tinkerbelle flies from the side.Be Cool Stay in School!
Next year I'm trying for a summer internship at Stark Industries.
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Re: What is at the very Top of the Matterhorn?
Originally posted by explodingboy View PostThe half basketball court up is still there, no?sigpic
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Re: What is at the very Top of the Matterhorn?
Originally posted by DoctorQ9 View PostI don't think that anybody would want to play basketball at the very tippy-top of the Matterhorn. The photos of the court on the 'Net show that it was built inside the mountain.
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Re: What is at the very Top of the Matterhorn?
Originally posted by matman730 View PostBack in the day, they used to mount a giant illuminated star up there at Christmas time. You can see the mounting post for it in that photo. It is said that they stopped putting the star up in the 70's because of the energy crisis.
Check out this photo of it on flickr: 1963 Disneyland Christmas Star | Flickr - Photo Sharing!
Another thing that I find very interesting is the amount of haze in the background. Not sure if it's actual smog or just early-morning cloudiness/fog, but I've notice some other pictures from the early days, and there is considerable haziness in some of them. This would make sense, since I've read that So.Cal smog was much, much worse back in the day. Interesting, because one would think that pollution only gets worse with time. I believe I read that more stringent controls on industry has greatly improved air quality in the last two decades or so -- despite increasing population/automobile traffic.
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Re: What is at the very Top of the Matterhorn?
How about some detailed video of everything inside that mountain...including up top and the basketball court?
There was a show called Inside out that featured behind the scenes Disney attractions. One episode had the Matterhorn.
Here it is: Disneyland Inside Out - YouTube
Its starts at around the 7:25 mark.
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Re: What is at the very Top of the Matterhorn?
Originally posted by BRodgers View PostHow about some detailed video of everything inside that mountain...including up top and the basketball court?
There was a show called Inside out that featured behind the scenes Disney attractions. One episode had the Matterhorn.
Here it is: Disneyland Inside Out - YouTube
Its starts at around the 7:25 mark.sigpic
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