What ride is this??? 1960-1966

[ryborg]

What is this ride just to the right of Storybook Land Canal Boats??? Apparently this was sometime between 1960-1966



(Image from Insider article: https://www.insider.com/what-disney-...orn-bobsleds-3)

[vitesse10]

That is the midget autopia https://www.yesterland.com/midgetautopia.html

[ryborg]

That is the midget autopia https://www.yesterland.com/midgetautopia.html

Thanks! It's really cool to see this high above view fro the Matterhorn and get a perspective of the entire track. I have bounced back and froth between the photos to get an idea of where the photographs were each taken from -- fun stuff.

It's also kind of interesting to see where the boats are stored for the storybook land canal. That back stage area has a roof now I believe.

[vitesse10]

Thanks! It's really cool to see this high above view fro the Matterhorn and get a perspective of the entire track. I have bounced back and froth between the photos to get an idea of where the photographs were each taken from -- fun stuff.

It's also kind of interesting to see where the boats are stored for the storybook land canal. That back stage area has a roof now I believe.

No problem, i love aerial shots from the past. This area was changed in 66, i believe, when the Small World mall area was put in.

[MAC1986]

This is either 1959 the same time the Matterhorn Bobsleds opened or Early 1960. There is no Skull Rock in the pic, which opened in December 1960

[Mr Wiggins]

That is the midget autopia https://www.yesterland.com/midgetautopia.html

Bingo. It was the consolation prize for those of us too short to reach the bottom of the Autopia sign, and was still a fun ride after we "graduated." There was a bit of thrill when your car headed straight for the closed barn and it looked like you'd crash, but the doors opened at the last second. You'd sometimes see dads, uncles and older siblings riding along with a young driver and acting like "We're gonna crash!" -- and laughing as they came out the other side. A simple ride that didn't lack Disney detail, from the track layout and landscaping to the props inside the barn.

[Eagleman]

Bingo. It was the consolation prize for those of us too short to reach the bottom of the Autopia sign, and was still a fun ride after we "graduated." There was a bit of thrill when your car headed straight for the closed barn and it looked like you'd crash, but the doors opened at the last second. You'd sometimes see dads, uncles and older siblings riding along with a young driver and acting like "We're gonna crash!" -- and laughing as they came out the other side. A simple ride that didn't lack Disney detail, from the track layout and landscaping to the props inside the barn.

*Information
Walt Disney Hometown Museum-Marceline, Missouri

In 2015, the museum launched a project to recreate the midget autopia attraction
that had operated in the Walt Disney Municipal Park south of town.

[stovk]

Midget Autopia 3.0 https://www.yesterland.com/autopia3.html

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects...t-autopia-ride

[CASurfer65]

Bingo. It was the consolation prize for those of us too short to reach the bottom of the Autopia sign, and was still a fun ride after we "graduated." There was a bit of thrill when your car headed straight for the closed barn and it looked like you'd crash, but the doors opened at the last second. You'd sometimes see dads, uncles and older siblings riding along with a young driver and acting like "We're gonna crash!" -- and laughing as they came out the other side. A simple ride that didn't lack Disney detail, from the track layout and landscaping to the props inside the barn.

Love that!