Originally Posted By HMButler79 Looks like Baxter is alive and well with blood flowing through his veins and on his classics redo mood again. Yes, according to Al, Matterhorn WILL close for 6mos so Tony can update the FX and what not. Very curious to see what will be done, especially with Harold.
Originally Posted By Witches of Morva ORDDU: Well, this may just be very good news. We love the Matterhorn and hope it is improved even more.
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "Very curious to see what will be done..." I'm just happy to hear that the mountain is being repainted. It needs it badly. "When is this six months scheduled to be?" First half of next year.
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance Maybe they will open it for it's grand re-opening right around the same time Carsland will open.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA I think it's great that Disneyland takes the time to refresh and plus an almost original ride like The Matterhorn. I thought it was cool when the snowman was added. Rock on!
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance Jim, did you just refer to the abominable snow monster as a snowman?
Originally Posted By Kar2oonMan His name is Harold and on slow days, when fewer bobsleds are running, he will lie down in the snow and make elaborate snow angles to fight off his boredom. Spotting them has become something of a "Hidden Mickey" sort of game for Disney enthusiasts. Imagineers decided that during this rehab, they'll add music to the Matterhorn. The speakers will be hidden in snow drifts, so soon it will be common to hear Matterhorn riders exclaim, "Hark! The Harold angels sing!" (That was a long way to go for that, wasn't it? But FriendofDD would like it.)
Originally Posted By Dabob2 "(That was a long way to go for that, wasn't it?" You could say... A Smidge Too Far.
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub ...I knew there was a catch...you do not catch snowballs you throw them....hopefully more than a smidge too far
Originally Posted By EighthDwarf I'm guessing this will be just a freshening up of the ride and a transition to new ride vehicles. Six months sounds like the right timeframe for that. Plus Harold already has the "advanced" technology of the Yeti in Expedition Everest - he just stands there and roars.
Originally Posted By Malin To make it clear the ride isn't closing especialy so new effects can be added. Its being closed for other reasons. Tony is just taking advantage of the down-time to install updates and new effects.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros I hope that they find a way to either completely enclose the part in the dark caves just after the lifts, or a way to operate the ride without keeping the inside work lights on. It seems like every time I've ridden in the last 3-4 years, they've had the lights in there on. Usually this wouldn't matter, since it's just backstage areas, but since the ceiling of the cave is only mesh, without any 'filler', we get an excellent view of the inside of the mountain. For how well done the caves are throughout the rest of the mountain, it's always amazing to me how shoddy that part looks, especially since it's a pretty easy solution. It's so dark in there that they literally just need to put any generic ceiling on top of the mesh. That would make it darker (even with the interior lights on), but leave enough 'shape' from the wire mesh so that the lights from Harold's eyes still make it look like a cave. Simple solution to a problem that has bugged me for years.
