Originally Posted By GGGF This Disney attraction was short lived and dealt with the future of the "family throne."
Originally Posted By FerretAfros This is where I can find a plaque that says something was discovered in May 1978. (It might be 1979, I'm not positive, and can't find a picture of it)
Originally Posted By JThad At the base of the Matterhorn, the footprint of the Abominable Snowman. Well, not exactly at the base, but along the walkway around the Matterhorn.
Originally Posted By JThad Oops. I keep forgetting it's Jeopardy. Where is the base of the Matterhorn, the footprint of the Abominable Snowman. Well, not exactly at the base, but along the walkway around the Matterhorn.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros That's the spot! When I first noticed it, I thought it was really strange since that area doesn't seem like it is themed to the modern day, but the plaque is designed to look as if it's been there for a while (even if the date is less than 30 years ago).
Originally Posted By JThad Yeah. I remember when the plaques were installed along with the re-opening of the Matterhorn in 1978 with the Abominable Snowman. Ahem: "Highway in the Sky" is the nickname for this Disney attraction.
Originally Posted By brotherdave This defunct Disney attraction was actually based on a similar ride system that was used in Ford's Magic Skyway at the New York World's Fair in 1964/65.
Originally Posted By x Pirate_Princess x Ford Motor Company presented Disney's "The Magic Skyway," the second most popular exhibit at the fair, using Ford cars in an early prototype of the Omnimover system to move the audience through scenes featuring life-sized audio-animatronic dinosaurs and cavemen. Ironically, Disney had earlier been asked by General Motors to produce their exhibit, but he declined. (From my History of Disneyland Powerpoint presentation. Source: <a href="http://www.answers.com/topic/1964-new-york-world-s-fair" target="_blank">http://www.answers.com/topic/1 964-new-york-world-s-fair</a> )
Originally Posted By brotherdave Very impressive, Princess! Where did you give your presentation? FerretAfros got the answer I was looking for, though!
Originally Posted By FerretAfros Shortly after it opened, Walt Disney often joked that one of his attractions boasted one of the world's largest fleet of these.
