Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA Yikes! This thread is like open mike at the 'Matterhorn Comedy Villa' or something. "Somebody Alp me!"
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "Plus Harold already has the "advanced" technology of the Yeti in Expedition Everest - he just stands there and roars" LOL.
Originally Posted By ralphjr Disneyland To Make Matterhorn More Relevant Fake News- Disneyland officials announced today that the company would continue its policy of making classic attractions more relevant by converting the 1959 bobsled ride "Matterhorn Mountain" into the all new "Disney-Pixar Mater-horn, Inspired by the Disney-Pixar film Cars". "When we realized that there were still Disneyland attractions that didn't have any Disney or Pixar characters in them, we decided to put our "Disney Relevanticity(R)" into action and place seemingly unrelated characters into a classic attraction," noted a Disney spokesperson, "Our valued guests will wonder why we didn't do this in the first place!" At first glance, the all new "Disney-Pixar Mater-horn, Inspired by the Disney-Pixar film Cars" won't look much different. In fact, the only sign that anything has changed will be the gigantic revolving "Mater" placed atop the mountain, welcoming guests to the park by shouting 'Howdy Y'all!' every fifteen minutes. "This will serve as a reminder to our valued guests that this is Disneyland Park, where Disney branded dreams come true every day," noted Disney Imagineer Santos L. Halper, "They will love how we relevantized this classic attraction." The old fashioned bobsleds will be replaced by trucks themed to look like Mater. "The Mater ride vehicles will make small talk with our beloved guests, saying funny lines from the Disney-Pixar films and suggesting various dining and shopping experiences they might want to participate in while they're here at the resort. He'll also remind them to smile when they pass the new PhotoPass camera so that they can take home a nice picture or twenty to cherish their day in Disneyland park." noted the Imagineer. Gone will be the forbidding Abominable Snowman who has frightened guests since the 1970's. In its place will be the cuddly "Duffy Bear" who, instead of raising his arm to frighten guests, will beckon them in a friendly manner, encouraging them to examine the basket of Duffy memorabilia he's carrying. "Our magnificent guests are always telling us how they want to save time while in the Disney parks, so we worked in an opportunity for them to see the vast array of Duffy merchandise while also experiencing a classic, re-imagined attraction." "We'll also have a nod to the old Matterhorn when Mater will say the exact same safety spiel from the original ride, asking guests to remain seated. Sure, we'll be accused of just using the same audio clip because we couldn't get Larry the Cable Guy to re-record one for free, but trust me when I say this is a tribute to the old attraction." The attraction is scheduled to re-open in time for the Holiday season, when the park promises a special themed overlay will be installed. “It will be amazing,” noted a park spokesman, “We’ll put Santa hats on all the Maters and Duffys! Truly a magical experience for our honored guests!”
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt "Disneyland officials announced today that the company would continue its policy of making classic attractions more relevant by converting the 1959 bobsled ride "Matterhorn Mountain" into the all new "Disney-Pixar Mater-horn, Inspired by the Disney-Pixar film Cars"." HAHAHA!!! Brilliant!
Originally Posted By Dr Hans Reinhardt >>"Our magnificent guests are always telling us how they want to save time while in the Disney parks, so we worked in an opportunity for them to see the vast array of Duffy merchandise while also experiencing a classic, re-imagined attraction."<< OMG... I'm dying. This is hilarious!
Originally Posted By berol "will beckon them in a friendly manner, encouraging them to examine the basket of Duffy memorabilia he's carrying." AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!
Originally Posted By CuriousConstance ""Duffy Bear" who, instead of raising his arm to frighten guests, will beckon them in a friendly manner, encouraging them to examine the basket of Duffy memorabilia he's carrying. " LOL
Originally Posted By hbquikcomjamesl What's this? Expedition Everest has a yeti infestation, TOO?!? I told them to call the exterminator when the Matterhorn got infested with yeti.
Originally Posted By oodelally when i started reading page one i thought of the perfect joke about it being turned into the great sully rescue "now you can navigate the slopes of a mountain with sully on his home made sled down the hill on his way to help him find a door to save boo" but i got beat by the Materhorn, to which i say bravo.
Originally Posted By crapshoot Mater-Horn. Is that one of those huge alpine horns strapped onto Mater?
Originally Posted By Manfried Ooh, the biggest upgrade to the Matterhorn will involve a new ride control system and making sure this aging mountain will stay up for another 50 plus years.
Originally Posted By tashajilek At the end of Cars 2 there is actually a picture with the Mater-horn on it.
Originally Posted By Bellella I just want to figure out when it will be open again before the six-month closure. I've got a really narrow window for it as it is.
Originally Posted By CDF1 "I hope that they find a way to either completely enclose the part in the dark caves just after the lifts," Actually, I'm hoping they go back to the original configuration at the top of the lift where the space was open and you can see the bobsleds from out on Main Street. I'm sure they can figure out how to keep the lift dark enough so you can't see too much of the mountain hardware like in the original.
