In part two of my Labor Day Spectacular, I will be concentrating on the glorious Summer of 1959 additions. Can you imagine that the Matterhorn ever began this way? Talk about breaking a project into its smallest pieces! On the right-hand side, you can see the Moonliner in the distance.
Here is the skeleton of this mammoth man-made mountain:
I am getting dizzy looking at this closeup; not a job I would want to do:
Two consecutive Matterhorn construction shots, with corresponding detail shots:
The small green trees on the mountain stand out:
The view from Central Plaza:
The vantage from Frontierland:
Back in Tomorrowland, the Matterhorn looms over the House of the Future:
Pulling back to see the construction of the Submarine Lagoon:
Guests enjoying Tomorrowland while workers get down to biz on the other side of the fence:
Zooming in to see the workers:
Hard to imagine all of the work that these cast members did to make this a reality that we still enjoy today.
See more Disneyland Construction photos on my Construction web page.
2 comments:
Great pics today! Disneyland '59 fascinates me. All the layering and fitting of those attractions into such a compact area. To me the Disneyland '59 expansion is what really put Disneyland on the map and elevated it to its status. Love these construction images. Thanks for posting!
I would love to walk around on the bottom of the submarine lagoon. How cool would that be?
JG
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