I know why this ride closed. Idoits would get in the cars and shake them back and forth. It made the other cars in front and behind to swing wildly. Scare the shit out of the other people cause there were no belts to keep you in..
damn i remember that ride i didn't realize they removed it so long ago... i remember it seemed to be alot higher up than this video shows, maybe cuz i was little then..
SFSTL used to have a skyride like that. There was a fatal accident in 1978 and then the ride got removed in 1981 cause the park was too cheap to repair it like Disney and the ridership had dropped as a result of the accident. I believe that's why soo many of these rides are gone. That and the rest of the industry got too thrill oriented. VR101s are like tanks you fix'em up they will run forever.
Basically after the Skyway closed, that was the era when Tomorrowland became dead for a few years. It wouldn't be until the 1998 rennovation of Tomorrowland that the area became brighter again.
It is a shame that it was closed. I have seen earlier pictures of this ride, where the buclets were round, instead of square.
freddyrated 11 months ago
I know why this ride closed. Idoits would get in the cars and shake them back and forth. It made the other cars in front and behind to swing wildly. Scare the shit out of the other people cause there were no belts to keep you in..
blackbox34 11 months ago
damn i remember that ride i didn't realize they removed it so long ago... i remember it seemed to be alot higher up than this video shows, maybe cuz i was little then..
Taurusaud 11 months ago
this ride did not get removed in 81'. I rode it in 91' it closed sometime in the middle to late 90s from an accident I believe.
DaisyDutches 2 years ago
SFSTL used to have a skyride like that. There was a fatal accident in 1978 and then the ride got removed in 1981 cause the park was too cheap to repair it like Disney and the ridership had dropped as a result of the accident. I believe that's why soo many of these rides are gone. That and the rest of the industry got too thrill oriented. VR101s are like tanks you fix'em up they will run forever.
bradhig 2 years ago 2
this is why i use to love the skyway! because of the amazing view of the park! thank God than i record my own videos of the skyway ^^
definly disneyland(for me) looks diferent than on the 90` well thats what i think :S
stephygtz1 3 years ago
Basically after the Skyway closed, that was the era when Tomorrowland became dead for a few years. It wouldn't be until the 1998 rennovation of Tomorrowland that the area became brighter again.
vedved82491 4 years ago
soooo what r the reasons?
disneyland9 4 years ago
i wish that they still had this y did they take it out?
disneyland9 4 years ago
Many, many reasons.
everythingdisney 4 years ago
One reason, Disney was too cheap to operate it.
Spokker 4 years ago 2
Another reason, earthquake dangers.
vedved82491 4 years ago
another reason was cause guests riding the skyway would spit on guests walking below
jar0fdirt63 2 years ago
i was there on nov 9th 1994.i was the last passenger on the disneyland skyway.miss you skyway!
vonrollskyway1 4 years ago
you were not the last one. Mickey and Minnie were the last ones.
kh2nerd806 3 years ago
mickey and minny were right behind me in orange 40.the last gondola.i stepped off in tomorrowland as orange 40 passed through the matterhorn.
vonrollskyway1 3 years ago
why arent the subs working in any vieos ive seen?
smoshfan7 4 years ago
Cuz they were probably made when they were closed.
everythingdisney 4 years ago
@smoshfan7 The subs were out of service for like 10 years or so before finding nemo..
Maustrum 7 months ago
Wonderful video! I miss the Skyway and the Old School Disneyland! Thanks for sharing a piece of Disneyland nostalgia!
TerryT1976 4 years ago