Abandoned Skyway Station of Disneyland

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I took the liberty of providing an intro to the video; if you would like to skip straight to the remnants, go to 1:10. Thank you and enjoy!

An unprecedented examination of a fenced-off area of Fantasyland in Disneyland, formerly known as the Fantasyland Skyway Station. This area once served as a load area for the Magic Skyway - a gondola ride through the Matterhorn to Tomorrowland to Fantasyland, and reciprocally. The Skyway closed in 1994 due to its expensive maintenance; the entries into (and out of) the Matterhorn were sealed and the Tomorrowland station was erased from existence. Aside from a few blatant pylons (masked as "ice") within the Matterhorn, this is one of the few indications of the attraction's reality.

"Fantasyland" by Disneyland Concert Orchestra, Walt Disney Takes You To Disneyland © Walt Disney Records

Category:

Education

Tags:

• 1994
• Chateau
• Disneyland
• Fantasyland
• Matterhorn
• Skyway
• Tomorrowland

[codyskoff]

Have you gone back since uploading this video to see if it's still there and if anything has changed?

[TodReynard43]

@codyskoff Yes I did! I actually went back up at night recently; I saw a light on and I followed it (which is counter-intuitive, according to scary movies). It's all still the same, but I did try to go through the door - which was locked, of course. They positioned a cart, such that employees can see if you try to go up through the exit gate. However, the entrance is very much unattended and open!

[tjoceasde]

I'm going to guess that the box at 2:13 is a sign that the employees found a stray cat and have been feeding it.

[TodReynard43]

@tjoceasde Actually the park itself is swarming with stray cats. It's a cost-efficient way of keeping down the rodent population (irony?) They talk about it in the Cracked.com article "6 True Stories About Disneyland They Don't Want You To Know"

[PirateGurl121]

Isn't the staircase up to the building blocked? Did you just sneak up there?

[TodReynard43]

@PirateGurl121 The ENTRANCE is, but not the exit. All that's preventing one's entrance is a low chain.

[TodReynard43]

@TheRyanizer You mean stupid?

[PickledQuam]

thumbs up if you agree that they should reopen this ride as well as reopen the people mover... but make it like you're riding tron light cycles across tomorrowland

[ChappeticMarina]

OMGosh! I remember Skyway! When i was little (0>10yrs) and i'd go to Disneyland with my family, I remember seeing people in it! I always wanted to go on it but for some reason or another we never go around to it when i was a child. Seems I'll never have the opportunity now :(

Thanks so much for the video though! i'll try to find it myself next time i go to Disneyland :Db

[MrMrsoutlaw]

i've never been on the syway i would've liked to it looks fun and relaxing but i did love the people mover i wish they would bring it back

[justjohnny05]

So that is where the torture interrogation room is........

[thebakerman1]

They did the same thing at Disney World in Florida. I always loved the sky ride but they closed it too. It was always a relaxing ride and really gave you a great view of the park. it was always extremely popular so I don't know why they closed them down.

[SlasherV8]

I say it when I was on casey jr.

[locke180]

@Mac4anatic you get stopped my the disney police

[BOYGUNASURF]

B*tchin!

[bannercaptain]

One of the quiet rides that really gave you that rare look from Disneyland from the air,it's a shame that in this age and mentality that someone "thought" it would be "funny" to leap out from the Sky-way onto a tree,well it happened and the Anaheim Fire had to come in and assist this moron down and in a sense shut down one of the coolest rides ever.

[Mac4anatic]

What would happen if you got caught? o.o

[SCIONIZER]

I used to ride that at Disney Land too. The part going through the Matterhorn moutain was very cool. Sorry to see it go.