Do you know how many years it took to build the Matterhorn?

[celticssuck]

How many years did it take to build the Matterhorn.

 

[Dizneydaz]

I couldn't find the answer but found an article on MousePlanet which mentions this in discuissing the Matterhorn

In October 1957, Jack Sayers read an article in Funspot magazine about a "wild mouse" coaster that could make quick turns and sharp drops, and he passed the article along to Walt, who passed it along to Dick Irvine. By May 15, 1958, Bill Cottrell was talking at a meeting about converting Holiday Hill with "a pair of wild mouse bobsleds" with a little bit of artificial snow.

Once the concept was presented it took another six months for the name of the mountain to be finalized. Possible names included "Mount Disneyland," "Disneyland Mountain," "Fantasy Mountain," "Echo Mountain," "Sorcerer's Mountain" (after the mountain in Fantasia) and even "Magic Mountain" ("Magic Mountain" later became the name of a Southern California amusement park competitor). As a joke, it was even suggested to call the mountain "Mt. Valterhorn" to parody Walt's name in a Bavarian accent.

Based on that information I would say that they it didn't start construction until late 1958. It opened on June 14, 1959.

Looks like it took less than a year to build it.

The Matterhorn and I are almost the same age. I was born 9 days after it opened.

Happy 50th Birthday Matterhorn!

 

[MagicalMomAZ]

Ok....OP - does your screen name mean the team (seltics) or the Irish/Scottish (keltics) ??? My Irish got all steamed up!!!!!

Disneydaz - totally SHOCKED it was less than a yr - to think we're supported by that is amazing..... It's MAGIC!

 

[disneylovingfamily:4]

I am shocked it was that quick too! Thanks for the info!

 

[mechurchlady]

There are dozens of construction photos on the internet if you google for them. We are pretty fast researchers on this board.