Skyway to Nowhere...

[grumpydawg]

When was it that the skyway was removed? Is there a website out there that fully explains why it was removed? :thewave:

 

[Jamesbyr]

http://www.disneyworldtrivia.com/trivia/mk/fantasyland/fant_extinct.php

is one link to closed attractions. with this quote:

"So, why did it close? Well, despite rumors that it had closed for safety reasons after a guest fell from a ride car, the Skyway closed for more practical reasons. First, it was a very slow-loading and unprofitable attraction. Second, it was also extremely difficult to accommodate guests with disabilities, unless wheelchair-bound guests left their chair on the loading area and took a round-trip ride. However, reports that there was a death on the Skyway were in fact true, although it was not a guest who lost their life. In February of 1999, a part-time Cast Member, while not wearing any protective equipment or safety harness, was working in the loading area when he accidentally fell to his death."

The CM death happened early one morning before parks opening, (we were visiting at the time: there was no evidence that anything had happened, but it was on the local news. The Disneyland version of this ride had already closed, so the tragic accident was not the reason for the closing.