Breaking-Disneyland’s Matternhorn Bobsleds Mountainside Breaks Loose Forcing Closure of Attraction

Breaking-Disneyland’s Matternhorn Bobsleds Mountainside Breaks Loose Forcing Closure of Attraction

Breaking news- Disneyland’s Matterhorn Blobsleds mountainside (reported as being about the size of a bedroom door) broke loose early Thursday morning, forcing the popular attraction to partially close.

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The OC Register has reported that early Thursday morning before Disneyland park opened for the day, a large chunk of plaster rockwork broke off from the mountainside façade of the Matterhorn Bobsleds attraction, leading Cast Members to close one side of the attraction. The popular Disneyland attraction typically operates with two consecutive tracks, so one of the coaster’s tracks and vehicles was able to operate smoothly on Thursday even though the other is closed for maintenance.

“During overnight maintenance, a portion of decorative rockwork was found to be in need of repair, which we are working quickly to make,” Disneyland officials stated.

Because the fallen rockwork was found by Disneyland employees who were working the graveyard shift, it occurred long after park closing, so no park guests or employees were injured. The damaged plaster also did not fall on the attraction’s track, so the repairs are more of a cosmetic damage verses mechanical.

The Matterhorn Blobsleds attraction, is located in Fantasyland in Disneyland Park, and was one of the original attractions from the first decade of Disneyland’s opening when Walt Disney was still alive. Matternhorn Bobsleds originally opened in 1959, just four years after Disneyland’s opening, and has since delighted guests with thrills and excitement as one of the most iconic Fantasyland sights and attractions.

Disney has not announced when both tracks of the Matterhorn Bobsleds attraction will be up and running again, but we will let you know as soon as we find out.

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