Matterhorn Bobsleds – Page 2

Michael Wada’s 2/24/12 DLR Photo Report

WDWNT on June 11, 2012

DLNT Reporter Michael Wada was at the Disneyland Resort a few days ago and took some beautiful photos of the resort to share. Photos include Cars Land, Buena Vista Street, The Matterhorn, and much more…

The Grizzly River Run Refurbishment has drained the Pacific Wharf Bay and workers are taking the opportunity to paint some things

Hmmmm. First the Condor Flats letters were painted over by the land entrance, now this has been painted on the Pacific Wharf Cafe

Cars Land

You can see just the top of the “Welcome to Radiator Springs” sign

A look at the mash potato building… Err, Carthay Circle Theater

Excellent…

Clarabell’s

The sign has finally been pulled off the Candy Shoppe

Elias and Company looking farther behind than the rest of the buildings

Over in Disneyland…

Blue Ribbon Bakery is no more as its space is transformed into Carnation Cafe

Hearing that Coke Corner actually reopened today

Scaffolding is already coming down at the top of the Matterhorn

You can definitely notice the difference in color from top to bottom. Get ready for a much darker Matterhorn.

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Hayley Nance’s 2/21/12 DLR Photo Report

WDWNT on June 11, 2012

DLNT Reporter Hayley Nance was at the resort a few days ago and has some newsworthy photos to share.

Matterhorn Refurbishment continues

All you Jimmy Kimmel fans could have been in the show…

More Matterhorn

Over in New Orleans Square, the Bayou Bash was a popular event

Rather slow day in Disneyland

Work on the Tomorrowland Train Station

Over in DCA, Parade Route still behind walls in front of Mermaid

Time for a spin on the Fun Wheel

WOC getting ready for the night

Matterhorn really sticks out on the

The backside of Cars Land is looking good

Cones looking cozy

You can see the detail on the gates for the Pacific Wharf entrance to Car Land

The Pacific Wharf Bay has been drained for the Grizzly River Run refurbishment

Carthay Circle in the distance

Finishing off the report are some nice nighttime photos of Soundsational

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Hayley Nance’s 2/3/12 DLR Photo report

WDWNT on June 11, 2012

DLNT Reporter Hayley Nance was at the resort a few days ago and took a lot of newsworthy photos to share of the Matterhorn, Cars land, Buena Vista Street and much more…

The Matterhorn under refurb is quite a sight

The Hub coffe stand is behind walls

Over in DCA, Carthay Circle progress

Trees have been placed in the circle

And the fountain was on. Ooooh, ahhh.

Quick look though the crack of the work wall

Clarabells Ice Cream Parlor

Elias & Company

Great picture looking down the street and the rest of the facads

Neat…

Another look through the work walls

A thin path to Bugs Land as work on the last little piece of bountiful valley farm theme

Custodial having some fun

Work had begun on transforming the Mission Tortilla Factory into The Ghiridelli chocolate factory and soda fountain

Work continues on the parade route in front of mermiad

Cars Land from the Fun Wheel

Before though, work on the Paradise Pier facads continue

All the cones look about finished

Matterhorn refurbishment from the Fun Wheel

The Cozy Cones look just about finished

Grizzly River Run down for refurbishment

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Hayley Nance’s 1/28/12 Disneyland Park Photo Report

WDWNT on June 11, 2012

DLNT Reporter Hayley Nance was a Disneyland this past weekend and took some neat shots of the Matterhorn, a look at some new items in Jolly Holiday Bakery, and much more…

Welcome to Disneyland

The Tinkerbell half marathon was this past weekend

One quick look at the DCA entrance

The Haunted Mansion has reopened from the holiday version

Matterhorn refurbishment is going at full speed

And one quick update in Jolly Holiday. It looks like some new props were added in the display case. The silver house on the left and the hummel which is the small figure on the right. Not sure of the significance of either but the hummel was once sold by Disney.

Hayley Nance’s 1/13/12 DLR Photo Report

WDWNT on June 11, 2012

DLNT Reporter Hayley Nance was at the Disneyland resort this past weekend, and has some newsworthy photos to share…

Jolly Holiday Bakery has quite a crowd

The Adventureland entrance getting some TLC

Main Street refurbishment

Haunted Mansion is closed for holiday removal

The Matterhorn Bobsleds is currently closed for its refubishment

Looks like the loading gates have been removed

A tunnel has been constructed to protect guests from the construction

Over in DCA, the parade route work in front of Mermaid is still underway

Cars Land

Buena Vista Street

We cant figure out if that lettering was there before, or if it just was really faded.

The memories float has been removed

The improvements on the shuttle area have begun

Hyeley Nance’s 3/16/12 DLR Photo Report

WDWNT on May 31, 2012

DLNT Reporter Hayley Nance was at the Disneyland Resort this past Friday, and has some newsworthy photos to share…

Some filming in the hub

And more in Frontierland

Matterhorn looking great…

Oswald’s looking good

Bridge looks fantastic

Chocolate Factory behind tarps so we really cant track its progress

Cars Land

Grizzly River Run recently reopened with a new clean look

Gone is the rustic feel of the attraction

New items have been placed in the rafts to fit the new theme

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Hayley Nance’s 4/2/12 DLR Photo Report

WDWNT on May 31, 2012

Photo Report from Hayley’s recent trip to the Disneyland Resort

Its a beautiful day

Upper scaffolding is gone. Matterhorn is looking pretty.

Love the new Cars themed Monorail Vinylmation

Such cute little Disney Ducks

Looking forward to Carnation Cafe reopening this summer

LaBrea’s refurb

Â Clever new Donald T-shirt

Cinderella, Gus, & Jaq in Small World

Alice & the White Rabbit displayed on the chess table in the UK

The Three Amigos over in Mexico!

Ariel fits in so nicely, you hardly noticed the change

Nice to know they work so hard to keep the parks looking new & clean

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Tim Alcoser DLR Photo Report 5/01/12 Lego Store Special

WDWNT on May 31, 2012

The Lego Store in Downtown Disney is open for business with a host of new features, including Disney featured Lego characters and children’s Lego play areas on the outside and on the second floor! Carnation Garden is now closed…forever, and I capture shots of Matterhorn and Buena Vista street from the Monorail.

I wonder what this new thing is?

About to ride the Monorail & catch a glimpse of Matterhorn & Buena Vista Street progress.

Look at the new ride vehicles back there.

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Matterhorn Bobsled Donated to Roller Coaster Museum

WDWNT on April 19, 2012

From Kevin Rafferty of the Disney Parks Blog:

This past summer, the world’s first tubular steel roller coaster – the Matterhorn Bobsleds at Disneyland park – received an extensive refurbishment that included a fantastic new paint job and all-new bobsleds. Now considered a piece of roller coaster history, a former bobsled from the iconic attraction recently was donated by the Disneyland Resort to the National Roller Coaster Museum and Archives, along with signage from California Screamin’.

Disneyland Resort President George A. Kalogridis said, “We’re delighted to provide these pieces of Disneyland Resort history to the National Roller Coaster Museum, an organization that celebrates our industry. The Matterhorn bobsled and California Screamin’ signage represent two of our most beloved attractions, from the first tubular steel-tracked roller coaster in the world to one of the longest and most thrilling.”

In-Depth Look: The Matterhorn Bobsleds

WDWNT on February 25, 2012

The Matterhorn Bobsleds for the past 6 months underwent an extensive refurbishment to replace much of the aging rock work and ride track. Along with the refurbishment came the long rumored new ride vehicles. The new 3 seat sleds change the ride quite more than you would think. If you would like to hear our review of the new bobsleds, you can listen to this weeks DLNT Podcast where we talk in-depth about the new Matterhorn Bobsleds. Big thanks to Tim Alcoser for the photos.

A look at the new bobsleds