Tuesday 18 August 2009

matterhorn disneyland deaths

My source, whom I will call “The Conductor”, has been employed by the Disney Corporation for just under two years, so his knowledge of all the Disneyland deaths and their subsequent cover-ups is somewhat limited.... For anybody who has ever ridden the Matterhorn, it seems as if–as your being propelled through its dark, ominous caverns–your head is barely clearing the rocky walls inside, and you find yourself reflexively ducking as your are sped around...

the Matterhorn Bobsleds
the Matterhorn Bobsleds

Two deaths in Tomorrowland
Two deaths in Tomorrowland

Matterhorn cutou Matterhorn
Matterhorn cutou Matterhorn

Matterhorn cutou Matterhorn
Matterhorn cutou Matterhorn

Matterhorn at Disneyland
Matterhorn at Disneyland

A picture of the Matterhorn
A picture of the Matterhorn

Matterhorn, 2005 In the mid-90s, I was amazed by an article at snopes.com about deaths in Disneyland. I started this series of rugs back then, inspired by that website. I later realized its reliance on David Koenig's book, Mouse...
THE PIT: Rob Conger's Tragic Kingdom

May 1964: Mark Maples, a 15-year-old Long Beach, CA, resident, was killed when he tried to stand up on the Matterhorn Bobsleds. Maples (or his companion) foolishly unbuckled his seatbeat and attempted to stand up as...
matterhorn disneyland deaths

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