Discover Matterhorn Bobsleds
Our tips:
- Two different tracks
- Ride as a Single Rider
- Look at the snow
Matterhorn Bobsleds
Matterhorn Bobsleds is the roller coaster inside the snow-capped Matterhorn, the mountain between Fantasyland and Tomorrowland. The attraction opened on 14 June 1959. It was the first roller coaster at Disneyland Park and the very first tubular steel roller coaster in the world.
The concept
Walt Disney fell in love with the real Matterhorn while filming Third Man on the Mountain (1959). At the time, Disneyland had a wooded hill of around 6 metres. It grew into a mountain roughly 45 metres tall: exactly one hundred times smaller than the real thing in the Swiss Alps. No other Disney park has a Matterhorn.
The Experience
You board a six-person bobsled and climb around 24 metres into an icy cave. After the view from the top, things speed up: through dark caverns, past rocky ledges, along snowy chutes and over bridges. Along the way, the Abominable Snowman does everything he can to protect his mountain. You finish with a splash in a mountain lake.
Discover Matterhorn Bobsleds
Two different tracks
There are two bobsled tracks: one on the Fantasyland side and one on the Tomorrowland side. At quieter times, sometimes only one track is open.
Ride as a Single Rider
Don't mind sitting apart? Then use the Single Rider queue.
Look at the snow
Glass beads in the façade make the "snow" sparkle.
Visitor information
You must be at least 107 cm (42 inches) tall. Children under 7 must be accompanied by someone aged 14 or older. Disney advises against riding if you have high blood pressure, heart, back or neck problems or motion sickness, and for pregnant women. Rider Switch is available: whoever waits with a child can ride afterwards without queuing again (maximum two people). The attraction is part of Lightning Lane Multi Pass and has a Single Rider queue. Wheelchair users must transfer.
A Disneyland icon
Matterhorn Bobsleds is one of the park's best-known attractions. Take a moment to look up after your ride: Disney uses clever forced perspective to make the mountain look bigger than it is.
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