Matterhorn Bobsleds is an attraction that consists of a pair of intertwined steel roller coasters running through a fabricated mountain.

It is located at Disneyland in Anaheim, California and is modeled after the Matterhorn, a mountain in the Alps on the border between Switzerland and Italy.

During the construction of the park, dirt from the excavation of Sleeping Beauty Castle's moat was piled in an area between Fantasyland and Tomorrowland.

[3] The Matterhorn Bobsleds have a striking resemblance to "one of the oldest rollercoasters in the world, Rutschebanen, also known as Bjergbanen (the Mountain Coaster, which opened in 1914 and still operates with a rider on each train braking the car on each hill)."

Use of the Matterhorn, both in style and name, grew from Walt Disney's extended vacation in Switzerland while filming Third Man on the Mountain.

[8] The view to the northwest shows a corner of the now-defunct Junior Autopia, which would be replaced by both the Matterhorn and the Submarine Voyage attraction the following year.

The peak had numerous holes in its exterior through which the bobsleds exited and re-entered, though the space within was not elaborately themed, with the infrastructure only minimally disguised as rock.

Most notably, the hollow interior space was broken up into a number of small, icy caves and tunnels with far more convincing theming.

Some holes in the mountain's skin were filled in as well, including the two large openings at the top of the lift hill that had allowed guests to briefly glimpse the entire southern part of the park.

Recorded screams were placed at the top of the lift hill, along with small holes to allow a brief view of the Skyway.

Each track also features a pair of red eyes that glow in the dark shortly after the lift hill while the Snowman's roar is heard.

The Skyway continued to travel through the mountain, but its passageway was now enclosed in similarly themed ice caves.

With the exception of the filling of certain holes, the mountain's original external structure remained largely unchanged.

This resulted in three individual seats within each bobsled, with two cars linked for a total of six guests, similar to the configuration of the trains at Walt Disney World's version of Space Mountain.

The new Abominable Snowman was designed similarly to the Expedition Everest Yeti, where the creature would look more realistically to an actual ape like animal.

On the lift hills, the snowfall projection was replaced with the creature peering through a sheet of ice as the bobsleds ascend.

New animatronics of the Snowman were also put in place, while improved sound effects help create the illusion that it is in pursuit as the train descends down the mountain.

Padding in the car is limited, and the winding track has many sharp turns, leading to a bone-shaking ride, reminiscent of an actual bobsled.

Bobsleds ascend parallel to each other at the start of the ride, climbing past walls featuring snow-like special effects.

The top of this lift hill constitutes the highest point of the ride itself, though the mountain continues upward for several more stories.

The court was relocated slightly during the installation of the Tinkerbell flight equipment prior to the 50th-anniversary celebration; the hoop and playing area remain intact.

At the end of the attraction, guests hear the now-famous "Remain seated please; Permanecer sentados por favor" safety announcement; it is one of many recordings by the former "Voice of Disneyland," Jack Wagner.

The safety announcement was featured in the title track of the 1995 No Doubt album Tragic Kingdom, and the line was spoken by Barbie in the film Toy Story 2.

The trains emerge into a cavern filled with destroyed bobsleds, skyway buckets, some climbing equipment, and a crate stamped with "Wells Expedition" may also be seen.

The tracks of Space Mountain at Walt Disney World's Magic Kingdom were based on the designs of the Matterhorn but are not identical to them.

The most detailed concept was for the Matterhorn to be the main attraction of a Switzerland Pavilion for the World Showcase at Epcot, but this failed when Disney could not secure a sponsor.

[citation needed] After the original 1978 Audio-Animatronic Abominable Snowman figures were removed in 2015, one was placed at the queue area of Disney California Adventure's Guardians of the Galaxy – Mission: Breakout!

The song "Disney's Dream Debased" by the Fall (from the album The Wonderful and Frightening World Of...) was inspired by the 1984 decapitation accident that happened on the Matterhorn very shortly after band members Mark and Brix Smith had been on the ride themselves.

Disney announced in 2011 that it would make a movie based on this attraction called The Hill, about five teenagers who go on a journey up the mountain and encounter a yeti.

[25] The company announced in 2021 that it would produce a film based on the attraction for their streaming service Disney+, with the working title Matterhorn.