The Incredible Hidden Design Story of Disneyland's Matterhorn

Walt Disney sent two words back home to Disneyland "BUILD THIS," and he was talking about the Matterhorn at Disneyland. Today we will look at the history, story, and construction/design of the Matterhorn at Disneyland and learn how it changed the history of theme park design and rollercoasters around the globe.
Matterhorn Disneyland History & Design Chapters
00:00 - Greetings Fellow Citizens of Disneyland
01:04 - Harriet Burns One Of The Original Women Of The Disneyland Design Team
03:12 - How Sleeping Beauty Castle Gave Birth To Holiday Hill
07:25 - Walt Disney Was Not Happy About Holiday Hill
10:34 - Where Walt Disney Found The Inspiration For Matterhorn
12:38 - "Build This" -Walt Disney (Favorite Walt Disney Art Direction Story)
14:01 - How Was The Matterhorn Designed And Built

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  • @yoopergamer2121
    @yoopergamer2121 Жыл бұрын

    This is definitely the Contant I’m here for. Not popcorn buckets 😂😂😂

  • @ginamiller6441

    @ginamiller6441

    Жыл бұрын

    1000% agreed!!

  • @sarahskillin8436

    @sarahskillin8436

    Жыл бұрын

    Me too 👏🙌

  • @MrCocoloco
    @MrCocoloco Жыл бұрын

    Always a master of really brining the designer details. Love the 'insider-esque' dives! Favorite part ... "Walt, what are you looking at?" Walt: "My Mountain."

  • @JBX302
    @JBX302 Жыл бұрын

    This video will make you love the Matterhorn even more. Thank you, Brickey!

  • @J_Pike
    @J_Pike Жыл бұрын

    That fun fact of Harold growing weed 🌿no Holiday Hill before Walt built him the Matterhorn to hang out in totally blew my mind 🤯

  • @edstrong597

    @edstrong597

    Жыл бұрын

    It was probably for the rope in Fowlers Harbor

  • @sizzlemann
    @sizzlemann3 ай бұрын

    Being old, I remember riding the skyride through the Matterhorn. I loved doing that. You could see all the trains racing around the tracks inside. I was bummed when they took out the skyride and closed the mountain on both sides. But it sill is a vivid memory.

  • @ckbarry
    @ckbarry Жыл бұрын

    What a great deep dive into a great DL exclusive OG. 🙌 up for The Matterhorn and this video!

  • @maribelsanchez7726
    @maribelsanchez7726 Жыл бұрын

    I love this history lesson! You are amazing at this type of content!!

  • @katrinaandrews5263
    @katrinaandrews5263 Жыл бұрын

    One of my fav quotes is quite fitting for this video; “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Donald A. Norman

  • @kentfritzel7074
    @kentfritzel7074 Жыл бұрын

    This episode is BALLER! Seriously. Your passion, eye, Design, and history inspire me to new depths. Would love to see more content like this! YES. Monorail! I'll show up for sure.

  • @peterzimmer9801
    @peterzimmer9801 Жыл бұрын

    I loved this vlog so much! I enjoy hearing your design perspective inside the parks! Please do a monorail one! I would love to watch that one!😊👍🏻👍🏻

  • @Magic.Happens
    @Magic.Happens Жыл бұрын

    Love your videos- Thank you! You always skillfully give insight into how Walt ( a genius!) and the imagineers created the magic - but you do it by adding to the magic- not exposing it in a way that ruins the effect/ fun for us ❣️

  • @JaneMachado-nz3ob
    @JaneMachado-nz3ob Жыл бұрын

    This is EXACTLY the content I'm here for. I love the design aspect of Disneyland (and everything, for that matter).You break it down so well and use great storytelling to give us the history as well. Keep it coming, Brickey. These viewers (my husband and i) love it!

  • @theshow16
    @theshow16 Жыл бұрын

    Loved this!!! One of my earliest childhood memories is of the Matterhorn. First trip to Disneyland was when I was 4 yo. I remember standing on the seat of our family car, ( No seatbelt) Driving on the free way, looking out the window and seeing the Matterhorn for the first time and was so excited because that is when my parents said, "We are going to Disneyland". I could feel the magic from that very moment. I will never forget it.

  • @ermaaguilar3534
    @ermaaguilar3534 Жыл бұрын

    Thank you Brickey for making this video. My grandfather was involved in building the Matterhorn and now that he has passed I have something that will always remind me of him in my favorite place to be.

  • @maribelsanchez7726
    @maribelsanchez7726 Жыл бұрын

    Yes I’ll show up for your co tent!!

  • @shashona3084
    @shashona3084 Жыл бұрын

    Building greatness

  • @KD7JVR
    @KD7JVRАй бұрын

    I remember when I was a little kid my sister and I would look for the top of Matterhorn Mountain over on the 57 freeway on our way from Arizona. When we saw the mountain, we knew that we were almost to Disneyland.

  • @raypierce5818
    @raypierce5818 Жыл бұрын

    Loved this episode! The fact that I got to spend 2 - 3 weeks repelling down the Matterhorn every night designing an illusion for a special event made me love it so much more. Having lunch up there just savoring the experience was a dream come true. Thank you for so much history on this remarkable installation!

  • @MoonFairy929
    @MoonFairy929 Жыл бұрын

    Chef’s Kiss, as always. Have a great week!

  • @dawnsiberts8232
    @dawnsiberts8232 Жыл бұрын

    Fascinating! Bring on the monorail!

  • @CharlieHepp
    @CharlieHeppАй бұрын

    This is definitely the Content I’m here for. Not popcorn buckets list 11 months ago One of my favorite quotes is quite fitting for this video; “Good design is actually a lot harder to notice than poor design, in part because good designs fit our needs so well that the design is invisible” - Donald A. Norman This is EXACTLY the content I'm here for. I love the design aspect of Disneyland (and everything, for that matter). You break it down so well and use great storytelling to give us the history as well. Keep it coming, Brickey. These viewers (my husband and I) love it! This video will make you love the Matterhorn even more. Thank you, Brickey! History of Matterhorn Bobsleds PART 1 | DISNEYLAND Alex the Historian The Disney Skyliner Coming To Disneyland!!! Hey Brickey! 19:16 Now playing Britain's Got Talent gets INVADED by ALIENS! | Episode 3 | BGT: UNSEEN Britain's Got Talent A Major Reason Why Disneyland Gave Up On Tomorrowland Hey Brickey! Mark Hamill, C-3PO, and R2-D2 Present Special Sound Oscars for Close Encounters and Star Wars Oscars Now Playing Birthday Surprises Inside Disney California Adventure With Lightning McQueen Hey Brickey! Celebrities Who Utterly HATED Their Co-Stars and the Reasons Why Facts Verse Rep. Donalds Slammed For Comments On The Black Family | The View The View Most Offensive Thing About Disney California Adventure Hey Brickey! Now Playing DISNEYLAND 66th BIRTHDAY FUN WITH FRIENDS!!! Matterhorn, Disneyland Rail Road, Big Thunder, Casey Jr Hey Brickey! he will tell you why Siskel and Ebert review Star Wars 1977 The '70s & '80s VHS Flashback Now Playing Walt Disney's Private Apartment | DISNEYLAND is talking now on live-action Alex the Historian How Disney Uses Holiday Nostalgia To Manipulate Your Emotions told him about it. Hey Brickey!

  • @JesseAdventure
    @JesseAdventure Жыл бұрын

    Hi hundred percent want to see a video about the history of the monorail! I always enjoy going on the monorail in Seattle

  • @curiouscreativenottalented6259
    @curiouscreativenottalented6259 Жыл бұрын

    This is why you’re my favorite Disney KZreadr.

  • @lularoeleslyeandkim
    @lularoeleslyeandkim Жыл бұрын

    I can’t begin to tell you how much I love this video. The Matterhorn opened on my dads birthday in 1959. I rode it with my dad about three weeks after it opened so it has a very special place in my heart. Somewhere in this universe there is a picture of my dad and me sitting on holiday hill. (No, we didn’t know that was a pot plant). Can you imagine riding a hallow Matterhorn? Well, I did. It is, and has always been, my favorite ride. I’ve been on it at least once a year since it’s opening. (You do the math). Even knee surgery couldn’t keep me off. Thank you for making this video. I have to admit, I shed a few tears while watching it.

  • @AliceManning14
    @AliceManning14 Жыл бұрын

    Love this Disney design vlog! As a fellow creative part of my love for Disney is it’s creative problem-solving to tell a story and make it blend flawlessly into the park. Thank you for making this. I’ll be back for more!

  • @PeppersGhost
    @PeppersGhost Жыл бұрын

    i'll be waiting for that monorail video ♥

  • @davidlewis1199
    @davidlewis1199 Жыл бұрын

    Cool show. Fun back story. I’d like to see what you could do with Knott’s berry farm 🎭🤠👍

  • @abrahamhidalgo3605
    @abrahamhidalgo3605 Жыл бұрын

    7:11 I love that fun fact 🌿🌿🌿

  • @federalist4561
    @federalist4561 Жыл бұрын

    I’ll be there.

  • @steveburns6503
    @steveburns6503 Жыл бұрын

    Appreciate the dedication to the work and how you craft it! Wonderfully cut and love all the different vantage points of the Matterhorn while you talk to us… excellent job. As a kid in the 70s my parents had a friend in Texas who’s dad had something to do with designing the air brakes on the ride…

  • @bloomfieldadventures
    @bloomfieldadventures Жыл бұрын

    “Some imagination huh!!” LOVE IT ❤️ Adam 🇦🇺

  • @tiffini8864
    @tiffini8864 Жыл бұрын

    I think the Monorail would be cool. Especially the history.

  • @eydienoteddie
    @eydienoteddie Жыл бұрын

    I love hearing the stories behind the experience. Thanks for sharing your passion for Disneyland.

  • @jasoncarbone5553
    @jasoncarbone5553 Жыл бұрын

    Brickey this is another love letter to Walt & Disneyland. Thank you and keep them coming!

  • @Tea_and_Arsenic
    @Tea_and_Arsenic Жыл бұрын

    Such a great video! Interesting, and very well done!

  • @SteveHolst
    @SteveHolst Жыл бұрын

    I remember when it opened there was a water splashdown on only one side, a few years later there was one on each side.

  • @mikespeedfromspeedway2812
    @mikespeedfromspeedway2812 Жыл бұрын

    YESSSSSS! I've been waiting for this one Brickey!!! The Mattahorn is my favorite attraction at Disneyland not because of it's thrills though it is an amazing experience and Harold 2.0 the best animatronic jump scare lol. It's my favorite because it's history and being a landmark. Shout out to the Imagineering team on this beauty and paving the way for steel coasters across the world! As they say in Disney " It all started with a mouse!" Well in the world of steel coaster thrills " It all started with a Disney Mountain!" Thanks as always Brickey for shedding light on something most people would have never known to be of such importance to Disney Parks History!

  • @DerekHoiem
    @DerekHoiem Жыл бұрын

    Great video Brickey! This is right in your zone. Keep it up.

  • @thebluetarp
    @thebluetarp Жыл бұрын

    Let’s be honest, the matterhorn is not long for this world! I think they need to rebuild it. Of course expand the footprint and make an even bigger mountain. This is what Disney MUST do. They could NEVER NEVER NEVER get rid of the matterhorn it’s 100% iconic to the Disneyland park!

  • @Olyphoto7
    @Olyphoto7 Жыл бұрын

    Bring on the Monorail 😊

  • @danid2460
    @danid2460 Жыл бұрын

    Definitely would watch one on the monorail

  • @ashleytav
    @ashleytav Жыл бұрын

    A Marijuana field on the Matterhorn?! Interesting! Lol Really enjoy learning new things about Walts original park!

  • @thebluetarp
    @thebluetarp Жыл бұрын

    Boy these clearances on the matterhorn are small!! It literally looks like people are gonna whack their heads on the mountain! The tight spaces also increase the thrill level on a pretty slow roller coaster.

  • @nataliapino3654
    @nataliapino3654 Жыл бұрын

    It’s videos like this that make me love Disneyland even more!! Thank you 🙏🏼

  • @daymonpearcey8468
    @daymonpearcey8468 Жыл бұрын

    Great to hear the original story of the Matterhorn, thanks Brickey, keep them coming 👍

  • @julieclarke621
    @julieclarke621 Жыл бұрын

    Brickey!.. Quality time and research!… Fascinating history and many intriguing and fun trivia tidbits and engineering details. For me, Walt Disney and Miichaelangelo are two of a kind!…

  • @bruiser666
    @bruiser666 Жыл бұрын

    Really informative video Brickey! Matterhorn is the one roller coaster at Disneyland that I can stomach! Would love to hear all about the monorail.

  • @yensid5578
    @yensid5578 Жыл бұрын

    Awesome video! Your attention to detail is unmatched! The editing and narration is outstanding! I really enjoyed it! I'm looking forward to the monorail video!

  • @iamthesayyadina
    @iamthesayyadina Жыл бұрын

    And yes please on the Monorail!

  • @edstrong597
    @edstrong597 Жыл бұрын

    Fun video, I wonder what 13yr old Brickey would think if he knew he’d be making educational videos as an adult ? If you didn’t tell him they were in So Cal lol. It was great seeing the framework of the mountain. You can see the structural load bearing beams and the smaller beams to hold the facade. Seeing the wheel mechanics up close was great too. It really gives an appreciation for all they had to do to make the Matterhorn. Can’t wait to see what you work on next. I also like how your filming style is evolving, getting a few shots from farther away. Keep up the great work !

  • @VirtualTempleOfTheForbiddenEye
    @VirtualTempleOfTheForbiddenEye Жыл бұрын

    Great video Brickey! I learned some stuff I didn't know. 👍

  • @jerrod7361
    @jerrod7361 Жыл бұрын

    Monorail History would be a welcome video

  • @loubeenewbee
    @loubeenewbee Жыл бұрын

    I love these deep dive videos so much! Would LOVE one on the Monorail! Thanks, Brickey!!

  • @shan38sw
    @shan38sw Жыл бұрын

    My favorite chiropractor/ride! Thank you so much for this fun video!

  • @vicdog4440
    @vicdog4440 Жыл бұрын

    I wish the Matterhorn had more of those artificial pine trees going up the mountain to give it more sense of forced perspective and life. Just like on the model in the picture with Walt. Your videos are always on another level Mr Brickey. I will show up to watch them. ✌️

  • @terri_blueberri
    @terri_blueberri Жыл бұрын

    Your videos are really well done. Most history videos are like facts read off of a wiki page and they're pretty common. But really like your storytelling, how you connect the present to the past, how it came to be and why it's still relevant or impactful today. Like the other mountains being set lower or all the little stories and decisions that led to the building of Matterhorn. Thank you for making these history videos because they are excellent.

  • @_Kneesaa
    @_Kneesaa Жыл бұрын

    I absolutely love your content and the way you present it to us. I often put Disney Vlogs on while doing other things - but yours always grab my attention enough that I just sit and watch (and I”m Autistic/ADHD so that isn’t easy) . More of this! More of the documentary style! More Brickey!

  • @BIGTIMBERFILMS
    @BIGTIMBERFILMS Жыл бұрын

    Yep. Im here for it. You do it so well. I can never get enough Disney design history.

  • @user-gv7wv5sr6b
    @user-gv7wv5sr6b22 сағат бұрын

    There is a basketball court inside the Matterhorn as any building over so many stories had to have an athletic center

  • @sunnybearify
    @sunnybearify23 күн бұрын

    I can't tell you how much I love your videos! They remind me of Wonderful World of Color from when I was a kid!

  • @ginamiller6441
    @ginamiller6441 Жыл бұрын

    ❤️ this and you my friend!!! Love your love and history for Disneyland And Walt. Now I wanna rope drop Matterhorn and take in that beautiful masterpiece. Thanks again my friend, keep up the amazing content.

  • @Eliel7230
    @Eliel7230 Жыл бұрын

    Wow, great story ! Keep them coming Brickey ! I really enjoyed the history in this one. 😁

  • @KaiyaKramer
    @KaiyaKramer Жыл бұрын

    Great behind the scenes!

  • @Angel-11Amor
    @Angel-11Amor Жыл бұрын

    I want that Matterhorn postcard that says "Build This!" Where is it? Oh, and a churro, please!

  • @LucasCarter111
    @LucasCarter1114 күн бұрын

    love your details, as someone who has visited Disneyland since I was 5 (now 60), great/interesting information... :)

  • @johnweyhe1869
    @johnweyhe1869 Жыл бұрын

    You are awesome Brickey. This was a great experience to learn more about my favorite ride at Disneyland. Thank you very much and I will always watch your videos because you are very inciteful

  • @kathleenfink207
    @kathleenfink207 Жыл бұрын

    Love your videos

  • @tylerbarber9797
    @tylerbarber9797 Жыл бұрын

    Loved this episode. One of my favorites you have done. Well done, thank you!

  • @johnjosephnigro
    @johnjosephnigro Жыл бұрын

    love the interesting facts and trivia......

  • @Jonas104
    @Jonas1042 ай бұрын

    This is Disney Adulting... the bearable and useful iteration of Disney Adults. Great video, thank you good sir.

  • @ReckFamily
    @ReckFamily Жыл бұрын

    I will for sure show up for a monorail vid!

  • @sunnybearify
    @sunnybearify23 күн бұрын

    More, more!

  • @jamietasker325
    @jamietasker325 Жыл бұрын

    Brickey, amazing vlog. Love your work.

  • @notplain2
    @notplain2 Жыл бұрын

    Please keep making these videos!! I love learning how Disneyland was built and the way it all came together

  • @sarahromero1768
    @sarahromero1768 Жыл бұрын

    This is amazing content! I love deep diving on Disney history, thank you for creating these videos!!

  • @marysilva8675
    @marysilva8675 Жыл бұрын

    Love these types of videos, and I can't wait for your Monorail video!

  • @TSVisits
    @TSVisits21 күн бұрын

    This is one of the most interesting videos I have ever seen. This kind of stuff is why I love theme parks so much. Bricky is the best!

  • @dianecooper7502
    @dianecooper7502 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks for the history. Love it!

  • @jorgebushington6054
    @jorgebushington6054 Жыл бұрын

    Great Stuff!!! Thanks and looking forward to the next!!!

  • @kennyfleas
    @kennyfleas Жыл бұрын

    I would love a video about the monorail

  • @valerireece5930
    @valerireece59304 ай бұрын

    MORE!!!!! I❤THIS STUFF!!!

  • @darcyweirich1531
    @darcyweirich1531 Жыл бұрын

    Love learning how Disneyland was built! You do a great job in bringing out all the details and nuances of design. Thanks for taking us along!

  • @AngelaCastroVanLiew
    @AngelaCastroVanLiew11 ай бұрын

    Thank you so much for making this and sharing all the details behind the history of the Matterhorn Bobsleds 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼 I’ve been going to Disneyland since I was a toddler (first visit was in 1969) and I’m a huge Disneyland nerd 🤓

  • @AngelaCastroVanLiew

    @AngelaCastroVanLiew

    11 ай бұрын

    I’ve always appreciated the smaller details that make DLand the Happiest Place on Earth. My father worked there briefly when I was in high school and shared some insights with us - best job EVER!

  • @missyyourglich
    @missyyourglich Жыл бұрын

    100% here for the niche deep dives!!! as a disney fanatic, i love this kind of content to keep me learning more about disneyland and thinking about design/new concepts. awesome video Brickey!

  • @joannrobitaille5879
    @joannrobitaille5879 Жыл бұрын

    My favorite kinds of your videos

  • @raidermike3244
    @raidermike3244 Жыл бұрын

    Thanks Brickey!!! One of your best videos you’ve made. Absolutely loved it👍👊

  • @Believeinthemagic17
    @Believeinthemagic17 Жыл бұрын

    Another fantastic video!

  • @JohnGYoung
    @JohnGYoung Жыл бұрын

    Great Vlog, def make more. Like many folks here we already know a lot about the parks, etc. but I learned some NEW info here (why the other “mountains” are lower). Lots of fun!

  • @johnyesberg3602
    @johnyesberg3602 Жыл бұрын

    Great Vlog . Do them and I will watch them . Love the creative side of old Disneyland when they where writing the books on theme park construction and design

  • @annettegrimm7856
    @annettegrimm7856 Жыл бұрын

    I really enjoyed this video you did on the Matterhorn, I would to see you do a video on the submarines , I’m so curious how the track runs

  • @LuckyPierre789
    @LuckyPierre789 Жыл бұрын

    Very Cool! But no mention of the Skyway? :) Would love a deep dive into the Monorail! Thanks!

  • @marxdesign
    @marxdesign Жыл бұрын

    😀😀😀 More design info pleas

  • @mgtrumpet
    @mgtrumpetКүн бұрын

    That horse, I think, is Val. She’s the fastest horse at the park and the trollies move at the pace of the horses choosing.

  • @tlh277
    @tlh2772 ай бұрын

    Love this video! Thank you for making it. The matterhorn is my favorite ride💖

  • @fromoutofthepastpodcast
    @fromoutofthepastpodcast Жыл бұрын

    Love this kind of content, especially your take, which is a perfect blend of Disney Fan, Behind The Scenes, Insider Info, Historian, and Designer. Just like the Galaxy’s Edge Bldg, Keyholes, DCA Expansions, keep ‘em all coming! Thanks as always …

  • @Lbrisbois2000
    @Lbrisbois2000 Жыл бұрын

    Another kick-ass deep dive. I always learn something new.

  • @Jerrybu57
    @Jerrybu57 Жыл бұрын

    Loved this video! Can't wait to watch the next one!

  • @jamesl1130
    @jamesl1130 Жыл бұрын

    Love all of this information

  • @califam_adventures6843
    @califam_adventures6843 Жыл бұрын

    Commenting for support of more amazing videos like this! You are the only Disney KZreadr that I have followed consistently. Found you (and others) in 2020, and have watched you religiously since.

  • @nathanbateman
    @nathanbateman Жыл бұрын

    Love this video! Keep‘em coming.