Disneyland's Skyway - Abandoned Remains and History - "Secrets!" Randomland !
For the past 20 years, an empty building has sat undisturbed, perched above Fantasyland. Many younger Disneyland guests have probably passed by without a second glance, but for those who have noticed the forgotten Swiss Chalet, they may have wondered what in the world it was for.
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In Tomorrowland, on the edge of the carousel theatre that once housed America Sings & The Carousel of Progress is a strange stairway connected to the forgotten peoplemover track. It leads to a few doorways, but one large landing on the stairway seems to jut out against the edge of nowhere. This stairway to nowhere once led to the loading platform of one of Disneyland fans' favorite forgotten attractions, The Skyway.
Billed separately as Skyway to Fantasyland and Skyway to Tomorrowland, the Disneyland Skyway(s) operated from 1956 to 1994. A futuristic transportation technology in their day, they soon became a common sight in theme parks and other public attractions before disappearing from their original Southern California home forever.
In this Random installment, we see what's left of the forgotten skyway.....
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we're back at
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Disneyland here you leave today and
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Disneyland here you leave today and enter the world of yesterday tomorrow
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enter the world of yesterday tomorrow
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enter the world of yesterday tomorrow [Music]
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and welcome to tomorrow land I'm up here
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and welcome to tomorrow land I'm up here in the future on the Second Story Of
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in the future on the Second Story Of
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in the future on the Second Story Of Inventions to talk about an innovention
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Inventions to talk about an innovention
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Inventions to talk about an innovention from the past between here and the M
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from the past between here and the M
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from the past between here and the M horn there is nothing but a walk way but
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horn there is nothing but a walk way but
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horn there is nothing but a walk way but at one time there was an attraction here
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at one time there was an attraction here
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at one time there was an attraction here attraction behind me well actually kind
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attraction behind me well actually kind
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attraction behind me well actually kind of below me is the atopia Winter Circle
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of below me is the atopia Winter Circle
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of below me is the atopia Winter Circle gift shop and what is now empty space
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gift shop and what is now empty space
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gift shop and what is now empty space above it used to be the station for the
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above it used to be the station for the
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above it used to be the station for the most terrifying the most extreme or at
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most terrifying the most extreme or at
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most terrifying the most extreme or at least to me attraction in Disneyland the
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least to me attraction in Disneyland the
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least to me attraction in Disneyland the Skyway now if you've been to any big
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Skyway now if you've been to any big
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Skyway now if you've been to any big theme parks zoos or county fairs in the
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theme parks zoos or county fairs in the
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theme parks zoos or county fairs in the last 30 years you probably are familiar
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last 30 years you probably are familiar
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last 30 years you probably are familiar with a Skyway but for those of you who
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with a Skyway but for those of you who
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with a Skyway but for those of you who have no idea what I'm talking about a
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have no idea what I'm talking about a
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have no idea what I'm talking about a Skyway basically consists of these
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Skyway basically consists of these
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Skyway basically consists of these buckets which are attached to cables
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buckets which are attached to cables
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buckets which are attached to cables suspended between poles way high off the
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suspended between poles way high off the
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suspended between poles way high off the ground and what you do is you travel
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ground and what you do is you travel
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ground and what you do is you travel along the cable way up in the sky
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along the cable way up in the sky
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along the cable way up in the sky getting an aerial view of everything and
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getting an aerial view of everything and
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getting an aerial view of everything and if you're me completely terrified out of
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if you're me completely terrified out of
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if you're me completely terrified out of your mind Disneyland Skyway traveled all
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your mind Disneyland Skyway traveled all
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your mind Disneyland Skyway traveled all the way from Tomorrowland to fantasy
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the way from Tomorrowland to fantasy
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the way from Tomorrowland to fantasy land or from fantasy land to
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land or from fantasy land to
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land or from fantasy land to Tomorrowland now Disneyland's
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Tomorrowland now Disneyland's
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Tomorrowland now Disneyland's attractions are known for being unique
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attractions are known for being unique
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attractions are known for being unique and in the era when skyways populated
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and in the era when skyways populated
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and in the era when skyways populated the landscape people probably wondered
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the landscape people probably wondered
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the landscape people probably wondered what the heck is Disneyland doing with
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what the heck is Disneyland doing with
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what the heck is Disneyland doing with the Skyway I mean those things are so
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the Skyway I mean those things are so
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the Skyway I mean those things are so commonplace well the fact is in June of
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commonplace well the fact is in June of
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commonplace well the fact is in June of 1956 when the Skyway opened it was a
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1956 when the Skyway opened it was a
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1956 when the Skyway opened it was a Marvel of modern technology now one
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Marvel of modern technology now one
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Marvel of modern technology now one thing about Walt Disney is he was
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thing about Walt Disney is he was
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thing about Walt Disney is he was obsessed with Transportation especially
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obsessed with Transportation especially
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obsessed with Transportation especially the transportation of the future when
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the transportation of the future when
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the transportation of the future when Disneyland was born in the 1950s it was
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Disneyland was born in the 1950s it was
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Disneyland was born in the 1950s it was born into the Golden Age of futurism
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born into the Golden Age of futurism
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born into the Golden Age of futurism many of the attractions here like the
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many of the attractions here like the
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many of the attractions here like the atopia or the submarines that we think
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atopia or the submarines that we think
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atopia or the submarines that we think of is being kind of commonplace we're
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of is being kind of commonplace we're
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of is being kind of commonplace we're actually cuttingedge technology and
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actually cuttingedge technology and
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actually cuttingedge technology and visions of the future in the 1950s for
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visions of the future in the 1950s for
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visions of the future in the 1950s for for example the atopia was meant to
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for example the atopia was meant to
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for example the atopia was meant to depict futuristic freeways of course we
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depict futuristic freeways of course we
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depict futuristic freeways of course we have them now but that doesn't change
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have them now but that doesn't change
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have them now but that doesn't change the fact that back then it was super
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the fact that back then it was super
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the fact that back then it was super super
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super
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super sci-fi Ursula now being obsessed with
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sci-fi Ursula now being obsessed with
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sci-fi Ursula now being obsessed with futuristic and alternative
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futuristic and alternative
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futuristic and alternative transportation it comes as no surprise
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transportation it comes as no surprise
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transportation it comes as no surprise that when Walt Disney found out the Von
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that when Walt Disney found out the Von
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that when Walt Disney found out the Von roll company was making these skyways in
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roll company was making these skyways in
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roll company was making these skyways in Switzerland he had to have one for his
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Switzerland he had to have one for his
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Switzerland he had to have one for his new park super super high suspension
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new park super super high suspension
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new park super super high suspension poles were placed between tomorrowand
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poles were placed between tomorrowand
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poles were placed between tomorrowand and fantasy land to hold up the massive
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and fantasy land to hold up the massive
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and fantasy land to hold up the massive cables that were part of the Skyway it
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cables that were part of the Skyway it
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cables that were part of the Skyway it promised and delivered a fantastic
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promised and delivered a fantastic
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promised and delivered a fantastic aerial view of the park in 1958 when
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aerial view of the park in 1958 when
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aerial view of the park in 1958 when they started planning the construction
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they started planning the construction
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they started planning the construction of the Matterhorn they realized they had
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of the Matterhorn they realized they had
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of the Matterhorn they realized they had a problem the matter horn was right
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a problem the matter horn was right
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a problem the matter horn was right smack dabb in the middle of the path for
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smack dabb in the middle of the path for
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smack dabb in the middle of the path for the Skyway now given that the Skyway was
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the Skyway now given that the Skyway was
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the Skyway now given that the Skyway was so popular they didn't want to tear it
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so popular they didn't want to tear it
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so popular they didn't want to tear it down and move it somewhere so they
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down and move it somewhere so they
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down and move it somewhere so they actually built the matter horn around
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actually built the matter horn around
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actually built the matter horn around the Skyway without ever closing the
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the Skyway without ever closing the
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the Skyway without ever closing the Skyway once in fact instead of going
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Skyway once in fact instead of going
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Skyway once in fact instead of going around they did something 10 times more
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around they did something 10 times more
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around they did something 10 times more awesome which was to have the Skyway
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awesome which was to have the Skyway
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awesome which was to have the Skyway pass through the matter horn through
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pass through the matter horn through
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pass through the matter horn through giant caves on either side so not only
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giant caves on either side so not only
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giant caves on either side so not only were you getting an aerial view of
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were you getting an aerial view of
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were you getting an aerial view of Disneyland now but now you were getting
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Disneyland now but now you were getting
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Disneyland now but now you were getting a look inside of the matter horn at all
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a look inside of the matter horn at all
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a look inside of the matter horn at all those screaming Bob slets he was here he
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those screaming Bob slets he was here he
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those screaming Bob slets he was here he knows throughout its whole history The
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knows throughout its whole history The
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knows throughout its whole history The Sky Ride was extremely popular so it
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Sky Ride was extremely popular so it
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Sky Ride was extremely popular so it came as a huge surprise when in 1994
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came as a huge surprise when in 1994
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came as a huge surprise when in 1994 Disneyland announced that the Skyway
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Disneyland announced that the Skyway
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Disneyland announced that the Skyway would be taking its last journey they
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would be taking its last journey they
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would be taking its last journey they were like what the duck looking for an
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were like what the duck looking for an
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were like what the duck looking for an explanation many people speculated that
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explanation many people speculated that
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explanation many people speculated that The Sky Ride was shut down because too
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The Sky Ride was shut down because too
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The Sky Ride was shut down because too many people fell out of it to their
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many people fell out of it to their
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many people fell out of it to their deaths the urban legend persists till
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deaths the urban legend persists till
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deaths the urban legend persists till this very day but in actual fact in all
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this very day but in actual fact in all
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this very day but in actual fact in all those years of operation the Skyride
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those years of operation the Skyride
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those years of operation the Skyride never had one single accident well
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never had one single accident well
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never had one single accident well except of course for the time this one
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except of course for the time this one
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except of course for the time this one guy actually jumped out of it on purpose
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guy actually jumped out of it on purpose
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guy actually jumped out of it on purpose and ended up Landing in that tree and
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and ended up Landing in that tree and
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and ended up Landing in that tree and really hurting himself he tried to sue
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really hurting himself he tried to sue
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really hurting himself he tried to sue but then he gave up cuz he realized that
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but then he gave up cuz he realized that
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but then he gave up cuz he realized that he was just being stupid that's what
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he was just being stupid that's what
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he was just being stupid that's what rules are for people now Disney's
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rules are for people now Disney's
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rules are for people now Disney's reasoning behind the closure was that
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reasoning behind the closure was that
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reasoning behind the closure was that Indiana Jones was opening up soon and
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Indiana Jones was opening up soon and
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Indiana Jones was opening up soon and that they needed the staff from The Sky
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that they needed the staff from The Sky
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that they needed the staff from The Sky Ride to operate Indiana Jones now that
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Ride to operate Indiana Jones now that
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Ride to operate Indiana Jones now that actually makes a lot more sense than it
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actually makes a lot more sense than it
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actually makes a lot more sense than it sounds like sometimes to offset the cost
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sounds like sometimes to offset the cost
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sounds like sometimes to offset the cost of opening up new attractions here they
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of opening up new attractions here they
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of opening up new attractions here they close down old ones it saves on
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close down old ones it saves on
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close down old ones it saves on operational costs and it'll it helps
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operational costs and it'll it helps
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operational costs and it'll it helps them afford the new attractions simple
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them afford the new attractions simple
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them afford the new attractions simple explanations like this were never good
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explanations like this were never good
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explanations like this were never good enough for Disney fans though I mean
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enough for Disney fans though I mean
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enough for Disney fans though I mean come on the Skyway was just too popular
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come on the Skyway was just too popular
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come on the Skyway was just too popular but thanks to the research of Disney
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but thanks to the research of Disney
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but thanks to the research of Disney nerds everywhere we now know that the
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nerds everywhere we now know that the
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nerds everywhere we now know that the main Skyway support inside the matter
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main Skyway support inside the matter
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main Skyway support inside the matter horn was in need of serious repairs now
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horn was in need of serious repairs now
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horn was in need of serious repairs now at that point you pretty much have two
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at that point you pretty much have two
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at that point you pretty much have two options option number one close the
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options option number one close the
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options option number one close the Skyway or number two tear down the
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Skyway or number two tear down the
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Skyway or number two tear down the entire matter horn to fix it from the
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entire matter horn to fix it from the
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entire matter horn to fix it from the inside obviously they went with option
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inside obviously they went with option
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inside obviously they went with option number one and since 2014 is the 20th
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number one and since 2014 is the 20th
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number one and since 2014 is the 20th anniversary of its closing I thought we
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anniversary of its closing I thought we
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anniversary of its closing I thought we would take a look at what's left to tell
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would take a look at what's left to tell
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would take a look at what's left to tell the tale of the Disneyland
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the tale of the Disneyland
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the tale of the Disneyland Skyway just across the road from the
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Skyway just across the road from the
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Skyway just across the road from the village house restaurant is the most
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village house restaurant is the most
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village house restaurant is the most famous relic of the Skyway with fantasy
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famous relic of the Skyway with fantasy
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famous relic of the Skyway with fantasy land station for 20 years thousands of
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land station for 20 years thousands of
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land station for 20 years thousands of Park goers have passed right by the
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Park goers have passed right by the
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Park goers have passed right by the fantasy land station perhaps wondering
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fantasy land station perhaps wondering
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fantasy land station perhaps wondering what the heck it is but over the years
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what the heck it is but over the years
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what the heck it is but over the years the trees have grown up around it and
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the trees have grown up around it and
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the trees have grown up around it and you can barely see it up there now and
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you can barely see it up there now and
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you can barely see it up there now and guys I know you want to see the inside
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guys I know you want to see the inside
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guys I know you want to see the inside but I'm not one to break the rules but
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but I'm not one to break the rules but
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but I'm not one to break the rules but down in the description below I'll post
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down in the description below I'll post
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down in the description below I'll post a link to Dave land's website and you
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a link to Dave land's website and you
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a link to Dave land's website and you can check out some pretty recent photos
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can check out some pretty recent photos
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can check out some pretty recent photos of the inside of the empty and abandoned
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of the inside of the empty and abandoned
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of the inside of the empty and abandoned Skyway station you can clearly see that
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Skyway station you can clearly see that
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Skyway station you can clearly see that all kept up pretty well for an abandoned
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all kept up pretty well for an abandoned
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all kept up pretty well for an abandoned station it's uh it's been weathered over
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station it's uh it's been weathered over
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station it's uh it's been weathered over the years even the walkway starting to
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the years even the walkway starting to
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the years even the walkway starting to look a little bit crooked and unstable
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look a little bit crooked and unstable
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look a little bit crooked and unstable and the rumor is they're probably going
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and the rumor is they're probably going
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and the rumor is they're probably going to bulldoze it it'll be sad to see it go
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to bulldoze it it'll be sad to see it go
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to bulldoze it it'll be sad to see it go but at the same time maybe it'll make
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but at the same time maybe it'll make
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but at the same time maybe it'll make room for another
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room for another
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room for another attraction perhaps this is a good time
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attraction perhaps this is a good time
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attraction perhaps this is a good time to mention that this was actually two
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to mention that this was actually two
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to mention that this was actually two rides each way was counted as a separate
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rides each way was counted as a separate
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rides each way was counted as a separate ride and you had to have a separate
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ride and you had to have a separate
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ride and you had to have a separate ticket now for more about tickets check
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ticket now for more about tickets check
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ticket now for more about tickets check out the last video I did if you left
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out the last video I did if you left
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out the last video I did if you left from fantasy land you were actually
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from fantasy land you were actually
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from fantasy land you were actually riding the Skyway to tomorrow land and
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riding the Skyway to tomorrow land and
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riding the Skyway to tomorrow land and if you left from the tomorrow land
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if you left from the tomorrow land
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if you left from the tomorrow land station and came to Fantasy Land you
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station and came to Fantasy Land you
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station and came to Fantasy Land you were riding the Skyway to Fantasy Land
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were riding the Skyway to Fantasy Land
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were riding the Skyway to Fantasy Land just think the back wind over our heads
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just think the back wind over our heads
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just think the back wind over our heads right now would be all these crazy
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right now would be all these crazy
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right now would be all these crazy buckets no
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buckets no
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buckets no spitting right here next to Mr Toad's
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spitting right here next to Mr Toad's
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spitting right here next to Mr Toad's Wild Ride where the line begins is a
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Wild Ride where the line begins is a
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Wild Ride where the line begins is a relic of the Forgotten Skyway now
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relic of the Forgotten Skyway now
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relic of the Forgotten Skyway now remember the Skyway was supported by
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remember the Skyway was supported by
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remember the Skyway was supported by these huge poles that held up the cables
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these huge poles that held up the cables
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these huge poles that held up the cables but the buckets would run off and one of
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but the buckets would run off and one of
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but the buckets would run off and one of those huge poles was located right in
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those huge poles was located right in
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those huge poles was located right in this line area once the ride was removed
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this line area once the ride was removed
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this line area once the ride was removed all of those poles were removed with it
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all of those poles were removed with it
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all of those poles were removed with it and mostly paved over but the pylon that
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and mostly paved over but the pylon that
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and mostly paved over but the pylon that was located in what's now the queue area
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was located in what's now the queue area
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was located in what's now the queue area for Mr Wild Ride was actually replaced
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for Mr Wild Ride was actually replaced
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for Mr Wild Ride was actually replaced by that little square planter to this
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by that little square planter to this
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by that little square planter to this very day that awkward Square planter
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very day that awkward Square planter
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very day that awkward Square planter remains as a reminder of what used to be
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remains as a reminder of what used to be
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remains as a reminder of what used to be buckets everywhere hey was that spit of
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buckets everywhere hey was that spit of
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buckets everywhere hey was that spit of course one of the major relics of the
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course one of the major relics of the
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course one of the major relics of the Skyway is the holes through the matter
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Skyway is the holes through the matter
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Skyway is the holes through the matter horn but after the matter Horn's
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horn but after the matter Horn's
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horn but after the matter Horn's renovation most of the holes were all
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renovation most of the holes were all
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renovation most of the holes were all shut up now even though I guess it makes
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shut up now even though I guess it makes
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shut up now even though I guess it makes the mountain look a lot more realistic
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the mountain look a lot more realistic
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the mountain look a lot more realistic to have the holes all plugged up it's
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to have the holes all plugged up it's
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to have the holes all plugged up it's too bad because Walt Disney had a great
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too bad because Walt Disney had a great
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too bad because Walt Disney had a great excuse for those holes when asked why
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excuse for those holes when asked why
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excuse for those holes when asked why his Mountain had so many holes he said
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his Mountain had so many holes he said
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his Mountain had so many holes he said well it's a Swiss Mountain isn't it
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well it's a Swiss Mountain isn't it
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well it's a Swiss Mountain isn't it interestingly enough the matter horn is
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interestingly enough the matter horn is
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interestingly enough the matter horn is a Swiss mountain and the Skyway was
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a Swiss mountain and the Skyway was
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a Swiss mountain and the Skyway was developed and built by a company from
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developed and built by a company from
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developed and built by a company from Switzerland yeah Bo I knew the SP were
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Switzerland yeah Bo I knew the SP were
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Switzerland yeah Bo I knew the SP were behind this Johnny Deb yeah even though
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behind this Johnny Deb yeah even though
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behind this Johnny Deb yeah even though they're camouflage pretty well those
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they're camouflage pretty well those
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they're camouflage pretty well those little pig noos holes give you a pretty
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little pig noos holes give you a pretty
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little pig noos holes give you a pretty good idea of the path of the Skyway
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good idea of the path of the Skyway
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good idea of the path of the Skyway through the matter horn Travis Barker
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through the matter horn Travis Barker
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through the matter horn Travis Barker now before the addition of the Carousel
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now before the addition of the Carousel
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now before the addition of the Carousel theater that houses inventions these
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theater that houses inventions these
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theater that houses inventions these days the Skyway of fantasy land had its
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days the Skyway of fantasy land had its
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days the Skyway of fantasy land had its own Standalone station back
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here the loading platform for the sky
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here the loading platform for the sky ride over here was sadly demolished but
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ride over here was sadly demolished but
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ride over here was sadly demolished but we still have the crazy Stairway to
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we still have the crazy Stairway to
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we still have the crazy Stairway to Nowhere over here to remind us of all
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Nowhere over here to remind us of all
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Nowhere over here to remind us of all those fantastic flights over Disneyland
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those fantastic flights over Disneyland
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those fantastic flights over Disneyland once a part of the entrance for the ride
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once a part of the entrance for the ride
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once a part of the entrance for the ride is now sitting there for LA and
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abandoned well that's all I got for you
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abandoned well that's all I got for you today I hope you enjoyed this journey
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today I hope you enjoyed this journey
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today I hope you enjoyed this journey through the abandoned relics of the
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through the abandoned relics of the
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through the abandoned relics of the Disneyland skyware make sure to
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Disneyland skyware make sure to
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Disneyland skyware make sure to subscribe for future videos check out
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subscribe for future videos check out
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subscribe for future videos check out the last video over here and I'll see
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the last video over here and I'll see
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the last video over here and I'll see you next time
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[Music] grapefruit