For
over twenty years, this chalet structure has loomed, off-limits to
guests and virtually unused, over the western end of Fantasyland:
However,
it seems it won't for much longer. The news recently broke that the
park had obtained a permit to demolish it. (Confusingly, the outer
wall has been repainted even more recently...but there are several
possible reasons for that.) Its removal will finally close the
curtain on the long career of the Skyway.
It's
a good time to reminisce.
But
here we hit a snag. The Skyway was an odd sort of attraction by
Disneyland standards—no characters or story, only incidental
theming. There wasn't even any recorded narration the way there
usually was and is with sightseeing/transportation rides such as the
Disneyland Railroad, Viewliner, or Monorail. The whole concept of the
Skyway was so straightforward—take a one-way trip from Fantasyland
to Tomorrowland or vice-versa, and get a bird's-eye view of both in
the process—that there may not be much anyone can add.
I'll
do my best anyway.
