tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post3467121725204796163..comments2024-03-28T16:44:05.806-07:00Comments on GORILLAS DON'T BLOG: Skyway, May 1961Major Pepperidgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-26323525189602737022012-02-07T18:55:32.378-08:002012-02-07T18:55:32.378-08:00There is only 11 Vonroll Skyrides left..There is only 11 Vonroll Skyrides left..vonrollskyway1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-72770537209190659912012-02-06T23:48:02.818-08:002012-02-06T23:48:02.818-08:00David, I often wonder if I would love Disneyland h...David, I often wonder if I would love Disneyland half as much if I hadn't gone until I was an adult. I suspect that I wouldn't! As for the Skyway, I don't think it would have been so easy to fall out. A rider would have to be pretty spastic to be in danger!<br /><br />Robert vonrollskyway1, I sure love/miss Disneyland's Skyway!<br /><br />Gojira (King of Monsters!), thank you! I did a post a while ago with photos of the San Diego Zoo Skyfari.<br /><br />Robert vonrollskyway1, do you have any idea how many skyways survive in the US?Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-45036281299250492152012-02-06T20:32:49.543-08:002012-02-06T20:32:49.543-08:00The one at the San Diego Zoo was built by vonroll ...The one at the San Diego Zoo was built by vonroll the same manufacture as the great Disneyland Skyway.The San Diego Zoo Skyfari is 190 feet high and was built in 1969..The busiest Vonroll skyride with over 3 million riders per year.Robert vonrollskyway1http://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/115004863923/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-22729046886273932312012-02-06T17:25:34.154-08:002012-02-06T17:25:34.154-08:00Great pics major! The THOUGHT of the Skyway scare...Great pics major! The THOUGHT of the Skyway scares me, but once I'm up there I'm OK. I seem to remember the Skyway at the San Diego Zoo is a higher one.Gojirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01447765009033951544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-47520645826014851062012-02-06T17:06:10.895-08:002012-02-06T17:06:10.895-08:00Long live the Skyway...The very 1st Vonroll VR101 ...Long live the Skyway...The very 1st Vonroll VR101 Skyride in the USA..Always love seeing pics of it... Want to know more about the Skyway,Feel free to join my group on Facebook as we talk Vonroll Skyrides.. http://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/115004863923/Robert vonrollskyway1noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-6853115941569242672012-02-06T15:48:14.624-08:002012-02-06T15:48:14.624-08:00I suppose never going to DL until I was an sdult, ...I suppose never going to DL until I was an sdult, I look at these pictures and wonder had anyone, anyone at the time, think those things could be dangerous? I know we've become such a litigious society, but it boggles my mind that lawyers at the time did not raise (let alone the Disney) a red flag about how open the gondolas were.<br /><br />Again, I realize that most would not think about those type of things back then -while they had imagination, Disney people seemed to have lacked an ability to see all potential dangerous scenarios.<br /><br />Not like today, I guess, where the rides are pretty much safe beyond belief (I think your more or less can get injured standing in line than a ride these days), though they must pay a huge insurance policy. <br /><br />Still, I would have loved to had rode them once.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14714555278256576619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-24238962106456632062012-02-06T14:41:10.846-08:002012-02-06T14:41:10.846-08:00Connie, I'm sure it would have been tough to f...Connie, I'm sure it would have been tough to fall out, but probably FELT scary anyway!<br /><br />Caspian, I'll have to check it out, thanks!<br /><br />Nancy, I didn't even notice that there were two Monorails. You are paying way more attention!<br /><br />Doug, the original buckets look like they were a tight squeeze. I've always assumed that people's knees bonked together. Of course if you happened to be in one with a pretty girl, so much the better.Major Pepperidgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09843598326995116014noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-60120060316885013652012-02-06T13:00:43.637-08:002012-02-06T13:00:43.637-08:0060 feet is, I believe, the accurate height for the...60 feet is, I believe, the accurate height for the skyway. For me, the round, 2-person buckets is how The Skyway should look. True, the four-seaters were more practical and loaded a higher capacity, but to me, the round buckets were <i>THE</i> Skyway. I never got used to the 4-seaters.Douglas McEwannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-48919368954082135812012-02-06T10:13:20.852-08:002012-02-06T10:13:20.852-08:00I am with Connie on those buckets, but in my case ...I am with Connie on those buckets, but in my case its just that i love the 70s style. I never got the chance to try out the first ones :(<br /><br />as for photo two...BINGO!! look at those lovely monorails...a twofur...woohoo!!Nancyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09895614694411482044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-60210165317004731702012-02-06T08:31:49.576-08:002012-02-06T08:31:49.576-08:00Hi,
Has everyone seen the beautiful 1957 footage ...Hi,<br /><br />Has everyone seen the beautiful 1957 footage from The Disney History Institute? Wow!<br />(via The Disney Blog)<br /><br />http://www.disneyhistoryinstitute.com/2012/02/disneyland-canon-1957.html?m=1<br /><br />LDCaspiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25922463.post-21114543967037471362012-02-06T07:26:58.839-08:002012-02-06T07:26:58.839-08:00I was terrified of those buckets, convinced that I...I was terrified of those buckets, convinced that I would fall out! I felt much better after the style of buckets changed. I agree with you about the height of the Skyway...it was perfect for viewing the wonder below.Connie Morenohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14112860706520621190noreply@blogger.com