Remembering History: Walt Disney on the inaugural voyage of the Skyway....The Skyway at Disneyland opened on June 23, 1956. It was built by Von Roll, Ltd. based at Bern, Switzerland. It was the first Von Roll Type 101 aerial ropeway in the United States. Walt Disney Imagineering bought the ride from Switzerland. It was a 1947 Vonroll sidechair model. In 1959, a major renovation added the Submarine Voyage, the Disneyland Monorail, the Matterhorn Bobsleds (now part of Fantasyland).

Walt Disney on the inaugural voyage of the Skyway....The Skyway at Disneyland opened on June 23, 1956. It was built by Von Roll, Ltd. based at Bern, Switzerland. It was the first Von Roll Type 101 aerial ropeway in the United States. Walt Disney Imagineering bought the ride from Switzerland. It was a 1947 Vonroll sidechair model. In 1959, a major renovation added the Submarine Voyage, the Disneyland Monorail, the Matterhorn Bobsleds (now part of Fantasyland).

Walt Disney on the inaugural voyage of the Skyway....The Skyway at Disneyland opened on June 23, 1956. It was built by Von Roll, Ltd. based at Bern, Switzerland. It was the first Von Roll Type 101 aerial ropeway in the United States. Walt Disney Imagineering bought the ride from Switzerland. It was a 1947 Vonroll sidechair model. In 1959, a major renovation added the Submarine Voyage, the Disneyland Monorail, the Matterhorn Bobsleds (now part of Fantasyland).