The Disneyland monorail passes with the Matterhorn Bobsled ride in the background. The Matterhorn has been shut down for a six-month overhaul, one of the ride’s biggest overhauls since it opened in 1959. (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)
Disney officials say they plan no significant changes to the Matterhorn ride during its renovation. (Glenn Koenig / Los Angeles Times)
Scaffolding covers the Matterhorn at Disneyland in Anaheim. The ride is shut down until June for renovation projects that include painting the mountain and repairing its rocks. (Hugo Martin / Los Angeles Times)
Matterhorn riders in 1994. (Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)
Disneyland officials say the Matterhorn ride will remain essentially the same, except that the gates and queue area will be redesigned and the ride will have new cars with three separate seats per car. (Hugo Martin / Los Angeles Times)
