Skyway to
Fantasyland

Look back over
your shoulder
as you leave
Tomorrowland.

Enjoy a panoramic view as your Skyway bucket quietly passes over Tomorrowland and Fantasyland on this one-way ride. You’ll see the Richfield Autopia, the Goodyear PeopleMover, the military-gray submarines of the Submarine Voyage, and the tall masts of the Pirate Ship Restaurant.

It’s not just a lot of fun, it’s also efficient transportation. For example, if your show just ended at America Sings and you want to go to the Fantasyland Theater, just hop aboard the Skyway and save wear and tear on your shoes.

The Skyway opened in Disneyland in 1956 as two attractions: the Skyway to Tomorrowland and the Skyway to Fantasyland. When the Matterhorn opened in 1959—directly in the path of the Skyway—the Skyway passed through two large openings on each side of the Matterhorn. In 1965, the original round buckets were replaced by the buckets shown in the pictures.

Disneyland’s Skyway was removed in 1994.

The Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World had a similar Skyway, which was removed in 1999.

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Updated April 12, 2008.

Photograph of Skyway: 1974 by Werner Weiss.
Photograph of Skyway and PeopleMover: 1974 by Werner Weiss.