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Matterhorn Disneyland Ride Film: 'The Hill' Gets Disney Greenlight

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First Posted: 06/29/11 03:50 PM ET Updated: 08/29/11 06:12 AM ET

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Hollywood Reporter:

Disney is developing an adventure movie project inspired by the Matterhorn ride and has set Jason Dean Hall to pen the script. Justin Springer (Tron Legacy, Prom) is producing the project, which has a working title of The Hill.

The Matterhorn, also known as the Matterhorn Bobsleds, is part of Disneyland's Fantasyland section. Opened June 1959, the elaborate ride was inspired by Walt Disney's desire for a toboggan-themed roller coaster as well as thoughts he had after an extended trip to Switzerland, the site of the famed mountain.

The ride, a centerpiece of the park, was refurbished in 1978, with one of the upgrades being the addition of three automatronic Abominable Snowmen (aka Yetis) who growl at riders.

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Disney is developing an adventure movie project inspired by the Matterhorn ride and has set Jason Dean Hall to pen the script. Justin Springer (Tron Legacy, Prom) is producing the project, which has a...
Disney is developing an adventure movie project inspired by the Matterhorn ride and has set Jason Dean Hall to pen the script. Justin Springer (Tron Legacy, Prom) is producing the project, which has a...
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When vintage cartoons, comic books, and lousy remakes aren't enough- Disney brings you the ultimate "we have no more ideas" fare: Disney- THE RIDE (turned into a movie)
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They know their market, though I suspect Walt is turning in his cryonic chamber full of liquid nitrogen...
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Drat! I had "People Mover!" in the "ride to movie pool."
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Me too? Only to discover that the ride itself is gone... :(
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I was sure they were going ahead with Wes Craven's pitch: Teacup to Hell!
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