Tomorrowland in DisneyWorld Florida

There were 12 jets with names of: Canopus, Vega, Sirus, Castor, Regulus, Pica, Capella, Arcturus, Rigel, Spica, Procyon, Altair, Antares.
The jets made a 50 foot circle and could climb to 36 feet.
The jets   more...were made by Klaus Co. Bavaria
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The Disneyland Monorail was the first operating monorail system in the Western Hemisphere and the first to cross a public street. When Walt built Disneyland, he wanted complete control over the steam   more...trains, so that he could take them out when ever he wanted. Thus, he placed the steam trains, and then later the monorails under the ownership of Retlaw and leased them back to the park. In 1982, the family decided to sell the assets of Retlaw to the Disney Company, and a holding company, Walt Disney Incorporated was formed. Eventually, the steam trains and monorails became "officially" Disneyland's property.
The trip from Tomorrowland to the Disneyland Hotel is more level and has more straight-aways, drivers can run the Monorail at full speed, 35 miles per hour. The return trip, though, has several curves and a seven-degree grade near the Submarine Lagoon, so drivers are instructed to maintain a speed of fifteen miles per hour.
Initial cost to build the monorail was $1.4 million (in 2003 dollars it would be over $8.5 million)
The monorail designer was Alweg which are the initials of the owner of the company: Axel L. Wenner-Gren
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The first ride of this kind to be built in the United States.
The cable was 2,400 feet long with 44 gondolas.
The Skyway stations were equiped with a large digital meter to gauge wind speed. It usually   more...flutuated between zero and three knots. If the meter hit twelve knots employees shut the ride down.
For dangerous situations, in the mid-1970s Disneyland installed speakers on the Skyway towers and microphones in the stations. By depressing the "All Ride" switch, operators could give announcements or warnings "from on high." Hosts were to use the device for emergencies only, since upon hearing a deep voice suddenly resounding from the sky, guests typically froze in terror. As such, the device became known as "the God Switch."
The buckets reached a height of 60 feet.
The drive mechanism was in the Fantasyland side with a 35 thousand pound ballast on the Tomorrowland side to keep the cable tight.
Skyway was built by Von Roll Iron Works of Bern Switzerland.
The first gondolas had fiberglass patio chairs bolted in them.
During construction of the New Fantasyland in 1984 the Skyway ran roundtrip only.
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The old and new names of the subs are: 301-Nautilus/Nautilus, 302-Neptune/Triton, 303-Sea Star/Seawolf, 304-Explorer/Skate, 305-Seeker/Skipjack, 306-Argonaut/George Washington, 307-Triton/Patrick Henry,   more...308-Sea Wolf/Ethan Allen
Each sub originally cost $80,000 (in 2003 dollars that would be over $486,000), and were built at Todd Shipyards in San Pedro.
Walt refered to his Subs as the Eighth Largest Submarine Fleet in the World.
All are diesel/electric except for 304 which runs Compressed Natural Gas as a conservation and environmental test.
Subs are 52 feet long. Displacement of 94,000 pounds. Capacity 38
9 million gallons of water are in the Lagoon (6.5 million) and Caverns (2.5 million) areas.
In 2004 a test bed was setup in the lagoon to test the possiblity of a Finding Nemo overlay
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Buzz Lightyear Astro Blasters Opening day ceremonies.
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